Black Students
Scholarships
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Vinson & Elkins Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $10,000. About: The law firm Vinson & Elkins annually awards scholarships to minority students from Texas who are interested in law. Each applicant must be a member of a racial/ethnic group that has been historically underrepresented in the legal profession or a member of the LGBTQ community, be a high school senior, be in…
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AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students
Amount: $12,000. About: AICPA Fellowships for Minority Doctoral Students are annually awarded to minority doctoral-level accounting students. Applicants must be admitted to or attending traditional, residential, full-time doctoral programs in accounting at universities accredited by the AACSB, ACBSP and IACBE. Additionally, applicants must have earned a master’s degree or completed at least 3 years of…
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Amount: Varies. About: Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is a nonprofit organization that exclusively supports the Black college community, with 98 percent of its awards going to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). Each year, the organization awards nearly 500 scholarships to high-achieving students who plan…
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Gates Scholarship
Amount: Full Cost of Attendance. About: The Gates Scholarship is annually awarded to minority, college-bound high school seniors from low-income households. This is a “last dollar” scholarship so Gates Scholars will receive funding for the full cost of attendance (includes tuition, fees, room, board, books, and transportation, and may include other personal costs) that is…
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TCA Study Abroad Scholarship Program for American Minority Students
Amount: $500-$2,000. About: The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) offers up to 100 awards under its TCA Study Abroad Scholarship Program for American Minority Students. Under the program, TCA provides up to 100 scholarships per year to eligible American undergraduate and graduate students of African American, Armenian American, Bosnian American, Filipino American, Hispanic American, Macedonian…
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Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program for High School Seniors
Amount: $10,000. About: In 2021, the Sallie Mae Fund partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to expand the Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program in an effort to further promote diversity in higher education among minority students and others from historically underserved communities. The program will award 75 $10,000 scholarships to high school seniors over…