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Open to African-American students graduating from high school in the fall with minimum GPA of 3.3. See the current edition of the Guide to Historically Black Colleges and Universities or call 1-800/201-9572 for details.

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Applicants must be currently enrolled full-time (grad/undergrad) in a four-year United States college or university, be an ethnic minority, be an active NABA member and meet the minimum GPA in your major. See website for application requirements.

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NABJ awards more than $60,000 in scholarships annually to deserving students interested in pursuing careers in journalism. Scholarships are worth up to $25,000. Scholarships are open to any foreign or American born student, currently attending or entering an accredited four-year college/university in the U.S. or those who are candidates for graduate school.

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Students currently enrolled in a nursing program and in good scholastic standing at time of application; must submit nursing school transcript, two letter or recommendation and written essay; applicants must also be member of the NBNA and of a local NBNA chapter if one exists in their area; participation in student nursing activities and involvement in the Black community are weighed heavily.

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Various scholarship programs are offered for graduate and undergraduate students. Contact your local NBMBAA chapter for program calendar, requirements, and application and selection criteria.

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African-American undergraduate students majoring in journalism who demonstrate an understanding of the important role the Black press continues to play. Applicant must have demonstrated an interest in community journalism; must provide clippings to demonstrate basic skills.

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Various scholarships available. See website for details.

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Seeks to identify African-American high school seniors who will make significant contributions to society. Applicants must excel academically, exhibit exceptional leadership potential, participate in community service activities and demonstrate financial need. The applicant must be a US citizen or hold a permanent resident visa card. Current college students are not eligible to apply.

See website for annual deadlines and how to apply.

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Applicant must have at least one parent of African-American or Black Caribbean heritage. Open to graduating high school students eligible to enroll in and attend an accredited institution of higher learning or vocational/technical school with a complete course of study in the year immediately following graduation. Applicants must be a legal U.S. resident, less than 21 years of age, have a minimum 2.7 GPA and reside within the boundaries of a participating Chapter that offers this scholarship.

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UNCF • Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards are intended to help African American undergraduate students who are interested in science to further their science education and potentially pursue science careers. The UNCF • Merck awards provide tuition support and opportunities for research experience in a state-of-the-art research facility.  

To be consider, you must be:

• African American (Black)
• Enrolled full-time in any four-year college or university in the United States
• A junior who will be a B.S. or B.A. degree candidate in the 2010-2011 academic year  
• A life or physical sciences major (Applicants majoring in the physical sciences must have completed two semesters of organic chemistry by the end of the 2009-10 academic year). First professional (Pharm.D., D.V.M., D.D.S., etc.) and engineering degree majors are ineligible  
• A student with a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale  
• Committed to and eligible for two summer internships at a Merck research facility  
• A citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

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The Program Services Department administers various scholarship programs. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, open/close dates and required documents. In order to apply for a UNCF Program Services Scholarship, you must apply through the online application process.

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The Navy adheres to strict moral, physical and academic standards. This applies to students in the NROTC program. Basic requirements to apply for the program include:

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be not less than 17 years old by September 1 of year starting college and no more than 23 on June 30 of that year
• Not have reached your 27th birthday by June 30 of the year in which your graduation and commissioning are anticipated
• Have acquired a high school graduation or equivalency certificate by August 1 of the year you plan to enter the NROTC program
• Have no moral obligations or personal convictions that prevent conscientious bearing of arms and supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic
• Be physically qualified by Navy standards
• Not have 30 or more semester hours or 45 or more quarter hours of college credit upon application

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The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. Since it's inception in 1975, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has awarded over 82,000 scholarships to students in need worth over $221M. Two-thirds of these students were the first in their families to go to college. HSF’s vision is to strengthen America by advancing the college education of Hispanic Americans.

HSF offers various scholarships. See website for specific details and requirements and to apply online.

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The Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program is a partnership to improve Hispanic student access to higher education and degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The Program provides scholarships at two levels:

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Hispanic Scholarship Fund

College isn’t only available to wealthy families. In fact, most college students use some sort of financial aid in order to help pay for the costs of college – not just tuition, but books, living expenses, and housing.

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This guide lists more than 100 college scholarship and graduate fellowship programs for Hispanic and Latino students. Hispanic and Latino students should also conduct a scholarship search using the Fastweb scholarship matching service. The FastWeb scholarship database includes additional awards that are restricted to Hispanic and Latino students, as well as more general award programs that are available to all minority students and scholarships that are unrestricted by race or heritage.

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If you’re Hispanic and trying to find free money to pay for college, there are a number of grant opportunities available. In general, grants are given to minorities by both the government and a number of private foundations in order to encourage education among these demographic areas. Interestingly, there are fewer Hispanics enrolled in college programs than any other minority group, even though numerically they outnumber other large groups such as the black population. This means that there are many grant programs that are given specifically to Hispanics in hopes or encouraging more education and better income levels in these groups.

