Scholarships
Amount: $2,000. About: Named in honor of the late Agnes Jones Jackson who was a long-time NAACP member from the San Francisco branch, the Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black students through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $2,000 is awarded to 22 outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applicants must…
Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by Walmart, the Empowering a Better Tomorrow Scholarship is meant for the formerly incarcerated or those who have recently been convicted and who have completed their sentence. Each year, $5,000 is awarded to 20 students who can exhibit qualities of leadership, commitment to change, and desire to give back to their…
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by Dark & Lovely, the Building Beautiful Futures Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black female students and female students of color through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $10,000 is awarded to two outstanding students. The award is renewable for four years, provided that a GPA of 2.7 or…
Amount: $250-$3,000. About: Administered by the Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation (GLHF) , the Education Scholarship is annually awarded to students with bleeding disorders as they pursue their education at an accredited, not-for-profit college, university or vocational/technical school. Applicants must must live in Wisconsin or receive care at one of the Wisconsin Hemophilia Treatment Centers. The…
Amount: $250-$3,000. About: Administered by the Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation (GLHF), the Education Scholarship is annually awarded to students with bleeding disorders as they pursue their education at an accredited, not-for-profit college, university or vocational/technical school. Applicants must live in Wisconsin or receive care at one of the Wisconsin Hemophilia Treatment Centers. The scholarship is…
Amount: $6,700 (freshmen), $7,500 (sophomores, juniors, and seniors). About: The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship is offered by the state of South Carolina to undergraduate students. A student’s initial eligibility as an incoming college freshman is determined by the South Carolina General Assembly, which also sets the annual amount to be awarded. Currently, college freshmen receive $6,700…