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Scholarships
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Building Beautiful Futures Scholarship
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…
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Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
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…
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All American: Homecoming’ Grand Slam HBCU Scholarship
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).…
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Empowering a Better Tomorrow Scholarship
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…
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NAACP Scholarships
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: Each year, as part of its Inspire Initiatives, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) offers a variety of need-based and merit scholarships to Black students who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. While the award amounts, age, and eligibility requirements vary with each scholarship, applicants…
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Lighthouse Guild Scholarships
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: Lighthouse Guild, a charity devoted to vision rehabilitation, awards scholarships to high school and college students with vision loss. Each year, up to 20 scholarships go to incoming freshmen, and at least one scholarship goes to a current or aspiring graduate student. The scholarships are unrestricted, so they can be…