Scholarships for African American students

Award for minority students intending to become school teachers; teaching commitment attached to receipt. Number of scholarships and the individual dollar amounts vary. For the comprehensive list of requirements, kindly visit the scholarship site.Read more

The Minority Teacher Incentive Grant Program provides up to $5,000 a year for the final two years of full-time study to minority undergraduates enrolled in a Connecticut teacher preparation program. The program also provides eligible students with up to $2,500 in yearly stipends for up to four years of teaching in a Connecticut public elementary or secondary school. To qualify, you must: be a full-time college junior or senior of African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American or Native American heritage; be nominated by an Education Dean (or appropriate official) at whichever participating college you attend; begin teaching in a Connecticut public school within 16 months of graduation to receive the annual stipend.Read more

The Asian Pacific Fund offers 10 named scholarships which are for graduating high school seniors (incoming college freshmen) to graduate students. An applicant may apply for many scholarships as they like, as long as they meet the eligibility criteria and submit a separate application for each. Application deadlines for each of the programs are on the cover page of each scholarship application. Request an unofficial transcript from your school. Ask two of your counselors/teachers/professors to write you a letter of recommendation. There is no online application this year. We will only accept hard-copy applications postmarked by the deadline. Each scholarship application has required short essay questions (250-500 words). The essay questions allow students to explain their academic and career goals, community involvement, financial need and personal hardship. Please use the application’s essay questions to guide your responses. Renewability is also dependent on each scholarship. Most scholarship decisions will be made by July 1, 2021. You will receive an email or letter in the mail notifying you of the status of your application. Download the application/s from the scholarship site.Read more

IABA provides scholarships at the undergraduate and graduate level to qualified black students who are interested in pursuing an actuarial career. Read more

To be considered for this scholarship, you must reside in the METROPOLITAN ATLANTA, Georgia AREA (surrounding Fulton County areas). You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and minimum ACT: 19 / SAT: 990 (Verbal & Math only). Fort Valley State U applicants must meet Georgia HOPE Scholarship Requirements (HOPE GPA of 3.0 – ask your school counselor to confirm). Applicants must also have a minimum 17 English/17 Math on ACT and 24 Reading and 440 Math on the SAT. You must be able to attend the mandatory bi-monthly college prep sessions. You must be a current year graduating SENIOR in order to apply. You must also have the potential to be a leader in the classroom and on campus. You must be available to attend all College Ready Prep Sessions in Atlanta (twice a month) if accepted.Read more

Renewable award for U.S. citizen or permanent resident enrolled full-time in APA-accredited doctoral program in psychology. Must be ethnic minority underrepresented in field or show commitment to career in psychology related to ethnic minority populations. It is not required for applicants to identify as ethnic minorities; however, African-Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are especially encouraged to apply.Read more

The Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award program (formerly known as the APS Minority Travel Fellowship Awards) is open to underrepresented minority (URM) graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty; and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty with disabilities. Read more

Open only to Black, Indigenous and Students of Color ages 17-21, who are either high school seniors graduating in spring 2021 who will be attending a North American college or university in fall 2021, or who are currently enrolled in a college or university. For more info, kindly visit the scholarship site.Read more

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. Be a member of one of the following underrepresented racial or ethnic minority groups: African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Latinos/as, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. 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. For more info, kindly visit the scholarship site.Read more

Our #WeBelongInCollege is a video story submission helping promote belonging in college. We encourage students to share their stories of hardships and struggles on their path to and through college. These stories will inspire more students to overcome the challenges they are going through. Read more

Through the work of various members of the AABE National Scholarship Committee, Chapter Presidents, Regional Directors, local Scholarship Committees and many AABE volunteers nationwide, the AABE Scholarship Program is advertised and applications are solicited from eligible candidates nation-wide. AABE local chapters review the applications received and select local scholarship winners, from which the top ranked candidates are forwarded to the National Scholarship Committee for consideration of regional and national awards. Read more

