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COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF HBCU SCHOLARSHIPS
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The Most Comprehensive List of HBCU Scholarships (2021)
One of the most challenging aspects of college is funding the entire experience. From tuition, to room and board, to entertainment to travel and the host of other financial obligations that must be met to enjoy the college experience. We want to do our part to make it easier for you to meet the most essential obligation which is paying for school. We have put together of scholarships that all college students or soon to be college students should take advantage of.
Development Fund for Black Students and Science and Tech
DFBSST identifies students through the assistance of Engineering and Science Department deans and professors at pre-selected, predominantly Black colleges and universities. DFBSST requests the deans and faculty members to identify a specified number of students that they would like to be considered for scholarships, and to pass on DFBSST scholarship application forms to these students.
Amount: Up to $3000 a year
Due: June 15th, 2021
Cappex $1000 Easy College Money Scholarship (Monthly Essay Contest)
Must be currently enrolled in high school or college or or plan to enroll in the next 12 months
Due: June 30th2021
Variety of UNCF Scholarships
Includes a plethora of opportunities and funds available to HBCU students
Coca-Cola Scholars Program
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities.
Amount: Up to $1250
Deadline: Throughout the 2020-21 academic year.
Diversity in Law Scholarship
Sutliff & Stout, Injury & Accident Law Firm is proud to sponsor a nationwide Diversity in Law Scholarship contest for minorities pursuing a legal career. To qualify, candidates must be accepted to, or currently enrolled in an accredited law school or paralegal program.
Amount: $2000
AIA-AAF Minority/Disadvantaged Scholarship
For high school seniors and college freshmen who plan to study architecture in an NAAB-accredited program
CatPet Scholarship 2020
The goal of our scholarship is to raise awareness among students about the connection between proper care and feline health. Our second goal is to help students from universities, high schools, and other educational institutions across the USA and Canada.
Amount: $1000
Apple HBCU Scholars Program
Overview The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) in partnership with Apple is proud to present the Apple HBCU Scholars Program to outstanding students attending a Historically Black College or University. Eligible students should be currently working towards a degree in an undergraduate, Masters, Law or Ph.D. program
Amount: 15,000
Gerber & Holder HBCU Scholarship Competition
Gerber & Holder Workers’ Compensation Attorneys, a top-rated Atlanta workers’ compensation law firm, is proud to support students of all ages and background in their pursuit of higher education. We offer this privately funded scholarship to help create opportunity for the next generation of Americans and because we know every little bit helps!
Amount: $1000
Discover Student Loans Scholarship
Students and parents can enter for a chance to win a $5,000 scholarship at eligible colleges/universities. Open to residents nationwide and US territories.
Amount: $5000
Christophers Video Contest for College Students
The Christophers Video Contest for College Students is open to students currently enrolled in and attending a graduate or undergraduate program at a college or university. To be considered, you must create a film or video (5 minutes or less in length) that best communicates the message and mission of The Christophers and its belief that one person can make a difference.
Amount: $2000
Future Lawyer Scholarship
Future Lawyer Scholarship At McGilberry & Shirer, we’re excited to announce our First Annual Future Lawyer Scholarship Award. Beginning in 2020, we’re awarding $1,000 to a deserving student who authors the winning submission in our essay contest.
Amount: $1000
Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship
The $1,000 Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, college students, and graduate school students. Must be currently enrolled in school or planning on enrolling within 24 months. One entry per person is all that is necessary.
Amount: $1000 Quarterly
FindMedicalAssistantPrograms.org Annual Scholarship
We are happy to announce that every year FindMedicalAssistantPrograms.org awards Annual Scholarship Fund of $500 to an eligible Medical Assistant student. The Grant is awarded to help students lighten their financial load during their college education.
Amount: $500
Certa Law Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Scholarship
This is an annual $1000 scholarship opportunity for current or soon-to-be undergrad who have had their life altered due to a bodily injury from an automotive or pedestrian accident, be it their own injury, that of a loved one, or an influential individual.
Amount: $1000
The Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship
The Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship is available to full-time students enrolled at an accredited university or college. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and submit a essay of no fewer than 800 words on the topic: "Discuss your vision of electronic design, engineering and manufacturing in the global economy."
Amount: $1000
Dietspotlight.com Research Leadership Scholarship
The Dietspotlight.com Research Leadership Scholarship is open to currently enrolled students. You must submit an essay of between 900 and 1,500 words on the following topic in order to be considered for this award: "Climate Change & Global Warming – The importance of Sustainable Practices.
Amount: $3,000
PixelPlex STEM Scholarship
The PixelPlex STEM Scholarship is open to current students enrolled in a STEM, economics or business field. You must submit an essay of at least 800 words on one of the following topics in order to be considered for this award: ""Blockchain: Focus on one industry or sector of your choice and describe how blockchain, in your opinion, will revolutionize it, and what existing problems will be solved within the next 3-5 years" or "Artificial Intelligence.
Amount: $2,000
Niche No Essay Scholarship
We know you are busy and we know that times are tough. That is why we decided to create the easiest possible scholarship to give something back to students.
Amount: $2,000
UNCF General Scholarship
The UNCF General Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member college or university.
Amount: $500
Air Force Scholarship
The Department of the Air Force announced this week it has extended more than 100 scholarship offers to new students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the fall of 2020, as part of its efforts to increase diversity in its officer ranks.
Amount: $500
The Ray Charles Foundation Scholars Fund in Neurosurgery
The Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery is committed to comprehensive, technologically advanced and clinically effective diagnosis and treatment of adult and pediatric neurological disorders.
Amount: $3,000
Niche August Scholarship
Each new school year is an opportunity for a fresh start, so we\'re giving away a $1,000 scholarship to help kickoff the new school year.
Amount: $1,000
SMART Scholarship
The SMART (Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation) Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college and graduate students. You must be pursuing a technical degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be able to participate in summer internships and willing to accept post-graduate employment at the DoD in order to be considered for the award.
Amount: $38,000
Champion Athletic Scholarship
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Champion Athleticwear are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending one of TMCF’s 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or a Predominantly Black Institution (PBI).
Amount: $2,500
College Scholarship
The College Scholarship is available to students enrolled at an accredited high school, college or university. You must have a minimum 2.8 GPA and submit a 500-750 word essay to qualify for this award. The essay should detail how you are driven to innovate, how you plan to influence progress on any level in any space or how you have already affected positive change with creative thinking
Amount: $1,000
Addiction Resource Scholarship Essay Contest
Scholarship Eligibility Submission Requirements To participate in the scholarship contest, individuals must meet certain eligibility criteria, including: Be a student pursuing a college or university degree (Associate’s, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate) or a trade certification in a technical college Be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution, be 18 years or older at time of entry.
