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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.
154 Matching Scholarships
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Actuarial Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $1,000-$4,000
Actuarial Foundation
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- Varies
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Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO)
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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- $2K
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Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
Deadline: April 28 | Amount: $2,000
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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- $5K
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AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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- $3K
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Alda J. Gunn Scholarship
Deadline: February 18 | Amount: $3,000
Grand Island Community Foundation
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- $500
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Allen Butler Minority Law Enforcement Scholarship
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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Alliance Data Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- Varies
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Alphonso Deal Scholarship Award
Deadline: May 19 | Amount: Varies
National Black Police Association
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- $5K
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American Chemical Society Scholars Program
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
American Chemical Society
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- $6K
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American Society of Criminology Fellowships for Ethnic Minorities
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $6,000
American Society of Criminology
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- $6K
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AMS Minority Scholarship
Deadline: February 3 | Amount: $6,000
American Meteorological Society
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- $6K
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Annual NBNA Scholarships
Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $1,000-$6,000
National Black Nurses Association
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- $1K
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Anthony Ihedoha Anaebere, Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: February 18 | Amount: $1,000
Anthony Ihedoha Anaebere Memorial Scholarship Fund
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- $1K
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Aspiring Writer Scholarship
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $1,000
Go On Girl! Book Club Inc.
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- $2K
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Aura E. Severinghaus Award
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $6K
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Berbeco Senior Research Fellowship
Deadline: March 3 | Amount: Up to $6,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $1K
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BI-LO/SpiritFest Scholarship
Deadline: July 25 | Amount: $1,000
ERay Promotions
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- $500
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Black EOE Journal Scholarship
Deadline: August 15 | Amount: $500
Black EOE Journal
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- $2K
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Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Medical Diversity Scholarship Program
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $2,000
Buckfire & Buckfire PC
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- Varies
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CANFIT Scholarships
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
CANFIT
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- $2K
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Carole Simpson Scholarship
Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $2,000
Radio Television Digital News Association
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- $5K
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Catherine W. Pierce Scholarship
Deadline: July 29 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $3K
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CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts Scholarship
Deadline: April 21 | Amount: Up to $3,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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- $1K
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CESDA Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: January 1 | Amount: $1,000
Colorado Educational Services and Development Association
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- Varies
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Chairman Emeritus Award
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $2.5K
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CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,500
California Library Association
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- $6K
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Clanseer and Anna Johnson Scholarships
Deadline: June 30 | Amount: $6,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey
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- $5K
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Colgate-Palmolive Company/UNCF Scholarship
Deadline: November 13 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- Varies
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Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Education Scholarship
Deadline: May 19 | Amount: Varies
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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- $3K
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Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship
Deadline: April 21 | Amount: Up to $3,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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- Varies
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Consortium Fellowship
Deadline: January 5 | Amount: Varies
Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
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- Varies
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Costco Scholarship Fund
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Costco Scholarship Fund
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- $3K
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Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology
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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Diversity Abroad Achievement Scholarship
Deadline: April 15 and October 1 | Amount: $5,000
American Institute for Foreign Study
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- $25K
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Diversity Scholars Program
Deadline: August 15 | Amount: $25,000
Milbank
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- $5K
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Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: January 6 | Amount: $5,000
Banner & Witcoff, LTD.
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- $1K
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Dr. Arnita Young Boswell Scholarship
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $1,000
National Hook-Up of Black Women Inc.
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- $5K
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Dr. David K. McDonough Scholarship in Opthalmology/ENT
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $50K
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DTE Energy Foundation Sphinx Competition
Deadline: November 6 | Amount: $3,000-$50,000
Sphinx Organization
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Dunbar Heritage Scholarship
Deadline: March 4 | Amount: Varies
Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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- $10K
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Ed Bradley Scholarship
Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $10,000
Radio Television Digital News Association
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- $5K
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EDSA Minority Scholarship
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $5,000
Landscape Architecture Foundation
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- $1K
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Elastic Band Co.
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $1,000
Elastic Band Co.
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EMPOWER Scholarship
Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
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- $3K
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ESA Foundation Scholarship Program
Deadline: April 27 | Amount: $3,000
Entertainment Software Association Foundation
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- $3K
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Estelle Jones Non-Traditional Students Scholarship
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $3,000
Central Carolina Community Foundation
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- $900
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Ethnic Minority Scholarship
Deadline: March 7 | Amount: $500-$900
United Methodist Church
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- $500
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Evelyn Blose Holman Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $500
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
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- $5K
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ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship
Deadline: April 10 | Amount: $5,000
Harris Foundation
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- Varies
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Fellowships for Doctoral Students of African Descent
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Forum for Theological Exploration
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- $25K
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Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Minorities
Deadline: December 6 | Amount: $25,000
Fellowships Office
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- Varies
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Forum for Concerns of Minorities Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
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- $5K
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Franklin C. McLean Award
Deadline: April 21 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Franklin C. McLean Award
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $15K
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Fredrikson & Byron Foundation Minority Scholarship Program
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $15,000
Fredrikson and Byron, P.A.
