Spectrum Scholars program offers $20,000 scholarships, internships for eligible college juniors

Charter Communications Inc. is offering 15 $20,000 scholarships to college students entering their junior year throughout the United States who meet the criteria outlined in its Spectrum Scholars program.

The scholarship is split into two $10,000 payments, one for the student's junior year and one for their senior year. Additionally, students who receive the scholarship are guaranteed a 10-week paid summer internship opportunity with Spectrum. They will be provided with a "structured engagement strategy" that includes training and telecommunications industry education and will be assigned a mentor who will provide guidance throughout the program.

To qualify, students must be a "rising college junior" graduating with a bachelor's degree in either May or August 2027, demonstrate financial need, explore summer internship opportunities with Spectrum, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, be authorized to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for sponsorship, participate and complete all program-related activities and reside within 50 miles of a Charter corporate office — located in Stamford, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina: St. Louis; Denver; and Austin, Texas. Students must also major in one of the following areas: Accounting, advertisement sales, business administration, computer information systems (CIS), computer science, cybersecurity, finance, information technology, legal, management information systems (MIS) or statistics.

To apply, students must provide their 2025-26 FAFSA form, 2025-26 financial aid letter and college transcript. They will also be required to submit a written essay and record a video introduction.

Applications will be accepted until Friday, April 4.

More information and an application may be found here.