Opportunities for Minority Students
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
See also:
www.uncf.org/programs
See also:
www.dfwinternational.org/resource_center/Scholarship_Guide.pdf
See also:
http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications
AAUW Selected Professions
Fellowships
www.aauw.org
American Association of University Women. $5,000-$12,000
Minority; female; citizen; graduate student, math or engineering. Deadline
early January.
MCCA Lloyd Johnson
Scholarship
Minority Corporate Counsel Association. For minority student entering law
school.
UNCF Merck
www.uncf.org/merck/programs/
To $25,000 and summer internship. Junior; African-American; in biomedical
studies. December
APSA Minority Fellows
www.apsanet.org
Minority student planning first entry to Political Science Ph.D. program.
Citizen; financial need; African-American, Asian Pacific, Latino/a, Native
American. Deadline October.
ACS Scholars www.acs.org
American Chemical Society. To $5,000 African-American, Hispanic,
Native American majoring in chemistry or biochemistry; financial need. Deadline March 1.
AHETEMS Exxon-Mobil
www.ahetems.org/scholarships
$2,500 to Hispanic undergraduate major in EE, ME, or civil engineering.
Deadline April 1.
AHETEMS - NASA Internship
www.ahetems.org
10-week summer research internship at NASA Space Flight Center in Alabama.
Soph, jr, or sr major in science, engineering, or math. Deadline Febr. 1.
AHETEMS Verizon Scholarship
www.ahetems.org/scholarships
$5,000 to soph-jr in computer science or engineering or civil engineering.
Deadline April 1.
APS Minorities Scholarships
www.aps.org/programs
African-American, Hispanic, or Native American citizen or perm res. majoring in
physics. Deadline Feb.
AWIS Internships
www.awis.org/careers
Association for Women in Science. Undergrad, soph +. Summer, fall, spring
internships at AWIS national office in Washington, D.C. Spring and fall
deadlines.
Bedford LSAT-Prep
Scholarship
(214) 890-0099
$1,000 for Princeton Review LSAT prep course. Minority pre-law junior,
senior, or recent grad, GPA 3.0+. Sponsor: Dallas Bar Foundation.
Rolling deadline.
Ralph Bunche Summer
Internship
www.apsanet.org
5-week intensive summer program preparing for graduate study in political
science. Apply in undergrad junior year for summer.
African-American, Latino/a, Native American; citizen; Poli Sci or related major.
Deadline early February.
Dallas Hispanic Bar
www.dallashispanicbar.com
$1,000 for Texas resident, in or accepted to a law school in Texas. Deadline August 1.
Dingwall Grants
www.dingwallfoundation.org
To $20,000, renewable. Undergraduates of Asian ancestry, financial need.
Deadline June.
Families USA
www.familiesusa.org
Graduating or graduated senior: Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice
-- one-yr full-time salaried position in Wash.D.C. office, to improve health
coverage for low-income families. Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice
-- one-yr full-time salaried position, health care advocacy for communities of
color. January
AIGC Accenture
www.aigc.org
American Indian Graduate Council $20,000 American Indian; financial
need; to start graduate school in medicine, law, engineering. Deadline
June 1.
American Indian Scholarship, DAR
www.dar.org/natsociety/
$500 Native American; full-time enrollment; financial need;
2.75+ GPA. Deadline Oct. 1 for spring, April 1 for fall.
Ford Foundation Diversity
Fellowship
http://national-academies.org/fellowships
$20,000 pre-doctoral graduate studies, to increase faculty diversity. Fields:
social sciences, life sciences, humanities, education, engineering, math,
physical sciences. US
citizen, planning to teach college. Deadline November.
GEM
www.gemfellowship.org
Minority; citizen; starting science or engineering graduate studies at one of
the GEM graduate schools. Full tuition, stipend, and internship.
Deadline November 1.
American Psychological
Association
www.apa.org/students/funding.html
See “Directory of Scholarships for Women and Minorities in Psychology and
Related Fields.” Undergraduate, graduate and post-doc.
Google Scholarship
www.uncf.org
To $5,000 for African-American going to graduate school in computer science.
Hispanic College Fund
Scholarships
http://hispanicfund.org
Citizen or perm res. Multiple scholarship programs. Apps open Dec.
15; deadlines generally March.
Hispanic Science/Engineering
www.ahetems.org/scholarships
SHPE, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. To $3,000 for
undergraduate, grad student, or high-school graduating sr in science,
engineering, or math. Hispanic descent, US citizenship not required.
Deadline April 1.
International Public Policy
IIPP
www.uncfsp.org
Multi-yr support & program for minority students interested in international
affairs, public policy and language training. Apply as sophomore.
Deadline March 15.
KPMG Future Diversity
Leaders
www.kpmgcampus.com
$1,000 scholarship, internship, mentoring. First-yr or soph minority business
major, GPA 3.5+. March
Leland Fossil Energy
Fellowship
http://fossil.energy.gov/education/lelandfellowships
Travel cost and stipend for 10-week summer internship. Women and minority
students in Fossil Energy. Apply Sept-Janu.
