Student Scholarships

Diversity

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Stem Scholarships for Students of Color

Minority Scholarship - Brown and Caldwell

Students of color who are either U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must be full-time juniors or seniors with a declared engineering or environmental sciences major and a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Amount: $5,000

The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program

This program was established in 1999 to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education.
Amount: Varies

Illustrating Awesomeness Scholarship

Eligibility: Young women or gender non-conforming individuals of color who are actively working to change the world.
Amount: $750

The Leon Bradley Scholarship Program

Eligibility: Minorities or persons of color to enter the field of teaching and in their final year of completing certification/endorsement requirements, including student teaching if applicable.
Amount: $3,500

Morgan Stanley Richard B. Fisher Scholarship Program

Eligibility: Undergraduate sophomore and junior students who self-identify as Black, Hispanic, Native American, and LGBT+ and all majors and disciplines to apply.
Amount: Varies

The LAGRANT Foundation

Eligibility: Students must be majoring in the fields of advertising, marketing, or public relations. Accepts applications from undergraduate students (current freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and non-graduating seniors ONLY) and graduate students.
Amount: $3,750

Nursing NEF Scholarships (n-e-f.org)

THE AANAPISI SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility: Live at or below the poverty level, or are otherwise of low socioeconomic status, are the first in their families to attend college, are representative of the APIA community’s diversity, geographically and ethnically, especially those ethnicities that have been underrepresented on college campuses due to limited access and opportunity.
Amount: $2,500 to $5,000

Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship

Eligibility: Pursing a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) major; and belong to a historically underrepresented population/group such as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, veterans, and first-generation college students.
Amount: Varies

AICPA Scholarships

Eligibility: Minority students studying accounting
Amount: $5,000

Sallie Mae Fund's Completing the Dream Scholarship Program

Eligibility: Minority and underserved learners, including first-generation students in their final year of postsecondary education
Amount: Up to $2,500

Running of the Bulls Scholarship for Immigrants

Eligibility: must be immigrants or children of immigrants and enrolled in or accepted to a four-year undergraduate or graduate program with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Amount: $1,000

STEM Scholarship Program | Avomeen

Eligibility: must be a minority student OR woman who are pursing a degree in STEM
Amount: $2,500 each

GBHEM - List of Scholarships

Eligibility: Specific requirements vary by program, but eligible applicants must meet certain GPA requirements.
Amount: Varies

Eligibility: Stantec awards $200,000 to historically underrepresented students annually through this scholarship program. Applicants must major in the science, technology, mathematics, engineering, or arts fields.
Amount: $1,500-$10,000

African American

ACS Scholars Program

Eligibility: Be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident; demonstrate high academic achievement in chemistry or science (Grade Point Average 3.0 or better); and demonstrate financial need according to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form (FAFSA) and the Student Aid Report (SAR) form.
Amount: Up to $5,000

The Actuarial Diversity Scholarship

Eligibility: Must have at least one birth parent who is a member of one of the following minority groups: Black/African American, Hispanic, Native North American, Pacific Islander, enrolling as or enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at the U.S. accredited educational institution, minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), emphasis on math or actuarial courses, intent on pursuing a career in the actuarial profession.
Amount: $1,000 - Freshman; $2,000 Sophomore; $3,000 - Junior; $4,000 Senior

Undiscovered Brilliance Scholarship for African-Americans

Eligibility: Awarded to a talented Black student at any level of education or field of study based on their ambition, talent, and drive, as well as on the impact that additional support would have on them.
Amount: $1,000

The National Black Nurses Association

Eligibility: Must be a member of NBNA and a member of a local chapter (if one exists in your area). If a chapter does not exist within a 50-radius of your location you can join NBNA as a Direct Member, must be currently enrolled in a nursing program (BSN, AD, Diploma or LPN / LVN, Masters, and Doctoral) and in good scholastic standing at the time of application, must have at least one full year of school remaining.
Amount: Varies

African-American Entrepreneurs Grant — Female Award

Eligibility: Open to current or aspiring Black female entrepreneurs at any level/field of education who share their business ideas.
Amount: $1,000

Dr. Julianne Malveaux Scholarship

Eligibility: Sophomore or junior African American women enrolled at an accredited university may apply. Applicants must major in journalism, economics, or a related field and possess a GPA of at least 3.0.
Amount: Varies