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- $5K
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GE-NMF Primary Care Leadership Program
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $8K
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GEM MS Engineering Fellowship Program
Deadline: October 1 and November 13 | Amount: $8,000
National GEM Consortium
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- Varies
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George A. Strait Minority Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
American Association of Law Libraries
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- $1K
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George Geng On Lee Minorities in Leadership Scholarship
Deadline: July 31 | Amount: $1,000
Capture The Dream
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- $575
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George Harrison & Castine Barnett Scholarship
Deadline: March | Amount: $575
Wayne County Community Foundation
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- $1,600
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George W. and Holly Woods Hancock Scholarship Fund
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,600
Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Gerber Scholarship in Pediatrics Program
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $6K
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GlaxoSmithKline Company Science Achievement Award
Deadline: March 12 | Amount: $6,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $10K
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Google Generation Google Scholarship
Deadline: December 11 (university); Varies (high school) | Amount: $10,000
Google Inc.
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- $6K
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Henry Sachs Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $6,000
Henry Sachs Foundation
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- $2K
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Herbert Lehman Education Fund Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $2,000
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
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- $7.5K
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Holly Cornell Scholarship
Deadline: January 12 | Amount: $7,500
American Water Works Association
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- $3K
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Hubertus W.V. Wellems Scholarship for Male Students
Deadline: July 31 | Amount: $3,000
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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- $5K
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Hugh J. Andersen Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 21 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Hugh J. Andersen Memorial Scholarship Program
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $2.5K
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Jack and Jill of America Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: July 14 | Amount: Up to $2,500
Jack and Jill of America Foundation
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- $28K
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Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Program
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Up to $28,000
Jackie Robinson Foundation
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James B. Morris Scholarship
Deadline: February 28 | Amount: Varies
James B. Morris Scholarship Fund
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- $1K
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Jimmy A. Young Memorial Education Recognition Award
Deadline: June 1 | Amount: Up to $1,000
American Association for Respiratory Care
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- $2K
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John W. and Edna Wilson Mosley Scholarship
Deadline: March 10 | Amount: $2,000
Denver Foundation
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- Varies
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Jonathan Jasper Wright Award
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $1,400
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Judge Isaac Anderson, Jr. Scholarship
Deadline: March 3 | Amount: $1,400
Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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Julianne Malveaux Scholarship
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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Kankakee County Community Services Scholarship
Deadline: April 16 | Amount: $1,100
Kankakee County Community Services
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- $1,850
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Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship
Deadline: May 1 | Amount: Up to $1,850
Kansas Board of Regents
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- $3,750
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LAGRANT Scholarship Program
Deadline: February 28 | Amount: $2,500-$3,750
LAGRANT Foundation
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- $1.5K
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Leadership for Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: October 15 | Amount: $1,500
California School Library Association
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- $15K
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Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund
Deadline: March 2 | Amount: $15,000
American Bar Association
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- $3K
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LITA/OCLC Minority Scholarship in Library and Information Technology
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $3,000
Library and Information Technology Association
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- $1K
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Louis B. Russell Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,000
Indiana State Teachers Association
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- $1K
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Lucile V. Means Scholarship
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $1,000
Community Foundation of Henderson County
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- $1K
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Lula and Levi Wilson Scholarship
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $1,000
Community Foundation of Henderson County
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- $4K
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Malcolm X Scholarship for Exceptional Courage
Deadline: September 29 | Amount: $4,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $2K
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Manhattan Central Medical Society Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Marcia Silverman Minority Student Award
Deadline: May 9 | Amount: $5,000
Public Relations Student Society of America
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- $1K
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Marcus Garvey Scholarship
Deadline: July 16 | Amount: $1,000
Malcolm Frierson Foundation
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- $4K
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: February 17 | Amount: Up to $4,000
California Teachers Association (CTA)
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Mary Church Terrell Award
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $5K
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Maureen L. and Howard N. Blitman, P.E., Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $5,000
National Society of Professional Engineers
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- $35K
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MBA Fellowship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $35,000
Goldman Sachs
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- $10K
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MCCA Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program
Deadline: August 31 | Amount: $10,000
Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)
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- Varies
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Medger Evers Award
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $4.5K
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Medtronic Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: March 24 | Amount: $4,500
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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Michael Baker Corporation Scholarship Program for Diversity in Engineering
Deadline: April | Amount: Varies
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
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- $5K
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Michael Jackson Scholarship
Deadline: October 21 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $1K
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Mildred & William Young Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,000
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
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- Varies
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Mildred Towle Scholarship for African-Americans
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies
Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships
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- $1K
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Minorities and Women Educational Scholarship
Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $1,000
Appraisal Institute Education Trust
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- $10K
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Minority Accounting Doctoral Scholarship
Deadline: Unknown | Amount: 10000
KPMG Foundation
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- $1K
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Minority Affairs Committee Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
Deadline: June 16 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $2.5K
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Minority Dental Student Scholarship
Deadline: Second Friday in November | Amount: Up to $2,500