Amount: $1,000
100 Black Men of America Annual Scholarship
The Annual Scholarship Programs are operated at the local level through our 100 Black Men chapter network. Mentees and Collegiate 100 students have the opportunity to apply for scholarships directly through their mentors or local 100 Black Men chapter. Chapters across our network offer scholarship program opportunities to students through local Scholarship/College Fairs, Scholarship Dinners, and Scholarship Galas.
Amount: $3000
Due: 2/28/2020
2020 Diversity Scholarship Application
NYIPLEF’s Diversity Scholarship provides funds to diverse law students currently enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M. at an accredited law school in the New York area (including Connecticut and New Jersey), in good academic standing, and demonstrating intent to engage in the full-time practice of intellectual property law.
Amount: $10000
Due: 3/25/2021
ACHE Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship
The ACHE Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is offered to provide financial aid to minority students in healthcare management graduate programs to help offset tuition costs, student loans and expenses. Offered annually, the Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is designated for minority students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program.
Amount; $5000
Due: 3/31/2020
ACS Scholars Program
ACS awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields.African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander (excluding Asian) or American Indian high school seniors or college freshman, sophomores, or juniors pursuing a college degree in the chemical sciences or chemical technology are eligible to apply.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/01/2021
Actuarial Diversity Scholarship
The Actuarial Diversity Scholarship promotes diversity within the profession through an annual scholarship program for Black/African American, Hispanic, Native North American and Pacific Islander students.
Will be a full-time undergraduate student at a U.S. accredited educational institution. Minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), emphasis on math or actuarial courses. Entering college freshmen must have a minimum ACT math score of 28 or SAT math score of 600. Actuarial exams will be an important factor in evaluating scholarship qualifications for applicants entering their junior year and beyond
Amount; $4000
Due: 5/02/2021
African American Network of the Carolinas
The African American Network – Carolinas chapter provides scholarships to college-bound students from North and South Carolina who are pursuing a major in engineering, math, science, computer science, accounting, finance or business administration. Applicants must be a graduating senior at a North or South Carolina high school and must attend a four-year college or university located in North or South Carolina. Applicants must plan to major in engineering, computer science, the sciences, accounting, finance or business administration.
Due: 3/06/2021
AFSCME Union Scholars Program Summer Internship
The Union Scholars Program is a 10-week summer internship for students of color who are passionate about social justice, with an emphasis on workers\' rights. Students will take part in a hands-on organizing experience with AFSCME members, and will enjoy an opportunity to travel and receive valuable, resume-building experience - all while getting paid. Applicants must be an undergraduate sophomore or junior at the time of the application and the interview process; have a minimum 2.5 GPA, be a college student of color and demonstrate an interest in working for social and economic justice through the labor union movement.
Amount: $6000
Due: 2/28/2021
AIA/ Architects Foundation Diversity Advancement Scholarship
Architects Foundation and the American Institute of Architects created the Diversity Advancement Scholarship to help more minority students pursue a successful career in architecture. Eligible students must be a US citizen, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and be: a high school senior; a rising second-year college student in an architecture program; or, a technical school or community college student who has completed high school or its equivalent and intends to transfer to an architecture program.
Amount: $20000
AIA Chicago Foundation Graduate Diversity Scholarship
The AIA Chicago Foundation Graduate Scholarship is a design scholarship established to increase diversity within the architectural profession by aiding an incoming or currently enrolled graduate student attending NAAB accredited master’s degree program in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, or the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Amount: 10000
Due: 3/20/21
AIA Chicago Foundation Undergraduate Diversity Scholarship
The AIA Chicago Foundation Undergraduate Diversity Scholarship is an academic scholarship established to increase diversity within the architectural profession by aiding a current undergraduate student or student transferring into the B.Arch program at the Illinois Institute of Architecture or the BS program in Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. To be eligible, the applicant must: be a current undergraduate student or transfer student entering their 3rd or 4th year of an architecture program at Illinois Institute of Technology or University of Illinois at Chicago; demonstrate financial need; fulfill diversity requirements; submit a FAFSA form; and, two letters of recommendation; one letter should address your potential as an architect.
Amount: 10000
Due: 3/20/21
AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
The AICPA Minority Scholarship awards outstanding minority students to encourage their selection of accounting as a major and their ultimate entry into the profession. Applicants must be full-time minority students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting or an accounting-related major. Applicants must have a GPA of at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), demonstrate some financial need and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider\'s website.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/1/21
ALA LITA LSSI Scholarship
The LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarship is awarded annually by the Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association, and Library Systems and Services, Inc. The scholarship is designed to encourage the entry of qualified persons into the library and automation field who plan to follow a career in that field; who demonstrate potential in, and a strong commitment to the use of automated systems in libraries; and who are qualified members of a principal minority group (American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African-American, or Hispanic).
Amount: $2500
Due: 3/01/21
ALCOA Fund Scholarship
The ALCOA Fund Scholarship provides support for underserved and underrepresented populations (African-American or Hispanic students) who are graduates of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District or a Catholic school in Greater Cleveland.
Deadline: 3/15/21
Alice Belkin Memorial Scholarship
Alice Belkin Memorial Scholarships are awarded annually to outstanding minority graduate students in the field of international relations who need financial assistance. Applicants must be a minority graduate student enrolled in studies related to the field of Globalization or International Relations at UCLA, be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Amount: $4000
Due: 2/28/21
Alma Exley Scholarship
The Alma Exley Scholarship Program is dedicated to promoting greater diversity in the teaching profession. The program awards one scholarship annually to a person of color who is enrolled in a teacher-preparation program at a college or university in Connecticut. Those eligible include African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans.
Due: 10/31/20
American Association of Blacks In Energy Scholarship
The American Association of Blacks in Energy is a professional association composed of African Americans in the energy industry.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/15/21
American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship
Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada and must be American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and must attend an ALA-accredited graduate program in library and information studies or an ALA-recognized NCATE School Library Media program.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/01/21
Amos & Edith Wallace Scholarship
The Amos and Edith Wallace Scholarship was founded to reward young, bright African-American students who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to service and education. In order to apply, you must meet the following requirements: Female African- American High School senior graduating from Kanakekee High School in Kankakee, IL.
Amount: $1000
Due: 4/12/21
AMS Minority Scholarships
The AMS Minority Scholarships will award funding to minority students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic, Native American, and Black/African American students. Funding for the scholarships is provided by donations made by members to the AMS Giving Program.