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Provide scholarship support to each tribal college. They also administer several scholarship programs offered to American Indian students attending tribal colleges and state and private universities.

See link to scholarship for application requirements, deadlines and online application process.

American Indian College Fund

A cornerstone of AISES' support for undergraduate students in STEM are its merit-based scholarship and internship programs. Participation in these programs is restricted to AISES members. Scholarships are intended to partially defray tuition and other educational expenses, thereby increasing access to higher education and improving college retention rates for our members. Scholarships focus on science, engineering, mathematics, and technology related areas.

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The Bureau of Indian Education Web site lists resources and links for student scholarship and internship opportunities. BIE’s mission is to provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with a tribe’s needs for cultural and economic well-being, in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities.

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Catching the Dream, formerly known as the Native American Scholarship Fund, makes grants to Native college students and works to improve Indian schools. Since 1986, CTD has made scholarship awards to 960 students and has produced 552 graduates. CTD currently offers three scholarship programs. See website for additional information, deadlines and application process.

American Indian Scholarship

The American Indians Committee of the DAR awards this scholarship to Native Americans and is intended to help Native American students of any age, any tribe and in any state striving to get an education. All awards are judged based on financial need and academic achievement. Specify that you want information on the American Indian Scholarship when you send the self-addressed, stamped envelope for information.

This scholarship is intended to help Native American college/university and technical school students of any age, any tribe, in any state at the undergraduate or graduate level. Graduate students are eligible; however, undergraduate students are given preference.

Applicants must be Native Americans (proof of American Indian blood is required by letter or proof papers) in financial need and have a grade point average of 2.75 or higher. There will be no exceptions.

This is a one-time $1,000 award.

Deadline: April 1.

Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded once a year to one student. A candidate for this scholarship must be enrolled full time at a 2- or 4- year college or university.

Applicants must be Native Americans and proof of American Indian blood is required by letter or proof papers. Students must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, and have a 3.0 GPA or higher. A recipient may reapply for this scholarship and be considered along with other members of the applicant pool.

The amount of scholarship is based on total return of the endowment and may vary year to year.

Deadline: February 1.

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To be eligible for many Native American scholarships, students should be an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. A Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB) card or document is generally accepted proof of membership in a federally recognized tribe.

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Federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments and tribal organizations authorized by Indian Tribal Governments may apply to administer the program. Individuals who are members of federally recognized Indian tribes may submit applications for benefits directly to the Bureau of Indian Affairs if the Bureau agency serving their reservation provides direct services for this program. Individuals must be enrolled in an accredited college and have financial need as determined by the institution's financial aid office.

See scholarship link for additional eligibility requirement and how to apply.

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IHS provides information about the IHS Scholarship Indian Program and the IHS Loan Repayment Program. The IHSSP Indian Health Service Scholarship provides full tuition and fees, books, uniforms, equipment, travel, insurances, national board exams, travel for clinical training, and a stipend for students majoring in health professions, engineering, and accounting.

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New Mexico State University's Indian Resource Development helps students explore natural resources in the related fields of Engineering, Agriculture, Math, Science and Business. The program provides information and applications for numerous scholarships available to Native Americans and minority students at the beginning of the fall semester.

See website for more information on available scholarships in the current "Sources of Financial Aid" booklet available for download or contact IRD directly at (505) 646-1347.

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The American Indian Graduate Center is a national organization headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico providing educational assistance to American Indian and Alaska native graduate students throughout the country. Since its founding in 1969, AIGC has awarded more than 15,000 scholarships totaling over $44 million to graduate students in all fields of study.

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Each year, the Foundation awards approximately 80 scholarships of up to $5000 and 50 honorable mentions of $350 to sophomore and junior level college students committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American health care.

Scholarships are offered in any of three categories:

• To students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment; or
• To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy; or
• To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native health care.

The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics.

The Udall Foundation seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in Native American health care and tribal public policy. Tribal policy includes fields related to tribal sovereignty, tribal governance, tribal law, Native American education, Native American justice, natural resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, Native American economic development, and other areas affecting Native American communities. Native American health care includes health care administration, social work, medicine, and research into health conditions affecting Native American communities.  

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This scholarship is funded by the Wells Fargo and administered by American Indian Graduate Center. To be considered for the Wells Fargo scholarship, an applicant must:

• Be an enrolled member of a United States federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group;
• Be pursuing a career and degree in fields relating to banking, resort management, gaming operations, management and administration, including accounting, finance, information technology and human resources;
• Be a college junior or senior, or graduate student at a U.S. accredited college or university as full time and degree seeking;
  • Undergraduate: Must have a cumulative average GPA of a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale at the time of application and must be in your college junior or senior year.
  • Graduate: Must have maintained a 3.00 GPA as an undergraduate student or have maintained a 3.00 GPA as a graduate student at the time of application.
• Demonstrate financial need.

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www.heab.wisconsin.gov

Tribes determine eligibility. Please contact your tribal higher education department:

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