Scholarships
Amount: $10,000. About: The Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship Program was established by Tony Signore to honor one of the most important African American figures in our country’s history. The program awards two $10,000 scholarships each year to exceptional HBCU seniors (one female and one male student), who have demonstrated high academic achievement, strong leadership skills,…
Amount: $10,000. About: The SOM Foundation created the Robert L. Wesley Award in 2020 to honor its first Black partner. Each year, the foundation awards $10,000 to three BIPOC undergraduate students enrolled in an accredited architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, urban design, or engineering undergraduate program in the United States, in addition to a year-long…
Amount: Full tuition, room and board. About: Created by Julian and Josie Robertson in partnership with Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program is aimed at “unlocking the potential of promising young leaders to transform themselves, their communities and the world.” The program is open to…
Amount: $1,000. About: Student loan servicer Sallie Mae offers a monthly $1,000 scholarship to students who simply apply for their Scholarship Search and College Planning Calculator, a tool that connects students with scholarships and provides automated college finance planning advice. This is a monthly sweepstakes. One winner is selected on the first day of every…
Amount: Varies. About: The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship & Financial Assistance (ONNSFA) offers several scholarships to students who are members of the Navajo Nation to help them pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Financial Need-Based Award of $2,500 per term is offered to undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need. The No-Need-Based Award of $1,000…
Amount: Full Tuition & Fees. About: The National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Graduate Fellowship Program is a scholarship program funded by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Applicants must be studying toward a degree in a field of science or engineering and must intend to study toward a PhD in their field. A…