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Your background gives you a unique advantage that your parents and grandparents may have not had.
"Education helps one case cease being intimidated by strange situations"
-Maya Angelou
African-Americans helped build the foundation of the United States and while enduring the struggles of the Civil Rights era they paved the way for their next of kin.
Scholarships for African-Americans gives you a unique advantage that your parents and grandparents may have not had.
To begin applying, check out some of the African-American scholarships below.
158 Matching Scholarships
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- $4K
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $1,000-$4,000
Actuarial Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: October 15 | Amount: $5,000
ADVANCE Synchrony
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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- $2K
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Deadline: July 17 | Amount: $2,000
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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- $3K
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Deadline: February 10 | Amount: $3,000
Grand Island Community Foundation
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- $500
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Deadline: January 15 (application deadline); March 1 (FAFSA deadline) | Amount: $500
Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- Varies
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Varies
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 22 | Amount: Varies
National Black Police Association
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
American Chemical Society
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- $6K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $6,000
American Society of Criminology
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- $6K
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Deadline: February 14 | Amount: $6,000
American Meteorological Society
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- $6K
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $1,000-$6,000
National Black Nurses Association
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 22 | Amount: $1,000
Anthony Ihedoha Anaebere Memorial Scholarship Fund
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $1,000
Go On Girl! Book Club Inc.
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- $2K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $6K
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Deadline: February 10 | Amount: Up to $6,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $1K
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Deadline: July 25 | Amount: $1,000
ERay Promotions
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- $2K
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: $2,000
Buckfire & Buckfire PC
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
CANFIT
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- $2K
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Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $2,000
Radio Television Digital News Association
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- $5K
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Deadline: July 29 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $3K
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Deadline: April 30 | Amount: Up to $3,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: April 5 | Amount: $1,000
Colorado Educational Services and Development Association
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,500
California Library Association
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- $6K
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Deadline: June 30 | Amount: $6,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey
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- $5K
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Deadline: November 13 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 30 | Amount: Varies
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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- $3K
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Deadline: April 30 | Amount: Up to $3,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: January 5 | Amount: Varies
Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
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- Varies
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Costco Scholarship Fund
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- $3K
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: Up to $3,000
Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology
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- $5K
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Deadline: April 15 and October 1 | Amount: $5,000
American Institute for Foreign Study
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- $5K
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Deadline: January 6 | Amount: $5,000
Banner & Witcoff, LTD.
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 28 | Amount: $1,000
National Hook-Up of Black Women Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $50K
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Deadline: October 20 | Amount: $3,000-$50,000
Sphinx Organization
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 10 | Amount: Varies
Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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- $10K
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Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $10,000
Radio Television Digital News Association
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- $5K
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $5,000
Landscape Architecture Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $1,000
Elastic Band Co.
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
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- $3K
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Deadline: April 27 | Amount: $3,000
Entertainment Software Association Foundation
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- $3K
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Deadline: March 5 | Amount: $3,000
Central Carolina Community Foundation
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- $900
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Deadline: March 5 | Amount: $500-$900
United Methodist Church
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- $500
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $500
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
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- $5K
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Deadline: April 10 | Amount: $5,000
Harris Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Forum for Theological Exploration
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- $25K
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Deadline: December 10 | Amount: $25,000
Fellowships Office
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 15 | Amount: Varies
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
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- $5K
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Deadline: April 21 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: September 15 | Amount: Varies
Gates Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: January 17 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $8K
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Deadline: November 13 | Amount: $8,000
National GEM Consortium
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 15 | Amount: Varies
American Association of Law Libraries
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- $1K
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Deadline: July 31 | Amount: $1,000
Capture The Dream
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- $575
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Deadline: March | Amount: $575
Wayne County Community Foundation
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- $1,600
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Deadline: February 28 | Amount: $1,600
Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $6K
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Deadline: March 12 | Amount: $6,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $10K
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Deadline: December 11 (university), Varies (high school) | Amount: $10,000
Google Inc.
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- $6K
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $6,000
Henry Sachs Foundation
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- $2K
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Deadline: April 24 | Amount: $2,000
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
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- $7.5K
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Deadline: January 11 | Amount: $7,500
American Water Works Association
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- $3K
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Deadline: July 31 | Amount: $3,000
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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- $5K
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Deadline: August 3 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: August 3 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $500
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $500
Emerging Pearls Foundation Inc.
