Scholarships for Black Students

David Hudak Memorial Essay Contest for Freethinking Students of Color

Freedom from Religion Foundation holds an annual essay contest for students of color aged 17 to 21. The David Hudak Memorial Essay Contest for Freethinking Students of Color offers prizes ranging from $300 to $3,500.

The Actuarial Diversity Scholarship honors and encourages full-time undergraduate students to pursue a degree that could lead to a career in the actuarial profession.

Every year, the API-JCU Diversity Scholarship offers a $1,500–$3,000 award to an exemplary API minority student.

Every year, the AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students awards fellowships worth $12,000 to minority postgraduate students.

This scholarship aims to support underrepresented undergraduate students from minority groups in the United States, specifically African Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, Alaskan Natives, and Hispanics.

The First in Family Humanist Scholarship: Freedom From Religion Foundation Forward Freethought Scholarship awards six $5,000 scholarships for undergraduate studies.

Ben’s Original Seat at the Table Scholarship Fund assists disadvantaged people with educational and mentoring opportunities as they pursue education in food science or culinary arts.

The scholarship, administered by Warner Norcross & Judd and Grand Rapids Community Foundation, is offered to a minority student enrolled at or pursuing a law degree at an accredited U.S. institution.

The BLM² Foundation awards $1,000 to six successful applicants to address the financial needs of minority students to pursue higher education at accredited colleges or universities across the U.S.

A select group of college seniors will receive up to $11,000 in financial assistance to pay off their university loans.

Every year the TJX Scholarship Program offers $10,000 scholarships for full-time undergraduate study to African American/Black students.

The California Library Association offers $2,500 to three California minority graduate students pursuing a graduate degree program in library and information science at one of the ALA-accredited universities.

Each year, the American Association of Colleges Of Osteopathic Medicine awards a financial scholarship of $5,000 to five osteopathic medical students who belong to an underrepresented minority.

Chevron awards a $7,500 scholarship to meritorious students in engineering and computer science from African American, Native North American, Alaska Tribe, Pacific Islander, or Hispanic backgrounds.

The Tampax Flow It Forward Scholarship grants $10,000 to an African American college junior looking for a career in healthcare and attending an HBCU.

William A. Crawford Minority Teacher Scholarship

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education offers the William A. Crawford Minority Teacher Scholarship ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 to minority students who intend to become teachers in Indiana.

The Gates Scholarship annually offers 300 student leaders scholarships to help them maximize their full potential.

The NBCC Minority Fellowship Program is a $20,000- scholarship and fellowship program that supports mental-health counselors pursuing doctoral studies in the United States.

The Minority Fellowship Program for Mental Health Counselors is a program that supports mental health counselors and offers a $10,000- fellowship to graduate students pursuing their master’s in mental health.

The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program of $2,800 is awarded to undergraduate or graduate students interested in advancing toward doctoral study upon completing their bachelor's degree.

Buckfire Law firm annually offers the Law School Diversity Scholarship Program to support law school students belonging to minority groups or demonstrating a defined commitment to issues of diversity.

Every year, the Buckfire Law firm offers one available scholarship valued at $2,000 per recipient for undergraduate study across the United States.

In partnership with AbbVie, UNCF offers 200 scholarships valued at $5,000 to high school graduates, and college freshman and college sophomores undertaking undergraduate study in healthcare-related fields.