Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarship.cfm
To provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level
for certain minority students who are interested in pursuing
actuarial careers.
American Anthropological Association
Minority Dissertation
Fellowship Program
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/minority/minordis.htm
The American Anthropological Association invites minority
doctoral candidates in anthropology to apply for a full-year
dissertation fellowship of $10,000. This program is designed to
demonstrate the Association's support for promising minority
graduate students in anthropology and to demonstrate its
commitment to the long-range goal of increasing diversity in the
discipline.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals--Anthropology.
American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA)
Multicultural Advertising
Intern Program (MAIP)
http://www.aaaa.org/diversity/
This award is designed to support African-American,
Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American college
students majoring in advertising, marketing, communication,
liberal arts, English, or who are able to demonstrate a strong
desire to pursue career in advertising. Applicants must be
citizen or U.S. permanent resident currently enrolled in
undergraduate or graduate program. Visit the web page for
additional information on the Intership Program.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals - Minorities, Business,
Internships.
American Association of Law Libraries
George A. Strait Minority
Scholarship
http://www.aallnet.org/services/sch_strait.asp
The $3500 George A. Strait Minority Scholarship is awarded
annually to college graduates with meaningful law library
experience who are members of a minority group as defined by
current U.S. government guidelines, are degree candidates in an
accredited library or law school, and who intend to have a
career in law librarianship. Applicants must show evidence of
financial need. Web page includes application form.
Also listed under Grants for Indviduals - Minorities, Law,
Libraries
American Bar Association (ABA)
Legal Opportunity Scholarship
Program
http://www.abanet.org/fje/losfpage.html
The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Program was established to
improve diversity in the legal profession by encouraging and
supporting racial and ethnic minority law students. The
scholarship provides $5,000 of financial assistance annually to
each scholarship recipient attending an ABA-accredited law
school. Assuming the recipient achieves satisfactory performance
in law school, an award made to an entering freshman may be
renewed for two additional years, resulting in financial
assistance totaling $15,000 during his or her time in law
school.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals - Law
American Geological Institute (AGI)
Minority Geoscience
Scholarships
http://www.agiweb.org/mpp/
supports U.S. undergraduates who are currently enrolled in an
accredited institution as an undergraduate student majoring in
geoscience, including the geoscience subdisciplines of geology,
geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology, meteorology, physical
oceanography, planetary geology, or earth-science education.
This program does not support students in other natural
sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Candidates must have a
verifiable ethnic-minority status as Black, Hispanic, or Native
American (American Indian, Eskimo, Hawaiian, or Samoan). The
award provides support is for full-time students only, with
demonstrable financial need.
The award is available only to students currently enrolled in
college geoscience programs. Application requires a personal
statement, transcripts, test scores, 3 recommendations. Awards
range from $250-$1,000. Web site contains application form.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals -- Minorities, Sciences
American Health and Beauty Aids Institute Scholarship
http://www.ahbai.org/scholar/
AHBAI is an internationally reknowned trade association
representing the world's leading Black-owned companies that
manufacture ethnic hair care and beauty related products
featuring the Proud Lady Symbol.
American Hellenic Educational Professional Association (AHEPA)
Educational Foundation
Scholarships
http://www.ahepaorg/educ_foundation/index.html
n order to apply and be eligible for the scholarships, the
applicant must satisfy one of the following:
·
The applicant is a member, in good standing, of either AHEPA,
Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles or Maids of Athena.
·
The applicant is the son or daughter of a member of AHEPA or a
member of Daughters of Penelope in good standing. Further, the
applicant must belong to one of the following categories:
·
A student in the graduating class of his or her high school
and planning to attend full time an accredited college or
university during the current calendar year.
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A high school graduate planning to attend full time an
accredited college or university during the calendar year.
·
Attending an accredited college or university and will
continue to attend full time during the calendar year.
American Indian College Fund
http://www.collegefund.org/
Building better lives. Revitalizing Indian communities.
Replacing despair with hope. That, simply, is what the American
Indian College Fund is all about. Through our scholarships for
American Indian college students and our support of America's
tribally controlled colleges and universities, we are giving
hope to, and creating better lives for, generations of Native
American students and their families and communities.
American Indian Graduate Center Fellowships
http://www.aigc.com/other-funding-opportunities/fellowships.html
American Indian Graduate Center Internships
http://www.aigc.com/other-funding-opportunities/internships.html
American Indian Graduate Center Scholarships
http://www.aigc.com/other-funding-opportunities/scholarships.html
Eligibility: Any Indian or Alaska Native that is a member of a
federally recognized tribe and is attending full time at a
nationally accredited graduate program in the United States. If
the student is a descendent of a federally recognized tribe,
he/she must have at least 1/4 blood quantum. The student must
apply for financial aid through FAFSA. Awards are made on the
first come basis. There is a one time processing fee of $15.00
that must be submitted with the application. Contact the
American Indian Graduate Center, 4520 Montgomery Blvd., NE, Ste.
1-B, Albuquerque, NM 87109-1291. Tel. (505) 881-4584.
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Scholarship Programs
http://www.aises.org/highered/scholarships/
AISES scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate
students, who are members of AISES, for leadership and academic
achievement. These monies are to assist talented students in
meeting the financial demands of attending college. The awards
are intended to augment unmet need, loans, and student
employment.
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Scholarships for Minority
Accounting Students
http://wwwaicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/smas.htm
For the purpose of this program, the AICPA defines minority
students as those of Black, Native American/Alaskan Native, or
Pacific Island races, or of Hispanic ethnic origin. The
scholarships are competitive, merit- and need-based awards of up
to $5,000 for outstanding accounting students who, in the
opinion of the Institute's Selection Committee, show significant
potential to become certified public accountants. All applicants
must be U.S. citizens.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals -- minorities, business
American Psychological Association
Minority Fellowship Program
http://www.apa.org/mfp/
The MFP objective is to increase the number of ethnic minorities
who complete doctoral degrees in psychology and to improve the
quality of mental health treatment and research on issues of
concern among ethnic minority populations.
American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
Minority Fellowships
http://www.asm.org/general.asp?bid=16715
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Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship : offers a
two-year tenure for senior-level graduate students from an
underrepresented minority group to conduct research in
microbiology.
·
ASM's Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships : offers an
10-week summer program for students from underrepresented
minority groups to conduct microbiology-related research with an
ASM member at a sponsoring institution. Community-based programs
at Tufts University School of Medicine in MA or Albert Einstein
College of Medicine in NY. Traditional program also available.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals - medicine, minorities
American Speech Language Hearing Foundation
http://www.asha.org/students/financial-aid
Each year the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHF)
offers several scholarship and grant competitions to graduate
students and new researchers in the field of communication
sciences and disorders. Up to ten Graduate Student Scholarships
are available annually for master's or doctoral level students
studying audiology or speech language pathology. Of the ten
scholarships, one gives priority to a student with a disability,
one gives priority to an international student studying in the
US, and one gives priority to a US citizen who is a member of an
ethnic or racial minority
group . The scholarships range between $2,000 and
$4,000.
Two $2,000 Student Research Grants are available annually to
master's and doctoral students. One is for a one-year study in
Early Childhood Language Development, and the other is for a
one-year study in Clinical or Rehabilitative Audiology.
Up to seven $5,000 New Investigator Research Grants are
available each year to individuals who have received their
latest degree (master's or doctoral level) in communication
sciences and disorders within the last five years and are
starting their research careers. The one-year proposal must be
for research to be initiated.
One $5,000 Speech Science Research Grant is available in
alternate years to an individual who has completed a doctoral
degree wit