Amount: $6000
Due: 2/08/21
Anarcha, Betsy, Lucy, Memorial, Scholarship Award
The Anarcha, Betsy, and Lucy Memorial Scholarship Award is given in honor of three enslaved women who, as subjects of experimentation, helped shape advances in clinical and surgical knowledge and are recognized today as the Mothers of Gynecology.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/16/21
Annual Sphinx Competition
The Sphinx Competition is a national competition offering young Black and Latinix classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance of an internationally renowned panel of judges, and to perform with and receive mentorship from established professional musicians.
Amount: $50000
Due: 10/20/21
APA Foundation Scholarship
The APA Foundation Scholarship was created to advance social equity and diversity in the planning profession and in our communities. Applicants from any minority group are eligible to apply. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate Planning Accreditation Board approved program and demonstrate financial need.
Due; 6/12/21
APA Judith McManus Price Scholarship
The APA Judith McManus Price Scholarship is offered to women and minority (African American, Hispanic American, or Native American) students enrolled in an approved Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) planning program who are citizens of the United States, intend to pursue careers as practicing planners in the public sector, and are able to demonstrate a genuine financial need are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
Due: 4/30/21
APSA Minority Fellowship Program
The Minority Fellows Program (MFP) is a fellowship competition for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to or in the early stages of doctoral programs in political science. Eligible applicants must: be a racial minority; be a US citizen, US national, US permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card), or an individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) at the time of application; and, demonstrate an interest in teaching and potential for research in political science.
ASA Minority Fellowship Program
Through its Minority Fellowship Program (MFP), the American Sociological Association (ASA) supports the development and training of sociologists of color in any sub-area or specialty in the discipline. Eligible applicants must be enrolled in/completed one full academic year in a sociology program and are pursuing a doctorate.
Amount: $18000
Due: 1/31/21
Augustana University Diversity Scholarships
Augustana University Diversity Scholarships are for full-time students who are members of a minority ethnic group and bring diversity to campus. Ethnicity and financial need are two of the factors considered.
Amount: $1000
Austin McWhite Foundation Scholarship
The goal of the Austin McWhite Foundation is to help deserving minorities achieve their aviation career goal. In short, to ensure that no deserving scholar will be deprived of higher education because of a shortage of funds.
Amount: $4000
Due: 4/05/21
Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship
The Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship provides financial assistance to qualified students from minority groups underrepresented in our law schools. Applicants must be attending eligible law schools in the Bay Area, and must demonstrate financial need.
Amount: $10000
Due: 5/22/21
Bill H. James Foundation for Aspiring African American Engineers
The Bill H. James Foundation is a scholarship Fund For Aspiring African American Engineers. At The Bill H. James Foundation, we provide African American engineering students a chance to reach their potential through our scholarship programs. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and must be African American/Black
Due: 4/30/21
Black Community Scholarship Fund
The Black Community Scholarship Fund is awarded to African-Americans in the greater Kansas City area. The student must be a graduating high school senior, a current college student, or an adult seeking educational or career advancement through an accredited degree or certification program at a two or four year college and/or nonprofit technical school. Priority will be given to students pursuing degrees in the fields of Healthcare, Education, Youth Development, Liberal and Performing Arts or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/18/21
Black Girl 44 Scholarship
The Black Girl 44 Scholarship was created by former Obama White House alum Deesha Dyer and includes contributions from more than 55 Black/African-American women who worked in the Obama White House. This private and independent initiative will award three $1,500 scholarships to Black/African-American women college students who have earned a Washington, D.C. internship that relates to policy, community engagement, community service, advocacy, global relations or politics.
Amount: $1500
Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship
Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) is a company-sponsored employee network dedicated to supporting the continued growth and development of black employees at Microsoft Corporation. Applicants for the Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship must be high-school seniors of African descent (for example, African-American, African, or Ethiopian); must plan to attend a four-year college or university in the fall of the year following high-school graduationand plan to pursue a bachelor\'s degree in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or select business programs (such as finance, business administration, or marketing).
Amount: $20000
Due: 3/08/21
BLM Scholarship Foundation College Scholarship
The BLM² Scholarship was founded on the belief that any motivated individual in need should have the opportunity to further his or her education. Removing some of the financial burdens associated with college, BLM² plays a vital role in increasing college access to minorities. All BLM² Scholars are asked to give back in some capacity by community service, mentoring others, or through donations. Applicant must be permanent Illinois resident, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be a graduating high school senior and be a minority student.
Amount: $1000
Due; 7/03/21
Brittany Bowers Beauty & Brains Scholarship
Brittany Bowers Beauty & Brains Scholarship supports ambitious young ladies and their pursuits of a higher education while promoting inner as well as outer beauty. Applicants must be high school senior, minority females who attend school in Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties and who have been accepted into a four-year college/ university. A minimum 2.8 GPA is required. Students must also be involved in community service.
Amount: $1500
Due: 3/25/21
Brown and Caldwell Minority Scholarship
Brown and Caldwell offers a $5,000 Minority Scholarship to support students who identify as minorities and are interested in pursuing a career in the environmental profession. Applicants must be a United States citizen or permanent resident, full-time student enrolled in his/her Junior, Senior year or graduate program at an accredited college/university, declared major in civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical or environmental engineering or one of the environmental sciences (e.g. geology, hydro-geology, ecology), have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent on a 5.0 scale), and identify as a member of a minority group (e.g. African American, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific American or Alaska Native).
Amount: $5000
Due: 4/15/21
Carrington-Philbert U.S. Undergraduate Scholarship
The Carrington-Philbert Scholarship program will award a $2,500 one-time scholarship to an entering U.S college/university freshman. Applicants should be African American. Applicants must plan to attend a U.S. two-year community college or four-year college.
Amount: $2500
Due: 5/01/21
CBC Spouses Education Scholarship
Seeing an educational need in their congressional districts, the CBC Spouses Education Scholarship was established by the spouses of Congressional Black Caucus members in response to federal cuts in spending for education programs and scholarships, which disproportionately affect people of color. This opportunity awards scholarships to academically talented and highly motivated African-American or Black students pursuing an associates, undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degrees.
