Posted By: S. Moore on June 28, 2023
We know that funding your college journey can be a major hurdle. The cost of tuition and fees can be daunting, with private colleges averaging $38,070, in-state public institutions at $10,740, and out-of-state public colleges at $27,560 for the 2021-2022 school year.
But fear not! We've got your back. Below, you'll find an extensive list of college scholarships that every current college student and graduate should seize. Say goodbye to financial worries and hello to your dream education!
And hey, while we're at it, check out this complete list of HBCUs across America. It's time to embrace your alma mater's vibrant legacy and all the opportunities it offers.
American Bus Association Diversity Scholarship
This scholarship focuses on underrepresented groups pursuing careers in the transportation, travel, and tourism industries at the management or operational level. Undergraduate or graduate students may apply.
Deadline: Varies
Amount: $5,000
Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Education Scholarship
Eligible applicants include Black and African American students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees. High school seniors may also apply. Applicants must live or go to school in a CBC Members district.
Deadline: April
Amount: $2,500-$20,000
KnowBe4 Scholarships For Black Americans in Cybersecurity
Administered by the Center for Cyber Safety and Education, the KnowBe4 scholarship is open to Black and African American students. Applicants must be pursuing a degree focused on cybersecurity or information assurance. Undergraduates or graduate students with a minimum GPA of 3.2 may apply.
Deadline: April
Amount: $10,000 for college expenses/$3,000 for on-campus housing
Brown and Caldwell Minority Scholarship
Black, African American, and other minority students may apply. Students must be undergraduates in their junior or senior year or enrolled in a graduate program in engineering or environmental science.
Deadline: Varies
Amount: $5,000
Albert W Dent Graduate Student Scholarship
The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives awards this scholarship to racially and ethnically diverse students enrolled in their last year of a healthcare management master’s degree program, such as healthcare administration
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: March
Apple HBCU Scholars Program
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) in partnership with Apple is proud to present the Apple HBCU Scholars Program to outstanding students attending a Historically Black College or University. Eligible students should be currently working towards a degree in an undergraduate, Masters, Law or Ph.D. program
Amount: 15,000
Zonta International Women in Technology Scholarship
Women pursuing STEM degrees at accredited undergraduate or master’s programs
Deadline: April
Amount: $5,000
Discover Student Loans Scholarship
Students can enter for a chance to win a $5,000 scholarship at eligible colleges/universities. Open to residents nationwide and US territories.
Amount: $5000
Eligibility: Must be 16 years old, HS/College/Graduate student
Deadline: Rolling until February 1
Christophers Video Contest for College Students
The Christophers Video Contest for College Students is open to students currently enrolled in and attending a graduate or undergraduate program at a college or university. To be considered, you must create a film or video (5 minutes or less in length) that best communicates the message and mission of The Christophers and its belief that one person can make a difference.
Amount: $2000
Deadline: Jan 16
UNCF General Scholarship
The UNCF General Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member college or university.
Amount: $500
SMART Scholarship
The SMART (Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation) Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college and graduate students. You must be pursuing a technical degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be able to participate in summer internships and willing to accept post-graduate employment at the DoD in order to be considered for the award.
Amount: $38,000
ACHE Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship
The ACHE Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is offered to provide financial aid to minority students in healthcare management graduate programs to help offset tuition costs, student loans and expenses. Offered annually, the Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is designated for minority students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program.
Amount; $5000
Deadline: March 31
AIA Chicago Foundation Graduate Diversity Scholarship
The AIA Chicago Foundation Graduate Scholarship is a design scholarship established to increase diversity within the architectural profession by aiding an incoming or currently enrolled graduate student attending NAAB accredited master’s degree program in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, or the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Amount: 10000
Deadline: May 2
AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
The AICPA Minority Scholarship awards outstanding minority students to encourage their selection of accounting as a major and their ultimate entry into the profession. Applicants must be full-time minority students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting or an accounting-related major. Applicants must have a GPA of at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), demonstrate some financial need and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.
Amount: $5000
Deadline: March 1
ALCOA Fund Scholarship
The ALCOA Fund Scholarship provides 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.
Deadline: July 31
Alice Belkin Memorial Scholarship
Alice Belkin Memorial Scholarships are awarded annually to outstanding minority graduate students in the field of international relations who need financial assistance. Applicants must be a minority graduate student enrolled in studies related to the field of Globalization or International Relations at UCLA, be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Amount: $4000
Deadline: January 31
American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship
Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada and must be American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and must attend an ALA-accredited graduate program in library and information studies or an ALA-recognized NCATE School Library Media program.
Amount: $5000
Deadline: March 1
APA Foundation Scholarship
The APA Foundation Scholarship was created to advance social equity and diversity in the planning profession and in our communities. Applicants from any minority group are eligible to apply. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate Planning Accreditation Board approved program and demonstrate financial need.
Deadline: TBD
Brown and Caldwell Minority Scholarship
Brown and Caldwell offers a $5,000 Minority Scholarship to support students who identify as minorities and are interested in pursuing a career in the environmental profession.
Applicants must be a United States citizen or permanent resident, full-time student enrolled in his/her Junior, Senior year or graduate program at an accredited college/university, declared major in civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical or environmental engineering or one of the environmental sciences (e.g. geology, hydro-geology, ecology), have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent on a 5.0 scale), and identify as a member of a minority group (e.g. African American, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific American or Alaska Native).
Amount: $5000
Deadline: April 15
CBC Spouses Education Scholarship
Seeing an educational need in their congressional districts, the CBC Spouses Education Scholarship was established by the spouses of Congressional Black Caucus members in response to federal cuts in spending for education programs and scholarships, which disproportionately affect people of color. This opportunity awards scholarships to academically talented and highly motivated African-American or Black students pursuing an associates, undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degrees.
