Find College Scholarships

Niche

Nationwide

Open to all high school and college students. Simply log in or create a free account below to apply.

Any Major

Generic

Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium

Nationwide

This is your chance to do research for pay while investigating various fields of study. If you are a minority student, MURE can offer you a low-risk chance to do research before making any life changing decisions about your major. If you are an undergraduate Penn State student planning on being here for at least one more year, MURE offers you a way to enhance your research skills as well as provide an avenue where you can learn more about your major. MURE provides students with a learning experience that closely resembles how science and engineering are done in the real world.

Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Dental Studies, Earth Science/Geology, Engineering, Health Professions, Information Technology, Kinesiology/Exercise Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Nursing, Nutritional Science, Physics, Pre-Medicine, Psychology, Veterinary Studies

Penn State, Minority

Government Finance Officers Association

Nationwide

The Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship competition is for minority students of public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management) at the upper-division undergraduate or graduate level.

Business/Management, Finance/Accounting, Political Science, Economics

Minority

The American Chemical Society

Nationwide

ACS awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields. Awards of up to $5,000* are given to qualified students. African American, Hispanic, 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.

Chemistry

Minority

Microsoft

Nationwide

Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) is a company-sponsored employee network dedicated to supporting the continued growth and development of black employees at Microsoft Corporation. BAM will award scholarships to outstanding high-school seniors who are interested in pursuing careers in technology. The scholarships are renewable, so winners who continue to meet the criteria can receive an annual award for up to four years.

Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business/Management

African American

Oregon Community Foundation

Oregon

For Black and/or African American graduates of any high school in Deschutes County planning to attend or attending Central Oregon Community College. Participating in high school athletics is a requirement.

Any Major

African American

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Illinois

If: 1) you plan to teach at a nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool, elementary school, or secondary school, for which the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has determined that no less than 30 percent of the enrolled students are African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American, or Native American; and 2) you are of African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native American origin, then you may qualify for up to $5,000 per year as part of the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program.

Any Major

Minority

United Church of Christ

Nationwide

This scholarship will be awarded to an African American laywoman whose commitment to justice is theologically grounded.

Any Major

Female, African American

Virginia Space Grant Consortium

Virginia

Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) provides renewable STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Bridge Scholarships of $1,000 to sophomore students from any federally recognized minority group enrolled full-time in a program of STEM at one of the five Virginia Space Grant member universities.

Any Major

Minority

Cleveland Foundation

Ohio

Providing scholarship 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 (preferably Cuyahoga County).

Any Major

Minority

Cleveland Foundation

Ohio

Purpose: to implement the Charles Hildreth Kelso Scholarship Fund, which will allocate annually, two (2) scholarships in the amount of One-Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) each to a deserving African American graduating senior student from Glenville High School and Collinwood High School, both of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, with a 2.5 Grade Point Average or better, who intends to go on to college and major in education.

Education

African American

Mississippi Office of Financial Aid

Mississippi

Scholarship for minority Mississippi residents who are undergraduate students enrolled full-time at a postsecondary institution in Mississippi majoring in Marine and Environmental Sciences. Award is for a summer program at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Summer Academic Institute. Number of awards and award amount may vary.

Any Major

Minority

American Institute of CPAs

Nationwide

The AICPA Minority Scholarship Award program provides awards to outstanding undergraduate and graduate minority students who plan to pursue the CPA licensure.

Finance/Accounting

Minority

State of Kansas Student Aid

Kansas

The Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship program is designed to assist financially needy, academically competitive students who are identified as members of any of the following ethnic/racial groups: African American; American Indian or Alaskan Native; Asian or Pacific Islander; or Hispanic.

Any Major

Minority

UNCF

District of Columbia, Colorado

This merit-based scholarship provides $25,000 annually to 6 African American students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Any Major

African American

National Black Police Association

Nationwide

The National Black Police Association is seeking to enhance higher education opportunities among qualified graduates. It is our desire that through this financial award a student (male or female) might be afforded the opportunity to have higher educational training in the academics of law enforcement, or other related areas, for the betterment of the Criminal Justice system.

Criminal Justice

African American

UNCF

Nationwide

This scholarship assists the positive development of African American youth and the development of future leaders.

Any Major

African American

Missouri Department of Higher Education

Missouri

This is a scholarship designed to assist academically talented minority and underrepresented individuals pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in an environmental course of study that will lead to employment in a field that is clearly environmentally related.

Any Major

Minority

Cleveland Foundation

Ohio

Providing scholarship support for an African-American female sophomore at Cuyahoga Community College's Metropolitan Campus who has demonstrated academic excellence in the humanities (excluding education or physical sciences) and is matriculating to an upper-division college or university. Selection decisions are based on academic excellence in the humanities. Renewable for one additional year.

Any Major

Female, African American

The ASCAP Foundation and BMG

Nationwide

The ASCAP Foundation BMG Scholarship in honor of Quincy Jones is supported by BMG, Quincy Jones' publisher. This scholarship is presented annually to an African-American college or university student majoring in music who demonstrates musical talent and proficiency in the areas where Quincy has made his mark: composing, arranging, producing, conducting and performing. The scholarship alternates between Berklee College of Music in Boston, Syracuse University, Middle Tennessee State University and SUNY Oneonta. The student is selected by the school's music faculty.

Music

African American

Florida Department of Education

Florida

The Florida Incentive Scholarship Program is a merit scholarship for 2013-14 Florida high school graduates and thereafter who receive recognition as a National Merit or National Achievement Scholar. Eligible scholars will receive an award, which is equal to the institutional cost of attendance minus the sum of Bright Futures and the National Merit/Achievement award. An initial application is not required.

Any Major

Minority