African American/Black Scholarships

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.
• Diversity Abroad Scholarships
  Study abroad scholarships can make the difference between you going abroad or not.

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.

J

• Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
  Minority high school students are invited to apply for scholarships, internships, mentoring, and more.
• 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.

P

• PMI Educational Foundation Scholarships
• Established for students in the field of project management or a project management related field.

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.

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.