Scholarships
The College and Career Center maintains a list of available scholarships, applications, and contact
information. Be sure to follow the instructions for applying carefully, and beat the deadlines. Most
scholarships will require an official copy of your transcript. Some require recommendations, and many
require that you write an essay.
200 Free Scholarships for Minorities
Created by Black Excel
This 200 Free Scholarship List is created by Black Excel, and its our latest. We have featured over
1,000+ scholarships at our website. Remember that most groups provide scholarships on an annual
basis, so don’t stress yourself over any one particular deadline. Students are advised to target “good”
scholarship sources…and apply every year.
In the Black Excel African American Student’s College Guide (published by John Wiley & Son and
available at www.amazon.com), there’s a chapter that tells you exactly what to do with regard to
“getting the money!” Finding a scholarship is just the first step. – Isaac Black, Founder of Black Excel:
The Collge Help Network (www.BlackExcel.org).
1) Ron Brown Scholar Program (Scholarships)
http://www.ronbrown.org/apply/eligibilityrequire
ments.aspx
2) UNCF Scholarships 2012
http://www.uncf.org/sections/ForStudents/SS_
Scholarships/scholarships.asp
3) Black Students - Scholarships and More
For African American Students
http://blackstudents.blacknews.com/
4) FastWEB Scholarship Search
http://www.fastweb.com/
5) HSF Hispanic Scholarship Fund
http://www.hsf.net/
6) QuestBridge. Great Program. Scholarship
Resources Page
http://www.questbridge.org/forstudents/scholarship-resources
7) Scholarships (including Minority)
http://www.scholarships.com/
8) United Negro College Fund Scholarships
http://www.uncf.org/sections/ForStudents/SS_
Scholarships/scholarships.asp
9) Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarships
http://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/uclaapplicants.php
10) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/scholarsh
ip/current-scholarships
11) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to
Financial Aid (scholarships)
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/
12) United Negro College Fund
http://www.uncf.org/
13) Gates Millennium Scholarships (Annual)
http://www.gmsp.org/(hmrfvje1fdxdi0nwbrpmbd
45)/default.aspx
14) McDonald's Scholarships (Annual)
http://www.rmhc.com/what-we-do/rmhc-u-sscholarships/
15) Urban League Scholarships
http://www.nyul.org/nyul_scholarships.html
16) Scholarships by Category
http://www.financialaidfinder.com/studentscholarship-search/
17) National Merit Scholarships
http://www.nationalmerit.org/
18) Black Excel Scholarship Gateways
http://www.blackexcel.org/
19) FAFSA (Free Application for Federal
Student Aid)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
20) Scholarship & Financial Aid Help
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm
21) NAACP Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/page/s/scholarship2
22) First Generation Student Scholarships
http://telacu.com/site/en/home/education/applic
ations.html
23) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/sc
holarships.html
24) Asian American Scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarship
s/asian.htm
25) Siemens Foundation Competition
http://www.siemens-
foundation.org/en/merit_scholarship.htm
26) College Board Scholarship Search
http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/ht
ml/fundfind01.html
27) International Students Scholarships & Aid
Help
http://www.iefa.org/
28) Minorities & Disabilities Scholarships
http://www.proyectovision.net/english/opportuni
ties/scholarships.html
29) Guaranteed Scholarships
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
30) Hope Scholarships and Lifetime Learning
Credits
http://www2.ed.gov/students/college/apply/edpi
cks.jhtml?src=ln
31) Disabled War Veterans Scholarships
http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/un
dergraduate/DisabledVeteranScholarship.asp
32) Sachs Foundation Scholarships
http://www.sachsfoundation.org/scholarships
33) Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
34) A Better Chance Scholarships
http://www.abetterchance.org/abetterchance.as
px?pgID=1078
35) African American Scholarships (various
areas)
http://oedb.org/scholarship/african-american
36) Private Scholarships For Seniors
http://www.phs.d211.org/stsvc/college/scholars
hips.asp
37) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/sc
holarships.html
38) Scholarship, Loan, Tuition Help
http://www.findtuition.com/
39) Princeton Review Scholarships & Aid
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/financ
e
40) Coca-Cola Scholarships
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/
41) Scholarship of the Month
www.collegescholarships.com
42) Alphabetical List of Scholarships by Field
of Study
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarship
s/subject-specific.htm
43) National Federation of The
BlindScholarships
https://nfb.org/scholarships
44) Ayn Rand Institute
http://www.aynrand.org/contests
45) Federation of Musicians Scholarships
http://www.afm.org/youngmusicians/scholarships
46) Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
http://www.disabledworld.com/disability/education/scholarships/
47) Nursing Scholarships
http://www.blackexcel.org/nursingscholarships.html
48) College-Bound High School Seniors Scholarships
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar13.html
49) AFROTC High School Scholarships
http://www.afrotc.com/
50) Minority Scholarships
http://www.free-4u.com/minority.htm
51) Scholarships for Minority Accounting
Students
http://www.aicpa.org/Career/DiversityInitiatives/
Pages/smas.aspx
52) The Elks National Foundation Scholarships
http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/ourscholarship
s.cfm
53) MacDonald Scholarships
http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/student_
zone/scholarships.html
54) Multicultural Scholarships and
Opportunities
http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/scholar
ship.asp
55) African American Scholarships
http://www.littleafrica.com/scholarship/
56) Marine Corps Scholarships
http://www.marine-scholars.org/
56) Minority Student Scholarships (55 Listed)
http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/scholars
hips
57) Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarships
http://www.akaeaf.org/undergraduate_scholars
hips.htm
58) Dream Deferred Essay Contest
http://www.hamsaweb.org/essay/
59) STATE FARM INSURANCE Hispanic
Scholarships
http://www.statefarm.com/foundati/hispanic.ht
m
60) National Scholarships at All Levels
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/
61) School Without Walls
http://swwhs.org/index.php/students/scholarshi
p-opportunities-2
62) Burger King Scholars
http://www.bkmclamorefoundation.org/Home
63) Major Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/ours/scholarships/in
dex.cfm
64) Nursing Scholarships Opportunities
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/students/financialaid
65) Lagrant Scholarships: Minorities, Public
Relations & Other
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Scholarship%
20Program
66) Students With Autism Scholarships
http://www.autism-society.org/aboutus/awards-scholarships/
67) Scholarships for Students Working for
Peace and Justice
http://www.davisputter.org/
68) Students With Epilepsy Scholarships
http://www.ucbepilepsyscholarship.com/
69) Gateway to 10 Free Scholarship Searches
http://www.collegescholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.h
tm
70) Scholarships for Study Abroad
http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/GilmanScholarship-Program
71) Adventures In Education Scholarship
Search
http://www.aie.org/Scholarships/
72) Urban League Scholarships with Gillette
http://nul.iamempowered.com/
73) New York Urban League Scholarships
www.nyul.org/nyul_scholarships.html
74) Jerry Bartow Scholarship Fund
http://beep.iamempowered.com/jerry-bartowscholarship
75) Nordstrom Scholarship Program
http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/nordstrom-caresscholarship
76) Will To Win Scholarships
http://www.schering-ploughwilltowin.com/
77) The Big Sun Scholarships (Students on
Sports Teams)
http://www.bigsunathletics.com/
78) Scholarships for Women
http://www.scholarships.com/financialaid/college-scholarships/scholarships-bytype/scholarships-for-women/
79) American Chemical Society Scholarships
http://www.cnetweb.org/american_chemical_so
ciety_scholarships.htm
80) Sallie Mae Grants and Scholarships
http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/index.
html
81) Scholarships List and Search
http://www.adventuresineducation.org/sbase/
82) TG's Milton G. Wright Scholarship Drawing
http://www.aie.org/milt-wright-scholarship/
83) Adventures in Animation (Paying for
College)
http://www.aie.org/paying-for-college/
84) Hispanic Scholarship Fund
http://www.hsf.net/
85) African American College Grants
http://www.collegescholarships.org/grants/afric
an-american.htm
86) African American Scholarships (various
areas)
http://oedb.org/scholarship/african-american
87) Scholarships For Hispanics
http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/
88) Scholarships for Single Mothers
www.scholarships4moms.net/
89) Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship
Scholarship
http://www.girlsgoingplaces.com/
90) Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
http://www.astronautscholarship.org/
91) Jeanette Rankin Grant/Scholarship For
Low-Income Women (over 35)
http://www.rankinfoundation.org/
92) Minority Undergraduate Fellows Program
http://www.naspa.org/programs/nufp/
93) Shell Oil Scholarships
http://www.shell.us/aboutshell/careerstpkg/students-and-graduates/scholarships.html
94) College Connection Scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.com/
95) Super College Scholarships
http://www.supercollege.com/
96) African American College Grants
http://www.collegescholarships.org/grants/afric
an-american.htm
97) Best Buy Scholarships (over 1,000)
http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relation
s/scholarship.htm
98) Student Loan Consolidation (read Info)
http://www.studentloanconsolidator.com/
99) Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards
http://www.hispanicheritage.org/youth_int.php?
