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Polish American Women's Scholarship
Funded byPolish American Heritage and Community FoundationThis scholarship aims to support women of Polish ancestry as they pursue their academic and professional goals.- Gender: Female-identifying
- Location: New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, or Rhode Island)
- Experience: Involved in community service or leadership
- Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, graduate, or trade school student
- Background: Polish or Polish-American heritage (This does not need to/WILL NOT be listed on your profile)
$2,750Deadline:Jun 19, 2026One Click Apply31Arnetha 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
$500Deadline:Jun 21, 2026One Click Apply32Junie Project Scholarship
Funded byQuentin PriceThis scholarship seeks to invest in students at a critical stage of their journey, helping to reduce financial barriers while fostering a new generation of Black physicians dedicated to equity, advocacy, and transformative healthcare outcomes.- Field of Study: Pre-medicine
- College Type: HBCU
- Education Level: Undergraduate
- Ethnicity: African-American/Black
$3,250Deadline:Jun 29, 2026One Click Apply33Camari Hunt 4x Foundation Independent Living Expenses Scholarship
Funded byKimeka HuntThis scholarship aims to support and empower African-American and Black men who are striving to achieve their educational and personal goals while managing the challenges of independent living.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Financial Status: Financial need
- Age: 21-25 years old
- Gender: Male-identifying
- Background: Lives independently
- Experience: Active member of a community-based organization
- Race: African-American and/Black
$1,500Deadline:Jun 30, 202634Corderius 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 Apply35Tamika 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 Apply36Stephan 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 Apply37Adrin Ohaekwe Memorial Scholarship
Funded byFamily and Friends of Adrin OhaekweThis scholarship will honor the life of Adrin Ohaekwe and help support a male student pursuing higher education.- Education Level: Undergraduate
- Gender: Male
- Race/Ethnicity: BIPOC
- Hobbies: Chess
$1,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply38Marie J. Lamerique Scholarship for Aspiring Scholars
Funded byJose LameriqueThis scholarship was created in honor of Marie J. Lamerique and is intended to support Black male students who have overcome challenges related to their upbringing or family circumstances.- Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
- Background: Has a non-traditional family background or grew up in a single-parent household
- Gender: Male-identifying
- Race: Black/African American
$1,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply39New York Women in Accounting Scholarship
Funded byAlicia M Barr CPA PLLCThis scholarship seeks to create a more cohesive and diverse workforce in the finance field by making higher education more accessible.- Education Level: High school senior
- State: New York
- Gender: Female-identifying
- Identity: Minority
- Field of Study: Accounting
$1,500Deadline:Jul 02, 2026One Click Apply401st 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 Apply41Tia Lukeya Woods from Books Pages to Boarding Passes Scholarship
Funded byTanika CabralThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Tia Lukeya Woods by supporting students who demonstrate intellectual curiosity, a love of learning, and a desire to expand their worldview.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- School Type: HBCU
- GPA: 2.5 GPA or higher
- Background: Demonstrated financial need
$5,000Deadline:Jul 07, 202642Margaret A. Briller Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Funded byEnitra BrillerThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Margaret A. Briller by supporting women who are following in her footsteps and pursuing the nursing field.- Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
- Race: African American
- Gender: Female-identifying
- State: Texas
- Field of Study: Nursing
$500Deadline:Jul 10, 2026One Click Apply43Victoria Johnson Minority Women in STEM Scholarship
Funded byVictoria JohnsonThis scholarship seeks to support graduating or soon-to-be graduating undergraduate and graduate STEM students as they pursue professional programs.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- Gender: Female-identifying
- Race: BIPOC
- Background: First-generation college student
- Field of Study: STEM
- Location: Kent County, MI
$500Deadline:Jul 27, 2026One Click Apply44Marie Jean Baptiste Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMarie Jean Baptiste Memorial ScholarshipThis scholarship seeks to support students who embody Marie's commitment to education and community service.- Ethnicity: African American
- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate
- Background: Non-profit, volunteering or community service
$1,000Deadline:Jul 30, 2026One Click Apply45Richard Turner Jr. Musical Gifts Scholarship
Funded byRichard Turner, Jr. Musical Gifts, INCThis scholarship seeks to honor Richard Turner, Jr. by supporting African American musicians in their pursuit of education.- Education Level: Two or four-year undergraduate student
- Race: African American
- Field of Study: Music
$2,250Deadline:Aug 01, 2026One Click Apply46Mattie K Peterson Higher Education Scholarship
Funded byMichael PetersonThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Mattie K Peterson by supporting students who are active members of their communities.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- State: New Jersey
- Gender: Female-identifying
- Background: Community service experience or church involvement
- GPA: 3.5 GPA or higher
$500Deadline:Aug 25, 2026One Click Apply47AROC AI/ML Scholarship
Funded byAROCThis scholarship aims to narrow the gap in access to STEM education so that all students can pursue the careers of their dreams.- Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
- Race: African American
- Field of Study: STEM
$5,000Deadline:Aug 27, 2026One Click Apply48Mighty 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 Apply49Byte into STEM Scholarship
Funded byCampbell FamilyThis scholarship seeks to support Black learners pursuing STEM across traditional and non-traditional pathways so they can overcome any hurdles they face.- Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, graduate student, or bootcamp participant
- Field of Study: STEM
- Race: Black
- Background: Community service involvement
$4,250Deadline:Oct 07, 2026One Click Apply50Jacques 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 Apply51William A. Lewis Scholarship
Funded byEdwards_Lewis FamilyThis 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
$2,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026One Click Apply52Mark A. Jefferson Teaching Scholarship
Funded bymark jeffersonThis scholarship will support one extremely ambitious African-American in their studies to become an educator for the future.- Ethnicity: Black
- Gender: Male
- GPA: 2.8 or higher
$2,000Deadline:Jan 13, 2027One Click Apply53Michele 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
$2,000Deadline:Jan 27, 2027One Click Apply54Minority Women in LAS Scholarship
Funded byFriends of AmabelThis 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
$700Deadline:Jun 24, 2027One Click Apply55Annual Black Entrepreneurship Grant
Funded byThe Impact FundThis 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
$2,000Scholarship is awarded to
1 winnerDeadline:Dec 01, 2020One Click Apply56Melissa 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 Apply57Philadelphia Black Entrepreneurs Grant
Funded byMechanism VenturesThis 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
$1,000Scholarship is awarded to
1 winnerDeadline:Jun 11, 2021One 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 Engineering Leaders Grant
Funded byMechanism VenturesThis 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
$1,000Scholarship is awarded to
1 winnerDeadline:May 11, 2021One Click Apply60