Scholarships for Minority Students
Minority students have long been underrepresented in U.S. colleges and universities for a number of reasons, including financial hardship and lack of access to traditional education support networks. BestColleges.com has an expanded and updated list of financial aid resources for minority students. It includes information about eligibility and award amounts, as well as additional links to support networks for each of the following minority groups:
- African American Students
- Hispanic and Latino Students
- Native American Students
- Pacific Islander Students
- Undocumented Students
Other online resources for minority student scholarships include:
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Minority Scholarship Awards For College Students
Fredrikson & Bryon Foundation Minority Scholarshop Program
Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship
MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program
Radio Television Digital News Association Scholarships
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
Xerox Minority Scholarships
American Institute of Architects Minority/Disadvantaged Scholarship Program
The Gates Millennium Scholars Program
American Institute of CPAs Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
Guide to Online Schools Minority Scholarships
LAGRANT Foundation
American Chemical Society Scholarships
American Physical Society Minority Scholarship
http://www.bestcolleges.com/financial-aid/minority-students/
For Latino/Hispanic Students
The Jesus Guadalupe Foundation is a fund that provides financial support for Latino students of limited financial means. To apply follow this link or contact The Jesus Guadalupe Foundation at (630) 858-5876 or e-mail jesusguadalupefund@sbcglobal.net
Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation Scholarship – (ILLCF) Applicants can be from all over the state of Illinois. For more information please go to the ILLCF website.
Youth Ready Chicago’s Fiesta del Sol Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship
Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education
Hispanic College Fund
Illinois Hispanic Nurses Association
Fuerza
The League of United Latino American Citizens National Scholarship Fund
Latino College Dollars
AIE: Adventures in Education (Spanish)
Adelante U.S. Education Leadership Fund
Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship
Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc. Lambda Scholarship
Latin American Women Association Scholarships
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships
La Unidad Latina Foundation
Salvadoran American Leadership and Education Fund
Hispanic Engineers National Acheivement Awards Conference
National Association for Hispanic Journalists
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Award
Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Program
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship
For American Indian Students
American Indian Graduate Center
American Indian Education Program
For Asian American Students
OCA: Organization of Chinese Americans
CollegeScholarships.org Asian American Scholarships
Asian American Journalist Association Scholarships
Japanese American Citizens League
For African American Students
UNCF: United Negro College Fund
National Society for Black Engineers
Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology
National Association of Black Journalists
Ron Brown Scholar Program
The Jackie Robinson Foundation
Black Excel
NAACP
Online Education Database African American Scholarships
A Better Chance African American Scholarships
LittleAfrica.com African American Scholarships
The “Negro Spiritual” Scholarship Foundation
The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. Scholarship Competition in Voice
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