There are billions of dollars in HBCU scholarships, grants, and internships that are available for students wishing to attend college. One of the best sources for scholarships is your high school counselor or college advisor. If you are a member of a minority group, you can expect to find an wide variety of scholarships. There are many business, civic, and social organizations that have put forth all types of scholarship offers to minority group members. To make your search easier; we have compiled a list of over 100 HBCU scholarships to help you find money for college.
HBCU SCHOLARSHIPS: Community Service
Denny’s – Tom Joyner Foundation Hungry For Education Scholarship
- Award: Up to 12 deserving students from HBCUs will receive a $2,500 scholarship
- Description: HBCU students must submit an essay of 200 words or less on the topic, “Describe your most memorable community service or activity to combat hunger.”
- Administered by: Tom Joyner Foundation and Denny’s Corporation
- DEADLINE: Dec. 10
HBCU SCHOLARSHIPS: Study Abroad Scholarships
- IES Abroad Diversity Scholarships (HBCU Scholarships)
HBCU SCHOLARSHIPS: STEM Scholarships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
BASF/Alfred Chisholm Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Award: up to $2,000
- Description: The scholarship is available to undergraduate sophomore, junior and senior students enrolled at HBCUs. Applicants must complete the online application and upload the following materials: 2 letters of recommendation, a 250 word essay and most recent official transcript.
- Administered by: BASF Corporation/UNCF
- DEADLINE: Nov. 7
Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology (African-American undergraduate students)
- Award: up to $3,000 per year
- Description: DFBSST identifies students through the assistance of Engineering and Science Department deans and professors at pre-selected, predominantly Black colleges and universities. DFBSST requests the deans and faculty members to identify a specified number of students that they would like to be considered for scholarships, and to pass on DFBSST scholarship application forms to these students.
- Administered by: Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology
- DEADLINE: June 15
HBCU SCHOLARSHIPS: Various Scholarships
Cappex $1,000 Easy College Money Scholarship (Monthly Essay Contest)
- Award: $1,000
- Description: Currently enrolled in high school or college or plan to enroll in the next 12 months.
- Administered by: Cappex
- DEADLINE: June 30
UNCF Scholarships
- Award: Varies
- Description: Scholarships, programs, internships, and fellowships.
- Administered by: United Negro College Fund, Inc
- DEADLINE: Varies
Minority Scholarships
Academic and Merit Scholarships
Buick Achievers Scholarship Program
- Award: They’re offering up to $25,000/year for 100 first-time freshman, renewable up to four years. They are also offering $2,000/year for an additional 1,000 incoming students.
- Description: The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program wants to reward those who have succeeded both inside and outside of the classroom, who may not be able to attend college without financial assistance. It’s a reward for what you’ve made of yourself, and the difference you are making for others..
- Administered by: Buick
- DEADLINE: March 31
Coca−Cola Scholars Program
- Award: upto $1,250
- Description: The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities.
- Administered by: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
- DEADLINE:
- National Merit Scholarship Program (Current High School Students)
- The Gates Millennium Scholars Program (High School Seniors)
- The BURGER KING Scholars Program (High School Seniors)
- Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program (Merit-based scholarships for students entering their junior or senior year of college )
Broad Category Scholarship Opportunities
Diversity in Law Scholarship
- Sutliff & Stout, Injury & Accident Law Firm is proud to sponsor a nationwide Diversity in Law Scholarship contest for minorities pursuing a legal career. They are offering an annual $2,000 minority scholarship to be put towards legal education costs. To qualify, candidates must be accepted to, or currently enrolled in an accredited law school or paralegal program.
Freshman Year for Free Programs
- Receiving Free Credit at HBCUs – At OnlineDegree.com students could get up to their 1st year of college completely free. Take as many college-level courses as you’d like that have pathways to credit at HBCU’s across the country.