sec=193
100) Master List of Scholarships
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/Scholar
shipGrantList.php
101) Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)-Key to
everything
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
102) AES Engineering Scholarships (Essay)
http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm
103) The Roothbert Fund Scholarships
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php
104) Gateway to 10 Free Scholarship
Searches
http://www.collegescholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.h
tm
105) International Students Help and
Scholarships
http://www.iefa.org/
106) Elks National Foundation Scholarships
(Over 500
http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.Cfm
107) Black Excel Scholarship Gateway
http://www.blackexcel.org/link4.htm
108) Peterson's Aid and Scholarships Help
http://www.petersons.com/collegesearch/scholarship-search.aspx
109) Coveted National Scholarships
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/
110) Scholarships for Military Children
http://www.militaryscholar.org/
111) Martin Luther King Scholarships
https://www.sanantonio.gov/eforms/mlk/CPA2012%20MLK%20Scholarship%20app%20rule
s-updated.pdf
112) New York Women in Communications
Foundation (Other States)
http://www.nywici.org/foundation/scholarships
113) Art and Writing Awards
http://www.artandwriting.org/
114) Edison International Scholars Program
http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/edison/index
.html
115) Law Enforcement Scholarships (Every
Three Months)
http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/lawenforcement/
116) Chicana/Latina Foundation
http://www.chicanalatina.org/scholarship.html
117) Civil Rights Defense Fund
http://www.nradefensefund.org/contestsscholarships.aspx
118) Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
http://www.chci.org/
119) Online Associate Degree Scholarship
http://degreedirectory.org/pages/Online_Associ
ates_Degree_Scholarship.html
120) Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarships
http://www.google.com/anitaborg/
121) Asian American Journalist Association
http://www.aaja.org/
122) American Assoc. of University Women
http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/ind
ex.cfm
123) Scholarships by State
http://www.schoolsintheusa.com/scholarships.c
fm
124) African American Scholarships (various
areas)
http://oedb.org/scholarship/african-american
125) Engineering School Scholarships
http://www.engineeringedu.com/scholars.html
126) Scholarship News
http://www.free-4u.com/
127) Recession Relief Scholarships
http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/debt2/de
bt-scholarship.html
129) Orphan Foundation of America
http://www.orphan.org/
130) September 11th Scholarship Funds
http://www.nasfaa.org/
131) Past Presidents' Legacy Scholarships
http://www.hydro.org/about-nha/awards/pastpresidents%E2%80%99-legacy-scholarship/
132) American Fire Sprinkler Scholarship
Contest
http://www.afsascholarship.org/
133) Mensa Scholarship Essay Scholarship
http://www.mensafoundation.org/what-wedo/scholarships/
134) Miss America Scholarships
http://www.missamerica.org/scholarships/schol
arship-directory.aspx
135) Davidson Fellow Scholarships
http://www.davidsongifted.org/Fellows/
136) Federal Student Aid Portal
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/stu
dents/english/index.jsp
137) Josh Gibson Foundation Scholarship
(Baseball Essay)
www.JoshGibson.org
138) The National Society of High School
Scholars
http://www.nshss.org/scholarships/
139) Alger Association Scholarships (Horatio)
https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/index
.cfm
140) Collegiate Inventors Competition
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
141) Alphabetical Index to Scholarships and
Aid
http://www.window.state.tx.us/scholars/aid/faid
alpha.html
142) Alphabetical List of Scholarships by Field
of Study
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarship
s/subject-specific.htm
143) National Federation of The Blind
Scholarships
https://nfb.org/scholarships
144) Union Plus Scholarship Database
http://www.unionplus.org/college-educationfinancing/union-plus-scholarship
145) Scholarships for Single Mothers
http://www.collegedegrees.com/financialaid/scholarships/specialty/scholarships-forsingle-mothers/
146) Federation of Musicians Scholarships
http://www.afm.org/youngmusicians/scholarships
147) Scholarships for Students with
Disabilities
http://www.disabledworld.com/disability/education/scholarships/
148) Coca-Cola Scholarships
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/
149) Scholarships on the Net (1500 Links)
http://whatsonthe.net/scholarmks.htm
150) Minority Nurse Gateway of Scholarships
http://www.minoritynurse.com/scholarships
151) NAACP Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacpscholarships
152) Bowling Scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarship
s/sports/bowling.htm
153) Red Cross Presidential Intern Program
http://www.redcross.org/support/getinvolved/summer-internship-program
154) Scholarships by Category
http://www.financialaidfinder.com/studentscholarship-search/
155) Scholarships for Women
http://www.scholarshipsforwomen.net/
156) Major Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/ours/scholarships/in
dex.cfm
157) Scholarships in Criminal Justice &
Related Fields
http://www.criminaljusticeschoolinfo.com/crimin
al-justice-scholarships.html
158) African American College Grants
http://www.collegescholarships.org/grants/afric
an-american.htm
159) Multicultural Scholarships and
Opportunities
http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/scholar
ship.asp
160) Journalism Fellowships
http://journalism-fellowships.cubreporters.org/
161) KFC Colonel's Scholars Program
http://www.kfcscholars.org
162) Nursing Scholarships Opportunities
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/financialai
d.htm
163) Minorities & Disabilities Scholarships
http://www.proyectovision.net/english/opportuni
ties/scholarships.html
164) Lagrant Scholarships: Minorities, Public
Relations & Other
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Scholarship%
20Program
165) First Generation Student Scholarships
http://telacu.com/site/en/home/education/applic
ations.html
165) Students With Autism Scholarships
http://www.disaboom.com/scholarships/autismscholarships
166) Disabled War Veterans Scholarships
http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/un
dergraduate/DisabledVeteranScholarship.asp
167) National Society of Arts and Letters
Scholarships
http://www.arts-nsal.org/scholarships-andcompetitions.shtml
168) Scholarships for Students with Epilepsy
http://www.ucbepilepsyscholarship.com/
169) Asian American Scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarship
s/asian.htm
170) Urban League Scholarships
http://www.nyul.org/nyul_scholarships.html
171) Sachs Foundation Scholarships
http://www.sachsfoundation.org/
172) Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay
Contest
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
173) APS Minority Scholarship (Physics)
http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/honors/
scholarship/
174) Courageous Persuaders Scholarships
http://www.courageouspersuaders.com/
175) Annual Signet Classics Student
Scholarship Essay Contest
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/servic
es-academic/essayhome.html
176) Students With Disabled Parents
Scholarships
http://www.lookingglass.org/scholarships/index.