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: December 9 | Amount: Up to $2,500
Jack and Jill of America Foundation
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- $28K
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Up to $28,000
Jackie Robinson Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 28 | Amount: Varies
James B. Morris Scholarship Fund
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- $1K
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: Up to $1,000
American Association for Respiratory Care
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- $2K
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Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $2,000
Denver Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $1,400
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Deadline: February 10 | Amount: $1,400
Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc.
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- $1,100
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Deadline: April 16 | Amount: $1,100
Kankakee County Community Services
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- $1,850
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: Up to $1,850
Kansas Board of Regents
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- $3,750
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Deadline: February 28 | Amount: $2,500-$3,750
LAGRANT Foundation
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: $1,500
California School Library Association
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- $15K
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $15,000
American Bar Association
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- $3K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $3,000
Library and Information Technology Association
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,000
Indiana State Teachers Association
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- $1K
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Deadline: December 15 | Amount: $1,000
Community Foundation of Henderson County
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- $1K
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Deadline: December 15 | Amount: $1,000
Community Foundation of Henderson County
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- $4K
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Deadline: October 2 | Amount: $4,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $2K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: May 9 | Amount: $5,000
Public Relations Student Society of America
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- $1K
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Deadline: July 16 | Amount: $1,000
Malcolm Frierson Foundation
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- $4K
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Deadline: February | Amount: Up to $4,000
California Teachers Association (CTA)
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $5,000
National Society of Professional Engineers
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- $35K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $35,000
Goldman Sachs
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- $10K
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Deadline: June 13 | Amount: $10,000
Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $4.5K
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $4,500
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- Varies
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Deadline: April | Amount: Varies
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
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- $5K
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,000
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies
Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships
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- $1K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $1,000
Appraisal Institute Education Trust
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- $10K
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Deadline: May 15 | Amount: 10000
KPMG Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: August 12 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: Second Friday in November | Amount: Up to $2,500
American Dental Association Foundation
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: March 14 | Amount: $500-$1,500
American Political Science Association Humane Studies Fellowships
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- $18K
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $18,000
American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Program
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: October 15 | Amount: $1,500
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Foundation
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Brown and Caldwell
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Varies
American Physical Therapy Association
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- $1K
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Deadline: August 12 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $1K
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Deadline: August 12 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $2K
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Deadline: April 1 (summer and fall) and October 15 (winter/spring) | Amount: Up to $2,000
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
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- $5K
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Deadline: May 22 | Amount: $5,000
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: August 31 | Amount: Varies
State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
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- $5K
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
Medical Library Association
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
Medical Library Association
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- $15K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $15,000
Morgan Stanley
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- $5K
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Deadline: October 20 | Amount: $5,000
Mutual of Omaha
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $1,000-$5,000
National Association of Black Accountants
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: April 16 | Amount: Up to $2,500
National Association of Black Journalists
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Up to $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc.
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- $6K
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Deadline: June 29 | Amount: $6,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies
NOAA Educational Partnership Program - Office of Education
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- $5K
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Deadline: February | Amount: $5,000
Northern Virginia Urban League
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- $4K
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Deadline: April 13 | Amount: $4,000
Design Automation Conference/Association for Computing Machinery
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- $1,250
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Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $1,250
Ladies Professional Golf Association
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $1,500
Public Relations Student Society of America
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
Ray Charles Foundation
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- $40K
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Deadline: January 9 | Amount: $40,000
CAP Charitable Foundation
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- $6,100
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Up to $6,100
Florida Department of Education
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- $500
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: 500
Western History Association
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: July 1 | Amount: $2,500
Sigma Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $5,000
American Library Association
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- $1,750
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: 1750
Disciples Home Missions
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- $2K
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Deadline: August 1 | Amount: $2,000
Sutliff & Stout Diversity in Law School Scholarship
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 1 (College Applicants); May 1 (High School Seniors) | Amount: Varies
Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund
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- Varies
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Deadline: January 10 | Amount: Varies
Thomara Latimer Cancer Foundation
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- $3,100
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $3,100
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: August 23 | Amount: $1,500
Thursday Network
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: May 8 | Amount: $2,500
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
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- $8K
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Deadline: September 30 | Amount: $8,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $5K
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Deadline: June 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 28 | Amount: $1,000
Nicol Gersch Petterson
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- $4K
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Deadline: November 15 | Amount: $4,000
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
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- $5K
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Deadline: February 10 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $7.5K
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Deadline: | Amount: $7,500
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $2,750
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Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $2,750
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: November 15 | Amount: $2,500
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: October 21 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