Deadline: April 30
Chasers Charities-Robinson Athletic Scholarship Program
The Chasers Charities-Robinson Athletic Scholarship Program is administered by Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A Affiliate for the Kansas City Royals. To be eligible to apply, the student must be a United States citizen or a permanent resident, reside in the following counties: Sarpy, Douglas, Cass, Lancaster and Pottawattamie, have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, be African-American, male and female, and a high school student participating in athletics, be a high school senior or graduate planning to enroll in a full time undergraduate course of study at an accredited postsecondary institution.
Amount: $1000
Deadline: March 15
Chips Quinn Scholars Program
The Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in Journalism offers students hands-on training and mentoring by caring news veterans. The program's aim is to provide training and support that will open doors to news and information careers and bring greater diversity to the newsrooms of the U.S. College juniors, seniors, graduate students and recent graduates with majors in journalism or career goals in journalism are eligible to apply.
Deadline: October 1
CIEF Scholarships In Architecture
Founded in 1995, the CIEF Scholarships in Architecture is open to minority students pursuing a career in Architecture, and is intended to help increase the representation of minorities in the Architecture profession. A maximum of five (5) scholarships (new or continuing) are awarded each year to students accepted by a college with a Bachelor of Architecture, or a five-year Master of Architecture program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
Amount: $4000
Deadline: March 13
CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland
The CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland encourages and supports ethnic minority students in the attainment of a graduate degree in library or information studies and encourages commitment to the improvement of library services to ethnic minority communities.
Amount: $2500
Deadline: April 12
Corris Boyd Scholars Program
The Corris Boyd Scholars Program is a $40,000 award offered to graduate students majoring in healthcare administration. Eligibility: Have applied and been accepted into an AUPHA Full Member master's degree program for start in Fall, but not before August 1st (see website for list of member schools); be a full-time student; be a racial minority; have a 3.0 GPA; and, be a US citizen or permanent resident.
Amount: $40000
Deadline: May 1
George A. Straight Minority Scholarship
George A. Strait Minority Scholarships are awarded annually to college graduates with meaningful law library experience who are members of a minority group as defined by current U.S. government guidelines, are degree candidates in an accredited library or law school, and who intend to have a career in law librarianship.
Deadline: April 1
Historically Underrepresented Groups Scholarship
The SAA Historically Underrepresented Groups Scholarship (HUGS) helps increase the number of under-represented minorities obtaining degrees in archaeology. Eligible applicants must be a resident of either the U.S. or Canada, be enrolled in a regionally accredited university in the United States or Canada (or if outside the United States, a university with equivalent accreditation), and be an undergraduate (if the applicant is a graduate student, they be in Year 1 or Year 2 of graduate studies.
Deadline: January 29
Katherine B. Ross Education Scholarship
The Katherine B. Ross Education Scholarship was established to assist college students and graduate students pursuing a degree in education. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. In addition, the applicant must be currently enrolled in a college or university granting a four-year degree or post-graduate degree.
Amount: $1920
Deadline: December 31
Mary Murphy Scholarship
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is committed to serving the greater Los Angeles community by offering the Mary Murphy Scholarship. This scholarship is designed to provide financial support to women pursuing graduate and professional degrees, especially in the fields where African American women are underrepresented.
Amount: $1000
Deadline: April 10
Moss Adams Scholarship
The Moss Adams Foundation Scholarship is offered to women pursuing a degree in accounting. Eligible applicants must either be minorities, or women returning to school as current or re-entry juniors or seniors, or women pursuing their fifth year requirement through either general studies or within a graduate program.
Amount: $1000
Deadline: April 30
National Black MBA Association Graduate Scholarships
Financially active members of the NBMBAA who are U.S. citizens may apply for a variety of graduate-level scholarships at NBMBAA-partner Universities.
NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors (Masters)
The National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program will administer up to 40 master’s degree-level counseling fellowships of $15,000 for addictions counseling students, plus the travel expenses to participate in other program-related trainings.
Amount: $15000
Robert Toigo Foundation Fellowship
The Toigo Fellowship provides leadership and mentorship experience to minority MBA students and graduate students in joint degree programs with MBA like Real Estate, Public Policy or Law.
$1000
Deadline: March 22
S.I.S.T.A.s of Middle Georgia Scholarship
In order to be considered for the Sisters In Speech Therapy and Audiology Scholarship, applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited Undergraduate or Graduate SLP/Communication Disorders Program and be an African American female.
Amount: $1000
Deadline: June 1
Smithsonian Institution James E. Webb Internship
The Smithsonian Institution James E. Webb Internship is offered to racial minority students who are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in business and public administration.
Amount: $6000
The Brown Medical and Educational (MAE) Foundation Teaching Scholarship
The Brown Medical and Educational (MAE) Foundation Teaching Scholarship is offered to students who are pursuing a career in teaching, and will be attending a U.S. undergraduate or graduate institution and are a descendant of one of the following groups: Black/African American, Native American/American Indian, Hispanic/Latin American, Asian/Pacific Islander.
Amount: $1000
Deadline: April 30
The Rossiter Family Scholarship On Behalf of William J. Rizzo, Jr.
The Rossiter Family Scholarship is offered for the benefit of women and minority students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in civil or environmental engineering.
Amount: $10000
Deadline: December 19
Woodard and Curran Scholarship
The Woodard & Curran Scholarship established in 2017 supports a female or minority student seeking a master’s degree in engineering in the amount of $5,000.
Amount: $5000
Deadline: December 21
SOURCE HBCU Graduates.com
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