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Scholarships for African Americans

Ford Foundation Fellowship for Minorities

  • Description/Requirement: Applicant must be in their doctoral years of study
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $14,000-18,000
  • Contact Information: http://www.nul.org or 212-558-5300

Ford Foundation Fellowship for Minorities

Marion Roche Scholarship

  • Description/Requirement: Awarded to students in the teacher education option who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership and professional potential. Preference for Marion County students. (Teacher Education)
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $800
  • Contact Information: www.collegeview.com
  • Deadline: January 15

D. A. Storms Scholarships

  • Description/Requirement: Awarded to an incoming or currently enrolled departmental junior in the teacher education option who has demonstrated scholarship, leadership, and professional potential. Preference for Hillsborough County students. (Teacher Education)
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $500
  • Contact Information: www.collegeview.com
  • Deadline: January 15

Sister to Sister

  • Description/Requirement: Black Women returning to post secondary education
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $500
  • Contact Information: 1809 e. 71st, Suite 205, Chicago, IL. 60649 or (773) 667-7061

W.T. Loften Scholarship

  • Description/Requirement: Applicant must show interest in teacher education
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $600
  • Contact Information: http://www.cals.ufl.edu or 352-393-1962

Hamilton M. & Blanche C. Forman Scholarship

  • Description/Requirement: Student must be pursuing a post-secondary education and FL resident
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $800
  • Contact Information: H & B Christian Foundation, 1855 Ellen Dr. Suite 503, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. 33316

Afro-American Life and History Essay Contest

  • Description/Requirement: Undergraduate/graduate student in first two years interested in African-American studies.
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $500
  • Contact Information: Association for the Study of Afro-American Life & History, Inc. 1407 Fourteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20005-3704

AGI Minority Geo-science Undergraduate Scholarship

  • Description/Requirement: Must be a U.S. citizen, with a minimum 2.8 GPA (minimum 3.0 GPA in science.) Award is based on academic excellence, financial need and potential for professional success. Three letters of recommendation required.
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $10,000
  • Contact Information: American Geological Institute
    Director of Education and Human Resources
    4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302-1507 or (703) 379-2480
  • Deadline: March 1

Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship

  • Description/Requirement: Must be a Black U.S. Citizen. This award is need-based and renewable. Three letters of recommendation, transcripts and evidence of full time enrollment required
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $1,500
  • Contact Information: National Assistance for Advancement of Colored People Education Department, 4805 Mount Hope Dr., Baltimore, MD 21215

Educational Advancement Foundation Scholarships

  • Description/Requirement: Awarded to students with sophomore standing or higher with exceptional academic achievement and financial need.
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $1,000 - $1,500
  • Contact Information: Alpha Kappa Alpha, 5656 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago, IL 60637

Educational Communications Scholarships

  • Description/Requirement: Must be a US citizen and have taken the SAT or ACT exam
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $1,000
  • Contact Information: Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation 721 North McKinley Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship Fund

  • Description/Requirement: Black American students who are US citizens with a 2.0 GPA and have completed one semester of post-secondary education. A member of the National Association of colored Women's clubs must nominate candidates.
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $1,000 per year
  • Contact Information: Director of Scholarships
    National Association of Colored Women's Club
    5808 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-2898

Zeta Phi Beta African Fellowship

  • Description/Requirement: Must be a Black, undergraduate, student.
  • Awarded on yearly basis: varies
  • Contact Information: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Scholarship Chairperson Zeta Phi Beta Sorority 1827 79th Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70807 or (202) 387-3103

Project Excellence Scholarships

  • Description/Requirement: Academic merit, leadership, community service, all fields.
  • Awarded on yearly basis: $4,000 or higher
  • Contact Information: http://www.project-excellence.com

Leslie N. Wilson Graduate Assistantship