55 Scholarships for Minority Students

Colleges and organizations all over the country offer scholarships for minority students. Many even include extras like mentors and field trips.

Check out these 55 scholarships specifically for minority students. They are offered annually and can be just what you need to help you out with your academic finances.

1. ADHA Institute for Oral Health
Colgate awards $1,250 to members of minorities groups that the company feel is underrepresented in the dental hygiene industry. Eligible groups include African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans, and males.

2. Adopt a Student Minority Scholarship
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association awards a journalism scholarship in the amount of $2,000.00 with an automatic renewal if the receiver sustains a "C" while remaining in good standing. Once nominated by a member newspaper, the student then provides a written essay before the March 31st deadline.

3. AICPA Minority Scholarship
Based upon financial necessity and academic accomplishments, 500 scholarships are being offered up to a maximum of $5000. Student‘s must meet the required 3.0 GPA minimum. There are no age limitations and non-traditional students are welcomed. Full time attendance is mandatory. Ethnic/cultural backgrounds comprise of African American, Alaskan American, Asian American, Chinese American, Japanese American, Mexican American, Native American, Hispanic, and Latino. Collegians are required to be majoring in accounting.

4. American Hotel Foundation Minority Scholarship
University of Missouri – Columbia is sponsoring this $1000 scholarship to any United States minority citizen employed in the hotel trade. Candidate must have a GPA minimum of 3.0.

5. AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students
A renewable fellowship is awarded up to an amount of $12,000 annually to any United States citizen or permanent resident who holds a Master’s Degree or has three years of experience in accounting. Must be a full time student working toward a doctoral CPA degree and whose ethnicity is Black/African American; Native American or Hispanic/Latino.

6. Ann and Charles Rosenthal Minority Scholarship
Every four years the State University of New York at Binghamton offers two $3,500 awards to full time scholars who exhibit high academic success. Recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA minimum and show financial neediness. African-American applicants are given preference.

7. AMS Industry Minority Scholarship
A one time renewable $3000 scholarship is award to a United States applicant with a Black/African-American, Native American or Hispanic descent. Candidate must be studying atmospheric science, oceanic science, hydrologic science or meteorology. Academic ability is major in the selection process. Requirements include: Transcripts and standard test scores, as well as a recommendation.

8. APA- AIA Minority Scholarship Program
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) offers an annual scholarship of $3,000 to an undergraduate in any country in the field of classical studies. Emphasis is on proposals such as summer programs of field schools abroad as well as institutional language training in Canada, Europe or U.S. Eligibility is based upon academic classic qualifications both in language and studies as well as other prerequisites. Diversity of race includes Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic/non-Hispanic and Native American.

9. Association for Women’s Geoscientist Minority Scholarship
This is a new program sponsored by Association for Women Geoscientists, offering one or more renewable awards totaling the amount of $6,000. This scholarship supports young minority women in their pursuit of an education in geosciences; it is presented during the summer to use the following academic year. It provides a mentor to offer support and guidance. Candidates must be of African-American, Native American or Hispanic descent.

10. Bailey Minority Scholarship
With a possible 150 applicants, $500 is dispersed within a range of up to 10 scholarships. Applicant must be learning abroad at a council study program and be an affiliate of an under-represented group. Deadline for summer and fall is April 1st and spring is November 1st.

11. CG Chase Construction Minority Scholarship
The University of Florida sponsors two awards in the amount of $2,500 for candidate’s studying in the area of building construction. Applicants are required to be student minorities from Dade County, FL with emphasis on returning for employment in Dade County employment upon graduation. Selection is financially based.

12. Chicago Sun-Times Minority Scholarship
This $1,500 journalism award is sponsored by the Chicago Sun-Times for minority college student candidates who have been living for the last five years in the Chicago-area or graduated from a high school based in Chicago. It also includes a fully paid summer internship. Deadline is December 15.

13. Clarence CJ James Memorial Minority Scholarship
TThis minority student applicant must have, and retain, at least a 3.0 GPA minimum with an ACT minimum composite score of 20. They must be continuously enrolled in an accredited college. Sponsored by Nicholls State University, there will be 10 recipients awarded $1,000. Deadline to apply is January 5th.

