Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: The NANBPWC, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of Black women in business, offers a national scholarship available to graduating African American students in their final year of high school. Applicants must be an African American graduating senior, have cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above on a…
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: $10,000. About: The Uplift Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black students and students of color through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $10,000 is awarded to 30 outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applicants must be a member of the NAACP; be Black or a person of color; be currently enrolled full-time or…
Amount: $3,000. About: The Katherine McIntyre Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black students through the NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $3,000 is awarded to 25 outstanding and qualified students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applicants must be a member of the NAACP; be Black or African American; be currently enrolled full-time or accepted to…
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: $10,000. About: Offered by the Warner Bros. Television Group, the ‘All American: Homecoming’ Grand Slam HBCU Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black students and students of color through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $10,000 is awarded to 10 outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees at a historically Black college or university (HBCU).…