Are you a minority student and would like to get a scholarship? There are lots of scholarship program available for minorities who wish for higher education but cannot afford it. Luckily, here we have listed some of the best minority scholarships in our directory that will help you to pay for education.
Our list is available for full-time students, high school senior, junior, undergraduate, and graduate students. There all given programs provide award range from $1,000 to $28,000. Each scholarship applications and requirements are different so check out according to your eligibility and apply today!
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LITA / LSSI Minority Scholarship
The Library and Information Technology Association glad to announce the LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to encourage the entry of qualified persons into the library and automation field that plan to follow a career in that field. Award amount of the scholarship is $2,500.00.
Provided By: Library and Information Technology Association
Course: Multiple Course
Award: $2,500.00.
Eligibility: Qualified persons in the library and automation field
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Apply Now: http://www.ala.org/lita/awards/lssi
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
The Jackie Robinson Foundation is pleased to announce “Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship”. If you are a graduating high school senior and plan to attend an accredited and approved four-year institution within the United States you can apply. Through its Mentoring and Leadership Development Program, the Foundation provides scholarships of up to $30,000 over four years to minority high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.
Provided By: Jackie Robinson Foundation
Course: Multiple Course
Award: Up to $28,000/four years
Eligibility: Graduating high school senior
Deadline: February 15, 2018
Apply Now: http://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/applicants/
CANFIT Scholarships
The CANFIT Scholarship program provides funds to students of African-American, American Indian, and Alaska Native, Asian-American, Pacific Islander, or Latino/Hispanic descent to help achieve their college education undergraduate or graduate degrees in nutrition, physical activity, or culinary arts. Undergraduate and graduate scholarships are available for students who have financial need to study nutrition, physical education or culinary arts in the state of California.
Provided By: CANFIT
Course: Degree course
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Award: Varies
Deadline: March 31st each year.
Apply Now: http://canfit.org/scholarships/
ACS Scholars Award
The American Chemical Society provides an opportunity “ACS Scholars Award” to students who are planning a career in the chemical sciences. To be considered for a scholarship through the ACS Scholars Program, candidates must be (African-American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian) a full-time student at a high school or accredited college, university, or community college. Candidate must be a graduating high school senior or college freshman, sophomore or junior intending to, or already majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical technology, or another chemically-related science. The award range of the scholarship is up to 10,500
Provided By: American Chemical Society
Course: Chemistry or chemistry-related fields
Award: Awards of up to $10,500
Eligibility: Underrepresented minority students
Deadline: March 1 annually
Apply Now: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/scholarships/acsscholars/apply.html
AWG Minority Scholarship
The AWG Minority Scholarship new program encourages young minority women to pursue an education and later a career in the geosciences. Applicants must be women of African-American, Hispanic or Native American descent who are pursuing a degree in one of the geosciences. One or more awards totaling $6,000 will be given each summer for use during the next academic year
Provided By: Association for Women Geoscientists
Course: Degree course
Award: $6,000
Eligibility: A woman, Full-time school students
Deadline: June 30th each year
Apply Now: https://www.grfoundation.org/apply-for-scholarships/additional-scholarships
Minority Teacher Education Scholarship
The Minority Teacher Education Scholars (MTES) program is a collaborative performance-based scholarship program for African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and Native American students administered by the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc. (FFMT). The scholarship is awarded $4,000 to students who are juniors with at least 60 credits or an associate’s degree. Applicants must have at least a 2.5 GPA while enrolled full-time. Recipients are required to teach at least one year in Florida public schools after graduation.
Provided By: Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc. (FFMT)
Course: Graduate degree course
Award: $4,000
Eligibility: Junior status, full-time students
Deadline: Each year, July 1 and November 1
Apply Now: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/factsheets/FFMT.pdf
Minority Scholarship Program
The Warner Norcross & Judd Firm sponsors an annual Minority Scholarship Program to a legal secretarial student. Candidates for the law school scholarship must be accepted to or attending a Michigan law school or be a Michigan resident attending an accredited law school in the United States. The program awards $5,000 to a law school student, $2,000 to a paralegal/legal assistant student and $1,000. Candidates for the paralegal and secretarial scholarships must be a Michigan resident majoring in paralegal or legal secretarial studies in an accredited program.
Provided By: Warner Norcross & Judd
Course: Degree course
Award: $8,000
Eligibility: Paralegal/legal assistant student, legal secretarial student
Deadline: April 1, 2018
Apply Now: http://www.wnj.com/Careers/Diversity/Minority-Scholarships-and-Applications
Minority Access National Internship Program
Minority Access, Inc. is pleased to announce the Minority Access National Internship Program that provides students with the opportunity to merge academic theory with practical application in the workplace through full time and part time internships. The program is designed to allow talented undergraduate and graduate students
Provided By: Minority Access, Inc
Course: Multiple Course
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Spring December 1, Summer March 1, fall July 1
Apply Now: http://www.minorityaccess.org/ndiip.html
Actuarial Diversity Scholarship
The Actuarial Diversity Scholarship promotes diversity within the profession through an annual scholarship program for Black/African American, Hispanic, Native North American and Pacific Islander students. The scholarship award recognizes and encourages the academic achievements of full-time undergraduate students pursuing a degree that may lead to a career in the actuarial profession. Entering college freshmen must have a minimum ACT math score of 28 or SAT math score of 620. $1,000 – high school senior applying for freshman year, $2,000 – for sophomore year, $3,000 – for junior year, and $4,000 – for senior year.
Provided By: Actuarial Diversity
Course: Multiple Course
Award: Total $10,000
Eligibility: Minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), emphasis on math or actuarial courses.
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Apply Now: https://www.actuarialfoundation.org/scholarships/
Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship Program
The Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship program is designed to assist financially needy, academically competitive students who are identified as members of any of the following ethnic/racial groups such as African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Hispanic. To eligible, the applicants must have cumulative GPA of 3.00. Ethnic Minority Scholarship recipients may receive up to $1,850 annually.
Provided By: Kansas Board of Regents
Course: Graduate degree
Award: $1,850
Eligibility: Graduate from high school
Deadline: May 1.
Apply Now: http://www.kansasregents.org/resources/PDF/2237-current-minorityscholarshipinfo.pdf
Minority Affairs Committee’s Scholarship Awards
The Minority Affairs Committee’s Scholarship Award applications are for the 2015-16 AIChE Minority Scholarship Awards. The scholarship is available for Incoming College Freshmen, College Students, and AIChE Outstanding Scholastic. The Individual awards for the full academic year will be $1,000.
Provided By: Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Course: Engineering course in chemical subject
Eligibility: Incoming college freshmen, college students, AIChE Outstanding Scholastic
Award: $1,000
Deadline: Varies
Apply Now: https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/minority-affairs-committees-scholarship-awards-incoming-college-freshmen
Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
The Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship is available for award $8,000 to an upper-division undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a course of study preparing for a career in state and local government finance.
Provided By: Government Finance Officers Association
Course: State and local government finance course & finance
Eligibility: Full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student
Award: $8,000
Deadline: Varies
Apply Now: https://spu.edu/~/media/administration/student-financial-services/documents/scholarships/2016%20Minorities%20Scholarship%20app.ashx