14. Coca Cola Minority Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to minority students planning for a citrus industry career. While the maximum award is $2,000 the average is usually $1,500.The minimum award amount is $1,000.00. The deadline for the application is January 15th.

15. Donald Innis Memorial Minority Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded to an applicant they deem as being an outstanding minority student. The award amount is $600 and there is no deadline for applying. Sponsor is the State University of New York College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo.

16. Dottie Monro Presidential Minority Scholarship
The applicant for this scholarship is required to be African American. The University of Alabama at Birmingham sponsors the $2,500 award.

17. Edward D Stone Jr. and Associates Minority Scholarship
There are two landscape architecture scholarships available in the amount of $1,000. Deadline for the application is March 31st. Applicant needs to submit financial aid forms, an essay, either black and white snap shots of best work or slides, and two recommendation letters. Student candidate is required be a minority. Sponsor is the Landscape Architecture Foundation.

18. Edward Jones Minority Scholarship
Edward Jones is a financial company in St. Louis, and offers ten incoming freshmen minority students a scholarship of $10,000 in the pursuit of entrepreneurship. Additionally they will have the opportunity to network in the Springfield, Missouri area and attend various lectures and fieldtrip throughout the state.

19. Fisher Broadcasting Minority Scholarship
Twenty applicants vie for five renewable scholarships offered for any candidates enrolled in the broadcasting program. While the maximum award is $15,000 the average is $4,000 with a minimum of $1,000. Applicant will need to maintain at least a 2.0 GPA, remain involved in journalism, marketing, or broadcasting courses and be of a non-white origin. This sponsorship is not available to freshmen.

20. Fredrikson and Byron Foundation Minority Scholarship
This $5,000 scholarship will be presented to a first-year law student. The cut-off for the number of applicants is 40 and while the maximum awards are two, the average offered is one. The deadline for your application is March 31st.

21. Freedom Forum Minority Scholarship
This scholarship gives preference to candidates from areas of Tampa, Pensacola, Melbourne/Cocoa and Ft. Myers. It is mandatory to be a minority journalism student. The maximum number of awards is three with an average amount of $2,250.

22. General Motors Minority Scholarship
The average numbers of scholarships available for this $5000 award is two. The major requisition is that you are a minority student studying in the automotive marketing area. The deadline for your application is March 1st. The scholarship will be awarded to the student who demonstrates financial justification as well as academic merit.

23. Graduate International/ Minority Scholarship
This $4,000 scholarship is sponsored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation. To be eligible you must be a master level student and enrolled in a credited program approved by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council on Academic Accreditation. A submission form must be accompanied by a goal oriented cover letter, official GPA transcripts, declaration of good standing, an essay and recommendations.

24. Jack B Eckley Minority Scholarship in Telecommunications
The University of San Francisco is offering two, unspecified dollar-amount, scholarships in telecommunications to minority applicants who are full time graduate students and are residing in California.
25. James T and Joanne Lynagh Endowed Minority Scholarship
This renewable $1,000 communication scholarship is being offered by the University of Alabama to any minority applicant who is enrolled full time with a 3.0 GPA minimum. Deadline for applications are December 1st for freshman and January 15th, for all other applicants.

26. Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship
Recipients of this ethnic minority scholarship are required to attend a state university, independent college or a Kansas community college. Applicants must be members of Asian/Pacific Islander, African American, Alaskan Native, American Indian, or Hispanic descent. Precedence is given to freshmen. Students will be given up to $1,850 per year depending upon financial necessity. You must meet one out of the five academic criteria plus completion of the Kansas Scholars Curriculum.

27. Knight Foundation Minority Scholarship
Twenty scholarships are offered to minority students by the University of Florida for advertising and journalism. While the maximum amount awarded is $3,000 and the minimum is $1,500, the average runs about $2,250.

28. Knight Ridder Inc Minority Scholarship
Detroit Free Press is offering scholarships in journalism and communications to Native American, Asian-American, Hispanic and black minorities who hold a GPA 3.0 minimum. The deadline for the applications is January 15th.