Due: 4/30/21
CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship
CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship was established to ensure that African-American or Black students pursuing a degree in the performing arts receive financial assistance. Performing arts includes theater, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, marching bands, etc. Selected applicants will be constituents of a CBC member’s district. Qualified applicants must be currently enrolled full-time in an accredited academic institution, and have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale
Amount: $3000
Due: 4/30/21
CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship
The CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to African-American or Black students who are pursuing a degree in the visual arts. Visual arts include architecture, ceramics, drawing, fashion, graphic design, illustration, interior design, painting, photography, sketching, video production, etc. Selected applicants will be constituents of a CBC member’s district. Qualified applicants must be currently enrolled full-time in an accredited academic institution, and have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Amount: $3000
Due: 4/30/21
CGCS-Bernard Harris Scholarship Program
The CGCS-Bernard Harris Scholarship Program was established to encourage minority students to pursue college degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. Four scholarships for two boys and two girls, with a value of $5,000 each, will be awarded in May of the year the scholarship is offered to two Black and two Hispanic students currently completing their senior year of high school in a member district of the Council of the Great City Schools.
Amount: $5000
Due: 5/4/21
Charles Shelton Veterinarian Medicine/Technology Scholarship
The Charles Shelton Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide educational scholarships to African-American students pursuing a degree in veterinarian medicine or veterinarian technology. Scholarships are awarded to individuals who have demonstrated an interest and commitment to animal welfare. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be an African-American graduating high school senior, current college student or returning college student.
Amount: $2000
Due: 4/15/21
Chasers Charities-Robinson Athletic Scholarship Program
The Chasers Charities-Robinson Athletic Scholarship Program is administered by Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A Affiliate for the Kansas City Royals. To be eligible to apply, the student must be a United States citizen or a permanent resident, reside in the following counties: Sarpy, Douglas, Cass, Lancaster and Pottawattamie, have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, be African-American, male and female, and a high school student participating in athletics, be a high school senior or graduate planning to enroll in a full time undergraduate course of study at an accredited postsecondary institution.
Amount: $1000
Due: 3/31/21
Chips Quinn Scholars Program
The Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in Journalism offers students hands-on training and mentoring by caring news veterans. The program\'s aim is to provide training and support that will open doors to news and information careers and bring greater diversity to the newsrooms of the U.S. College juniors, seniors, graduate students and recent graduates with majors in journalism or career goals in journalism are eligible to apply.
Due: 10/01/20
CIEF Scholarships In Architecture
Founded in 1995, the CIEF Scholarships in Architecture is open to minority students pursuing a career in Architecture, and is intended to help increase the representation of minorities in the Architecture profession. A maximum of five (5) scholarships (new or continuing) are awarded each year to students accepted by a college with a Bachelor of Architecture, or a five-year Master of Architecture program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
Amount: $4000
Due: 3/13/21
CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland
The CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland encourages and supports ethnic minority students in the attainment of a graduate degree in library or information studies and encourages commitment to the improvement of library services to ethnic minority communities.
Amount: $2500
Due: 4/12/21
College of Wooster Clarence Beecher Allen Scholarship
The Clarence Beecher Allen Scholarship is awarded to African-American students on the basis of overall academic achievement and leadership.
Amount: $37000
Cornerstone Scholarship Charitable Trust
Cornerstone Charitable Scholarship Trust targets disadvantaged high school and post high school graduates across the State of Arkansas, under age 25 and eligible applicants with funding resulting from the Mauldin vs. Arkansas State Hospital Consent Decree, United States District Court No. LR-C-8777. To be eligible to apply, applicants must be economically disadvantaged, have completed their high school diploma at the time of application, plan to attend an accredited university, college, vocational school and be enrolled in or accepted as a student at an accredited university, college, or vocational school.
Corris Boyd Scholars Program
The Corris Boyd Scholars Program is a $40,000 award offered to graduate students majoring in healthcare administration. Eligibility: Have applied and been accepted into an AUPHA Full Member master\'s degree program for start in Fall, but not before August 1st (see website for list of member schools); be a full-time student; be a racial minority; have a 3.0 GPA; and, be a US citizen or permanent resident.
Amount: $40000
Due: 5/01/21
Craig D. Butler Scholarship
To qualify for the scholarship, the recipient needs to be a student of African American descent who resides in Philadelphia County at the time of application and must have a scholastic average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must also be entering a two or four-year college/university as a full-time freshman student in the fall of the year of the announcement of the scholarship award or entering an accredited vocational-technical school as a full time freshman in the fall of the year of the announcement of the scholarship award.
Amount: $2000
Due: 4/16/21
CSUB C. Richard and Audrey Barnes Nursing Scholarship
The CSUB C. Richard and Audrey Barnes Nursing Scholarship was established by C. Richard and Audrey Barnes to assist need-based students in pursuit of an undergraduate nursing degree. Eligible applicants must be a member of an underrepresented minority group.
Due: 1/01/21
Dave Caldwell Scholarship
Established in recognition of Brown and Caldwell co-founder Dave Caldwell. This $5,000 scholarship funds a female and/or minority graduate level student pursuing an engineering degree in the drinking water field.
Amount: $5000
Due: 12/21/20
David Hidank Memorial Essay Contest
The David Hudak Memorial Essay Contest for Freethinking Students of Color is open to minority students aged 17-21, who are either high school seniors who will be attending a North American college or university in the fall, or who are currently enrolled (if you are graduating from college/university in the spring or summer of the current year, you are also eligible).
DBMG Scholarship
The Diablo Black Men’s Group (DBMG) is now accepting applications for its DBMG Scholarships. These scholarships are intended for college-bound African-American males students graduating from high schools in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Amount: $5000
Due: 4/15/21
Deivery Harris Empowerment Scholarship
Deivery Harris was a lifelong educator and mentor, who believed in empowering, inspiring, and supporting the youth of her community. The scholarships, in the amount of $1000, will reward the hard work, achievement, and community involvement of two deserving African-American students from Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida and empower them as they ascend to the next level of their education.
Amount: $1000
Due: 8/1/21
DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate Office of University Programs sponsors the DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions to provide faculty and student research teams with the opportunity to conduct research at the university-based DHS Centers of Excellence. Applicants must be at an eligible MSI at the time of application, be a U.S. citizen, and have coverage under a health insurance plan before arriving.
Amount: $700
Due: 3/14/21
Diversity STEM Scholarships
Massport\'s Office of Diversity & Inclusion/Compliance offers a scholarship program to foster diversity in the transportation industry, and connect the best and brightest graduating minority high school seniors to college scholarships to support the Commonwealth’s STEM Initiative.
Amount: $2000
Due: 6/15/21
Dr. Barbara Odom-Wesley Spirit of Achievement Scholarship
The Spirit of Achievement Scholarship was named to honor Dr. Odom-Wesley for her commitment and passion for education and her beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha. Scholarship applicants must be an African-American female high school senior currently attending classes in the Tarrant County area.