Eligibility: This scholarship is sponsored by the National Hook-Up of Black Women. African American women whose education was disrupted due to family or other obligations may apply. Applicants must be at least 21 years old and entering or returning to college.
Amount: $1,000

Eligibility: for African American undergraduate and graduate students studying chemical engineering, ecology, microbiology, plant pathology, and food science.
Amount: $5,000

Scholarships for Black & African American Students

Various scholarships
Amount: Varies

Asian American / Pacific Islander

APIA Scholars

Eligibility: Live at or below the poverty level, or are otherwise of low socioeconomic status, are the first in their families to attend college, are representative of the APIA community’s diversity, (geographically and ethnically}, especially those ethnicities that have been underrepresented on college campuses due to limited access and opportunity; and have placed a strong emphasis on community service and leadership as well as solid academic achievement.
Amount: Varies

Taylor Price Financial Literacy for the Future Scholarship

Eligibility: Open to high school and college students who submit an essay. Applicants from minority groups underrepresented in the financial world and those with non-profit or volunteering experience will be preferred
Amount: $500

Asian American Women’s Alliance Scholarship

Eligibility: Must be an Asian American student enrolled in high school, college, or graduate school, transcript, personal statement, letter of recommendation.
Amount: $500

Against The Grain Groundbreaker Leadership Scholarship

Eligibility: College seniors and graduate students who must be at least 25% Asian, have a 3.5 GPA, and be a US citizen
Amount: Varies

APIASF General Scholarship Program

Eligibility: Applicants must be of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 and be enrolled as an undergraduate student in the U.S. accredited college or university
Amount: $2,500

Korean American Scholarship Foundation Scholarships

Eligibility: Korean American students and students from Korea are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Descendants of American veterans who served during the Korean War can also apply.
Amount: $500-$5,000

Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund

Eligibility: This scholarship is open to first-year students enrolling full time in a physical or environmental science, computer science, math, or engineering program at an accredited four-year university or college.
Amount: $5,000

First Generation

Life Reimagined First-Gen Scholarship

Eligibility: First-generation college students currently attending a four-year college, two-year college, or technical or vocational program.
Amount: $1,000

First-Generation College Student Scholarship

Eligibility: Open to high school and undergraduate students who are/will be first-generation college students
Amount: $1,000

Fontana Transport Inc. Scholars Program

Eligibility: Underrepresented, low-income and first-generation college-bound students, must be pursuing an undergraduate degree full-time in transportation, math, science, engineering, architecture, environmental design, PreMed, psychology, Spanish language/literature. The applicant does not have to be a U.S. citizen but must have a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Amount: $5,000

EducationDynamics $10,000 Minority First Generation Scholarship Contest

Eligibility: Minority students who are the first in their families to go to college, are at least 17 years of age and are pursuing an associate's or bachelor's degree at an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning or a certificate program.
Amount: $10,000

Red Thread Foundation for Women

Who Can Apply: Women with international backgrounds, including first-generation, entering U.S. colleges or universities
Amount: $1,000

Scholarship America Dream Award

Eligibility: Full-time students who have completed one year of their associate or bachelor’s degree programs with 3.0 GPAs and demonstrate financial need
Amount: Varies

The Donald White/Mandla A. Ndwanya Memorial Fund

Who Can Apply: Accepted students to accredited U.S. colleges and universities with minimum GPAs of 3.5, majoring in health care
Amount: $1,000

The Kim and Harold Louie Family Foundation Scholarship Program

Who Can Apply: This scholarship awards funds to first-generation students with GPAs of 3.7-4.0 Applicants in all areas of study may apply, including nursing students.
Amount: Varies

TELACU Education Foundation Scholarship

Eligibility: be first-generation, low-income, full-time undergraduate students with a minimum 2.5 GPA. They must be permanent residents in underserved communities
Amount: Varies

Scholarships for First-Generation College Students

Various scholarships
Amount: Varies

Hispanic and Latinx

Native American/ Indigenous

AAIA Scholarships

Eligibility: Any Native American U.S. citizen that is a member or descendant of a state or federally recognized tribe with at least a 2.0 grade point average, and enrolled as a full-time student
Amount: Varies

Native College Scholarships | AIEF Services - American Indian Education Fund (nativepartnership.org)

Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian (student or one parent must be enrolled and have documentation) , attending an accredited 2 or 4-year college/university or technical/vocational school, must be enrolled as a full-time student, have a GPA between 2.0 - 3.5 is desirable
Amount: Varies

