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Scholarships For Black Students
A
AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship
Program
For
women 40+ seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to
support themselves.
Academic Competitiveness
Grant
For
first-year and second-year college students who graduated from high
school.
Actuarial Diversity
Scholarship
For
minority students pursuing a degree that may lead to a career in the actuarial
profession.
Akash Kuruvilla Memorial Scholarship
Fund
For
students who demonstrate excellence in leadership, diversity, integrity and
academia.
American Copy Editors Society
Scholarship
Available
to junior, senior and graduate students who will take full-time copy editing
jobs or internships.
AORN Foundation
Scholarship
For
students studying to be nurses and perioperative nurses pursuing undergrad and
grad degrees.
Automotive Hall of Fame
Scholarship
For
students who indicate a sincere interest in an automotive related
career.
AWG Minority Scholarship For
Women
Encourages
young minority women to pursue an education and later a career in the
geosciences.
AXA Achievements
Scholarship
Provides
more than $600K in annual scholarships to 52 students - one from each
state.
B
Beacon Partners Healthcare IT
Scholarships
Awarded
to a student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in the IT Healthcare
field.
Best Buy
Scholarship
For students in grades 9-12 who plan to enter a full-time undergraduate program upon high school graduation.
Burger King Scholars
Program
For
high school seniors who have part-time jobs and excel academically in
school.
C
CIA Undergraduate Scholarship
Program
Developed
to assist minority and disabled students, but open to all who meet the
requirements.
Coca-Cola Scholars
Program
Four-year
achievement-based scholarships given to 250 high school seniors each
year.
D
Davidson Fellows
Scholarship
Recognizes
and awards the extraordinary who excel in math, science, and
technology.
Davis-Putter Scholarship
Fund
Need-based
scholarships for college students are part of the progressive movement in their
community.
Dell Scholars
Program
For
students who demonstrate a desire and ability to overcome barriers and achieve
their goals.
Development Fund For Black Students in Science and
Technology
For
students studying science or technology at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCUs).
Discovery
Scholarship
Annual
scholarship for high school juniors to support continued education and training
beyond high school.
E
Ed Bradley/ Ken Kashiwahara
Scholarships
Open
to full-time students who are pursuing careers in radio and television
news.
EMPOWER Scholarship
Award
Designed
to increase diversity in the medical rehabilitation field by awarding students
of color.
ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game Scholarship
Program
For
minority and female students majoring in a field related to computer and video
game arts.
F
Fulbright Scholar
Program
Sends
faculty and professionals abroad each year to lecture and conduct
research.
Future Engineers Scholarship
Program
For
students pursuing a career in engineering who shows outstanding academic
performance.
G
Gates Millenium
Scholarship
Funded
by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; established to help low income
minority students.
Go On Girl Book Club
Scholarship
Supports
authors of the Black African Diaspora who wan to write their way to college
money.
Google Anita Borg
Scholarship
For
women who excel in computing and technology, and are active role models and
leaders.
H
Hallie Q. Brown
Scholarship
For
African American women who have a minimum C average, and can demonstrate
financial need.
HBCU Study Abroad
Scholarship
Provides travel opportunities for students of color who are traditionally under-represented in such programs.
I
J
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
Program
Provides
fellowships to students who excel in the arts, humanities, and social
sciences.
Javits-Frasier Teacher Scholarship
Fund
To
increase diverse students' access to talent development opportunities through
teacher training.
Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship
Fund
For
low-income women who have a vision of how their education will benefit
themselves and their community.
Joe Francis Haircare
Scholarship
For
cosmetology and barber school students who can demonstrate a financial
need.
K
KFC Colonel's Scholars
Program
For
college-bound students who can demonstrate financial need, and have a GPA of at
least 2.75.
L
Lincoln Forum Scholarship Essay
Contest
A
writing contest pertaining to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and the
Civil War era.
M
McKesson Pharmacy
Scholarship
Designed
to assist pharmacy students who plan to continue their education.
N
National Achievement
Scholarship
Established
in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding African American high school
students.
National Black Police Association
Scholarships
For
students pursuing careers in law enforcement, criminal justice, and other
related areas.
National Institute of Grants For
Women
Designed
to help women and girls find funding for college education, and
more.
National Institute of Health (NIH) Undergraduate
Scholarship
For students from
disadvantaged backgrounds who are pursuing science and health-related
research.
National SMART
Grant
Available
to full-time students who are majoring in science, math, technology,
engineering, and more.
O
P
PMI Educational Foundation
Scholarships
Established
for students in the field of project management or a project management related
field.
Q
Quit Smoking Community Scholarship
offering
$3000 in scholarships every semester to those, who bring awareness to the dangers of smoking.
Student Toolkit for Ideas that Create Healthier College Campuses
R
Ron Brown Scholar
Program
Seeks
to identify African American high school seniors who will make significant
contributions to society.
Ronald Reagan College Leaders
Scholarship
Seeks
to recognize outstanding young people who are promoting American values on
college campuses.
S
Siemen
Competition
Competition
for individual or team research projects in science, mathematics, engineering,
and technology.
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (SIP)
Summer Internship Program is for students who are at least
sixteen years of age or older at the time they begin the program and who are
currently enrolled at least half-time in high school or an accredited U.S.
college or university as undergraduate, graduate, or professional
students.
T
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Scholarships
For
first-generation students majoring in business, finance, science, engineering,
and more.
Tri-Delta
Scholarships
For
students who excel in chapter and campus involvement,community service,
academics, and more.
Tylenol
Scholarship
For
students pursuing a career in health care who can demonstrate leadership and
academic qualities.
U
United Negro College Fund
Scholarships
Administers
400 different scholarship programs so low-income families can afford college,
tuition, and books.
U.S. Bank Internet
Scholarship
For
high school seniors planning to enroll or college freshmen, sophomores, and
juniors already enrolled.
USDA/1890 National Scholars
Program
For
students seeking a Bachelor's degree in agriculture, food, or natural resource
sciences and related majors.
V
Vanguard Minority Scholarship
Program
Provides
merit-based scholarships to minority students studying business, finance,
economics, and more.
W
William B. Ruggles Right To Work Journalism
Scholarship
Available
to undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in journalism or a
related field.
Writer's Digest Annual Short Story
Competition
Contest
for writers who can compose the best fictional short story, written in 1,500
words or less.
X
Xerox Technical Minority
Scholarship
For
academic high-achievers in science, engineering, and information
technnology.
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