29. LITA/ LSSI Minority Scholarship
The LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarships offers students who are continuing or just beginning a master's in all library and information sciences. It is mandatory for all candidates to a United States/Canadian citizen as well as a part of a major minority group such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Alaskan native, American Indian, Hispanic or African-American and possess a solid commitment to the automation/technology field/career.

30. LITA/ OCLC Minority Scholarship in Library and Information Technology
American Library Association is offering a $2,500 scholarship in library automation to a Pacific Islander, American Indian, Alaskan Native, African-American, Hispanic, or Asian minority who is a United State or Canadian legal resident.

31. Masters in Social Work Minority Scholarship
Applicant for this $2,500 social work scholarship being sponsored by Walla Walla College must be of Hispanic, Native American or African-American descent. The scholarship is renewable under specific conditions. Ten awards are available.

32. Medical Library Association Minority Scholarship
Applicants for this $5,000 library science scholarship should be descendents from Native Americans, blacks, Hispanics, Asians or Pacific Islanders. Qualifications also necessitate that you enter an ALA-accredited graduate library college, and have no less than half of your academic requirements that need completion, done throughout the year, subsequent to yielding the scholarship. A United States or Canadian residence is mandatory.

33. Miami Herald Minority Scholarship
University of Florida is sponsoring minority students who plan a career in journalism or newspaper advertising. One to three awards are available in the amount ranging from $1,500 to $3,000 with the average being $2,250.

34. Minority Scholarship Award for College Students
Selection for this chemical engineering scholarship is based on partaking in AIChE student/professional activities, your academic record, career objectives, as well as financial necessity. Either the faculty, American Institute of Chemical Engineers members, or their leaders, nominate minorities for this $1,000 award.

35. Minority Scholarship Award for Incoming College Freshmen
This $1,000 scholarship sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in the field of chemical engineering is selected based on financial need, involvement in school/work activities and your academic record. Applicants are nominated by a professor or an AIChE member or AIChE leader.

36. Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical Archeology
The Archaeological Institute of America and the American Philological Association is inviting applications for a scholarship with a maximum amount of $3,000 to minority undergraduate students. This award will assist an undergraduate in classics or classical archaeology. Awarded upon financial need, proposal interest (not limited to) in field schools abroad, summer programs or language training in Europe, Canada or the U.S, as well as students academic qualifications. Candidates need to be a citizen/permanent resident of Canada or the United States.

37. NCSA Minority Scholarship
The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) bestows Leadership Grants to any student athlete based on financial need, community service, their GPA, and of course their leadership abilities. Applicants are chosen utilizing a strategic point technique that evaluates each submission. Along with your individual application you will need to fill financial information as well.

38. New York Times Minority Scholarship
This advertising and journalism scholarship offered by University of Florida is available for minority students. Students can recieve up to $3,000.

39. Decatur-Morgan County Minority Development Association scholarships
To be eligible for the Russell Lee Priest $1500 scholarship, you will need to meet all requirements. It is mandatory you have 3.0 GPA minimum, you must be a minority student as well as a resident of Lawrence or Morgan County. You need to be a college freshman or a senior in high school with proof of acceptance to a college. Financial ability is also taken into consideration.

40. Orlando Sentinel/ Sun- Sentinel of Ft Lauderdale Minority Scholarship
Any minority student who plans a career in journalism or newspaper advertising My apply for the University of Florida $3,000 maximum scholarship award. First choice is given to candidates from the Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale areas.

41. Palm Beach Post Minority Scholarship
This sponsorship is an amount up to $3,000 and offered by the University of Florida. Candidates must be from West Palm Beach as well as a minority student studying advertising and journalism.

42. Phillip L Graham Minority Scholarship
Contact Charles J. Harris, Director of Scholarships, Placement, and Multicultural Affairs at 352 392-1265 in regards to the four available telecommunication scholarships being offered by the University of Florida. Applicants need to be considered a minority student and come from the Miami or Jacksonville, Florida area.