These fellowships support undergraduate students from groups traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research to perform 10 weeks of research related to digestive diseases under the mentorship of top investigators in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology. The award provides a stipend, funding to offset travel and meal expenses, and opportunities to learn about future training and career options.Read more

Awards scholarships to minority students enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in a graduate school psychology program that is NASP-approved and/or located in an institution that is accredited by the appropriate institutional regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with the aim of becoming a practicing School Psychologist. Applicant must a NASP member.Read more

The diversity leadership scholarship program recognizes those minority students who demonstrate leadership in their chapter activities or in other areas of their lives. To this end, the American Marketing Association is dedicated to developing leadership within our minority student populations to fuel the power of diversity within our profession and at large. Your “Diversity” status pertains to any of the following minority groups: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. “Leadership” qualities: You are an AMA student leader in terms of your role in leading chapter activities, initiatives, events, projects, or other aspects of your collegiate programming. You have leadership accomplishments in other areas of your life outside of your AMA student chapter. Bonus Points* if you used your marketing skills and techniques to achieve success in your leadership roles. You are an AMA student member and part of an active AMA collegiate chapter. You are a full-time undergraduate student who plans to return to full time status in the upcoming Fall 2021 semester (Spring/Summer semester 2021 graduates are not eligible). A letter of recommendation. One page, maximum, from your AMA chapter Faculty Advisor.Read more

The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) North Texas Chapter is a 501(c)(3) transportation advocacy organization that supports minorities in transportation. Our primary goal is to award scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,500 to high school seniors in the Dallas/Fort Worth region who are pursuing a career in the transportation industry. We continue to promote our mission by supporting and developing the next generation of transportation industry leaders.Read more

The ASHFoundation Graduate Student Scholarship for Minority Students is for students who are members of a racial or ethnic minority group. Applicants must be accepted for, or enrolled in, graduate study in a communication sciences and disorders program in the United States. Clinical doctoral programs in audiology or master’s programs in speech-language pathology must be accredited by, or in candidacy status from, the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology; this does not apply to research doctoral programs. Applicants must submit at least two letters of recommendation from the academic faculty of their current or past college or university program. They must also submit a Student Information Form, a Letter of Application, and their Letter of Acceptance or a Statement of Good Standing. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.Read more

One-time award for California resident enrolled in an ALA-accredited master’s of library and information science or information studies program and have completed one or more courses (applications from students at institutions actively seeking accreditation are also welcome). Must be member of a recognized minority group and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.Read more

This award recognizes underrepresented minority students attending one of the member colleges of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Each year AACOM awards a financial scholarship to at least two osteopathic medical students, one of which is newly accepted and one a continuing student. To be eligible, an applicant must be an underrepresented minority student (African American, Native American, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian; mainland Puerto Rican or Hispanic American) in good academic standing and currently enrolled in his or her first, second, or third year at an AACOM member college of osteopathic medicine OR an underrepresented minority student who has been accepted and is planning to matriculate at one of the AACOM member colleges. Follow aacom.org for full scholarship details.Read more

Each year, African American students enrolled in or accepted by ALA-accredited programs are awarded The E.J. Josey Scholarships which are unrestricted grants of $2,000.Read more

Scholarship to provide a monetary award of $3,000 for a promising upper division or graduate student who shows a commitment to communicate and interpret a love of nature and an understanding of the need to practice conservation. Eligibility for application is extended to any student or graduate student enrolled full-time in an accredited California post-secondary educational institution whose educational career goals clearly coincide with Emily Hewitt’s and Stephen Stockings interest in communicating and interpreting nature’s wonder. Students pursuing degrees in environmental protection, forestry, wildlife and fisheries, biology, parks and recreation, park management, environmental law and public policy, environmental art, and California history are encouraged to apply. Dedication to the ideals of the scholarship’s honorees will be considered at least as important as financial need in making the award.Read more