The AIS Scholarship program

Eligibility: At least One-Quarter (1/4) enrolled member of a U.S. Federally Recognized Native American Tribe, or descendant of an enrolled member, be an undergraduate student with no more than 150 semester credits or 210 quarter credits, have a full-time or part-time status, minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 must be established and maintained after the first semester/quarter of college, has completed Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Amount: Varies

Intertribal Timber Council: About Us: Scholarships (itcnet.org is a website that has multiple scholarships with the emphasis on Environmental Studies

American Indian Education Fund Undergraduate Scholarship

Eligibility: American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian students accepted to an accredited undergraduate program
Amount: Varies

American Indian Education Fund Graduate Scholarship

Eligibility: American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian students accepted to an accredited graduate program
Amount: Varies

NYS Aid to Native Americans

Eligibility: Enrolled members of a New York State tribe or their children who are attending, or planning to attend, a college in New York State and are New York State residents are eligible to receive financial aid from the state.
Amount: Up to $2,000

American Indian Nurse Scholarship Award

Eligibility: Students from underrepresented tribal communities who may also be first-generation. Recipients must demonstrate financial need and return to their tribes to work following graduation.
Amount: $1,500 per semester

Accenture Native American Scholarship Fund

Eligibility: must demonstrate Native American heritage and a commitment to their community, along with a minimum 3.25 GPA. Students must enroll in a full-time STEM or business-related undergraduate program.
Amount: Varies

Association on American Indian Affairs Scholarships

Eligibility: must be enrolled with a tribe, possess a minimum 2.5 GPA, attend an accredited undergraduate program full time, and submit an application essay.
Amount: Varies

Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars Scholarships

Eligibility: must be an enrolled tribal member, have career goals connected to helping Native Americans, demonstrate financial need, and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in an undergraduate program.
Amount: $2,500 and $5,000

Full Circle Scholarship

Eligibility: must be Native American with a minimum GPA of 2.0. They must also be full-time students enrolled in an undergraduate program.
Amount: Varies

Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

Eligibility: must be enrolled Native American tribal members and demonstrate leadership and a commitment to Native American issues.
Amount: Up to $7,000

American Indian Nurse Scholarship Program

Eligibility: must prove American Indian tribal member status, demonstrate financial need, and pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare.
Amount: $1,500

Nontraditional Students

$1,000 “Mom to Scholar” Scholarship for Mothers

Eligibility: Mothers over the age of 35 either accepted to or attending technical, community, or four-year college/university
Amount: $1,000

Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship

Eligibility: All high school students, college students, graduate students, and adult learners
Amount: $1,000

Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship

Eligibility: Low-income women age 35 or older planning to/pursuing technical or vocational education, an associate’s degree, or a first bachelor’s degree

Little Bundle Superdad Scholarship — College Award

Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate-level students who are either single fathers or are the children of single fathers are eligible to apply
Amount: $2,000

Little Bundle Supermom Scholarship — College Award

Eligibility: Open to undergraduate or graduate-level single moms, children of single moms, or people whose lives have been impacted in positive ways by single moms
Amount: $2,000

WiseGeek Lifelong Learners No-Essay Grant

Eligibility: Open to students at every level who have student loan debt
Amount: $500

WiseGeek No-Essay Military Appreciation Grant

Eligibility: Active, former, or future service member of the US military who is U.S. Citizens or permanent legal residents
Amount: $500

Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation Scholarship

Eligibility: at least 17 years old and mothers, qualify as low-income individuals and be pursuing their first graduate or undergraduate degree
Amount: $5,000

Intel-AFCEA Diversity Scholarship | AFCEA International

Eligibility: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, Must be an underrepresented minority (i.e. technical female, African-Americans, Latin/Hispanic origin, and/or Native American), must be a service Veteran or active-duty service member, or a “Gold Star Family Member”, be a full-time student in an accredited U.S. University currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate (Master's or PhD) degree, must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA
Amount $2,500

War Veterans Scholarship | AFCEA International

Eligibility: Persons on active duty in the uniformed military services or honorably discharged U.S. military veterans (including Reservists and National Guard personnel), be currently enrolled and attending classes in an undergraduate program part time or full time in an eligible STEM major degree program at an accredited four year college or university in the U.S
Amount: $2,500