Architecture and Design Related Scholarships
- AIA – AAF Minority/Disadvantaged Scholarship (For high school seniors and college freshmen who plan to study architecture in an NAAB-accredited program)
Disability Scholarships
- National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program (Must be legally blind in both eyes)
Essay Scholarships
- Ayn Rand’s Novels (Essay Contest)
- Dream Deferred Essay Contest (600 words, but no longer than 1,500 words)
- Shawn Carter Scholarship (For school seniors, undergrad college students, GED diploma holders, and students at vocational or trade schools)
First Generation Scholarships
- Center for Student Opportunity Scholarship (First-generation college-bound students)
Government and Public Policy Scholarships
- Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program (For college seniors or a recent graduate of an accredited four-year U.S. college or university)
Hospitality Scholarships
- Hyatt Hotels Fund for Minority Lodging Management Students (Must be at least a sophomore in a four-year program for hospitality management)
Journalism and Digital Media Scholarships
- Bill Bernbach Diversity Scholarship (Art direction, copywriting and design – check locations)
- Ellen Masin Persina Scholarship (High school students pursuing a career in journalism)
- Fisher Communications Minority Scholarship (Students pursuing radio, television, marketing, or broadcast technology)
- LIN Media Minority Scholarship and Training Program (Students Pursuing Degrees in Broadcast Television or Digital Media)
Law and Criminal Justice Scholarships
- Ellis Injury Law Diversity Scholarship Award (For both undergraduate and law school students) DEADLINE: June 30
- George A. Strait Minority Scholarship (For Students pursing a career in law librarianship)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Award by ACA (For students pursing a career a career in the criminal justice field)
- Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Minority Scholarship Program (Michigan students pursing paralegal or legal secretarial studies in an accredited program) DEADLINE: April 1
Military Scholarships
- Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) – General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant: (Grants for $500 – $4,000 are awarded to eligible Air Force dependents each year)
- Fisher House Foundation, Inc. (Scholarships for Military Children)
- US Air Force ROTC (AFROTC) High School Scholarship Program (9th – 11th Grade)
Needs-based Scholarships
- The Jackie Robinson Foundation (Minority high school seniors)
- The Coca-Cola Pay It Forward Scholarship and Mentorship with Steve Harvey (For moms and their teens) DEADLINE: March 31
- Alfred Street Baptist Church HBCU Scholarship – The Alfred Street Baptist Church will provide 88 need-based scholarships to HBCU college undergraduate and graduate students who express a financial need. DEADLINE: Nov 7
- BASF/Alfred Chisholm Memorial Scholarship – This scholarship is available to undergraduate sophomore, junior and senior students enrolled at HBCUs. Due to the active participation of the BASF’s African American Employees Resource Group (AAEG), their relatives or sponsored students are strongly encouraged to apply. DEADLINE: Nov 7
- CBS Sports HBCU Scholarship – The CBS Sports HBCU Scholarship Program provides need-based scholarships to African American college juniors who exemplify strong leadership abilities, and demonstrate an interest in sports, media, or entertainment. DEADLINE: Nov 14
- Gray Foundation Degree Completion Aid Program – The Foundation is proud to partner with UNCF to support “last-mile” scholarships for low-income students from New York City who are in their senior year at an HBCU and are at risk of stopping out for financial reasons. DEADLINE: Nov 30
- Kia Motor America STEM/ Sustainability Scholarship Program – The program provides need-based scholarship opportunities to current undergraduate students at accredited four-year institutions for up to $2,000, distributed during the 2022-23 academic year. DEADLINE: Nov 10
- McDonald’s Black And Positively Golden Scholarship – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and McDonald’s are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Sixty Three (63) scholars will be selected to receive a scholarship up to $15,000 for the 2023-2024 academic school year ($7,500 per semester), which can only be applied to verifiable costs associated with average tuition and usual fees. DEADLINE: Mar 27
- The Angela and Reginald Goins Scholarship – The scholarship is a need-based scholarship for full-time, undergraduate students attending a four-year HBCU. Eligible students must reside in or be a permanent resident of New York City, Chicago, or metro Detroit. DEADLINE: Nov 17
- The Ruby L. Bailey Scholarship – The Ruby L. Bailey Scholarship has been created to provide one need-based scholarship of $3,000 to a Black undergrad or graduate student who is currently attending an HBCU. DEADLINE: Nov 15