43. Pilot Oil Corp Minority Scholarship
The University of Tennessee in Knoxville is sponsoring a renewable $1,500 finance scholarship. This is a four year award and the candidate must be a minority undergraduate enrolled full time. The following preference order is: resident of the Knoxville area in TN, the area of East Tennessee, any where else in Tennessee, the southeastern United States, or other region.

44. Procter and Gamble Minority Scholarship
The North Carolina State University is awarding three $1,000 chemical engineering scholarships to minority undergraduates. It is mandatory to utilize this scholarship at the North Carolina State University. The application deadline is February 1st.

45. RDW Group Inc Minority Scholarship for Communications
The Rhode Island Foundation is sponsoring a $2,000 communications scholarship to any Rhode Island minority resident. Contact Libby Monahan at libbym@rifoundation.org before the April 29th detail deadline.

46. SNET Minority Scholarship
A business and communications scholarship award for the amount of $1,250 is being offered by Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut. Candidates need to be Hispanic or African-American, possess a 3.0 GPA minimum as well as being a senior, junior, sophomore or second semester freshman.

47. SOA/ CAS Minority Scholarship
Society of Actuaries/Casualty Actuarial Society in IL is sponsoring 24 scholarships out of a possible 60 applicants. The maximum award could be $1,800 and the minimum $500. Selection is determined by financial need, academic merit and racial/ethnic background. This recipient of this actuarial science scholarship must reapply for a renewal.

48. St Petersburg Times Minority Scholarship
The applicant for this possible $3,000 scholarship offered by the University of Florida will be a minority undergraduate who is in preparation for a career in advertising or print journalism. St. Petersburg area candidates are given preference.

49. SUNY Binghamton Minority Scholarship
Minority Scholarship - SUNY Binghamton offers a scholarship award offered to college students who succeed in the classroom and in the community. Recipients can utilize the scholarship at private or public institutions. The scholarship assists with tuition. For considered candidates not only file an application but might need to compose an essay, provide letters of recommendations or be interviewed. Scholarship is for both private or public institutions.

50. KATU Thomas Dargan Minority Scholarship
This $6,000 scholarship is to assist minority students in completing their broadcasting or communications education. Minority candidates of Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Alaska Native, Native American, black/African-American or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander are considered and need to be registered in a four year communication or broadcast curriculum in, at least, their second year of a certified community college, regular college or university in Washington or Oregon, or still a resident of the two states while attending any out-of-state facility. A GPA of 3.0 and above is mandatory. Criteria are based on need, academic achievement, personal qualities and letters of recommendations.

51. U.S. Bank Minority Scholarship
These five, $2,000 business and economics scholarships are sponsored by Western Washington University. Applicants must reside in a community that operate a U.S. Bank, and demonstrate potential with a strong academic merit. The minority candidate can be an Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, African-American, or Hispanic-American.

52. University of Memphis Minority Scholarship
AFROTC Express Scholarship assists both non-minority and minority university students who are aspiring for degrees pertaining to Air Force specialties. A minimum 2.65 college GPA is necessary in order to apply. Eligible minorities can apply regardless of their choice of an academic major but non-minority students will need to contact the college department with their desired academic majors. These scholarships can be obtained for two to three years. They cover books, fees and full tuition. A $200 nontaxable monthly subsistence is provided also.
53. William G Anderson, DO Minority Scholarship
American Osteopathic Foundation is offering a $5,000 grant to a minority student studying osteopathic medicine. You may contact Brian K. Hagon, Program Coordinator at bhagon@aoa-net.org for more information.

54. Wilmington College Minority Scholarship
Wilmington College offers a renewable scholarship in the amount of $6,000 for minority applicants who demonstrate financial need, maintain a 2.5 GPA minimum and rank in top percentile of their class. Deadline is May 1st.

55. Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship
Xerox has established a minority scholarship for recruitment of employees in fields of technology. Scholarships availability ranges from $1,000 to $10,000 depending upon classification, academic excellence and tuition balance. Candidates must be descendants of Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Island, African American, and Native Alaskan or Native American groups. They must hold a 3.0 GPA or better and enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate full time.

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