The African American community and African American students play an important role in higher education, and scholarships are out there to help ensure no one misses out on their college dream. From high school juniors to college grad students, many universities across the country offer diversity and minority financial aid opportunities to qualifying black students. These range from financial aid for African American women, African American children, African American men and full-ride scholarships for African American students.
There are many education grants in the United States from notable African American advancement organizations, like the NAACP, UNCF and the Congressional Black Caucus, Inc. This is in addition to the many scholarships from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), like vice-president elect, Kamala Harris' alma mater, Howard University; sororities or fraternities, such as the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity; and foundations, such as the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation, Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the George Floyd Scholarship from Saint Mary-of-the Woods College.
Celebrate your heritage and academic achievement with the opportunity to use your education to make a difference. Who knows, YOU could be the next person the world is celebrating! Apply for the following African American financial aid opportunities today; get the support you need to help you pay for school.
Remember, when you’d like to find a scholarship program to pay for school within specific categories, check out Fastweb’s Scholarship Directory to find awards by school year, ethnicity, race, community service, unique situations and more!
Black Employee Network Scholarship
Deadline: 1/8/21
Award Amount: $40,000
UNCF General Scholarship
Deadline: 3/31/21
Award Amount: $5,000
Goldman Sachs MBA Fellowship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $30,000
Trustee Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: From $25,500 - $27,000
George Washington Carver Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: From $11,000 - $15,000
Diversity Advancement Program Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $15,000
Ralph Johnson Bunche Distinguished Graduate Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $15,000
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $16,150
Duracell/National Urban League Scholarship and Internship Program
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: 5 Awards of $10,000
Arrupe Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $11,400
Royce Osborne Minority Student Scholarship
Deadline: Varies Award Amount: 5 Awards of $4,000Historically Black Colleges and Universities Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $2,000
Goldman Sachs Scholarship for Excellence
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $10,000
Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $10,000ASEE/NSF Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $75,000
Coastal Advertising Marketing Professionals Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $750
Diversity Scholarship – Adler School of Professional Psychology
Deadline: Varies Award Amount: $10,000African/African-American Nursing Student Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
IES Diversity Merit-Based Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Manhattan Central Medical Society Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $2,000Black Professional Association Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Pedro Zamora Public Policy Fellowship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Gerber Scholarship in Pediatrics Program
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $5,000YMCA of Greater Rochester Enhancement of Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $3,000Cay Drachnik Minorities Fund
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
ExxonMobil Scholars Program
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: $7,500
Smoot Memorial Book Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Vaughn Scholarship for Students of Color
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Awards from $1,000 - $4,000
Otis A. Peeler Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
BASF Endowed Scholarship – LSU
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Bevin and Vito Cetta Endowed Scholarship Fund
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Union Contractors of AGC Minority Fund for Oregon African Americans in Construction Engineering Management
Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
BONUS INTERNSHIPS!
Minority Access Internship Program
Deadline: 7/01/20
Emma Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media Internship
Deadline: Varies
BRAG Summer Internship Program
Deadline: Varies
INROADS Internship Program
Deadline: Varies
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