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