Scholarships
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by Lancome, the Write Your Future 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 40 students who meet the criteria. Applicants must be a member of the NAACP; be a Black female or…
Amount: $1,500. About: Named in honor of the late James Weldon Johnson, who was a long-time NAACP member and served as the Executive Director of the NAACP from 1920-1930, the James Weldon Johnson Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black students through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $1,500 is awarded to 15 outstanding…
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The NAACP x Society Awards Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black students and students of color through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, three awards in the amount of $5,000, $2,000, and $1,000 each are awarded to outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applicants must be a member of…
Amount: $5,000. About: The NAACP Creative Sole Scholarship Powered by Vans is one of many awards available to Black students and students of color through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $5,000 is awarded to four outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applicants must be a member of the NAACP; be Black or a person of color;…
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…