- UNCF General Scholarship Application – The UNCF General Application is used to establish an applicant pool of potentially eligible students for ongoing scholarship opportunities that are unpublished and do not require an online application. DEADLINE: Dec 21
- Vertus Hardiman Endowed Scholarship – The scholarship is offering up to $5,000 to students at HBCUs, in the college graduation classes of 2023, 2024, 2025 or 2026. DEADLINE: Nov 30
- Wanda I. McLaurin HBCU Scholarship – In honor of our mother Wanda, the Wanda I. McLaurin HBCU Scholarship will support ambitious students from Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, or surrounding areas in New York who currently attend an HBCU. This annual scholarship will support one student who fits the criteria and who wants to dedicate their studies to advance their own career as well as the livelihoods of disadvantaged people across the country. DEADLINE: Nov 21
Non Profit and Philanthropy Scholarships
- William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students (Students pursuing nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and the social sector)
STEM Scholarships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
- American Medical Association (AMA) Minority Scholars Award (Medical student tuition assistance)
- American Geological Institute Minority Participation Program Scholars (For students pursing careers geo sciences)
- American Psychological Association (Students pursing the practice of psychology)
- AIChE Minority Scholarship Award (Undergraduates studying chemical engineering)
- APS Minority Scholarship (Students majoring or planning to major in physics, and who is a high school senior, college freshman, or sophomore
- American Chemistry Society Scholars Program (Chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering or chemically-related )
- American Physical Society Minority Scholarship (High school students planning to major in physics)
- Ethnic Minority Bachelor’s Scholarships (Students must also be enrolled in an undergraduate nursing degree program)
- HP Scholars (For students pursing careers in computer science, computer engineering or electrical engineering)
- Microsoft Scholarship & Internships (Computer science and related technical disciplines)
- NASP–ERT Minority Scholarship Program (For Graduate Training in School Psychology)
- National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Scholarship Program (For students enrolled in engineering programs)
- National Honor Society College Scholarships (Must be nominated through high school chapter)
- National Society of Professional Engineers Education Foundation (Students pursuing engineering degree)
- Shell Oil Company Scholarships (High school students pursuing engineering or geosciences in college)
- Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science Program (SOARS) (Students pursing atmospheric and related sciences)
- Stan Beck Fellowship (Graduate or undergraduate students in entomology or related disciplines)
- Surety and Fidelity Industry Scholarship Program (For minority students pursing the areas of insurance/risk management, accounting, or business/finance)
- The Actuarial Foundation Diversity Scholarship (High School Students, College Sophomore or Junior)
- The Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program (High school students)
- The National Institutes of Health Scholarship Program (Biomedical, behavioral, and social science health)
- UNCF/Merck Science Initiative (Undergraduate, graduate & post graduate)
- Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program (College students studying technical or engineering degrees)
Student-Specific Scholarships
- Orphan Foundation of America (Must have been in foster care for a minimum of 12 consecutive months)
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIPS
Academic and Merit Scholarships
- 100 Scholarship Program – 100 Black Men of America (For full-time students at accredited, post-secondary institution)
- AKA Education Advancement Foundation Scholarships (High school and college students)
- Ron Brown Scholar Program (African-American high school seniors)
- National Achievement Scholarship Program
Essay Scholarships
- Josh Gibson Foundation Scholarship (500-word essay about the history of the Negro Baseball League)
- National NAACP Scholarships (African-American high school seniors)
Journalism and Digital Media Scholarships
- National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Scholarships (Students pursuing careers in journalism)
- RTNDA Ed Bradley Scholarship (Students pursing a career in broadcast journalism)
- RTNDA Carole Simpson Scholarship (Reporters, producers and anchors in television and radio stations)
Law and Crimial Justice Scholarships
- NAACP / The Herbert Lehman Education Fund Scholarship (For African-American undergraduate and law students)
- National Black Police Association Scholarships (For students pursing a career in of law enforcement, or other related areas)