Students with Disabilities

Academy of Special Dreams Scholarship

Eligibility: Eligible special needs applicants will have applied to and/or have been accepted or are currently enrolled in a college or university, trade school, art school, or other recognized degree-awarding program with an expressed desire to study or major in any field of Art
Amount: $250 to $1,000

American Council of the Blind’s (ACB) Scholarship Program

Eligibility: Applicants need to be legally blind, maintain a 3.0 GPA to be eligible for most scholarships, be a full-time student (or a student who works 32 or more hours per week and attends college part-time), and be involved in their school/local community
Amount: $2,000 to $7,500, depending on whether the applicant is attending a technical college or as an entering freshman, undergraduate, or a graduate student

John Lepping Memorial Scholarship: Disabled Students

Eligibility: Open to permanent residents of New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania who have physical conditions (spinal cord injury, loss of limb, birth defects, etc.) and/or psychological conditions (autism, post-traumatic stress, etc.). Scholarship recipients must be able to provide proof of disability with a letter of confirmation by a physician
Amount: $5,000

Lep Foundation CURE – Cancer Support Scholarship

Eligibility: Open to college-bound students diagnosed with cancer and whose disease and related treatments placed a significant financial burden on them and their families. Academic achievement is considered
Amount: $5,000

Lighthouse Guild College Bound Scholarship

Eligibility: Scholarships are open to visually impaired/blind high school students who will be incoming freshmen and graduate education (Master’s degree, Ph.D., MD, JD, or other post-baccalaureate degrees) students, already attending or planning to attend graduate school
Amount: Varies

Rent-a-Knee Walker Scholarship

Eligibility: Current high school seniors or college students with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Students with physical disabilities will be given priority
Amount: $500

Scheigert Scholarship

Eligibility: Open to students with low vision enrolled as full-time students. Must have a minimum cumulative 3.2 Grade Point Average (GPA)
Amount: $3,000 (three scholarships are awarded)

WiseGeek Disability Scholarship

Eligibility: Open to students at any grade level or field of study who have a disability and large ambitions for their lives
Amount: $500

WiseGeek Mental Health Well-Being no-essay Scholarship

Eligibility: Open to college students at every level who have experienced mental health challenges
Amount: $500

Autism Scholarship | Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility: You or a close family member has to have been diagnosed with a form of autism, including Asperger syndrome).
Amount: $5,000

Womxn

African-American Entrepreneurs Grant — Female Award

Eligibility: Open to current or aspiring Black female entrepreneurs at any level/field of education who share their business ideas
Amount: $1,000

AWSCPA Scholarship Award

Eligibility: Open to female accounting students as undergraduates or graduates.
Amount: $5,000

Little Bundle Supermom Scholarship — College Award

Eligibility: Open to undergraduate or graduate-level single moms, children of single moms, or people whose lives have been impacted in positive ways by single moms
Amount: $2,000

Newsette No-Essay Leadership Scholarship for Women

Eligibility: Open to all female college and graduate students who sign up, read, and apply what they learned from the Newsette, a free daily newsletter that celebrates women
Amount: $1,000

Prime Mailboxes Women in STEM Scholarship

Eligibility: Open to high school and undergraduate women who plan to or are already taking courses toward a STEM degree
Amount: $500

Adobe Research Women-in-Technology Scholarship

Eligibility: These scholarships are open to female undergraduate and master’s students studying artificial intelligence/machine learning, data science, computer science, or mobile/web development at North American universities, including Canada and Mexico
Amount: $10,000

Amplify Women in STEM Scholarship

Eligibility: The scholarship is open to female high school seniors and undergraduate students who plan to or are currently pursuing a STEM degree. To apply for this scholarship, share about a woman in STEM (past or present) whom you admire and then explain what you hope to achieve in STEM
Amount: $2,500

Minority Women in STEM Bi-Annual Scholarship

Eligibility: Women attending a 4-year, 2-year, vocational, or technical institution in the United States. Applicants must be majoring in a STEM field or working on personal projects or jobs in STEM.
Amount: $3,000

BHW Scholarship

Eligibility: Women who are pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree and are majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics during the 2022 school year.
Amount: $3,000

Women in Technology Scholarship- North America

Eligibility:
- Are undergraduate students actively enrolled in an accredited U.S., Canadian or Mexican college/university during the academic years that the scholarship is awarded, i.e. you must be enrolled in both the current (2021-22) and upcoming (2022-23) academic years
- Are a freshman, sophomore, or junior who are majoring in or plan to major in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field
- Identify as women
- Have not been a Palantir scholarship recipient in the past
Amount: $7,000

Society of Women Engineers Scholarship

Provides financial assistance to those who identify as a woman and are studying community college, baccalaureate, or graduate programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science.

