Scholarships for Black Students

The RDW Group Communications Scholarship for People of Color grants up to $2,500 to students of color who are studying a communications major at a Rhode Island institution.

The Courage Kenny Foundation offers the Empower Scholarship of $1,500 to three ethnic minority students to pursue a career in the medical or rehabilitation field in Minnesota or Western Wisconsin.

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.

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.

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.

The Wellington Management Foundation offers the Wellington Management Foundation Scholarship of $5,000 to an African American college junior student to complete his/her studies.

The Legacy Lab Foundation, supported by The Giving Back Fund, is seeking Black or African American students enrolled in colleges, universities, or similar institutions (technical schools) in the United States.

The Scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in a teacher training program at a Connecticut college or university. Students in their junior or senior year and master’s students are eligible to apply.

The Oracle Corporate Scholars Program awards $10,000 to 10 college students each to further their education.

The Oracle Corporation, with the UNCF, offers 25 scholarships valued at $10,000 for undergraduate studies across the United States. Only African American, Hispanic, and Native American students are eligible.

In partnership with the American Water Works Association, Jacobs Holly A. Cornell Scholarship offers $10,000 to a minority postgraduate student interested in waterworks.

Every year, Arcadis awards a $5,000 scholarship to a student from an underrepresented racial and ethnic minority group who is pursuing a graduate degree in STEM fields.

Annually, Goldman Sachs awards from $10,000 to $15,000 each to Black, Hispanic, and Native American college and undergraduate students through the Goldman Sachs Scholarship for Excellence program.

The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship awards $30,000 scholarships to students with financial need from minority backgrounds.

Students at HBCUs can apply for up to $5,000 in awards each academic year to pursue programs related to environmental science, clean energy, and climate policy at EESI-accredited institutions.

The Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship Program offers two college seniors a $10,000- scholarship each.

UNCF offers scholarships in partnership with the Union Bank Foundation valued at $5,280 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.