African American Scholarships
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Though there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated

money for scholarship use to African Americans, a great deal of the money

is being  returned because of a lack of interest. AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS

ARE  NOT APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!  The following is the list of

un-applied scholarships for African-American students.  Please pass this

information on to those who may qualify.  Reach one, teach one!

    ·        BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES 

         http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html   

·         STUDENT INVENTORS SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

·         STUDENT VIDEO SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

·         COCA-COLA TWO YEAR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

·         HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS

http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

·         AYN RAND ESSAY SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.aynrand.org/contests/

·         BRAND ESSAY COMPETITION

chttp://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

·         GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIPS (MAJOR)

http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12

·         XEROX SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS  

http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp?

·         SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS

http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

·         NATIONAL ASSOC. OF BLACK JOURNALISTS SCHOLARSHIPS (NABJ)

http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

     ·         SAUL T. WILSON SCHOLARSHIPS (VETERINARY)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html

·         THURGOOD MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm?

·         FINAID: THE SMART STUDENTS GUIDE TO FINANCIAL AID SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.finaid.org/

·         PRESIDENTIAL FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

·         MICROSOFT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp

·         WIREDSCHOLAR FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH

http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_se

·         HOPE SCHOLARSHIPS & LIFETIME CREDITS 

   http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/

·         WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm

·         MULTIPLE LIST OF MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS

http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html

·         GUARANTEED SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

·         BOEING SCHOLARSHIPS (SOME HBCU CONNECTS)

chttp://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships/

   ·         ROTC MILITARY SHCOLARSHIPS (NAVY, ARMY, MARINES, AIRFORCE)

           chttp://www.todaysmilitary.com/chart_mil_rotc.html

·         EASLEY NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

http://www.naas.org/senior.htm

·         MARYLAND ARTISTS SCHOLARHIPS

http://www.maef.org/

·         JACKI TUCKFIELD MEMORIAL GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP (FOR AA STUDENTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA)

http://www.jackituckfield.org/

·         HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm

·         ACTUARIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm

·         INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS & AID HELP

http://www.iefa.org/

·         COLLEGE BOARD SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH

chttp://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html

·         BURGER KING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/

·         SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE COMPETITION

http://www.siemens-foundation.org/

·         GE AND LULAC SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

·         COLLEGENET’S SCHOLARSHIP DATABASE

http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

·         UNION SPONSORED SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID

http://www.aflcio.org/scholarships/scholar.htm

   ·         25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel

http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

·         SCHOLARSHIP & FINANCIAL AID HELP

http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm

·         SCHOLARSHIP Links (ED FINANCE GROUP)

http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm

·         FAFSA ON THE WEB (YOUR KEY AID FORM & INFO)

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

·         AID & RESOURCE FOR RE-ENTRY STUDENTS

http://www.back2college.com/

·         SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html

·         SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY IN PARALEGAL STUDIES

http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm

·         HBCU “PACKARD” SIT ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS (FOR STUDY AROUND THE WORLD)

http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

·         SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html

·         INROADS INTERNSHIPS

http://www.inroads.org/

      ·       ACT-SO BEUROEOLYMPICS OF THE MIND SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml

·         BLACK ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS SCHOLARSHIPS

http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp

·         SCIENCENET SCHOLARSHIP LISTING

http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

·         GRADUATE FELLOWHSIPS FOR MINORITIES NATIONWIDE

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

·         RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD

http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html

·         THE ROOTHBERT SCHOLARSHIP FUND

http://www.roothbertfund.org/schol

 

USDA's scholarship program

This is information on the USDA's scholarship program - while it is for the Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions there is no "race" requirement for these scholarships.  The bottom lists the schools (like Florida A&M, Kentucky State University , etc.).. this is a great chance for full tuition, room & boards and books, etc. New scholarships are available every year. Click here for more information  http://1890scholars.program.usda.gov/elig.html

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens who have a high school diploma or a G.E.D. certificate and are starting their first year of college for a bachelor's degree.  (Note:  Since this program is intended to increase the number of students studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or other related disciplines at participating institutions, currently enrolled bachelor's-level students in these institutions are not eligible to apply.)

  • Applicant must: Be a U.S. citizen

  • Be an entering freshman

  • Hold a high school diploma or G.E.D. certificate

  • Have a high school GPA of 3.0 or better

  • Have a combined verbal/math score of 1,000 or more on the SAT or a composite score of 21 or more on the ACT

  • Attend one of the seventeen 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions

  • Study agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or other related

  • Demonstrate leadership and community service

  • Apply for admission to the institution(s) of his or her choice

  • Submit an official transcript with the school seal and an authorized

  • Sign all applications (original signature only)

  • All application materials must be postmarked no later than January 15 and sent to the institution(s) selected by the applicant to attend.

This is a listing of the Colleges that you must attend:

Alcorn StateUniversity, Lorman, MS

Delaware State University

Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL

Fort Valley St. University, Fort Valley, GA

Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY

Langston University, Langston, OK

Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO

North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC

Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX

South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC

Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA

Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR

University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD

Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA

West Virginia State College, Institute, WV  

 

Medical School Scholarships

Medical School Scholarships are available to African Americans interested in a free medical degree.  Washington University in St. Louis has scholarships to award bright black Americans.  The students that are chosen will be awarded full tuition for 4 yrs. -$30,000 per year plus $2,500 stipend.  For more information call (800) 638-0700 or visit the website at www.wustl.edu.

Great Minority Scholarships

The Florida A&M University (FAMU) is soliciting your help in finding qualified minority candidates interested in attending FAMU or one of the other Historically Black College or Universities (Morehouse, Tuskegee University, Norfolk State, Prairie View, Savannah State and Southern) on a Navy ROTC Scholarship.  This scholarship is called the Historically Black College Scholarship.

The criteria for the scholarship is as follows:

  1. Must be an African American or Hispanic

  2. High School Senior

  3. High School GPA 3.0 or better

  4. SAT Score 1050 (530 verbal/ 520 math) or ACT Score 22 (22 English/ 22 math)

Once information is received their application will be screened and they will be informed if they will be submitted to Chief of Naval Education and training (CNET) for the scholarship.  Prior to awarding the scholarship, a qualified applicant must pass a medical exam, paid for by the Navy.  The scholarship pays for tuition, fees, books, uniforms, and a monthly stipend of $200.00.  In addition if a student attends FAMU on a NROTC Scholarship, the University offers a limited number of ROOM & BOARD scholarships.  The end result is that the student attends college on a FULL RIDE!
If a student meets the above criteria then he/ she must mail or fax (850) 561-2517 a copy of their high school transcript and SAT or ACT scores to the address below:

Recruiting Officer
Florida A&M University
Naval ROTC Unit
PO Box 6508
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6508