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
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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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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DescriptionThe IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity Scholarship is available to students at institutions that are members or associate members of the IES college consortium. You must be from a student group who have been traditionally under-represented on study abroad programs. This includes but is not limited to, students of color, the LGBT... 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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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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DescriptionThe Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship is available to students at institutions that are members or associate members of the IES college consortium. You must be accepted into an IES study abroad program to be eligible for this award. You also must currently be receiving financial... View Scholarship Details |
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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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DescriptionThe HBCU Tuition and Travel Grant is available to students at a historically black college or university that is a member or associate member of the IES consortium. Your school must also transfer at least 75 percent of home school aid to IES. You also must be planning on studying abroad to be eligible for this award. 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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Tuition Equalization Grant - Georgia Student Finance CommissionGeorgia Student Finance Commission |
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award $950 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Tuition Equalization Grant is open to full - time undergraduate students residing in Georgia. To be considered for this award, you must be enrolled at an eligible private college or university in Georgia or be in your junior or senior year at an eligible four - year public college outside of Georgia (as long as it falls within 50 miles of... 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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Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars ProgramMorgan Stanley |
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award 100% of tuition |
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DescriptionThe Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars Program is open to students attending Howard University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College. Eligible students will be invited to apply through their schools. View Scholarship Details |
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