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

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  1. Second Career in Nursing Scholarship

    Funded by
    Amy Okeke
    This scholarship aims to support economically disadvantaged students who are going back to school for nursing.
    • Education Level: Pursuing a second bachelor's degree
    • Field of Study: Nursing
    • Age: 21 or older
    • Background: Financial need
    • Race: Black or African American
    $500
    Deadline:Aug 02, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  2. Linda Hicks Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Calvin Hicks and Tanya Minor
    ​​This memorial scholarship is intended to honor the love and legacy of Linda Hicks by supporting African American women who have been directly impacted or have a loved one that has experienced an abusive relationship and/or substance addiction.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate Student
    • Race: African American
    • Gender: Female
    • Field of Study: Social services and/or health and human services
    • Background: Has overcome domestic abuse or substance abuse or has a loved one who has
    $1,500
    Deadline:Aug 07, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  3. Women in Elementary Education Scholarship

    Funded by
    Bozick Family
    This scholarship seeks to support students who are passionate about shaping the minds of the next generation through teaching.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Gender: Female-identifying
    • State: Washington, Oregon, or California
    • Field of Study: Elementary education
    $3,000
    Deadline:Aug 09, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  4. Kenyada Me'Chon Thomas Legacy Scholarship

    Funded by
    Cermonia Thomas
    This 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
    $1,000
    Deadline:Aug 10, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  5. Mattie K Peterson Higher Education Scholarship

    Funded by
    Michael Peterson
    This 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
    $500
    Deadline:Aug 25, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  6. AROC AI/ML Scholarship

    Funded by
    AROC
    This 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
    $5,000
    Deadline:Aug 27, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  7. Mighty Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Chynenye Okonkwo
    This 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
    $1,000
    Deadline:Aug 28, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  8. Aaron and Ruby Dicks Scholarship

    Funded by
    Dicks-Bussey
    This scholarship seeks to honor the lives of Aaron and Ruby Dicks by supporting students in South Carolina who are pursuing higher education.
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
    • Race: Black
    • State: South Carolina
    $1,000
    Deadline:Aug 29, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  9. Rosa A. Wilson Scholarship

    Funded by
    Counseling 360
    This scholarship aims to support young women who seek to address injustice and systemic challenges through their careers.
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Gender: Female-identifying
    • Race: African American student
    • Field of Study: Helping profession (social work, nursing, pre-med, education, etc.)
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • State: Alabama or Georgia
    $1,000
    Deadline:Sep 05, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  10. Byte into STEM Scholarship

    Funded by
    Campbell Family
    This 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
    $4,250
    Deadline:Oct 07, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. 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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  26. 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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  27. 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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  28. 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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  29. 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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  30. 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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