Amount: $3000
Due: 2/14/21
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The Most Comprehensive List of HBCU Scholarships (2021)
One of the most challenging aspects of college is funding the entire experience. From tuition, to room and board, to entertainment to travel and the host of other financial obligations that must be met to enjoy the college experience. We want to do our part to make it easier for you to meet the most essential obligation which is paying for school. We have put together of scholarships that all college students or soon to be college students should take advantage of.
Development Fund for Black Students and Science and Tech
DFBSST identifies students through the assistance of Engineering and Science Department deans and professors at pre-selected, predominantly Black colleges and universities. DFBSST requests the deans and faculty members to identify a specified number of students that they would like to be considered for scholarships, and to pass on DFBSST scholarship application forms to these students.
Amount: Up to $3000 a year
Due: June 15th, 2021
Cappex $1000 Easy College Money Scholarship (Monthly Essay Contest)
Must be currently enrolled in high school or college or or plan to enroll in the next 12 months
Due: June 30th2021
Variety of UNCF Scholarships
Includes a plethora of opportunities and funds available to HBCU students
Coca-Cola Scholars Program
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities.
Amount: Up to $1250
Deadline: Throughout the 2020-21 academic year.
Diversity in Law Scholarship
Sutliff & Stout, Injury & Accident Law Firm is proud to sponsor a nationwide Diversity in Law Scholarship contest for minorities pursuing a legal career. To qualify, candidates must be accepted to, or currently enrolled in an accredited law school or paralegal program.
Amount: $2000
AIA-AAF Minority/Disadvantaged Scholarship
For high school seniors and college freshmen who plan to study architecture in an NAAB-accredited program
CatPet Scholarship 2020
The goal of our scholarship is to raise awareness among students about the connection between proper care and feline health. Our second goal is to help students from universities, high schools, and other educational institutions across the USA and Canada.
Amount: $1000
Apple HBCU Scholars Program
Overview The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) in partnership with Apple is proud to present the Apple HBCU Scholars Program to outstanding students attending a Historically Black College or University. Eligible students should be currently working towards a degree in an undergraduate, Masters, Law or Ph.D. program
Amount: 15,000
Gerber & Holder HBCU Scholarship Competition
Gerber & Holder Workers’ Compensation Attorneys, a top-rated Atlanta workers’ compensation law firm, is proud to support students of all ages and background in their pursuit of higher education. We offer this privately funded scholarship to help create opportunity for the next generation of Americans and because we know every little bit helps!
Amount: $1000
Discover Student Loans Scholarship
Students and parents can enter for a chance to win a $5,000 scholarship at eligible colleges/universities. Open to residents nationwide and US territories.
Amount: $5000
Christophers Video Contest for College Students
The Christophers Video Contest for College Students is open to students currently enrolled in and attending a graduate or undergraduate program at a college or university. To be considered, you must create a film or video (5 minutes or less in length) that best communicates the message and mission of The Christophers and its belief that one person can make a difference.
Amount: $2000
Future Lawyer Scholarship
Future Lawyer Scholarship At McGilberry & Shirer, we’re excited to announce our First Annual Future Lawyer Scholarship Award. Beginning in 2020, we’re awarding $1,000 to a deserving student who authors the winning submission in our essay contest.
Amount: $1000
Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship
The $1,000 Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, college students, and graduate school students. Must be currently enrolled in school or planning on enrolling within 24 months. One entry per person is all that is necessary.
Amount: $1000 Quarterly
FindMedicalAssistantPrograms.org Annual Scholarship
We are happy to announce that every year FindMedicalAssistantPrograms.org awards Annual Scholarship Fund of $500 to an eligible Medical Assistant student. The Grant is awarded to help students lighten their financial load during their college education.
Amount: $500
Certa Law Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Scholarship
This is an annual $1000 scholarship opportunity for current or soon-to-be undergrad who have had their life altered due to a bodily injury from an automotive or pedestrian accident, be it their own injury, that of a loved one, or an influential individual.
Amount: $1000
The Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship
The Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship is available to full-time students enrolled at an accredited university or college. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and submit a essay of no fewer than 800 words on the topic: "Discuss your vision of electronic design, engineering and manufacturing in the global economy."
Amount: $1000
Dietspotlight.com Research Leadership Scholarship
The Dietspotlight.com Research Leadership Scholarship is open to currently enrolled students. You must submit an essay of between 900 and 1,500 words on the following topic in order to be considered for this award: "Climate Change & Global Warming – The importance of Sustainable Practices.
Amount: $3,000
PixelPlex STEM Scholarship
The PixelPlex STEM Scholarship is open to current students enrolled in a STEM, economics or business field. You must submit an essay of at least 800 words on one of the following topics in order to be considered for this award: ""Blockchain: Focus on one industry or sector of your choice and describe how blockchain, in your opinion, will revolutionize it, and what existing problems will be solved within the next 3-5 years" or "Artificial Intelligence.
Amount: $2,000
Niche No Essay Scholarship
We know you are busy and we know that times are tough. That is why we decided to create the easiest possible scholarship to give something back to students.
Amount: $2,000
UNCF General Scholarship
The UNCF General Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member college or university.
Amount: $500
Air Force Scholarship
The Department of the Air Force announced this week it has extended more than 100 scholarship offers to new students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the fall of 2020, as part of its efforts to increase diversity in its officer ranks.
Amount: $500
The Ray Charles Foundation Scholars Fund in Neurosurgery
The Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery is committed to comprehensive, technologically advanced and clinically effective diagnosis and treatment of adult and pediatric neurological disorders.
Amount: $3,000
Niche August Scholarship
Each new school year is an opportunity for a fresh start, so we\'re giving away a $1,000 scholarship to help kickoff the new school year.
Amount: $1,000
SMART Scholarship
The SMART (Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation) Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college and graduate students. You must be pursuing a technical degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be able to participate in summer internships and willing to accept post-graduate employment at the DoD in order to be considered for the award.
Amount: $38,000
Champion Athletic Scholarship
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Champion Athleticwear are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending one of TMCF’s 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or a Predominantly Black Institution (PBI).
Amount: $2,500
College Scholarship
The College Scholarship is available to students enrolled at an accredited high school, college or university. You must have a minimum 2.8 GPA and submit a 500-750 word essay to qualify for this award. The essay should detail how you are driven to innovate, how you plan to influence progress on any level in any space or how you have already affected positive change with creative thinking
Amount: $1,000
Addiction Resource Scholarship Essay Contest
Scholarship Eligibility Submission Requirements To participate in the scholarship contest, individuals must meet certain eligibility criteria, including: Be a student pursuing a college or university degree (Associate’s, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate) or a trade certification in a technical college Be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution, be 18 years or older at time of entry.