php
177) Microsoft University Careers Scholarships
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/coll
egescholarship.aspx
178) The "Negro Spiritual" Scholarship
Foundation
http://www.negrospiritual.org/
179) Siemens Westinghouse Competition
(Now College Board)
http://www.collegeboard.com/siemens/eligibility
.html
180) Native American Scholarships
http://www.indianeducation.spps.org/Scholarsh
ip_Information.html
181) Alzheimer's Awareness
College Scholarship
http://www.afateens.org/about_new.html
182) USA Access Education Scholarships
http://www.usafunds.org/students/Pages/Acces
s2EdSchol.aspx
183) Scholarships for Military Children
http://www.militaryscholar.org/
184) American Nuclear Society Scholarships
http://www.ans.org/honors/scholarships/
185) Questbridge College Prep Scholarships
http://www.questbridge.org/for-students/ncmscholarship-details
186) National Association of Negro Musicians
Scholarships (contact branches)
http://www.nanm.org/Scholarship
187) The National Society of High School
Scholars
http://www.nshss.org/scholarships/
188) William A Lee Memorial Scholarships
(Chicago)
http://www.chicagolabor.org/unionresources/scholarship-information
189) The National Society of High School
Scholars
http://www.nshss.org/scholarships/
190) Japanese American Citizens League
Scholarshipshttp://www.jacl.org/edu/document
s/2010ProgramGuidelines_toChapters_.pdf
191) Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/Ed
ucationalPrograms/AmbassadorialScholarships
/Pages/ridefault.aspx
192) National Federation of The Blind
Scholarships
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/default.asp?SnID=8079
50602
193) Family Dollars Scholarships
https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/familydolla
r/
194) African American Scholarships (various
areas)
http://oedb.org/scholarship/african-american
195) Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarships
http://www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityR
elations/scholarship/index.asp
196) SEIU Lottery Scholarship Program
http://www.seiu.org/a/members/seiuscholarship-program-offers-48-scholarshipsyearly.php
197) Scholarships for Study Abroad
http://www.iie.org//Content/NavigationMenu/Pr
ograms7/Gilman_Awards/Home8/Home.htm
198) Scholarships from Kitchen & Bath
Association
http://thedecoratingdiva.com/20000-inscholarship-awards-for-2010-nkbage-charettecompetition/
199) Americanism Essay Contest
http://www.fra.org/Content/fra/AboutFRA/Essay
Contest/default.cfm
200) Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship Foundation
http://www.taisf.org/index.html
201) 25 Great Scholarships for Students
http://www.superscholar.org/scholarships/25popular-college-scholarships/
202) The Gates Millennium Scholars
www.gmsp.org/
203) AAUW Community Action Grants
(scholarships for women over 40)
http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/c
ommunity_action.cfm
204) The UNCF General Scholarship
http://www.cappex.com/scholarship/listings/UN
CF-General-Scholarship-Program/-s-d-3973
205) Armstrong, Earl & Patricia - HBCU
Scholarship/Grant
https://www.hbcuconnect.com/scholarships/?bl
og_id=1024
206) ABC Studios Production Associates
Program
http://abctalentdevelopment.com/programs/pro
grams_production.html
207) United Negro College Fund/Berbeco
Senior Research Fellowship
http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/scholar/sc
holar_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?scholarshipId=165618
208) HBCU Scholarships/Grants
http://hbcuconnect.com/scholarships/
209) United Negro College
Fund/ChevronTexaco Scholars Program
http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/scholar/sc
holar_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?scholarshipId=161191