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For the Culture Scholarship
Funded byCollege for the CultureThis scholarship aims to alleviate the often-overlooked financial burdens of college life so underserved students can achieve their dreams.- Education Level: High school senior
- Race: BIPOC
- Background: Has attended and engaged with the annual Diversity University summit
- Plans: Will go to a higher education institution in the upcoming school year
$900Deadline:May 12, 2026One Click Apply31Compass Scholarship
Funded byE N Hunter Family Foundation Inc.This scholarship seeks to help current college students continue their education in the face of high costs and declining support.- Background: African-American
- GPA: 2.0 GPA or higher
- Education Level: Undergraduate student who has completed at least one semester
- Location: Chicago Metro-Area
$2,050Deadline:May 13, 2026One Click Apply32Alexis Mackenzie Memorial Scholarship for the Arts
Funded byMartha R. AriasThis scholarship seeks to support underrepresented women who are in need of financial support to pursue their artistic dreams.- Education Level: High school student accepted to a two or four-year college or an arts institute
- Race/Ethnicity: Black or Latina
- Gender: Female-identifying
- Background: Financial Need
$2,750Deadline:May 21, 2026One Click Apply33Minority Single Mother Scholarship
Funded byPeggy Meyerhoff Pearlstone FoundationThis scholarship aims to support deserving single mothers who struggle to afford to pursue their dreams without financial help.- Education Level: High school, undergraduate, or graduate student
- Financial Status: Low-income student
- Family Status: Single mother
- Identity: Minority
$7,500Deadline:May 23, 2026One Click Apply34Minority Women in STEM
Funded bymartha bodeThis scholarship seeks to support and encourage female and minority students to pursue STEM majors in college or tech schools so that they can focus on their studies rather than worrying about the costs of attendance.- State: South Carolina resident
- Field of Study: STEM
- Gender: Female
- Background: Minority
- Education Level: Undergraduate, or graduate student
$10,000Deadline:May 25, 2026One Click Apply35Ojeda Multi-County Youth Scholarship
Funded byGeanette Rodriguez-OjedaThe Ojeda Multi-County Youth Scholarship will be awarded to two deserving inner-city high school students to help pay for tuition and books.- Education Level: High school senior
- Race: BIPOC
- GPA: 2.9 or higher
$500Deadline:May 25, 2026One Click Apply36Sgt. Albert Dono Ware Memorial Scholarship
Funded byUnited African OrganizationThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Sgt. Albert Dono Ware by supporting students who share his commitment to helping others.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Race: African American
- Background: Commitment to community service
$10,000Deadline:May 29, 2026One Click Apply37Rose Ifebigh Memorial Scholarship
Funded byAdaora IfebighThis scholarship aims to support female immigrants so they can overcome the obstacles they face and complete their college degrees.- Education Level: High school senior or two or four-year undergraduate
- Gender: Female
- Background: Immigrant or foreign student
$2,000Deadline:Jun 14, 2026One Click Apply38Minority Women in STEM Financial Need Scholarship
Funded byDonald HuschleThis scholarship will support BIPOC women in STEM at the specific universities in Texas.- Education Level: Undergraduate
- Race/Ethnicity: BIPOC
- Gender: Female
- Major: STEM
- School: University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at Austin, University of North Texas, The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Woman's University, Texas A&M University- College Station
$15,000Deadline:Jun 14, 2026One Click Apply39Stephan L. Daniels Lift As We Climb Scholarship
Funded byStephan DanielsThis scholarship seeks to boost the representation of people of color in the STEM field to create a more diverse and equitable workforce.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- Race: African American/Black
- Major: Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
$5,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply40Tamika A. Nurse Fashionista Memorial Scholarship
Funded byNurseThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Tamika A. Nurse by supporting young women who share her passions and are following in her footsteps.- Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
- Identity: Underrepresented minority
- GPA: 2.5 or higher
- Field of Study: Business (fashion focus)
- Gender: Female-identifying
- Religion: Christian
$2,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply41Corderius M. Webster Memorial Scholarship
Funded byAngela Brown and Beverly OwensThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Corderius Webster by supporting students who share his passion for music.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- Race: Black
- Gender: Male
- Field of Study: Music
$500Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply421st Generation People Of Color Patrick Copney Memorial Music/Arts Scholarship
Funded byRobin CopneyThis scholarship will honor the memory of Patrick Copney and help support first generation students who are pursuing a music or arts degree.- Education Level: High school or undergraduate
- Race/Ethnicity: Black/African American
- Background: Low-income and will be or is a first-generation student
- Major/Field: Music or Arts
$2,000Deadline:Jul 05, 2026One Click Apply43Mighty Memorial Scholarship
Funded byChynenye OkonkwoThis scholarship aims to honor Mighty’s legacy by supporting nursing students so they can achieve all of their dreams.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- GPA: 2.8 or higher
- Field of Study: Nursing
