Introduction

The Spectrum Scholars Program is a two-year educational program for eligible rising college juniors with financial need who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native American. The annual scholarship program awards college students $20,000 each, half during their junior year and half during their senior year.

Description

Program Components:

• Scholarship: $20,000 ($10,000 will be disbursed at the beginning of your junior year and $10,000 will be disbursed at the beginning of your senior year).
• Professional Development: Scholars will be provided with a structured engagement strategy that includes skills and career-readiness training and telecommunications industry education.
• Mentorship: Scholars will be assigned a Spectrum employee mentor to provide guidance throughout the program.
• Internship: Scholars will have the opportunity for a Summer 2025 internship at Spectrum.

What to expect and documents you will need when applying for the Spectrum Scholars Program:

Documents:

• FAFSA Form
• Transcripts

What to Expect:

• Submit written essay
• Record video introduction

Selection Criteria

To be considered, applicants must:

• Be a rising college junior pursuing a Bachelor's degree
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Demonstrate financial need
• Identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and/or Native American
• Reside within 50 miles of a Charter corporate office in Stamford, CT, Charlotte, NC, St. Louis, MO, Denver, CO, Austin, TX or be willing to relocate
• Have authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for employer sponsorship

Major in one of the following areas:

• Accounting
• Ad Sales
• Application Development
• Business Administration
• Communication Design
• Communications
• Computer information Systems (CIS)
• Computer Programming
• Computer Science
• Cyber Security
• Data Science
• Digital Design
• Electrical Engineering
• Finance
• Government Affairs
• Graphic Design
• Human Resources
• Information Security
• Information Systems
• Information Technology
• Interactive Design
• I/O Psychology
• Java Developing
• Management Information Systems (MIS)
• Marketing
• Mass Communications
• Media Studies
• Motion and Animation Design
• Network Engineering
• Networking Developing
• Product Design
• Public Relations
• Software Development
• Statistics - Advanced Analytics, Modeling
• Supply Chain Management
• Systems Engineering
• Telecommunications
• User Experience or User Interface (UX/UI)
• Visual Design
• Web Design

Charter Communications, Inc. is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Over an advanced communications network, the company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice.