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African-American Scholarships

African-American and minority scholarships, educational awards, grants and merit based financial assistance programs.

American Chemical Society PPG
Scholarships Plus
Tel: (202) 872-6240
Email: scholars@acs.org
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 15

Minority Scholars Program
Tel: (202) 872-6240
Email: scholars@acs.org
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 15

American Dental
Hygienists’ Association
Institute for Oral Health
444 N. Michigan Ave. #3400
Chicago, IL 60611
ADHA Institute Minority Scholarship
Program
Tel: (312) 440-8900
Email: institute@adha.net
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: June 1

American Geological
Institute
4220 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22302-1507
AGI Minority Geoscience Scholarship
Tel: (703) 379-2480
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 1

American Institute of
Certified Public
Accountants
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8775
Scholarship for Minority Accounting
Students
Tel: (212) 596-6200
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: June 1

American Institute of
Chemical Engineers
3 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10016
Minority Scholarship Award
Tel: (212) 591-7478
Eligible Inst.: US schools

American Library
Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Louise Giles Minority Scholarship
Tel: (312) 280-4277
Email: lita@ala.org
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: January 14

American Nuclear Society
555 N. Kensington Ave.
La Grange Park, IL 60525
John and Muriel Landis Scholarship Award
Tel: (708) 352-6611
Email: NUCLEUS@ans.org
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March 1

American Orff-Schulwerk
Associaton
P.O. Box 392089
Cleveland, OH 44139
Shields-Gillespie Scholarship
Eligible Inst.: US schools

American Physical Society
1 Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3844
APS Minorities Scholarship
Tel: (301) 209-3232
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 15

Corporate-Sponsored Scholarship for
Minority Undergraduate Students in
Physics
Tel: (301) 209-3232
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: January 31

American Planning
Association
122 South Michigan Ave. #1600
Chicago, IL 60603
APA Planning & the Black Community Div.
Undergraduate Minority Scholarships
Tel: (312) 431-9100
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: May 15

American Symphony
Orchestra League
1156 Fifteenth St. N.W #800
Washington, DC 20005-1704
Music Assistance Fund Scholarship
Tel: (202) 776-0212
Email: maf@symphony.org
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: December 15

Minority Teachers Scholarship
Tel: (501) 371-2050
Email: finaid@adhe.arknet.edu
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: June 1

Arkansas Education
Association
1500 West 4th St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
ATA Endowment Committee Scholarship
Tel: (501) 375-4611
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March

Arthur Andersen & Co, SC
Foundation
33 West Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60603
Arthur Andersen-AICPA Scholarship in
Accounting
Tel: (312) 507-3401
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Scholarship Program for Minority Students
Tel: (312) 507-3401
Eligible Inst.: US schools

ASANTEWAA
P.O. Box 432
Glenwood, IL 60425
Scholarship
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 2

Atlanta Association of
Media Women
P.O. Box 4132
Atlanta, GA 30302
Scholarship
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Atlanta Daily World
145 Auburn Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30335
National Association of Media Women
Scholarship
Internship
Tel: (404) 659-1110
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Bay Area Urban League
2201 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
Duracell-National Urban League
Scholarship and Intern Program
Tel: (510) 271-1846
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April

Bellcore
CN 1300, Rm. 4C-128
Piscataway, NJ 08854-1356
Engineering Scholarship Program
Tel: (908) 699-5701
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: December

Business and Professional
Women’s Foundation
2012 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Business and Professional Women’s
Scholarship for Black Women
Tel: (202) 296-9118
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Career Opportunities for
Youth, Inc.
P.O. Box 996
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Collegiate Scholarship
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: September 30

Chicago Association of
Black Journalists
DeKalb, IL 60115
Chicago ABJ Scholarship
Tel: (815) 753-7017
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February

Minority Scholarship Program
Tel: (312) 321-3000
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: December 15

Chicago Urban League
4510 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653-3898
Anheuser-Busch Scholarship and Coors of
Excellence Program
Tel: (773) 285-5800
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
P.O. Box 1986
130 E. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1986
Black Scholarship Fund
Tel: (317) 353-1491
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

Star Supporter Scholarship
Loan
Tel: (317) 353-1499
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March 15

Columbus Urban League
788 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Columbus, OH 43203-1408
Anheuser-Busch Foundation
Columbus
Urban League Scholarship
Tel: (614) 257-6300
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: May 15
Next Student - College

Council on International
Educational Exchange
205 E. 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017-5706
Robert B. Bailey, III Minority Student
Scholarship
Tel: (888) COUNCIL
Email: BaileyGrants@ciee.org
Eligible Inst.: CIEE-sponsored programs
Deadline: April 1, November 1

Dallas-Fort Worth
Association of Black
Communicators
P.O. Box 22745
Dallas, TX 75222
Scholarship Programs
Tel: (214) 740-7163
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February

Digital Equipment
Corporation
2500 West Union Hills Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Arizona Minority High School Scholarship
Tel: (602) 869-8825
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
5637 Winding Woods Trail
Dallas, TX 75227
Special Education Scholarships
Tel: (414) 836-5262
Eligible Inst.: Historically Black Colleges and
Universities

Florida Department of
Education
1344 Florida Education Center, 325 West Gaines St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Florida Minority Teaher Scholarship
Tel: (904) 488-1034
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Florida Education Fund
18350 NW 2nd Ave., 3rd Fl.
Miami, FL 33169
Pre-Law Scholarship
Tel: (305) 654-7133
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: January 15

Stanley E. Jackson Scholarship for Ethnic
Minority Gifted
Talented Students with
Disabilities
Tel: (703) 264-3507
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 1

Breakthrough to Nursing Scholarships for
Ethnic People of Color
Tel: (212) 581-2215
Email: nsna@nsna.org
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 1

Gates Millennium Scholarship
Tel: (888) 690-4677
Email: info@gmsp.org
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 1

Golden State Minority Foundation
Scholarship
Tel: (213) 482-6300
Email: gsmf@earthlink.net
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 1

Golden State Minority
Foundation
1999 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Minority Foundation Scholarship
Tel: (213) 731-7771
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Government Finance
Officers Association
180 N. Michigan Ave. #800
Chicago, IL 60601-7476
Minorities in Government Finance
Scholarship
Tel: (312) 977-9700
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 19

Herbert H. Lehman Fund
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Herbert H. Lehman Scholarships
Tel: (212) 219-1900
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

Idaho State Board of
Education
P.O. Box 83720
650 W. State St. #307
Boise, ID 83720-0037
Idaho Minority and “At-Risk” Student
Scholarship
Tel: (208) 334-2270
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Illinois Student Assistance
Commission
1755 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015-5209
Daniel A. DeBolt Teacher Shortage
Scholarship Program (DTSS)
Tel: (708) 948-8500
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: May 1

Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI)
Scholarship Program
Tel: (708) 948-8500
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: May 1

Independent Colleges of
Southern California
ICSC Scholarship
Tel: (213) 680-1330
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March 3

Institute of Real Estate
Management Foundation
430 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-4090
George M. Brooker Collegiate Scholarship
for Minorities
Tel: (312) 329-6008
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March 15

Jackie Robinson
Foundation
3 West 35th St. 11th Fl.
New York, NY 10001
Minority Scholarship
Tel: (212) 290-8600
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 1


Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
2322-24 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Scholarship Program
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Kentucky Department of
Education
50 Mero St. 19th Fl.
Frankfort, KY 40601
Minority Scholarship Program
Tel: (502) 574-4606
Eligible Inst.: US schools
TeacherBridge
Tel: (502) 574-4606
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Knight-Ridder, Inc.
1 Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33132-1693
Minority Scholarship
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Lagrant Foundation
555 S. Flower St. #700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Scholarship
Tel: (323) 469-8680
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Landscape Architecture
Foundation
636 Eye St. NW
Washington, DC 20001-3736 Edward D. Stone, Jr. and Associates
Minority Scholarship
Tel: (202) 898-2444
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March

League of United Latin
American Citizens
2000 L St. NW #610
Washington, DC 20036
General Electric
LULAC Scholarship
Tel: (202) 833-6130
Email: lnescaward@aol.com
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: May 15

Louisville Community
Foundation
Waterfront Plaza #1110
325 W. Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Educational Opportunity Scholarship
Tel: (502) 585-4649
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 921
1705 Murchison Dr.
Burlingame, CA 94011
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Scholarship
Tel: (650) 697-1400
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March 15

Massachusetts AFL-CIO
8 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02108
Hugh A. McManus, Jr. Memorial
Scholarship for Minorities
Tel: (617) 227-8260 Eligible Inst.: US schools

Maxwell House Coffee
250 North St.
White Plains, NY 10625
Maxwell House Coffee Minority Scholarship
Tel: (914) 335-2361
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Missouri State Department
of Elementary and
Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Minority Teacher Education Scholarship
Tel: (573) 751-1668
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 15

National Alliance of Black
School Educators
1323 Gresham Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20904
President’s Scholarship
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 28

Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarships
Tel: (410) 358-8900
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: Last Friday in March

Black College Scholarship Fund
Tel: (410) 358-8900
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: Last Friday in March

NAACP Willems Scholarship
Tel: (410) 358-8900
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: Last Friday in March

NAACP
Department of Energy (DOE)
Scholarship
Tel: (410) 358-8900
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: Last Friday in March

Roy Wilkins Scholarships
Tel: (410) 358-8900
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: Last Friday in March

Earl G. Graves Scholarship
Tel: (410) 358-8900
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: Last Friday in March

Sutton Education Scholarship
Tel: (410) 358-8900
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: Last Friday in March

National Association of
Black Accountants
7249-A Hanover Pkwy.
Greenbelt, MD 20770
NABA National Scholarship
Tel: (301) 474-6222
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: January 3

National Association of
Black Social Workers
8436 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48221
Selena Brown Book Scholarship
Eligible Inst.: US schools

National Association of
Colored Women’s Club
5808 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20506
Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship Fund
Tel: (202) 726-2044
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March 31

National Association of
Social Workers
750 First St. NE #700
Washington, DC 20002
Gosnell Memorial Scholarship
Tel: (202) 408-8600
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Verne Lyons Memorial Scholarship
Tel: (202) 408-8600
Eligible Inst.: US schools

National Association of
Women in Construction
327 S. Adams St.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Founders’ Scholarship Award
Tel: (817) 877-5551
Email: nawic@onramp.net
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February

National Black MBA
Association, Inc.
180 N. Michigan Ave. #1515
Chicago, IL 60601
National Black MBA Association
Scholarship
Tel: (312) 236-2622
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March 31

BET Emerge Foundations Scholarship
Tel: (301) 589-3200
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

Dr. Hilda Richards Scholarship
Tel: (301) 589-3200
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

Dr. Lauranne Sams Scholarship
Tel: (301) 589-3200
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

Kaiser Permanente Scholarship
Tel: (301) 589-3200
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

Mayo Foundation Scholarship
Tel: (301) 589-3200
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

National Black Nurses’ Association
Scholarship
Tel: (301) 589-3200
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

NBNA Board of Directors Scholarship
Tel: (301) 589-3200
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

National Minority Junior
Golf Scholarship
Association
1140 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
NMJGSA Scholarship
Eligible Inst.: US schools

National Urban League
500 E. 62nd St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10021
Duracell
National Urban League
Scholarship
Tel: (212) 310-9233
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 15

New York State Education
Department
Room 1071, EBA
Albany, NY 12230
Regents Professional Opportunity
Scholarship
Tel: (518) 486-1319
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Regents Professional Opportunity
Scholarship in Accounting
Tel: (518) 486-1319
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Offers scholarships in several
majors and career areas

New York State Higher
Education Services
Corporation
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12255 Regents Professional Opportunity
Scholarship
Tel: (518) 474-5642
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Department of Community
Colleges
200 W. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
Carolina Telephone Scholarship Program
Tel: (919) 733-7051
Eligible Inst.: US schools

NYNEX Foundation
NYNEX Diversity Scholarship Award
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Oak Ridge, TN 37831

Oncology Nursing
Foundation
501 Holiday Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Ethnic Minority Bachelor’s Scholarship
Tel: (412) 921-7373
Email: member@ons.org
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 1

James Carlson Memorial Scholarship
Tel: (800) 452-8807
Email: awardinfo@mercury.osac.state.or.us
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Mentor Graphics Scholarship
Tel: (800) 452-8807
Email: awardinfo@mercury.osac.state.or.us
Eligible Inst.: US schools

National Science Foundation Teaching
Scholarship
Tel: (800) 452-8807
Email: awardinfo@mercury.osac.state.or.us
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Public Relations Society
of America
33 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003-2376
Multicultural Affairs Scholarship
Tel: (212) 995-2230
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April

Ed Bradley Scholarship
Tel: (202) 659-6510
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March 1

Ken Kashiwahara Scholarship
Tel: (202) 659-6510
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: May 3

San Jose News Channel
KNTV 11
645 Park Ave.
San Jose, CA 95110
KNTV Minority Scholarship
Tel: (408) 286-1111
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: April 11

Scripps Howard
Foundation
P.O.Box 5380
312 Walnut St., 28th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45201-5380
Scholarship
Tel: (513) 977-3035
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 25

Society of Actuaries
475 N. Martingale Rd. #800
Schaumburg, IL 60173-2226
Actuarial Scholarships for Minority
Students
Tel: (708) 706-3500
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: May 1

Society of Professional
Journalists, South Florida
Chapter
265 Royal Poinciana Way
Palm Beach, FL 33480
Garth Reeves, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Email: jreingold@pbdailynews.com
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Texas Minority Leaders in Education
Scholarship Program
Tel: (214) 464-0050
Eligible Inst.: US schools

St. Louis Convention and
Visitors Commission
St. Louis Convention and Visitors Center, One
Metropolitan Sq. #1100
St. Louis, MO 63102
Scholarship
Tel: (800) 325-7962
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Minority Teacher Scholarship
Tel: (317) 232-2350
Email: grants@ssaci.state.in.us
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: May

Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
Capital Station, P.O. Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711-2788
Scholarship Programs for Ethnic Minorities
in Nursing
Tel: (512) 483-6340
Eligible Inst.: US schools
State Scholarship Program for Ethnic
Recruitment
Tel: (512) 483-6340
Eligible Inst.: US schools

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management Historically Black Colleges
and Universities Undergraduate Scholarship
Program
Tel: (423) 576-9272
Email: babcockc@orau.gov
Eligible Inst.: Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
Deadline: January

United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 871
Nashville, TN 37202-0871
Edith M. Allen Scholarship
Tel: (615) 340-7344
Eligible Inst.: US schools

United Methodist Publishing House Merit
Scholarship
Tel: (615) 340-7344
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: March 15

United Methodist
Communications
P.O. Box 320
Nashville, TN 37202-0320

Leonard M. Perryman Communications
Scholarship for Minority Students
Tel: (212) 663-8900
Email: Scholarships@Umcom.umc.org
Eligible Inst.: US schools
Deadline: February 15

Alton R. Higgins, MD and Dorothy Higgins
Scholarship
Tel: (800) 331-2244
Eligible Inst.: US schools


Becton Dickinson and Company Scholarship
Tel: (800) 331-2244
Eligible Inst.: US schools
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