Amount: $1,000
100 Black Men of America Annual Scholarship
The Annual Scholarship Programs are operated at the local level through our 100 Black Men chapter network. Mentees and Collegiate 100 students have the opportunity to apply for scholarships directly through their mentors or local 100 Black Men chapter. Chapters across our network offer scholarship program opportunities to students through local Scholarship/College Fairs, Scholarship Dinners, and Scholarship Galas.
Amount: $3000
Due: 2/28/2020
2020 Diversity Scholarship Application
NYIPLEF’s Diversity Scholarship provides funds to diverse law students currently enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M. at an accredited law school in the New York area (including Connecticut and New Jersey), in good academic standing, and demonstrating intent to engage in the full-time practice of intellectual property law.
Amount: $10000
Due: 3/25/2021
ACHE Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship
The ACHE Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is offered to provide financial aid to minority students in healthcare management graduate programs to help offset tuition costs, student loans and expenses. Offered annually, the Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is designated for minority students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program.
Amount; $5000
Due: 3/31/2020
ACS Scholars Program
ACS awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields.African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander (excluding Asian) or American Indian high school seniors or college freshman, sophomores, or juniors pursuing a college degree in the chemical sciences or chemical technology are eligible to apply.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/01/2021
Actuarial Diversity Scholarship
The Actuarial Diversity Scholarship promotes diversity within the profession through an annual scholarship program for Black/African American, Hispanic, Native North American and Pacific Islander students.
Will be a full-time undergraduate student at a U.S. accredited educational institution. Minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), emphasis on math or actuarial courses. Entering college freshmen must have a minimum ACT math score of 28 or SAT math score of 600. Actuarial exams will be an important factor in evaluating scholarship qualifications for applicants entering their junior year and beyond
Amount; $4000
Due: 5/02/2021
African American Network of the Carolinas
The African American Network – Carolinas chapter provides scholarships to college-bound students from North and South Carolina who are pursuing a major in engineering, math, science, computer science, accounting, finance or business administration. Applicants must be a graduating senior at a North or South Carolina high school and must attend a four-year college or university located in North or South Carolina. Applicants must plan to major in engineering, computer science, the sciences, accounting, finance or business administration.
Due: 3/06/2021
AFSCME Union Scholars Program Summer Internship
The Union Scholars Program is a 10-week summer internship for students of color who are passionate about social justice, with an emphasis on workers\' rights. Students will take part in a hands-on organizing experience with AFSCME members, and will enjoy an opportunity to travel and receive valuable, resume-building experience - all while getting paid. Applicants must be an undergraduate sophomore or junior at the time of the application and the interview process; have a minimum 2.5 GPA, be a college student of color and demonstrate an interest in working for social and economic justice through the labor union movement.
Amount: $6000
Due: 2/28/2021
AIA/ Architects Foundation Diversity Advancement Scholarship
Architects Foundation and the American Institute of Architects created the Diversity Advancement Scholarship to help more minority students pursue a successful career in architecture. Eligible students must be a US citizen, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and be: a high school senior; a rising second-year college student in an architecture program; or, a technical school or community college student who has completed high school or its equivalent and intends to transfer to an architecture program.
Amount: $20000
AIA Chicago Foundation Graduate Diversity Scholarship
The AIA Chicago Foundation Graduate Scholarship is a design scholarship established to increase diversity within the architectural profession by aiding an incoming or currently enrolled graduate student attending NAAB accredited master’s degree program in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, or the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Amount: 10000
Due: 3/20/21
AIA Chicago Foundation Undergraduate Diversity Scholarship
The AIA Chicago Foundation Undergraduate Diversity Scholarship is an academic scholarship established to increase diversity within the architectural profession by aiding a current undergraduate student or student transferring into the B.Arch program at the Illinois Institute of Architecture or the BS program in Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. To be eligible, the applicant must: be a current undergraduate student or transfer student entering their 3rd or 4th year of an architecture program at Illinois Institute of Technology or University of Illinois at Chicago; demonstrate financial need; fulfill diversity requirements; submit a FAFSA form; and, two letters of recommendation; one letter should address your potential as an architect.
Amount: 10000
Due: 3/20/21
AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
The AICPA Minority Scholarship awards outstanding minority students to encourage their selection of accounting as a major and their ultimate entry into the profession. Applicants must be full-time minority students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting or an accounting-related major. Applicants must have a GPA of at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), demonstrate some financial need and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider\'s website.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/1/21
ALA LITA LSSI Scholarship
The LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarship is awarded annually by the Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association, and Library Systems and Services, Inc. The scholarship is designed to encourage the entry of qualified persons into the library and automation field who plan to follow a career in that field; who demonstrate potential in, and a strong commitment to the use of automated systems in libraries; and who are qualified members of a principal minority group (American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African-American, or Hispanic).
Amount: $2500
Due: 3/01/21
ALCOA Fund Scholarship
The ALCOA Fund Scholarship provides support for underserved and underrepresented populations (African-American or Hispanic students) who are graduates of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District or a Catholic school in Greater Cleveland.
Deadline: 3/15/21
Alice Belkin Memorial Scholarship
Alice Belkin Memorial Scholarships are awarded annually to outstanding minority graduate students in the field of international relations who need financial assistance. Applicants must be a minority graduate student enrolled in studies related to the field of Globalization or International Relations at UCLA, be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Amount: $4000
Due: 2/28/21
Alma Exley Scholarship
The Alma Exley Scholarship Program is dedicated to promoting greater diversity in the teaching profession. The program awards one scholarship annually to a person of color who is enrolled in a teacher-preparation program at a college or university in Connecticut. Those eligible include African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans.
Due: 10/31/20
American Association of Blacks In Energy Scholarship
The American Association of Blacks in Energy is a professional association composed of African Americans in the energy industry.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/15/21
American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship
Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada and must be American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and must attend an ALA-accredited graduate program in library and information studies or an ALA-recognized NCATE School Library Media program.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/01/21
Amos & Edith Wallace Scholarship
The Amos and Edith Wallace Scholarship was founded to reward young, bright African-American students who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to service and education. In order to apply, you must meet the following requirements: Female African- American High School senior graduating from Kanakekee High School in Kankakee, IL.
Amount: $1000
Due: 4/12/21
AMS Minority Scholarships
The AMS Minority Scholarships will award funding to minority students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic, Native American, and Black/African American students. Funding for the scholarships is provided by donations made by members to the AMS Giving Program.
