| Actuarial
Scholarships for Minority Students
Provide
scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level
for certain minority students who are interested in
pursuing actuarial careers.
www.beanactuary.org/minority/
AICPA
Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
Provides
awards to outstanding minority students to encourage
their selection of accounting as a major and their ultimate
entry into the profession.
www.aicpa.org
Alpha
Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Scholarship
Created
to fill a void in education funding. Its mission is
to provide financial support to individuals and organizations
engaged in lifelong learning.
www.akaeaf.org
American
Political Science Assoc. Minority Fellows Program
Assists minority students in completing their
doctorates by concentrating not only on the recruitment
of minorities, but also on the retention of these groups
within the profession.
www.apsanet.org/section_427.cfm
Caribbean
Tourism Organization Scholarship
Provides
opportunities for Caribbean nationals to pursue studies
in the areas of tourism, hospitality and language training.
www.onecaribbean.org
Development
Fund for Black Students in Science/Tech
An
endowment fund which provides scholarships to African-American
undergraduate students enrolled in scientific or technical
fields of study at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs).
http://dfbsst.dlhjr.com
“Dream
Deferred” Essay Contest on Civil Rights
This
essay contest takes its title from a 1951 poem by Langston
Hughes: What Happens to a Dream Deferred? The poem helped
propel the civil rights movement in the United States.
www.hamsaweb.org/essay/
Education
is Freedom National Scholarship
Provides
college scholarships in the amount of $2,000 to high
school seniors that have high GPAs, are active in the
community, and have a financial need.
www.educationisfreedom.com
Emma
L. Bowen Foundation For Minority Interests In Media
A non-profit organization whose mission is
to create career opportunities in the media industry
for minority youth through a program that focuses on
scholastic achievement, direct work experience and professional
development.
www.emmabowenfoundation.com
Ethnic
Minority and Women's Enhancement Scholarship
The
goal of the enhancement programs is to increase the
pool of and opportunities for qualified minority and
female candidates in intercollegiate athletics through
postgraduate scholarships.
www1.ncaa.org
Girls
Going Places Entrepreneurship Scholarship Program
Girls
Going Places® Entrepreneurship Award Program is
Guardian's annual initiative designed to reward the
enterprising spirits of girls ages 12 to 18.
www.guardianlife.com
Go
On Girl Book Club Scholarships
$500
scholarship available to women and girls who have a
passion for writing. Offers two scholarship including
the Unpublished Writer's Award and Aspiring Writers
Educational Scholarship.
www.goongirl.org/Events/scholarship
HBCU
Study Abroad Scholarships
$2,000 award for a student who attends a black
college who's interested in studying in another country
through an exchange program.
www.iesabroad.org
Helen
T. Carr Fellowship Program
Supports and strengthens Black colleges as
a major resource of African-American engineering graduates.
www.asee.org
HIV/AIDS
Story Writing Contest
A contest open to all youth between the ages
of 14 and 22. Must write a story featuring a character
with HIV.
www.hearmeproject.org
Hurston/Wright
Award for College Writers
Established by novelist Marita
Golden to honor excellence in fiction writing by students
of African descent enrolled full time as an undergraduate
or graduate student in any college or university in
the United States.
www.hurston-wright.org
Jack
and Jill of America Foundation Scholarship
This
scholarship is for African American high school seniors
with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 who will be
pursuing a Bachelor's degree at any accredited post-secondary
institution in the United States.
www.jackandjillfoundation.org
Jeanette
Rankin Foundation Grants For Low-Income Women
A
non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for,
and awarding scholarships to, low-income women, ages
35 and older.
www.rankinfoundation.org
Luster
Products Cosmetology Scholarship
Awards scholarships to cosmetology students
and college-bound high school students. Dedicated to
providing scholarships and promoting entrepreneurship
among the best and brightest African-American college
students.
www.lusterproducts.com/scholarships.htm
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Mercer’s
Diversity Scholarship Program
The
purpose of the scholarship is to recognize achievement
in scholastics, leadership potential and initiative
among minority students.
www.mercerhr.com/diversityscholarship
Miller
Urban Entrepreneurs Series Business Plan Competition
The
award-winning Miller Urban Entrepreneurs Series was
launched to respond to the needs of adults ages 21 and
older seeking to achieve economic empowerment through
entrepreneurship.
www.millerurbanentrepreneurs.com
Minority
Dental Student Scholarship
Award
for minority students who are U.S. citiziens and are
interested in pursuing a career as a dentist.
www.ada.org
NAFEO
"Writers of Passage" Essay Competition
The
Sallie Mae Fund and the National Association for Equal
Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) have created
the "Writers of Passage" Essay Competition.
www.nafeo.org/wop_2008.php
National
Association of Black Accountants Scholarship
Has
provided more than $7.1 million in scholarship funds
to deserving students preparing to enter various business
professions.
www.nabainc.org
National
Fellowship of Black College Leaders Scholarship
Strengthens
and supports Black student leaders at historically black
colleges and universities by fostering and preserving
positive relationships through scholarships and mentoring
opportunities.
www.nfbcl.org
Nelly's
P.I.M.P Scholarship Contest
Scholarship
essay contest presented by rapper and Hip-Hop artist
Nelly, who owns an energy drink called Pimp Juice.
www.letitloose.com
Paul
Zindel First Novel Award
Students
must submit an original work of fiction that is between
100 and 240 typewritten pages and is appropriate for
an audience of children ages 8 to 12.
www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com
Porter
Physiology Fellowships for Minorities
Designed
to support the training of talented students entering
careers in physiology by providing predoctoral fellowships
for underrepresented students.
www.the-aps.org/awards/student.htm
Ron
Brown Scholar Program
Administers more than 300 scholarship, fellowship
and institutional grants that support students at the
undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.
www.uncf.org
Ronald
Reagan College Leaders Scholarship
The scholarships are designed
to alleviate the financial burdens associated with higher
education, permitting the winners to devote more time
both to pursuing their academic goals and advancing
their leadership initiatives.
www.thephillipsfoundation.org
Royce
Osborn Minority Student Scholarship
The
ASRT Education and Research Foundation Royce Osborn
Minority Student Scholarship program provides scholarships
for academically out-standing, minority students attending
an entry-level radiologic sciences program.
www.asrt.org
Sir
John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest
Encourages
college students and young college professors around
the world to study the meaning and significance of economic
and personal liberty.
www.independent.org/students/essay
Special
Libraries Association Affirmative Action Scholarship
For graduate study in librarianship leading
to a master's degree at a recognized school of library
or information science.
www.sla.org
Talbots
Women's Scholarship Fund
Talbots
Women's Scholarship Fund, a program of the Talbots Charitable
Foundation, will award $100,000 in scholarships to women
determined to finally get that college degree.
www1.talbots.com/about/scholar/
Thurgood
Marshall Scholarship Fund
The premier organization in Black Higher Education
that develops and prepares a new generation of leaders
by providing resources, opportunities and advocacy to
Public Historically Black Colleges & Universities,
students and alumni.
www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org
Tri-Delta
Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships
The
Tri Delta Foundation offers undergraduate and graduate
scholarships to collegians and alumnae each year.
www.tridelta.org
William
Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship For Minorities
Based on academic excellence and need, is open
to both undergraduate and graduate students who are
members of minority groups.
www.apsanet.org/content_11389.cfm
Xerox
Technical Minority Scholarship Program
Commitment to the academic success of minority
students and to the cultivation and recruitment of qualified
minority employees in technical fields.
www.xerox.com
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