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[Page 2] Exclusive Scholarships for Black Women in July 2026

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  1. Jacques Borges Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    MONA LISA LYSINGER
    This 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
    $2,605
    Deadline:Oct 15, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  2. Kayla Nicole Monk Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Monk Family
    This scholarship seeks to carry on Kayla Nicole Monk’s name and legacy by helping students achieve their dreams.
    • Education Level: High school, undergraduate, or graduate student
    • GPA: 2.5 or higher
    • Background: Community service experience
    • Gender: Female-identifying
    • Identity: Minority
    • Field of Study: Culinary arts or STEAM
    $2,000
    Deadline:Nov 02, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  3. William A. Lewis Scholarship

    Funded by
    Edwards_Lewis Family
    This scholarship aims to honor the legacy of William A. Lewis by supporting underrepresented students interested in pursuing careers in mathematics or other STEM fields.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
    • School Type: Historically Black College or University (HBCU)
    • Race: BIPOC
    • Field of Study: STEM
    $2,000
    Deadline:Nov 30, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  4. India Terrell Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Terrell Crooms
    This scholarship seeks to honor the life and legacy of India Terrell by investing in the future of Black leadership in the fields of health sciences.
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
    • Race: Black or African
    • State: North Carolina resident
    $500
    Deadline:Dec 03, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  5. Black Girls Go Global S.T.E.A.M. Scholarship

    Funded by
    Black Girls Go Global
    This scholarship seeks to support and uplift Black girls who demonstrate academic promise, leadership potential, and financial need as they pursue education and career pathways in S.T.E.A.M.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Race: Black or African American
    • Gender: Female-identifying
    • Field of Study: STEAM
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • GPA: 3.2 or higher
    $5,000
    Deadline:Dec 10, 2026
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  6. Sharon L. Smartt Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Debrah Smartt Henry
    This scholarship aims to honor the memory of Sharon L. Smartt by supporting students who are pursuing the humanities.
    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • Gender: Female-identifying
    • State: California, Oregon, or Washington
    • Field of Study: Humanities (English, history, etc.)
    • Background: FGLI (first-generation, low-income)
    $500
    Deadline:Dec 19, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  7. H. Thomas Pittman STEM Scholarship

    Funded by
    H. Thomas Pittman
    This scholarship aims to uplift young Black men as they pursue higher education and forge their path in STEM.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • GPA: 3.0 GPA or higher
    • Race: Black
    • Gender: Male-identifying
    • Field of Study: STEM
    • Profile Completion: Profile picture
    $1,000
    Deadline:Mar 29, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  8. Learner Tutoring Innovators of Color in STEM Scholarship

    Funded by
    Learner
    This scholarship aims to offer financial assistance to aspiring innovators of color in order to build a more innovative future in STEM shaped by individuals from all walks of life.
    • Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
    • Citizenship Status: U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
    • Race: BIPOC
    • Field of Study: STEM
    $500
    Deadline:Mar 29, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  9. Minority Women in LAS Scholarship

    Funded by
    Friends of Amabel
    This scholarship seeks to honor Amabel by supporting students from immigrant backgrounds who have conquered challenges to get to where they are today.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate or trade school student
    • Gender: Female
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Field of Study: Law, science, or arts
    • Identity: Immigrant or the child of immigrants
    • Race: African American
    $700
    Deadline:Jun 24, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  10. Cyrilla Olapeju Sanni Scholarship Fund

    Funded by
    Cyrilla Olapeju Sanni Scholarship Fund
    This scholarship seeks to support African students who are struggling financially so they can fund their education and achieve their dreams.
    • Race: African
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Background: Migrant from Africa or the child of African migrants
    $1,000
    Deadline:Sep 11, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  11. Annual Black Entrepreneurship Grant

    Funded by
    The Impact Fund
    This grant will be awarded each year to a Black undergraduate or graduate school entrepreneur who is currently building or who aspires to build a new business.
    • Ethnicity: African-American
    $2,000
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Dec 01, 2020
    One Click Apply
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  12. Melissa Boston Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    The Boston Family
    This 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.
    $1,266
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Nov 02, 2022
    One Click Apply
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  13. Philadelphia Black Entrepreneurs Grant

    Funded by
    Mechanism Ventures
    This grant will be awarded to a Black entrepreneur from Philadelphia at any education level who is currently building or who aspires to build a new business.
    • Ethnicity: African American
    $1,000
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Jun 11, 2021
    One Click Apply
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  14. Black Students in STEM Scholarship

    Funded by
    Mechanism Ventures
    This 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
    $1,000
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Dec 11, 2020
    One Click Apply
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  15. Black Engineering Leaders Grant

