Even if you do not have a college-aged child at home, please share this with someone who does. Though there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated money for scholarships to minorities, a great deal of the money is being returned because of a lack of interest or awareness.
http://www.amstat.org/awards/ecbryantscholarship.cfm
ORGANIZATION | SCHOLARSHIP | FURTHER INFORMATION |
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Society of Women Engineers | Women engineering students | http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/scholarships#activePanels |
NSHSS Foundation | STEM Scholarships | http://nshssfoundation.org/scholarships/stem-scholarships/ |
Home Advisor | Green home improvement scholarships | http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/scholarships/ |
Home Improvement | DIY home repair scholarships | http://www.improvenet.com/scholarships/home-repair |
Accredited Online Colleges | Business Management Scholarships | http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/business/ |
American Psychological Association | Scholarships, grants and awards | http://www.apa.org/about/awards/ |
Bell Labs | Fellowships for under-represented minorities | http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html |
Collegiate Inventors Competition | Cash prize up to $15,000 for inventions | http://www.invent.org/collegiate |
Holland & Knight Foundation | Holocaust Remembrance Project | http://holocaust.hklaw.com/ |
Gates Foundation | Millennium Scholarship - to graduation | http://www.gmsp.org |
Xerox | $1,000-10,000 Technical Minority Scholarship | http://www.xeroxstudentcareers.com/why-xerox/scholarship.aspx |
Natl. Assoc. of Black Journalists | Scholarships for writers | http://www.nabj.org/ |
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Services | Scholarships for students in biological sciences | http://www.aphis.usda.gov/audience/students.shtml |
Thurgood Marshall College Fund | Scholarship to historically black colleges | http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/ |
Microsoft | Computer science and related fields | http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/internships-scholarships.aspx |
American Political Science Association | Minorities within political science & related fields | http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm |
Guaranteed Scholarships | Multiple scholarships, by college | http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/ |
National Academy of American Scholars | Variety of scholarships | http://www.naas.org/ |
The Roothbert Fund, Inc. | $2,000-3,000 for those considering field of education | http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php |
Coca Cola Scholars Foundation | Variety of scholarships | https://www.coca-colascholars.org/ |
Wendy's High School Heisman Award | Leadership and excel in academics & athletics | http://www.act.org/wendys/ |
Natl. Restaurant Assoc. Ed. Foundation | For those interested in the food services industry | www.nraef.org/Students/Scholarships |
National Speakers Association | Students pursuing degree with speech major or minor | www.nsafoundation.org/Scholarships.aspx |
Vegetarian Resource Group | Those who promote vegetarian diet in school & community | www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm |
BMI Foundation John Lennon Scholarship | Original song and pursing music education | www.bmifoundation.org |
The Truman Scholarship | College junior and pursing graduate studies | www.truman.gov/ |
Manpower | Full tuition at University of Phoenix for Latino student | ww.ihispano.com/group/info-education-tu-oportunidad.625 |
Horatio Alger Association | Those who have faced and overcome great obstacles | www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/program_national.cfm |
Prudential Spirit of Community Award | Active in volunteer community service with positive impact | www.spirit.prudential.com/view/page/soc/14830 |
Reed Tech | Students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) | http://www.reedtech.com/about-us/scholarship/ |
Southland Electrical Supply | Students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) | http://www.southlandelectrical.com/scholarship.asp |
Distinctive Window Treatment Plus | Students interested in studying design | http://www.distinctivewindows.com/scholarship.htm |
Active Data | Any student accepted to a college | http://www.activecalendar.com/1000-active-calendar-scholarship/ |
AmeriQuest | Students interested in technology, business or other related field | http://www.ameriquestcorp.com/transportation/contact/ameriquest-transportation-services-scholarship.aspx |
Concentric | Any student accepted to a college | http://www.corcentric.com/contact/accounting-software-scholarship.aspx |
Nissenbaum Law Scholarship | Any student accepted to a college or grad school | http://www.gdnlaw.com/Internet-Law-Scholarship.htm |
Zinch | High School & college students | http://www.zinch.com/scholarships/weekly-three-sentence-essay-scholarship |
Courage to Grow Scholarship | High School & college students | http://couragetogrowscholarship.com/ |
Insurance Providers | High School & college students | http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships/scholarships/166168-look-twice-save-a-life-scholarship |
Rover | High School & college students | https://www.rover.com/blog/rover-college-scholarship/ |
Proof Reading | College students | http://www.proof-reading.com/proof-reading_scholarship_program.asp |
National Hispanic Health Foundation | College students | http://www.nhmafoundation.org/index.php/scholarship-program |
Veterans Benefits | College students | http://www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/the-gi-bill-and-beyond_13730.aspx#.VjEvUmufR40 |
National Black Nurses Association | College students | http://www.nbna.org/content.asp?contentid=82 |
Tylenol Future Care | College healthcare students | https://mail.google.com/_/scs/mail-static/_/js/k=gmail.main.en.cSv5Pd6uDXo.O/m=m_i,t,it/am=PiPeSMD8v_cHcZ0hQLv0kQp777_fX6TY2cPj__cmgGSvAP5v9v8A_g_ei75Q/rt=h/d=1/t=zcms/rs=AHGWq9CIkBUJLb5xwYArbStjqTP5ePoZLQ |
Hometeam Homecare | College students | https://www.hometeamcare.com/scholarship |
Shutterfly | College computer science majors | https://www.shutterfly.com/computer-science-scholarship/ |
NSF | Science, Technolgy, Engineering & Math | http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257 |
Dept. of Defense | Science, Math and Research for Transformation (SMART) | http://smart.asee.org/about/eligibility |
Bryant Scholarship in Survey Statistics | Graduate students | http://www.amstat.org/awards/ecbryantscholarship.cfm |
CANFIT | California students studying nutrition, physical fitness or culinary arts | http://canfit.org/scholarships/ |
American Culinary Federation | Students in culinary-related careers | https://www.acfchefs.org/ACF/Education/Scholarships/ACF/Education/Scholarships/ |
UNCF/Merck | African American students | http://umsi.uncf.org/sif |
Future Innovators | Undergrads & graduate students | https://studysoup.com/scholarship |
BestColleges.com | Undergrads & graduate psychology majors | http://www.bestcolleges.com/financial-aid/psychology-scholarships/ |