Resources for Minority Students
(Becas para todo Estudiante)
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Deadline |
Description |
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
LULAC National Scholarship Fund (LNSF)
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Open |
- US citizen or legal resident
- Three types of scholarship awards:
- National Scholastic Achievement Awards
- Honors Awards
- General Awards
- $250 + Awards
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| 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
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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
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| Office of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard |
Varies |
- Scholarships listed by monthly deadlines
- Different qualifications for the various scholarships
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| Resource Website |
Deadline |
Description |
| Poetry Contest |
January |
- Open to all poets - call or check website for updated information
- You can also submit your poem online
- $5,000 award
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| The Duracell/National Urban League Scholarship |
January |
- Open to minority students focusing in engineering, sales, marketing, finance and business
- $10,000 award
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Fredrikson & Byron Foundation-Minority Scholarship Program |
March |
- Association sponsors educational opportunities for first-year law students of diverse backgrounds
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund |
April |
- Graduate or undergraduate students
- Financial need
- Participation in expanding civil rights, economic justice, and international solidarity
- $6,000 award
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| 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
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| Latin American Professional Women's Foundation |
April |
- Latinas who are role models for other young Latinas
- $500 award
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| National Association of Hispanic Journalists: Educational Scholarship Programs |
April |
- See individual requirements for scholarhsips listed
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| 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
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| The Ana Maria Arias Scholarship |
April |
- Available to Hispanic women attending a 4-year university
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| National Sculpture Society Scholarship |
May |
- Students of figurative, realist, or representational sculpture
- Financial need
- $1,000 award
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| 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
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| Latino Initiatives for the Next Century (LINC) |
July |
- See various links listed in the left frame
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| Mexican American Grocers' Association Fund (MAGAF) Scholarship |
July |
- Must be Hispanic and majoring in business
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- Financial need
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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