American Dental Association Foundation
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- $1.5K
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Minority Fellowship Program
Deadline: March 14 | Amount: $500-$1,500
American Political Science Association Humane Studies Fellowships
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- $18K
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Minority Fellowship Program
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $18,000
American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Program
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- $1.5K
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Minority Scholarship
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,500
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Foundation
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- Varies
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Minority Scholarship
Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Brown and Caldwell
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Minority Scholarship Award for Physical Therapy Students
Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Varies
American Physical Therapy Association
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- $1K
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Minority Scholarship Awards for College Students
Deadline: July 1 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $1K
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Minority Scholarship Awards for Incoming College Freshmen
Deadline: August 15 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $2K
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Minority Serving Institution Grants
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Up to $2,000
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
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- $5K
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Minority Student Scholarship
Deadline: May 22 | Amount: $5,000
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
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Minority Teacher Scholarship
Deadline: September 4 | Amount: Varies
State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
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- $5K
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MLA Scholarship for Minority Students
Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
Medical Library Association
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MLA/NLM Spectrum Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
Medical Library Association
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- $15K
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Morgan Stanley Richard B. Fisher Scholarship Program
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $15,000
Morgan Stanley
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- $5K
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Mutual of Omaha Actuarial Scholarship for Minority Students
Deadline: October 20 | Amount: $5,000
Mutual of Omaha
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- Varies
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NANBPWC National Scholarships
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc.
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- $5K
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National Association of Black Accountants National Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $1,000-$5,000
National Association of Black Accountants
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- $2.5K
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National Association of Black Journalists Scholarship Program
Deadline: April 16 | Amount: Up to $2,500
National Association of Black Journalists
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- $5K
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National Medical Fellowships Emergency Scholarship Fund
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Up to $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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National Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc.
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- $6K
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New York City Trust/NMF Medical Research Scholarships
Deadline: | Amount: $6,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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NMF National Alumni Council Scholarship Program
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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NOAA Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarships
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies
NOAA Educational Partnership Program - Office of Education
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- $5K
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Northern Virginia Urban League Scholarship
Deadline: February | Amount: $5,000
Northern Virginia Urban League
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- $4K
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P.O. Pistilli Undergraduate Scholarship for Advancement in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Deadline: March 10 | Amount: $4,000
Design Automation Conference/Association for Computing Machinery
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- $1,250
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Phyllis G. Meekins Scholarship
Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $1,250
Ladies Professional Golf Association
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- $1.5K
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PRSA Diversity Multicultural Scholarship
Deadline: May 9 | Amount: $1,500
Public Relations Student Society of America
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- $40K
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Ron Brown Scholar Program
Deadline: January 9 | Amount: $40,000
CAP Charitable Foundation
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- $6,100
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Rosewood Family Scholarship Program
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Up to $6,100
Florida Department of Education
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- $500
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Sarah Jackson Award
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: 500
Western History Association
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- $5K
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Spectrum Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $5,000
American Library Association
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- $1,750
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Star Supporter Scholarship
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: 1750
Disciples Home Missions
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- Varies
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The Gates Scholarship
Deadline: September 18 | Amount: Varies
Gates Foundation
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- Varies
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The Vinod Jalan Memorial Scholarship
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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Thomara Latimer Cancer Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: December 30 | Amount: Varies
Thomara Latimer Cancer Foundation
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- $3,100
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Thurgood Marshall College Scholarship Fund
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $3,100
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
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- $1.5K
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Thursday Network Whitney M. Young Social Justice Scholarship
Deadline: August 23 | Amount: $1,500
Thursday Network
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- $2.5K
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Trailblazer Scholarship
Deadline: May 8 | Amount: $2,500
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
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- $8K
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UBS/PaineWebber Scholarship
Deadline: December 8 | Amount: $8,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $5K
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UNCF-Foot Locker Foundation Inc. Scholarship
Deadline: May 12 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $4K
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United Parcel Service Scholarship for Minority Students
Deadline: November 15 | Amount: $4,000
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
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- $5K
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USA Funds Scholarship
Deadline: February 10 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $7.5K
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Victor Grifols Roura Scholarship
Deadline: | Amount: $7,500
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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Warner Norcross and Judd Paralegal Assistant Studies Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
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- $5K
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William and Charlotte Cadbury Award
Deadline: April 21 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $2,750
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William K. Schubert Minority Nursing Scholarship
Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $2,750
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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- Varies
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William L. Hastie Award
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
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- $2.5K
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William Randolph Hearst Endowment Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,500
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), Inc.
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- $5K
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William Wrigley Jr. Scholarship/Internship
Deadline: October 21 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