Visionary Integration Professionals Women in Technology Scholarship

Eligibility: Must be pursuing a career in computer science, information technology (IT), management information systems, or another related discipline. Applicants must be enrolled at, or accepted to, a two or four-year college or university in the U.S.
Amounts: Multiple scholarships up to $2,500

Best Scholarships and Grants for Women

Various scholarships and grants
Amount: Varies

A guide for Women in Tech

Various scholarships
Amount: Varies

LGBTQ+

Regional

Arthur W. Pense Scholarship

Eligibility: Must be an undergraduate student studying physical or occupational therapy, must attend a four-year college, restricted to residents of New York
Amount: $3,000

Bill & Shireen Kirk Scholarship Fund

Eligibility: Must attend a university or a four-year college, must study full-time, studying Business/Consumer Services, Construction Engineering/Management, Civil Engineering, Marketing
Amount: Varies

CBC Scholarships

Eligibility: Be a U.S. citizen/legal permanent resident, live or attend an academic institution in a CBC Members district, be preparing to pursue, or currently pursuing, an undergraduate or graduate degree full-time at an accredited college or university, have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale, exhibit leadership and be active in the community
Amount: Varies

The Active Minds Emerging Scholars Fellowship

Eligibility: Students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or person of color (BIPOC) to submit unique and thought-provoking research proposals or creative projects related to mental health
Amount: $1,000

The New York American Legion Press Association (NYALPA)

Eligibility: Students must be entering or attending an accredited College, University or Trade School, must be a legal US citizen residing in New York State, pursuing a degree in any of the following fields of communications
Amount: $1,000

Louis P. and Betty A. Iacona Nursing Scholarship

Eligibility: Undergraduate students in Monroe County pursuing a career in nursing, have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA; and demonstrate financial need.
Amount: $3,000

Kathleen McElligott Hall Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility: Has completed at least one semester of a nursing program, and has financial need.
Amount: $1,000

Women's Week Scholarship

Eligibility: Women residing in Monroe and Genesee counties who are returning to school after being out of school for some time, are pursuing an undergraduate degree at a college in Monroe or Genesee county on a full- or part-time basis; and have financial need.
Amount: Varies

Susan A. Cowell Scholarship

Eligibility: Students who identify as members of the LGBTQ community, have a minimum 3.0 GPA (B average) or higher; are pursuing post-secondary education at a qualifying academic institution* in the eight-county area surrounding Rochester (Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties); are enrolled or plan to enroll in a program aligned with public health, nonprofit administration, or social justice activism, including social activism through the arts; and demonstrate a proclivity for social justice activism and/or a desire to positively impact the LGBTQ community.
Amount: $1,000

JAMES F. REVILLE SCHOLARSHIP-

Eligibility: Full-time college students in a program related to the intellectual and developmental disability field such as behavioral sciences, social work, nursing, healthcare administration, and management, or psychology.
Amount: $3,000

New York Women in Communications Scholarship

Eligibility: U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents who live in NY, NJ, CT, or PA, must be full-time students, be majoring in a communications-related field at a U.S. accredited college/university and have an overall GPA of 3.2 (or 87%) or better
Amount: Varies

The Dante Scholarship

Eligibility: Have academic standing as a sophomore or junior in an undergraduate degree program; or a senior accepted into a graduate degree program, or a full-time graduate student (12 hours or more) enrolled in a master's level or doctoral program, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0, be a legal resident or native of the Greater Rochester Area, including Monroe, Orleans, Livingston, Wayne, Ontario, and Genesee counties, have some Italian heritage.
Amount: Varies

Florin| Roebig Scholarship

Eligibility:

-Be a student enrolled full-time at a secondary or post-secondary academic institution in the U.S.

-Be at least 18 years of age at the time of entry.

Amount: Up to $750

Pheabs Finance Scholarship Award

Eligibility:

- Have an average GPA of at least 2.5

-Be a current or future college student (i.e. a high school senior)

- Complete an essay submission

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