
Scholarships
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The National Aids Memorial offers the Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship. Named for an influential AIDS educator and activist, this scholarship supports student activists working to better their communities. Applicants must demonstrate a passion for activism toward a specific cause. The program originally was intended for AIDS activists. Now, the…
Amount: Varies. About: The Peola Smith-Smith Educational Leadership Scholarship is an annual award by the NANBPWC, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of Black women in business. Applicants must be a member of the organization, be a graduating high school senior or a college undergraduate student, major in Education at…
Amount: Up to $12,500. About: The PepsiCo Foundation NextStep Scholarship aims to help students transition from designated partner community colleges to four-year colleges and universities. The program will award up to 20 scholarships in the amount of $12,500 each to qualified students attending one of these community colleges: Westchester Community College, Dallas College, City Colleges…
Amount: $5,000. About: Named in honor of the founder and publisher of the Hellenic Chronicle, a long-standing Greek-American newspaper based in Boston, the Peter Agris Memorial Journalism Scholarship awards students of Greek-American descent who are studying toward a degree in journalism or communications. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate-level program. Eligible…
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation, named for the trailblazing Japanese American politician from Hawaii who was the first woman of color to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, offers five Education Support Awards of up to $5,000 to assist low-income women with children who are pursuing their first…
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) Scholarship is annually awarded to undergraduate and/or post-graduate students who survived pediatric cancer. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, community college students, or 4-year university students who have been treated for pediatric cancer, be full-time students, and meet a minimum GPA requirement of…