Needs-based Scholarships
- AKA Education Advancement Foundation Scholarships (High school and college students)
- Ronald McDonald House Charities/African-American Future Achievers
STEM Scholarships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
- International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) (Students pursuing an actuarial career)
Various Scholarships
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships (Students pursing health, environmental studies, performing arts and education careers)
- UNCF Scholarships (Scholarships, programs, internships, and fellowships)
Visual Arts Scholarships
- CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship (For undergraduate OR a current high school seniors pursuing a major in the visual arts such as, but not limited to, architecture, ceramics, drawing, fashion, graphic design, illustration, interior design, painting, photography, sketching, video production and other decorative arts) DEADLINE: May 1
HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIPS
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) (Students performing public service-oriented activities)
- LULAC National Scholarship Fund (High school seniors)
- HACU scholarship program (College students currently attending a HACU member institution)
- Hispanic College Fund (Scholarships awarded to deserving Hispanic students)
Theology Scholarships
- Hispanic Theological Initiative (Students enrolled on master, doctoral, dissertation programs and post-doctoral projects)
STEM Scholarships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
- SHPE Foundation Scholarship Program (Students aspiring to become engineers)
First Generation Scholarships
- First in My Family Scholarship Program (For Hispanic-American students who are the first in their family to attend college)
Various Scholarships
- ¡Adelante! / MillerCoors National Scholarship (Students pursing Accounting, Communications, General Business, Economics, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Public Relations or Sales )
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund (High school seniors)
WOMEN’S SCHOLARSHIPS
Business and Entrepreneurial Scholarships
- Talbots Scholarship Program (For women 10 years beyond high school demonstrating courage, conviction and a entrepreneurial spirit)
STEM Scholarships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) (Students pursing sciences, math, engineering and technology)
- Go Red Multicultural Scholarship Fund – Macy’s and the American Heart Association are offering sixteen $2,500 tuition-focused scholarships for minority women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in healthcare fields. DEADLINE Dec. 31
- Society of Women Engineers Scholarships (Students pursing careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science)
- Women In Aviation, International Available Scholarships (Students must be WAI members, internship included)
Journalism and Digital Media Scholarships
- Dr. Julianne Malveaux Scholarship (For African-American female pursing majors in journalism, economics or related field (public policy, creative writing, etc.)
Non-traditional Scholarships
- AARP Foundation Women’s Scholarship Program (Women age 50+ pursuing a technical or vocational education, an associates degree, or a bachelor’s degree)
- Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship (Women age 35 or older pursuing a technical or vocational education, an associate’s degree, or a first bachelor’s degree)
Vocational Scholarships
- Advancing Women in Transportation (WTS) Scholarships (Women pursuing careers in transportation through undergraduate and graduate programs)
NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIPS
Student-Specific Scholarships
- American Indian College Fund (Tribal member or descendant attending Traditional four year College)
- American Indian College Fund (Tribal member or descendant attending Tribal College)
- American Indian Graduate Center/Undergraduate Scholarships (Must be enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe)
- International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons (Native American Students
- Native American Finance Officers Association (Member of a state OR federally recognized tribe)
Journalism and Digital Media Scholarships
- Native American Journalist Association (NAJA) (Students pursuing career in journalism (radio, television or newspaper)
STEM Scholarships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
- Society for American Archeology (Students pursing Archaeological Training for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians
- Truman D. Pickard (Students pursuing a degree in Natural Resources)
- Two Feathers Endowment (Students pursuing a health-related field of study)
- Udall Scholarship (Students pursuing careers related to environment, tribal public policy and Native health care)
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