- Ethnicity: Black/African-American
$1,000Deadline:Aug 28, 2026One Click Apply44Jacques Borges Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMONA LISA LYSINGERThis scholarship will support one student of Haitian descent who is pursuing a civil engineering degree and who has large ambitions for the future of their community.- Ethnicity: Haitian
- Degree: Civil Engineering
$2,605Deadline:Oct 15, 2026One Click Apply45$25,000 "Be Bold" No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgThe world will be shaped by the bold—the fighters, the risk-takers, the earnest overachievers who won’t take no for an answer. The $25,000 “Be Bold” Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile.All students are eligible$25,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026One Click Apply46Kenyada Me'Chon Thomas Legacy Scholarship
Funded byCermonia ThomasThis scholarship will support BIPOC high school seniors with a GPA of 2.5 or higher.- Education Level: High school senior
- Race/Ethnicity: BIPOC
- GPA: 2.5 or higher
$1,000Scholarship is awarded to
2 winnersDeadline:Jul 30, 2025One Click Apply47Healing Self and Community Scholarship
Funded byOG Dance School for Healing Self, LLC®This scholarship seeks to help students access higher education so they can go on to change the world.- Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
- Race/Ethnicity: BIPOC
- Background: Interest in changing the world through art and health promotion
$2,000Scholarship is awarded to
4 winnersDeadline:Nov 22, 2025One Click Apply48Mohamed Magdi Taha Memorial Scholarship
Funded byTaha FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Mohamed Magdi Taha by supporting students who possess similar qualities and are also ‘up-standers’ in their communities.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Race: Black/African
- Major of Interest: STEM or the arts
$2,600Scholarship is in reviewDeadline:Feb 01, 2026One Click Apply49Hyacinth Malcolm Memorial Scholarship
Funded byThe Malcolm FamilyThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Hyacinth Malcolm by supporting students throughout their pursuit of higher education.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Race: African American
- GPA: 3.0 or higher
$6,171Scholarship is awarded to
5 winnersDeadline:Dec 01, 2023One Click Apply50Melissa Boston Memorial Scholarship
Funded byThe Boston FamilyThis scholarship was established to honor the memory of Melissa Boston who, in January 2019, tragically lost her battle with Cancer at the age of 36.- Status: You must be a African American woman.
- Education: You must have been accepted into a technical school or a two- or four-year college.
$1,266Scholarship is awarded to
1 winnerDeadline:Nov 02, 2022One Click Apply51Harry B. Anderson Scholarship
Funded byDavid M. Gabrielsen FoundationThis scholarship aims to honor the incredible life of Harry B. Anderson by supporting students who are pursuing careers in STEM.- Field of Study: STEM
- Gender: Female-identifying
- GPA: 3.5 or higher
$25,000Scholarship is awarded to
5 winnersDeadline:May 01, 2025One Click Apply52Michele L. Durant Scholarship
Funded byHeidelThis scholarship aims to monetarily assist women of color in pursuing higher education to free up their time and resources and allow them to focus on obtaining leadership roles and effecting necessary change.- Education Level: Incoming undergraduate, graduate, or trade school student
- GPA: 2.5 GPA or higher
- Gender: Female-identifying
- Race: Black
$3,000Scholarship is awarded to
2 winnersDeadline:May 15, 2025One Click Apply53Ruebenna Greenfield Flack Scholarship
Funded byEnya FlackThis scholarship will support underrepresented female minorities currently pursuing a higher education.- Background: Underrepresented minorities
- Identity: Female
- Education: Undergraduate
$2,300Scholarship is awarded to
1 winnerDeadline:Sep 15, 2023One Click Apply54Opportunity for Black Women Scholarship
Funded byMechanism VenturesThis grant will be awarded to a Black woman at any education level and field of study.- Ethnicity: African American
$1,000Scholarship is awarded to
1 winnerDeadline:Nov 10, 2020One Click Apply55Wilma King Means Scholarship
Funded byOrlando JacobsThis scholarship will support women from low-income communities to kickstart the contagious cycle of upward mobility.All students are eligible$575Scholarship is awarded to
1 winnerDeadline:Feb 20, 2022One Click Apply56Arnetha V. Bishop Memorial Scholarship
Funded byAustin/Bishop FamilyThis scholarship will support BIPOC students pursuing a career in the mental health field.- Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
- Race/Ethnicity: BIPOC
- Major/Field: Mental health related
- GPA: 2.5 or higher
$2,000Scholarship is awarded to
2 winnersDeadline:Jan 06, 2026One Click Apply57Renee Scholarship
Funded byDapper Down To Earth LLCThis scholarship exists to support students looking to find themselves and their niche at an HBCU.All students are eligible$1,050Scholarship is awarded to
2 winnersDeadline:Mar 30, 2022One Click Apply58Black Students in STEM Scholarship
Funded byMechanism VenturesThis grant will be awarded to an African American woman at any education level who is currently building or who aspires to build a new business.- Ethnicity: African American
$1,000Scholarship is awarded to
1 winnerDeadline:Dec 11, 2020One Click Apply59Black Excellence Scholarship
Funded byShaferThis scholarship will support an African American student who embodies the 8 attributes of excellence.- Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate
- Race/Ethnicity: African American
- Additional Requirements: Embody some or all of the 8 attributes of Black Excellence
- Major: STEAM, business, law, entrepreneurship, or other creative endeavors
$950Scholarship is awarded to
1 winnerDeadline:Dec 31, 2024One Click Apply60