Amount: $6000
Due: 2/08/21
Anarcha, Betsy, Lucy, Memorial, Scholarship Award
The Anarcha, Betsy, and Lucy Memorial Scholarship Award is given in honor of three enslaved women who, as subjects of experimentation, helped shape advances in clinical and surgical knowledge and are recognized today as the Mothers of Gynecology.
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/16/21
Annual Sphinx Competition
The Sphinx Competition is a national competition offering young Black and Latinix classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance of an internationally renowned panel of judges, and to perform with and receive mentorship from established professional musicians.
Amount: $50000
Due: 10/20/21
APA Foundation Scholarship
The APA Foundation Scholarship was created to advance social equity and diversity in the planning profession and in our communities. Applicants from any minority group are eligible to apply. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate Planning Accreditation Board approved program and demonstrate financial need.
Due; 6/12/21
APA Judith McManus Price Scholarship
The APA Judith McManus Price Scholarship is offered to women and minority (African American, Hispanic American, or Native American) students enrolled in an approved Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) planning program who are citizens of the United States, intend to pursue careers as practicing planners in the public sector, and are able to demonstrate a genuine financial need are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
Due: 4/30/21
APSA Minority Fellowship Program
The Minority Fellows Program (MFP) is a fellowship competition for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to or in the early stages of doctoral programs in political science. Eligible applicants must: be a racial minority; be a US citizen, US national, US permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card), or an individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) at the time of application; and, demonstrate an interest in teaching and potential for research in political science.
ASA Minority Fellowship Program
Through its Minority Fellowship Program (MFP), the American Sociological Association (ASA) supports the development and training of sociologists of color in any sub-area or specialty in the discipline. Eligible applicants must be enrolled in/completed one full academic year in a sociology program and are pursuing a doctorate.
Amount: $18000
Due: 1/31/21
Augustana University Diversity Scholarships
Augustana University Diversity Scholarships are for full-time students who are members of a minority ethnic group and bring diversity to campus. Ethnicity and financial need are two of the factors considered.
Amount: $1000
Austin McWhite Foundation Scholarship
The goal of the Austin McWhite Foundation is to help deserving minorities achieve their aviation career goal. In short, to ensure that no deserving scholar will be deprived of higher education because of a shortage of funds.
Amount: $4000
Due: 4/05/21
Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship
The Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship provides financial assistance to qualified students from minority groups underrepresented in our law schools. Applicants must be attending eligible law schools in the Bay Area, and must demonstrate financial need.
Amount: $10000
Due: 5/22/21
Bill H. James Foundation for Aspiring African American Engineers
The Bill H. James Foundation is a scholarship Fund For Aspiring African American Engineers. At The Bill H. James Foundation, we provide African American engineering students a chance to reach their potential through our scholarship programs. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and must be African American/Black
Due: 4/30/21
Black Community Scholarship Fund
The Black Community Scholarship Fund is awarded to African-Americans in the greater Kansas City area. The student must be a graduating high school senior, a current college student, or an adult seeking educational or career advancement through an accredited degree or certification program at a two or four year college and/or nonprofit technical school. Priority will be given to students pursuing degrees in the fields of Healthcare, Education, Youth Development, Liberal and Performing Arts or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Amount: $5000
Due: 3/18/21
Black Girl 44 Scholarship
The Black Girl 44 Scholarship was created by former Obama White House alum Deesha Dyer and includes contributions from more than 55 Black/African-American women who worked in the Obama White House. This private and independent initiative will award three $1,500 scholarships to Black/African-American women college students who have earned a Washington, D.C. internship that relates to policy, community engagement, community service, advocacy, global relations or politics.
Amount: $1500
Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship
Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) is a company-sponsored employee network dedicated to supporting the continued growth and development of black employees at Microsoft Corporation. Applicants for the Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship must be high-school seniors of African descent (for example, African-American, African, or Ethiopian); must plan to attend a four-year college or university in the fall of the year following high-school graduationand plan to pursue a bachelor\'s degree in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or select business programs (such as finance, business administration, or marketing).
Amount: $20000
Due: 3/08/21
BLM Scholarship Foundation College Scholarship
The BLM² Scholarship was founded on the belief that any motivated individual in need should have the opportunity to further his or her education. Removing some of the financial burdens associated with college, BLM² plays a vital role in increasing college access to minorities. All BLM² Scholars are asked to give back in some capacity by community service, mentoring others, or through donations. Applicant must be permanent Illinois resident, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be a graduating high school senior and be a minority student.
Amount: $1000
Due; 7/03/21
Brittany Bowers Beauty & Brains Scholarship
Brittany Bowers Beauty & Brains Scholarship supports ambitious young ladies and their pursuits of a higher education while promoting inner as well as outer beauty. Applicants must be high school senior, minority females who attend school in Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties and who have been accepted into a four-year college/ university. A minimum 2.8 GPA is required. Students must also be involved in community service.
Amount: $1500
Due: 3/25/21
Brown and Caldwell Minority Scholarship
Brown and Caldwell offers a $5,000 Minority Scholarship to support students who identify as minorities and are interested in pursuing a career in the environmental profession. Applicants must be a United States citizen or permanent resident, full-time student enrolled in his/her Junior, Senior year or graduate program at an accredited college/university, declared major in civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical or environmental engineering or one of the environmental sciences (e.g. geology, hydro-geology, ecology), have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent on a 5.0 scale), and identify as a member of a minority group (e.g. African American, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific American or Alaska Native).
Amount: $5000
Due: 4/15/21
Carrington-Philbert U.S. Undergraduate Scholarship
The Carrington-Philbert Scholarship program will award a $2,500 one-time scholarship to an entering U.S college/university freshman. Applicants should be African American. Applicants must plan to attend a U.S. two-year community college or four-year college.
Amount: $2500
Due: 5/01/21
CBC Spouses Education Scholarship
Seeing an educational need in their congressional districts, the CBC Spouses Education Scholarship was established by the spouses of Congressional Black Caucus members in response to federal cuts in spending for education programs and scholarships, which disproportionately affect people of color. This opportunity awards scholarships to academically talented and highly motivated African-American or Black students pursuing an associates, undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degrees.
