- Offered ByNiche
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionOpen to all high school and college students. Simply log in or create a free account below to apply.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
- Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers
- DeadlineJanuary 31, 2021
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByZeta - National Educational Foundation
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionAvailable to graduate students pursuing a degree in anthropology or related fields. Award for full-time study for one academic year (Fall-Spring). Amount varies from $500 to $1,000. Proof of enrollment required.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: 3.75
- MajorSocial Sciences
- TypeAfrican American
- Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program
- DeadlineMarch 1, 2021
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByIllinois Student Assistance Commission
- StateIllinois
- DescriptionIf: 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.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- MajorAny Major
- TypeMinority, Education
- Valerie Russel Scholarship for African American Lay Women
- DeadlineMarch 1, 2021
- Amount$1,500
- Offered ByUnited Church of Christ
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionThis scholarship will be awarded to an African American laywoman whose commitment to justice is theologically grounded.
- Essay Required: Unknown
- Recommendations Required: Unknown
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeFemale, African American
- Boyd Family Scholarship Fund
- DeadlineMarch 15, 2021
- Amount$1,000
- Offered ByCleveland Foundation
- StateOhio
- DescriptionTo advance education by providing scholarship support for African-American graduating seniors of Glenville High School.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: Yes
- Minimum GPA: 3.75
- MajorAny Major
- TypeAfrican American
- Charles Hildreth Kelso Scholarship
- DeadlineMarch 15, 2021
- Amount$1,000
- Offered ByCleveland Foundation
- StateOhio
- DescriptionPurpose: 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.
- Essay Required: Unknown
- Recommendations Required: Unknown
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorEducation
- TypeAfrican American
- CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship
- DeadlineApril 20, 2021
- Amount$3,000
- Offered ByCongressional Black Caucus Foundation
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionThis program was established in 2000 in honor of the late Curtis Mayfield to ensure that students pursuing a degree in the performing arts receive financial assistance. Performing arts includes theater, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, marching bands, etc. Selected applicants will be qualified African-American or black students.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: Yes
- Minimum GPA: 3.75
- MajorPerforming Arts
- TypeAfrican American
- CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship
- DeadlineApril 20, 2021
- Amount$3,000
- Offered ByCongressional Black Caucus Foundation
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionThis award is for students with majors in the visual arts including, but not limited to, architecture, ceramics, drawing, fashion, graphic design, illustration, interior design, painting, photography, sketching, video production and other decorative arts.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: Yes
- Minimum GPA: 3.75
- MajorVisual Arts, Art, Fine Arts
- TypeAfrican American
- Sylvia M. Young Smith Scholarship
- DeadlineMay 6, 2021
- Amount$100,000
- Offered ByUNCF
- StateDistrict of Columbia, Colorado
- DescriptionThis merit-based scholarship provides $25,000 annually to 6 African American students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: Yes
- Minimum GPA: 2.80
- MajorAny Major
- TypeAfrican American
- Valuing Diversity Ph.D. Scholarship
- DeadlineMay 19, 2021
- Amount$1,000
- Offered ByAmerican Marketing Association Foundation
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionThrough its Valuing Diversity Ph.D. Scholarship Program, the AMAF seeks to widen the opportunities for underrepresented populations to attend marketing doctoral programs. In 2003, the Foundation awarded its first two scholarships under the Valuing Diversity Ph.D. Scholarship Program. For the academic year, several $1,000 scholarships will be granted to students currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs. The scholarships are funded by the donors of the AMAF's Valuing Diversity Fund.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: Yes
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorBusiness/Management, Marketing, Sports Management
- TypeMinority
- Alphonso Deal Scholarship Award
- DeadlineMay 20, 2021
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByNational Black Police Association
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionThe 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.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: Yes
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorCriminal Justice
- TypeAfrican American
- Jack & Jill of America Foundation
- DeadlineJune 1, 2021
- Amount$2,500
- Offered ByUNCF
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionThis scholarship assists the positive development of African American youth and the development of future leaders.
- Essay Required: Unknown
- Recommendations Required: Unknown
- Minimum GPA: 3.00
- MajorAny Major
- TypeAfrican American
- The Gates Scholarship
- DeadlineSeptember 15, 2021
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionThe Gates Scholarship is a highly selective, full scholarship for exceptional, Pell-eligible, minority, high school seniors. Starting in 2018, the scholarship will be awarded to 300 top student leaders each year with the intent of promoting their academic excellence through college graduation, and providing them the opportunity to reach their full potential.
- Essay Required: Unknown
- Recommendations Required: Unknown
- Minimum GPA: 3.75
- MajorAny Major
- TypeMinority
- Alzada Singleton Davis Scholarship
- DeadlineVaries
- Amount$2,000
- Offered ByCleveland Foundation
- StateOhio
- DescriptionProviding 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.
- Essay Required: Unknown
- Recommendations Required: Unknown
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeFemale, African American
- BMG Scholarship in Honor of Quincy Jones
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByThe ASCAP Foundation and BMG
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionThe 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.
- Essay Required: Unknown
- Recommendations Required: Unknown
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorMusic
- TypeAfrican American
- Florida Incentive Scholarship Program
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByFlorida Department of Education
- StateFlorida
- DescriptionThe 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.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: 3.00
- MajorAny Major
- TypeMinority
- Frederick C. Branch Scholarship
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByUS Navy
- StateNationwide
- DescriptionThe Frederick C. Branch Scholarship is an additional NROTC scholarship opportunity open to students planning to attend a participating Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeGeneric
- Irving Burgie Scholarship
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByThe ASCAP Foundation
- StateNew York
- DescriptionThe ASCAP Foundation Irving Burgie Scholarship was established to support an aspiring African-American songwriter from New York City. This annual scholarship is awarded alternately between the Berklee College of Music and the University of Southern California. The recipient is selected by the music faculty of each school.
- Essay Required: Unknown
- Recommendations Required: Unknown
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorMusic
- TypeAfrican American
- Jacques Avent Scholarship
- DeadlineVaries
- Amount$5,000
- Offered ByCentral Arizona Chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators
- StateArizona
- DescriptionEstablished by the Central Arizona Chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators to award scholarships valued up to $5,000 to future Black public administrators. The scholarship is named in honor of Jacques Avent, one of NFBPA's original founders. Jacques had a long distinguished public service career. He was the first African American to hold a senior executive position, serving as executive assistant to the City Council and Deputy City Manager with the city of Phoenix, Arizona. Through his trailblazing efforts, he was instrumental in promoting and increasing the number of African Americans in executive and middle management positions throughout the city. More importantly, Jacques served as a mentor and confidant to many CAC-NFBPA members and other city employees.
- Essay Required: Yes
- Recommendations Required: Yes
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeAfrican American
- Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention Scholarship
- DeadlineVaries
- Amount$5,000
- Offered ByKentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
- StateKentucky
- DescriptionThis scholarship provides financial aid to Kentucky residents who are minority teachers.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- MajorEducation
- TypeMinority
- NJ Governor's Industry Vocations Scholarship (NJ-GIVS) for Woman and Minorities
- DeadlineVaries
- AmountVaries
- Offered ByHigher Education Student Assistance Authority
- StateNew Jersey
- DescriptionNJ-GIVS pays up to $2,000 per year or up to the cost of tuition in an eligible certificate or degree program, less any federal, state or institutional financial aid.
- Essay Required: No
- Recommendations Required: No
- Minimum GPA: None
- MajorAny Major
- TypeFemale, Minority