Spelman College

Atlanta, GA
University Website: www.spelman.edu/Apply Online: www.spelman.edu/admissions/applying-to-spelman
Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the fourth historically black female institution of higher education to receive its collegiate charter in 1924. It thus holds the distinction of being one of America's oldest historically black colleges for women.
Spelman is ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Reports. The college is ranked among the top 50 four-year colleges and universities for producing Fulbright Scholars, and was ranked the second largest producer of African-American college graduates who attend medical school. Forbes magazine ranks Spelman among the nation's top ten best women's colleges. Moreover, Spelman has been ranked the #1 regional college in the South by U.S. News and World Report and is ranked among the Best 373 Colleges and Universities in America by the Princeton Review.
The daughters of Bill Cosby, Henry Louis Gates, Gerald Levert, Martin Luther King, Jr., Morgan Freeman and Sidney Poitier attended Spelman. Spelman is also the alma mater of several notable Americans including the CEO of Sam's Club and former Executive Vice President of Walmart, Rosalind Brewer; Pulitzer Prize Winner, Alice Walker; Dean of Harvard College, Evelynn M. Hammonds; and actress, Keshia Knight Pulliam.
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Spelman College College Scholarships
McDonald's Black and Positively Golden ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline March 27, 2024 |
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IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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CDW Legacy Excellence Program ScholarshipCDW |
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award $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative Scholarship ProgramUNCF, Inc |
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award $5,000 |
deadline May 03, 2024 |
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IES Need-Based Financial Aid ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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HBCU Tuition and Travel Grant - IESInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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National Forum for Black Public Administrators Scholarship ProgramNational Forum for Black Public Administrators |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline January 22, 2024 |
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Tuition Equalization Grant - Georgia Student Finance CommissionGeorgia Student Finance Commission |
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award $950 |
deadline Varies |
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Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars ProgramMorgan Stanley |
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award 100% of tuition |
deadline Varies |
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Wade Scholarship ProgramWade Institute of Technology |
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award 100% of tuition |
deadline January 12, 2024 |