Scholarships
Amount: $10,000. About: The law firm Vinson & Elkins annually awards scholarships to minority students from Texas who are interested in law. Each applicant must be a member of a racial/ethnic group that has been historically underrepresented in the legal profession or a member of the LGBTQ community, be a high school senior, be in…
Amount: Up to $7,000. About: Established by the U.S. Congress in 1992, the Udall Foundation is a federal organization that provides scholarships, fellowships, and internships to Native American and Alaska Native students studying in fields related to healthcare and tribal public policy, and to students of all ethnicities studying in environmental fields. The Udall Undergraduate…
Amount: Full Cost of Attendance. About: The Gates Scholarship is annually awarded to minority, college-bound high school seniors from low-income households. This is a “last dollar” scholarship so Gates Scholars will receive funding for the full cost of attendance (includes tuition, fees, room, board, books, and transportation, and may include other personal costs) that is…
Amount: $12,000. About: AICPA Fellowships for Minority Doctoral Students are annually awarded to minority doctoral-level accounting students. Applicants must be admitted to or attending traditional, residential, full-time doctoral programs in accounting at universities accredited by the AACSB, ACBSP and IACBE. Additionally, applicants must have earned a master’s degree or completed at least 3 years of…
Amount: $2,500. About: Launched in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Sallie Mae Fund’s Completing the Dream Scholarship Program awards a one-time scholarship of up to $2,500 to help diverse students from historically underserved communities complete their post-secondary education. By 2024, the program will award nearly 800 scholarships totaling $1.95 million. Applicants must…
Amount: $10,000. About: In 2021, the Sallie Mae Fund partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to expand the Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program in an effort to further promote diversity in higher education among minority students and others from historically underserved communities. The program will award 75 $10,000 scholarships to high school seniors over…