Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS
University Website: www.alcorn.edu/Apply Online: https://selfserve.alcorn.edu/pls/prod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Alcorn State University is a historically black comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 by the Reconstruction era legislature to provide higher education for freedmen. It was the first black land grant college in the United States.
The university is counted as a census-designated place and had a resident population of 1,017 at the 2010 census.
Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist, graduated in 1948 from here. Students at the college were part of the mid-twentieth century civil rights struggle, working to register residents for voting and struggling to end segregation. Other alumni have been activists, politicians and professionals in Mississippi and other states. The University is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Coordinates: 31°52′37″N 91°08′28″W / 31.87694°N 91.14111°W / 31.87694; -91.14111
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Alcorn State University College Scholarships
Army ROTC Scholarship - Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State University |
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award $12,620 |
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DescriptionThe Army ROTC is available to students at Alcorn State University. You must be involved in the Army ROTC program on campus to be eligible for this award. Recipients will be commissioned as an Army officer upon receipt of the bachelor's degree. View Scholarship Details |
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TMCF / Keith R. Johnson Memorial ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $10,625 |
deadline July 17, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe TMCF / Keith R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students and graduate students enrolled at least part-time at Thurgood Marshall College Fund - member schools. To be eligible for this award, you must have a minimum GPA of 2.5, demonstrate financial need, and be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident... View Scholarship Details |
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Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation ScholarshipDescendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate HBCU students. You must be a certified descendant of Jesuit slaveholding within the Catholic Church in the United States to be eligible for this award. Spouses of descendants may also apply. View Scholarship Details |
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ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate ScholarshipAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate Scholarship is available to full - time students majoring in chemistry. You must express the intent to teach high school chemistry after graduation and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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TMCF Wells Fargo ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline July 17, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe TMCF Wells Fargo Scholarship is available to full - time sophomore, junior, and senior students attending Thurgood Marshall College Fund - member schools. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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FedEx HBCU ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $9,600 |
deadline July 17, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe FedEx HBCU Scholarship is available to undergraduate students attending Thurgood Marshall College Fund - member schools. You must be majoring in business, have a minimum 2.75 GPA, and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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TMCF Lowe's ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline December 01, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe TMCF Lowe's Scholarship is available to students enrolled full-time sophomore, junior or senior attending a Thurgood Marshall College Fund - member school. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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TMCF / Ivy Beauty ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $4,100 |
deadline July 17, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe TMCF / Ivy Beauty Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students attending Thurgood Marshall College Fund - member schools. To be eligible for this award, you must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, demonstrate financial need, and be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped... View Scholarship Details |
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Annie Ibok ScholarshipHBCU EXCELLENCE |
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award $1,000 |
deadline July 31, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Annie Ibok Scholarship is available to rising college freshmen who are attending HBCUs. You must be a resident of Washington State or California and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. Priority is given to recent high school graduates. View Scholarship Details |
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Marki Lemons Ryhal Education Advancement ScholarshipChicago Association of REALTORS |
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award $500 |
deadline August 01, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Marki Lemons Ryhal Education Advancement Scholarship is available to African - American female students residing in underserved communities within the Chicagoland area. You must be pursuing a real estate license, OR be attending an HBCU or Chicago State University to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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