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Scholarships for all Students Regardless of Immigration Status
(Becas para todo Estudiante sin Importar su Estatus Inmigratorio)

Resources for Minority Students
(Becas para todo Estudiante)
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No Deadline (Open)
Scholarship Deadline Description
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
LULAC National Scholarship Fund (LNSF)
Open
  • US citizen or legal resident
  • Three types of scholarship awards:
    • National Scholastic Achievement Awards
    • Honors Awards
    • General Awards
    • $250 + Awards
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation--Lena Chang Internship Awards Contact foundation
  • Ethnic minority students
  • Graduate or undergraduate level
  • Must demonstrate superior academic achievement or financial need
  • $2,500 award
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Varies
Scholarship Deadline Description

Justicia en Diversidad Scholarship Fund

 

Varies
  • Latino heritage
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA
  • Students must be from a US high school and must be planning to pursue a career in law
  • Attend college on a full-time basis
  • $1,500 award
Office of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Varies
  • Scholarships listed by monthly deadlines
  • Different qualifications for the various scholarships
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Deadline
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Poetry Contest January
  • Open to all poets - call or check website for updated information
  • You can also submit your poem online
  • $5,000 award
The Duracell/National Urban League Scholarship January
  • Open to minority students focusing in engineering, sales, marketing, finance and business
  • $10,000 award
La Unidad Latina Foundation Scholarship February & October
  • Hispanic background
  • Cumulative GPA of between 2.8 and 3.6 out of a 4.0 scale.
  • Currently enrolled in an eligible bachelor's or master's degree program. Eligible degrees: all bachelor degrees and master of Arts, master of science, master of public administration/policy, master of social work, master of education, master of divinity.
  • Have completed at least one full-time year of study for undergraduate applicants, and at least one full-time semester of study for graduate applicants.
  • Reside in the United States
  • $250 - $1,000 awards
Microsoft Corporation: Microsoft Scholarships February
  • Enrolled in a bachelor's degree program at the time you submit the application
  • Undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering or related technical discipline, such as electrical engineering, math, or physics
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Full tuition and fees, monthly stipend, internship
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) General Scholarship March
  • Graduating seniors, undergraduates, & graduate students with a focus on journalism
  • Financial need and journalistic ability
  • $1,000 & $5,000 awards
Fredrikson & Byron Foundation-Minority Scholarship Program March
  • Association sponsors educational opportunities for first-year law students of diverse backgrounds
Grandmothers for Peace International--Barbara Wiedner and Dorothy Vandercook Memorial Peace Scholarship March
  • High school senior or in your first year of college
  • Write a brief autobiography of your activities relating to peace and social justice, nuclear disarmament issues, or conflict resolution. Include some proof of these activities (e.g., copies of newspaper articles, verification by your references)
  • Describe how you will contribute to a peaceful and just society in the future
  • $250 - $500 awards
Patrick Charnon Memorial Scholarship March
  • Full-time undergraduates
  • Demonstrate commitment to building communities
  • Maintain good academic standing and make progress toward a degree
  • $1,500 award
United Methodist Communications - Scholarships & Fellowships March Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Racial Ethnic Minorities
  • $2,500 award
  • Undergraduate, pursuing the study of religion journalism or mass communications
Stoody-West Fellowship
  • $6,000 award
  • Pursue a career in religious journalism
Judith Weidman Racial ethnic Minority
  • One-year fellowship helps prepare young adult of racial ethnic minority origin for a communication career
Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund April
  • Graduate or undergraduate students
  • Financial need
  • Participation in expanding civil rights, economic justice, and international solidarity
  • $6,000 award
Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC) Student Leadership Award April
  • Undergraduate or graduate student majoring in the field of engineering, math, computer science, or material science
  • Significantly participate in and promote organizations and activities in the Hispanic communities
  • Minimum 3.0 overall GPA
  • Demonstrate leadership through academic achievements and campus/community activities
  • $500 - $5,000 award
Latin American Professional Women's Foundation April
  • Latinas who are role models for other young Latinas
  • $500 award
National Association of Hispanic Journalists: Educational Scholarship Programs April
  • See individual requirements for scholarhsips listed
Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)- Multicultural Affairs Scholarship Program April
  • Applicants must be of Latino, African American, Asian, Native American, Alaska Native, or Pacific Islander ancestry
  • Eligible majors: journalism, communications, and public relations
  • At least junior status
  • Membership in PRSSA is preferred; major or minor in public relations also preferred
  • $1,500
The Ana Maria Arias Scholarship April
  • Available to Hispanic women attending a 4-year university
The Hispanic Engineers National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) April
  • Majors in math, computer science, material science, engineering or applied science
  • Minimum GPA 3.0 or higher
  • $250,000 to be awarded in 2009
Third Wave Foundation April
  • Full-time or part-time student age 30 and under
  • Young women of color who prioritize social justice and the work done in the spirit of justice and equality over academic performance, and who integrate social justice into all areas of their lives
  • Involved with vigorous activist work
  • Financial need
  • $500 - $3,000 awards
Worldstudio Foundation & American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Scholarship April
  • U.S. citizen or be in possession of a Green Card
  • Open to disadvantaged or minority college students
  • Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in the fine or commercial arts, design - one of the design/arts disciplines listed on the website - and plan to enter a career in the creative professions
  • Matriculated (or planning to matriculate)
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA
National Sculpture Society Scholarship May
  • Students of figurative, realist, or representational sculpture
  • Financial need
  • $1,000 award
Migrant Farmworker Baccalaureate Scholarship June
  • Recent history of movement for agricultural employment
  • Scholastic achievement
  • Financial need
  • Successful completion of at least one year at a post-secondary institution
Latino Initiatives for the Next Century (LINC) July
  • See various links listed in the left frame
Mexican American Grocers' Association Fund (MAGAF) Scholarship July
  • Must be Hispanic and majoring in business
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA
  • Financial need
Bank of America: Financial Aid Sweepstakes August
  • Be a legal U.S. resident
  • Be either a full-time high school senior or a college student
  • $1,000 award
Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF) Law School Scholarship Program August
  • Demonstrated involvement in and commitment to serve the Latino community through the legal profession
  • Academic and professional achievement
  • Financial need
  • $2,000 - $6,000 awards
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest December
  • Full-time students with junior or senior standing
  • Write an essay between 3,000 and 4,000 words
  • Have a faculty sponsor review the essay and sign the entry form
  • First prize $ 5,000; second prize $2,500; third prize $1,500; two honorable mentions $ 500 each


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