    Funded by
    Mechanism Ventures
    This grant will be awarded to a Black student or recent graduate who plans on (or already is) pursuing a career in engineering at a start-up.
    • Ethnicity: African American
    $1,000
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:May 11, 2021
    One Click Apply
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  16. Black Visual Arts Grant

    Funded by
    Maggie Kyle
    This grant is for a Black student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in studio and/or visual arts.
    • Ethnicity: African-American
    $1,032
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Dec 14, 2020
    One Click Apply
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  17. Black Design Leaders Grant

    Funded by
    Mechanism Ventures
    This grant will be awarded to a Black student or recent graduate who plans on (or already is) pursuing a career in design at a start-up.
    • Ethnicity: African American
    $1,050
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:May 11, 2021
    One Click Apply
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  18. Healing Self and Community Scholarship

    Funded by
    OG 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
    $2,000
    Scholarship is awarded to
    4 winners
    Deadline:Nov 22, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  19. Ruebenna Greenfield Flack Scholarship

    Funded by
    Enya Flack
    This scholarship will support underrepresented female minorities currently pursuing a higher education.
    • Background: Underrepresented minorities
    • Identity: Female
    • Education: Undergraduate
    $2,300
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Sep 15, 2023
    One Click Apply
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  20. Teenage Moms Deserve College Graduation Scholarship

    Funded by
    Shalom Johnson
    This scholarship aims to support students who are single mothers so they can get the encouragement and assistance they need to achieve their goals.
    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • Age: 17-21 years old
    • Race: African American
    • Background: Single mother
    $5,000
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:May 16, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  21. Private Label Diversity in Cosmetology Scholarship

    Funded by
    Private Label
    This scholarship will support one Black hairstylist attending or planning to attend cosmetology school and has large ambitions for their future in the hair industry!
    All students are eligible
    $3,163
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Apr 30, 2021
    One Click Apply
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  22. Loretta Webb Green Scholarship

    Funded by
    Dana Green-Roberts
    This scholarship aims to honor Loretta Webb Green by supporting BIPOC students who have been in the foster care system.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • Race: BIPOC
    • Background: Experience in foster care
    $1,600
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Aug 01, 2022
    One Click Apply
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  23. Black Excellence Scholarship

    Funded by
    Shafer
    This 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
    $950
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Dec 31, 2024
    One Click Apply
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  24. Sgt. Albert Dono Ware Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    United African Organization
    This 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
    $12,000
    Scholarship is awarded to
    6 winners
    Deadline:May 29, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  25. Minority Students and Criminal Justice Reform Scholarship

    Funded by
    Conteh Family
    To honor the legacy of Musa Conteh, this scholarship will be awarded to one Black student who is dedicated to bettering the lives of other disadvantaged people of color by changing the very system that oppresses them.
    • HS grade: Senior
    • Major: Criminal Justice or a related field
    • Minimum GPA: 3.0
    $800
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2021
    One Click Apply
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  26. Julia Elizabeth Legacy Scholarship

    Funded by
    Cedric Scott, Jr.
    This scholarship seeks to support underrepresented minority students who are planning to pursue a college degree in a STEM-related field.
    • Education Level: Must be a high school student
    • Race: Must be an African American student
    • Career Goals: Must be planning to pursue a STEM-related degree
    $1,000
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:May 12, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  27. Incarceration Impact Scholarship

    Funded by
    Taylor Rae' Almonte
    This scholarship exists to support 3 Black or Latinx high school or undergraduate students with incarcerated parents by encouraging them to pursue higher education and purpose.
    All students are eligible
    $1,083
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Apr 18, 2021
    One Click Apply
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  28. C.L. Scholarship of Black Women in Engineering

    Funded by
    Chantelé Lewis
    This scholarship seeks to support Black women who are passionate about breaking into the field of engineering so they can have the resources necessary to complete their education.
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Race: African American
    • Gender: Female-identifying
    • Field of Study: Engineering
    $2,095
    Scholarship is awarded to
    2 winners
    Deadline:Jun 18, 2024
    One Click Apply
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  29. Markforged Distinguished Black Engineers Grant

    Funded by
    Markforged
    This grant will be awarded to a Black American student studying any engineering field at a top-tier technical undergraduate or graduate university program in the US.
    • Ethnicity: Black American
    $3,690
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
    Deadline:Nov 19, 2021
    One Click Apply
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  30. Nabi Nicole Grant Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Tandy Green
    This scholarship aims to honor the memory of Nabi Nicole by supporting other people who share her faith and ambition.
    • Race: Underrepresented Minority
    • Background: Has Financial Need
    • Education Level: Current High school, Undergraduate or Graduate student
    $13,050
    Scholarship is awarded to
    5 winners
    Deadline:Apr 05, 2026
    One Click Apply
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