Minority Scholarship

AAAS Minority Science Writers Internship

For minority students interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing at Science Magazine for 10 weeks over the summer.

• ABA Diversity Scholarship

For students pursuing a career in the management and operation ranks of the transportation, travel, and tourism industry.

• Academic Competitiveness Grant

For first-year and second-year college students.

• ACS Scholars Program

Sponsored by the American Chemical Society; students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields.

• Actuarial Diversity Scholarship

For minority students pursuing a degree that may lead to a career in the actuarial profession.

• AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students

Sponsored by the American Institute of CPAs.

• Akash Kuruvilla Memorial Scholarship Fund

For students who demonstrate excellence in leadership, diversity, integrity, and academia.

• Alphonso Deal Scholarship Award

Sponsored by the National Black Police Association, for a student (male or female) seeking higher educational training in the academics of law enforcement, or other related areas.

• American Society of Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship

For highly competitive students who wish to pursue graduate careers (Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D) in microbiology.

• AMS Minority Scholarships

Sponsored by the American Meteorological Society; for students pursuing a career in the field of meteorology.

• APS Minority Scholarship

Sponsored by the American Physical Society; for students pursuing a degree in the field of physics.

• APSA Minority Fellows Program

Sponsored by the American Political Science Association; for students pursuing graduate level work in political science.

• Assoc. for Women Scientists Minority Scholarship for Women

For minority women to pursue an education and later a career in the geosciences. It provides financial aid and matches the student with a mentor in the same field.

• AXA Achievement Scholarship

Awarded to one student from each state, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

• Chips Quinn Scholars Program

Scholars are accepted into the program by nomination from journalism faculty and campus media advisers, editors of newspapers or leaders of minority journalism associations

• Ed Bradley Scholarship

For students who will be sophomores, juniors or seniors at the time the scholarship is awarded, pursuing careers in radio, television, or digital journalism.

• EMPOWER Scholarship Award

Encourages and supports ethnically diverse students who are pursuing a career in a medical or rehabilitation field.

• EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study to rising junior undergraduate students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields that directly support the mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

• Hyatt Hotels Fund for Minority Lodging Management Students

For minority students pursing a degree in hotel management.

• ESA Foundation Scholarship Program

For minority and female students majoring in a field related to computer and video game arts.

• Gates Millennium Scholarship

Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to serve minority students. Graduate level awards are available for some academic areas.

• Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship

Awarded biennially to students who are recommended by an active member of NACWC.

• Holly A. Cornell Scholarship

For outstanding female and/or minority students pursuing graduate level work in the field of water supply and treatment.

• James E. Webb Internship Program for Minority Undergraduate Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students in Business and Public Administration

Internships in residence at the Smithsonian for minority junior and senior undergraduate and graduate students in Business and Public Administration.

• Judith McManus Price Scholarship

Sponsored by the American Planning Association, for students who intend to pursue careers as practicing planners in the public sector, and are able to demonstrate a genuine financial need.

• INCPAS Scholars Program

For minority students graduating from a high school in Indiana.

• Ron Brown Scholar Program

Recipients are young African Americans of outstanding promise who are offered academic scholarships, service opportunities and leadership experiences.

• RTNDF Carole Simpson Scholarship

For students who will be sophomores, juniors or seniors at the time the scholarship is awarded, pursuing careers in radio, television, or digital journalism.

• SanDisk Scholars Fund

Supports the educational goals of students in pursuit of careers in engineering and computer science. The program awards scholarships of up to $10,000 per student.

• Smithsonian Minority Awards Program

Offers internships and visiting student awards to students who are underrepresented in Smithsonian scholarly programs, in the disciplines of research conducted at the Institution, and in the museum field.

• SOARS Program

An undergraduate to graduate program built around a summer research internship, mentoring by top scientists, and a supportive learning community.

• Spectrum Scholarship

ALA's national diversity and recruitment effort designed to address the specific issue of under-representation of critically needed ethnic librarians Sphinx Competition Open to all Junior High, High School, and College age Black and Latino string players residing in the U.S. Each year, all 18 semi-finalists are entitled to receive Sphinx assistance Fund Scholarships.

• Surety & Fidelity Industry Intern & Scholarship Program for Minority Students

Awards up to $5,000 to outstanding minority students to support their studies in the areas of insurance/risk management, accounting, or business/finance.

• UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards

Each award provides up to $30,000, which includes up to $25,000 towards tuition, room and board, and billable fees.

• United Negro College Fund Scholarships

Numerous scholarships available.

• UPS Scholarship for Minority Students

Available to undergraduate students pursuing a course of study in industrial engineering.

• Xerox Minority Scholarships

Awards between $1,000 and $10,000 to qualified minorities enrolled in a technical degree program at the bachelor level or above.

• Lagrant Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships

For students majoring in a field of study that has an emphasis on advertising, marketing or public relations.

• Leonard M. Perryman Scholarship

awards a $2,500 scholarship for undergraduate study of religion journalism or mass communications.

• LITA / LSSI Minority Scholarship in Library and Information Technology

Awarded annually by the Library and Information Technology Association and Library Systems and Services, Inc., in the amount of $2,500.00.

• LITA / OCLC Minority Scholarship in Library and Information Technology

Awarded jointly annually by OCLC, Inc. and the Library and Information Technology Association in the amount of $3,000.00.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Award

Sponsored by the American Correctional Association; awarded to minority nominees pursuing college education or graduate training related to a career in the criminal justice field.

• National Press Club

For promising future journalists who will bring diversity to American journalism. Consists of a $2,000 one-year scholarship, which can be renewed for up to three years at $2,500 per year.

• Ohio Newspaper Association Minority Scholarship

Awards a $1,500 scholarship to a minority high school senior in Ohio who plans to major in a field relevant to the newspaper industry, particularly journalism, advertising, marketing, or communications degree program at an Ohio college or university.

• The Phyllis G. Meekins Scholarship

A need-based scholarship for female high school seniors from a recognized minority background who will be pursuing a full-time course of study and playing collegiate golf.

• Presbyterian Church-U.S.A. Student Opportunity Scholarships

serves Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) college students by providing need-based aid for sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are full-time, first degree students attending accredited institutions in the United States. Preference in this program is extended to racial ethnic students in order to promote diversity.

• Reach for the Gold Book Scholarship

Recognizes academic and benevolent achievement among young women of color, and supports continued success through the first year of college. The Alumnae Association of Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated awards one scholarship recipient annually.

• RMHC/African-American Future Achievers Scholarship

Applicant must have at least one parent of African American or Black Caribbean heritage.