Shaw University

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Raleigh, NC

University Website:  www.shawu.edu/
Apply Online:  https://bearsnet.shawu.edu/ICS/Admissions/

Shaw University, founded as Raleigh Institute, is a private liberal arts institution and historically black university (HBCU) in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1865, it is the oldest HBCU in the Southern United States.

Shaw is affiliated with the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and a member of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. which supports the Shaw University Divinity School. Along with Howard University, Hampton University, Lincoln University, PA and Virginia Union University, Shaw was a co-founding member of the NCAA Division II's Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference, the oldest African American athletic association in the U.S. The university has won CIAA championships in Football, Basketball (women's and mens), and Men's Tennis.

The university won a 5-year grant with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to create a Partnership for the Elimination of Health Disparities for minorities, and a 7-year grant with Johns Hopkins University for Gerontological Research. In 2007, Shaw received $2.5 million from the National Science Foundation to support its Nanoscience and Nanotechnology program. In 2004, Shaw University received $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Education to develop an Upward Bound Program.

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Shaw University College Scholarships

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Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation Scholarship

Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation

Up to $10,000 Varies See Details

Description

The 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.

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Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation Scholarship

Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation

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Up to $10,000

deadline

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Description

The 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.

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Wm. Wrigley Foundation Scholarship

UNCF, Inc

Up to $5,000 September 30, 2025 See Details

Description

The Wm. Wrigley Foundation Scholarship is available to students who are attending UNCF member schools. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and be majoring in majoring in engineering, business, finance, accounting, chemistry, economics, computer science, or marketing to be eligible for this award.

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Wm. Wrigley Foundation Scholarship

UNCF, Inc

award

Up to $5,000

deadline

September 30, 2025
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Description

The Wm. Wrigley Foundation Scholarship is available to students who are attending UNCF member schools. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and be majoring in majoring in engineering, business, finance, accounting, chemistry, economics, computer science, or marketing to be eligible for this award.

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Edward M. Nagel Foundation Scholarship - UNCF

UNCF, Inc

Up to $5,000 October 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The Edward M. Nagel Foundation Scholarship is available to entering freshman students who are attending United Negro College Fund member schools. You must be planning to major in business, accounting or economics, be a resident of California, and have graduated in the top 25 percent of your high school class with a minimum 3.0 GPA to be...

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Edward M. Nagel Foundation Scholarship - UNCF

UNCF, Inc

award

Up to $5,000

deadline

October 01, 2025
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Description

The Edward M. Nagel Foundation Scholarship is available to entering freshman students who are attending United Negro College Fund member schools. You must be planning to major in business, accounting or economics, be a resident of California, and have graduated in the top 25 percent of your high school class with a minimum 3.0 GPA to be...

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Michael Jackson Scholarship

UNCF, Inc

Up to $4,000 September 30, 2025 See Details

Description

The Michael Jackson Scholarship is available to students who are attending UNCF member schools. You must be majoring in communication arts or social science to be eligible for this award.

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Michael Jackson Scholarship

UNCF, Inc

award

Up to $4,000

deadline

September 30, 2025
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Description

The Michael Jackson Scholarship is available to students who are attending UNCF member schools. You must be majoring in communication arts or social science to be eligible for this award.

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North Carolina Sheriffs' Association Criminal Justice Scholarship

North Carolina Sheriffs' Association

$2,000 Varies See Details

Description

The North Carolina Sheriffs' Association Criminal Justice Scholarship is open to full- time North Carolina undergraduate students majoring in criminal justice. First priority in selection is given to the son or daughter of (1) a sheriff or deputy sheriff or (2) any law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. Second priority is given...

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North Carolina Sheriffs' Association Criminal Justice Scholarship

North Carolina Sheriffs' Association

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$2,000

deadline

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Description

The North Carolina Sheriffs' Association Criminal Justice Scholarship is open to full- time North Carolina undergraduate students majoring in criminal justice. First priority in selection is given to the son or daughter of (1) a sheriff or deputy sheriff or (2) any law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. Second priority is given...

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Marki Lemons Ryhal Education Advancement Scholarship

Chicago Association of REALTORS

$500 November 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The 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.

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Marki Lemons Ryhal Education Advancement Scholarship

Chicago Association of REALTORS

award

$500

deadline

November 01, 2025
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Description

The 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.

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Feeder School Scholarship

Mississippi College School of Law

100% of tuition Varies See Details

Description

The Feeder School Scholarship is available to students entering Mississippi College School of Law. To be eligible, you must be graduating from one of the following schools: Jackson State University, Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Millsaps College, Mississippi College, Mississippi State University, Tougaloo College,...

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Feeder School Scholarship

Mississippi College School of Law

award

100% of tuition

deadline

Varies
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Description

The Feeder School Scholarship is available to students entering Mississippi College School of Law. To be eligible, you must be graduating from one of the following schools: Jackson State University, Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Millsaps College, Mississippi College, Mississippi State University, Tougaloo College,...

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San Diego HBCU Scholarship

Restore, Uplift & Hope

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Description

The San Diego HBCU Scholarship is available to high school seniors. To be eligible, you must be graduating from a San Diego County high school, have been accepted to a HBCU, and submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "Why I want to attend an HBCU."

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San Diego HBCU Scholarship

Restore, Uplift & Hope

award

Varies

deadline

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Description

The San Diego HBCU Scholarship is available to high school seniors. To be eligible, you must be graduating from a San Diego County high school, have been accepted to a HBCU, and submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "Why I want to attend an HBCU."

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UNCF General Scholarship

UNCF, Inc

Varies March 31, 2026 See Details

Description

The UNCF General Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member college or university. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award.

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UNCF General Scholarship

UNCF, Inc

award

Varies

deadline

March 31, 2026
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Description

The UNCF General Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member college or university. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award.

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