Due: 4/30/21
CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship
CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship was established to ensure that African-American or Black students pursuing a degree in the performing arts receive financial assistance. Performing arts includes theater, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, marching bands, etc. Selected applicants will be constituents of a CBC member’s district. Qualified applicants must be currently enrolled full-time in an accredited academic institution, and have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale
Amount: $3000
Due: 4/30/21
CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship
The CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to African-American or Black students who are pursuing a degree in the visual arts. Visual arts include architecture, ceramics, drawing, fashion, graphic design, illustration, interior design, painting, photography, sketching, video production, etc. Selected applicants will be constituents of a CBC member’s district. Qualified applicants must be currently enrolled full-time in an accredited academic institution, and have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Amount: $3000
Due: 4/30/21
CGCS-Bernard Harris Scholarship Program
The CGCS-Bernard Harris Scholarship Program was established to encourage minority students to pursue college degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. Four scholarships for two boys and two girls, with a value of $5,000 each, will be awarded in May of the year the scholarship is offered to two Black and two Hispanic students currently completing their senior year of high school in a member district of the Council of the Great City Schools.
Amount: $5000
Due: 5/4/21
Charles Shelton Veterinarian Medicine/Technology Scholarship
The Charles Shelton Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide educational scholarships to African-American students pursuing a degree in veterinarian medicine or veterinarian technology. Scholarships are awarded to individuals who have demonstrated an interest and commitment to animal welfare. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be an African-American graduating high school senior, current college student or returning college student.
Amount: $2000
Due: 4/15/21
Chasers Charities-Robinson Athletic Scholarship Program
The Chasers Charities-Robinson Athletic Scholarship Program is administered by Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A Affiliate for the Kansas City Royals. To be eligible to apply, the student must be a United States citizen or a permanent resident, reside in the following counties: Sarpy, Douglas, Cass, Lancaster and Pottawattamie, have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, be African-American, male and female, and a high school student participating in athletics, be a high school senior or graduate planning to enroll in a full time undergraduate course of study at an accredited postsecondary institution.
Amount: $1000
Due: 3/31/21
Chips Quinn Scholars Program
The Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in Journalism offers students hands-on training and mentoring by caring news veterans. The program\'s aim is to provide training and support that will open doors to news and information careers and bring greater diversity to the newsrooms of the U.S. College juniors, seniors, graduate students and recent graduates with majors in journalism or career goals in journalism are eligible to apply.
Due: 10/01/20
CIEF Scholarships In Architecture
Founded in 1995, the CIEF Scholarships in Architecture is open to minority students pursuing a career in Architecture, and is intended to help increase the representation of minorities in the Architecture profession. A maximum of five (5) scholarships (new or continuing) are awarded each year to students accepted by a college with a Bachelor of Architecture, or a five-year Master of Architecture program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
Amount: $4000
Due: 3/13/21
CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland
The CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland encourages and supports ethnic minority students in the attainment of a graduate degree in library or information studies and encourages commitment to the improvement of library services to ethnic minority communities.
Amount: $2500
Due: 4/12/21
College of Wooster Clarence Beecher Allen Scholarship
The Clarence Beecher Allen Scholarship is awarded to African-American students on the basis of overall academic achievement and leadership.
Amount: $37000
Cornerstone Scholarship Charitable Trust
Cornerstone Charitable Scholarship Trust targets disadvantaged high school and post high school graduates across the State of Arkansas, under age 25 and eligible applicants with funding resulting from the Mauldin vs. Arkansas State Hospital Consent Decree, United States District Court No. LR-C-8777. To be eligible to apply, applicants must be economically disadvantaged, have completed their high school diploma at the time of application, plan to attend an accredited university, college, vocational school and be enrolled in or accepted as a student at an accredited university, college, or vocational school.
Corris Boyd Scholars Program
The Corris Boyd Scholars Program is a $40,000 award offered to graduate students majoring in healthcare administration. Eligibility: Have applied and been accepted into an AUPHA Full Member master\'s degree program for start in Fall, but not before August 1st (see website for list of member schools); be a full-time student; be a racial minority; have a 3.0 GPA; and, be a US citizen or permanent resident.
Amount: $40000
Due: 5/01/21
Craig D. Butler Scholarship
To qualify for the scholarship, the recipient needs to be a student of African American descent who resides in Philadelphia County at the time of application and must have a scholastic average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must also be entering a two or four-year college/university as a full-time freshman student in the fall of the year of the announcement of the scholarship award or entering an accredited vocational-technical school as a full time freshman in the fall of the year of the announcement of the scholarship award.
Amount: $2000
Due: 4/16/21
CSUB C. Richard and Audrey Barnes Nursing Scholarship
The CSUB C. Richard and Audrey Barnes Nursing Scholarship was established by C. Richard and Audrey Barnes to assist need-based students in pursuit of an undergraduate nursing degree. Eligible applicants must be a member of an underrepresented minority group.
Due: 1/01/21
Dave Caldwell Scholarship
Established in recognition of Brown and Caldwell co-founder Dave Caldwell. This $5,000 scholarship funds a female and/or minority graduate level student pursuing an engineering degree in the drinking water field.
Amount: $5000
Due: 12/21/20
David Hidank Memorial Essay Contest
The David Hudak Memorial Essay Contest for Freethinking Students of Color is open to minority students aged 17-21, who are either high school seniors who will be attending a North American college or university in the fall, or who are currently enrolled (if you are graduating from college/university in the spring or summer of the current year, you are also eligible).
DBMG Scholarship
The Diablo Black Men’s Group (DBMG) is now accepting applications for its DBMG Scholarships. These scholarships are intended for college-bound African-American males students graduating from high schools in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Amount: $5000
Due: 4/15/21
Deivery Harris Empowerment Scholarship
Deivery Harris was a lifelong educator and mentor, who believed in empowering, inspiring, and supporting the youth of her community. The scholarships, in the amount of $1000, will reward the hard work, achievement, and community involvement of two deserving African-American students from Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida and empower them as they ascend to the next level of their education.
Amount: $1000
Due: 8/1/21
DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate Office of University Programs sponsors the DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions to provide faculty and student research teams with the opportunity to conduct research at the university-based DHS Centers of Excellence. Applicants must be at an eligible MSI at the time of application, be a U.S. citizen, and have coverage under a health insurance plan before arriving.
Amount: $700
Due: 3/14/21
Diversity STEM Scholarships
Massport\'s Office of Diversity & Inclusion/Compliance offers a scholarship program to foster diversity in the transportation industry, and connect the best and brightest graduating minority high school seniors to college scholarships to support the Commonwealth’s STEM Initiative.
Amount: $2000
Due: 6/15/21
Dr. Barbara Odom-Wesley Spirit of Achievement Scholarship
The Spirit of Achievement Scholarship was named to honor Dr. Odom-Wesley for her commitment and passion for education and her beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha. Scholarship applicants must be an African-American female high school senior currently attending classes in the Tarrant County area.
Amount: $3000
Due: 2/14/21
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