Luna Legislative Scholars
www.tshrc.org
Texas Senate Hispanic Research Council. Spring semester as full-time staff
legislative assistant in office of senator or Lt. Governor. $2,000 monthly
stipend. Junior, senior, or recent grad, age 21+. Deadline Oct.
Minority Accounting
Scholarships
www.aicpa.org
American Institute for Certified Public Accountants. Scholarships to
$5,000; sophomore or higher; US citizens. Also, listings of other scholarship
resources. Apps available January; deadline early March.
National Society of Black
Engineers
http://national.nsbe.org
Various scholarships, from $500 to $7,500. Application deadline January.
PPIA Fellowship
www.ppiaprogram.org
Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA). Apply in JUNIOR year.
All majors; contributing diversity; planning Master's degree in public policy,
public administration, or international affairs, and career in public service
with government, public policy institution, nonprofit, humanitarian or
international organizations. Domestic or international issues. Provides a
junior summer institute and $5,000 to graduate tuition. Deadline Nov. 1
Rangel Summer Scholars
www.howard.edu/rjb/rangelprogram.htm
Apply as SOPH. Toward career in international affairs. Tuition,
travel, stipend, r&b to 6-wk summer program. Deadline Feb.
Rangel Fellows
www.howard.edu/rjb/rangelprogram.htm
Apply as SENIOR. Toward career in Foreign Service. To $28,000 per yr
toward Master's in international affairs or other relevant to Foreign Service.
Two summer internships: one in Congress, one overseas. Commitment to 3 yrs
as Foreign Service officer. Deadline January.
Responsible Citizen Internship
www.i4rc.org
Sophomore black male in political science, prelaw, public policy, ministry, or
business. Two-summer paid internship in Washington D.C. with coursework at
Georgetown. Includes tuition and housing. Deadline February 1.
Stars on the Rise Scholarship
www.gdhcc.com
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Scholarships for continuing
undergraduate or graduate studies. April 30
Marvin American Indian, DAR
www.dar.org/natsociety
Native American; financial need; 3.00+ GPA. Amount varies. Deadline
February 1.
Miao Fund, Communities Foundation of Texas
www.cftexas.org
To $4,000 Dallas-area student, Chinese heritage.
Minority Scholarships for Methodists
www.gbhem.org/LSBooklet.pdf
Multiple scholarships. Deadlines vary.
Serrano Diplomatic Scholarship to Vienna
www.fulbrightonline.org/us
Tuition, room & board, travel for Latino graduating senior, to 1-yr program at
Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria. Language proficiency required. Apply through Fulbright. SMU deadline Sept. 28
Minority Accounting Students
http://ceae.aicpa.org/Resources/Scholarships+and+Awards/
Declared accounting major, undergrad or grad; minority; citizen. Deadline
June 1.
United Methodist Minority Scholarships
www.gbhem.org
Active Methodist Church members. Multiple scholarship opportunities.
Deadline January
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarships
www.xerox.com search "scholarship"
To $10,000. All undergrad levels, or grad; chem, physics, engineering.
Deadline September.
Students graduating from High School
Gates Millennium Scholarship
www.gmsp.org
Minority; permanent resident; 3.3+ GPA; strong leadership; Pell-eligible (file
your FAFSA early!).
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
http://hsf.net/scholarships.php
Hispanic; citizen or permanent resident. Deadlines vary.
AIGC American Indian Graduate Council
www.aigc.org
$20,000 American Indian; financial need. Deadline May 1.
Jackie Robinson Scholarship
www.jackierobinson.org/apply
To $7,000 Minority; citizen. Deadline March.
ACS Scholars
http://chemistry.org/scholars
American Chemical Society. To $5,000 African-American,
Hispanic, Native American, citizen or perm res, to major in chemistry,
biochemistry, or environmental science. Deadline March 1.
APS Minorities Scholarships
www.aps.org/programs
African-American, Hispanic, or Native American citizen or perm res. majoring in
physics. Deadline Feb.
APIASF
http://apiasf.org/scholarship_app/
Asian-Pacific Islander. $2,000 Citizen or perm res. Deadline
January.
Hmong National Development Fund
www.hndinc.org
$500 Hmong; resident. Deadline November.
Miao Fund, Communities Foundation of Texas
www.cftexas.org
Up to $4,000 Dallas area student; Chinese heritage. Deadline
early May.
Organization of Chinese Americans
www.ocanational.org
$2,000 Citizen or perm res; financial need. Deadline
April.
Stars on the Rise Scholarship
www.gdhcc.com
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Deadline April 1.
United Methodist Minority Scholarships
www.gbhem.org
Active Methodist Church members. Multiple opportunities. Deadline
January
See also: www.uncf.org/programs