1)  Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarships 

    >>  www.akaeaf.org/scholarshipprogram.html 

    The above link is to the Chicago headquarters and that 

    gateway of scholarships. Note that there are over 700 AKA 

    Chapters, and you would be wise to contact sorors at local 

    locations. Scholarship opportunities abound. 

    Deadline at AKA headquarters:  Feb. 15. 

    Applications (at the website) must be sent between 

    Dec. 1st and January 30th each year. 

2)  Ambassadorial Scholarships 

    >>  www.rotary.org/foundation/education/amb_scho/ 

    This is the prestigious "rotary" organization scholarship for 

    students who can speak another language and want to study 

    abroad in the "host" country of that language.  

    Award amounts are from $10,000 to $23,000 for a 3 month 

    to full year of study abroad. Applicant should have completed 

    at least 2 years of college work. 

3)  American Institute of Architects Minority Disadvantaged Scholarship 

    >>  www.e-rchitect.com/institute/scholar.htm 

    This is a scholarship for minority students enrolling in 

    architecture programs. 

    Awards are from $500 to $3,000. 

    Generally 20 students are selected. 

    Deadline:  December 6. 

4)  American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Scholarships 

    (AICPA). 

    >>  www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/smas.htm 

    For undergraduates studying accounting at a U.S. college with 

    at least 30 credits completed. 

    Awards up to $5,000 with about 300 winners annually.  

    Deadline:  July.  Go to website for GPA requirements and details. 

5)  ARMY ROTC Scholarships --- (for Historically Black Colleges).  

    >>  www.usarotc.com/index.htm 

    Students looking to enroll at a HBCU must enroll in the Army 

    ROTC. 

    Award amount to full-tuition. Many awards. 

    Must have minimum 920 on SAT or 19 ACT score. 

    Deadline:  November 15.  Details at website. 

6)  Arts Recognition And Talent Search Awards 

    >>  www.artsawards.org 

    These awards are granted to high school or college students 

    (17, 18 years of age) who show talent in dance, voice, music, 

    art, photography, jazz, visual arts, writing, or other creative 

    areas.   

    Applicant must audition or submit a portfolio or tape. The award 

    is to be used for freshman year in college.  

    Award amounts from $100 to $3,000. 

    Deadline:  June 1 or April 1 (for registration in specific 

    regions). 

7)  Coca-Cola Scholars Scholarships 

    >>  www.coca-colascholars.org/ 

    This is a major competition with hundreds of over 250 awards 

    going to "scholars," with academic, leadership, and talent 

    qualities. 

    Award amount is from $4,000 to $20,000. Applicant can apply on-

    line. 

    Deadline:  October 31. 

8)  Developmental Fund for Black Students in Science and 

    Technology Scholarships - 

    >>  ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dlhinson/dfb_sch.htm 

    This is for science or engineering students at HBCUs. 

    Award amount: $2,000 and renewable. Several scholarships granted. 

    Deadline:  June 15. 

9)  Gates Millennium Scholarships--- 

    >>  http://www.gmsp.org/SOW4/ 

    The Gates Millennium Scholarship is to promote academic 

    excellence and to provide an opportunity for thousands of 

    outstanding students with significant financial need. The 

    scholarship will cover room, board and tuition for at least 

    1,000 high school students a year.  Nomination material for 

    2002-2003 will be available November 2001. 

    Deadline: February 1.  Go to website for details. 

10)  Harry S. Truman Scholarship 

     >>  www.truman.gov 

     The is one of the most prestigious scholarships, shaped for 

     students who intend to pursue a career targeted to public 

     service or government.  Graduate study should be a goal, 

     with a portion of the funds directed there.  You must be at 

     least a junior, and your college must nominate you.  A 

     "nomination" package must be created. 

     The awards can reach as high as $30,000 over the years.  

     Generally about 80 students are selected. 

     Deadline:  February 1.  Go to website for details. 

11)  Hispanic College Fund Scholarships 

     >>  hispanicfund.org/hcf-scholar.html 

     Major site for Hispanic students majoring in business-related 

     areas, A to Z (accounting, human resources, communications, and 

     more).  

     The award amount varies. 

     Over 140 awards granted. 

     Deadline:  April. Go to website for details. 

12)  Intel Science Talent Search 

      >>  www.sciserv.org/sts 

      Applicant must present a scientific research project. 

      Award:  from $5,000 to $100,000. Approx. 40 awards.    

      Deadline:  December. Details at site. 

13)   Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship 

      >>  www.JackieRobinson.org 

      Academic merit, leadership, community service, all fields. 

      Award:  $6,000 per year.  Number of winners about 100.  It's 

      renewable.  

      Deadline:  Usually in April.  Detail see site. 

14)   Kodak Scholarships 

      >>www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/programs/student/scholarship.shtml 

      For those studying in film/cinematography at U.S. colleges. 

      Award:  Varying amounts to $5,000. Number of awards:  Varies.  

      Details at site. 

15)   Latino Medical Student Tri-Partite Scholarship Program 

      Tenet Healthcare Foundation (THF) and USC University Hospital, 

      in conjunction with USC Keck School of Medicine and the USC 

      Mexican American Alumni Association have joined efforts to 

      create a scholarship program that will provide funding for 

      Latinos who dream of attending medical school and becoming 

      doctors. 

      THF/USC University Hospital, USC Keck School of Medicine and 

      the USC Mexican American Alumni Association will donate a 

      combined $33,000 annually, including 2001, to provide partial 

      tuition funding for 3 new Latino medical students each year at 

      USC's Keck School of Medicine.  Over the course of 7 years, 

      THF's matched donation will total $165,000.  Over the past 

      3 years, Tenet Foundation has awarded a total of $116,000 

      through similar minority scholarships to more than 64 deserving 

      students across the U.S. Info:  Lucila Garcia at 310-385-1697. 

16)   NACME Scholarships --- (National Action Council For Minorities 

      in Engineering).  

      >>  www.nacme.org/sch_index.html 

      This is our major engineering scholarship gateway. 

      Applicant must be an engineering student. 

      Award amounts to $20,000, and many are awarded. 

      Deadline:  Usually in February.  Go to the website for details, 

      or contact from aid officials at your college. 

17)  National Alliance for Excellence Scholarships 

     >>  www.excellence.org/programs.html 

     The student competitors can be seniors or already in college. 

     They must submit an application that can include recommendations 

     (academics), art (slides), dance (tapes), photographs, or other 

     materials that point to talent and achievement in all areas. 

     The awards are for a minimum of one year, and over 100 are 

     granted. 

     Applications can be submitted at any time. 

     The selection process is ongoing. Go to the website. 

18)  National Association of Black Journalists 

     >>  www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html 

     Students should be attending a four-year University.  They must 

     present three letters of recommendation from a school adviser, 

     dean or a faculty member.  Also, a 500-800 word article on a 

     Black journalist must be presented.  A grade point average of 

     3.0 is desirable.  Eligible students must be majoring in 

     journalism - print, photography, radio or television.  One of 

     those should be a career goal. 

     NABJ offers 10 scholarships. It's a $2,500 award. 

     Deadline:  March 31. Go to website for details. 

19)  National Association of Hispanic Journalist 

     >>  www.nahj.org/student.html 

     Students interested in journalism as a career can apply. 

     Awards from $1000 - $5000 

     Deadline:  Feb 28. See web site for application and information. 

20)  NCAA Scholarships--(National Collegiate Athletic Association) 

     >>  www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html 

     This is the major NCAA sports association student - athletes 

     are associated with. 

     Awards are given in all sports categories.   

     Awards are also available for sports related study (like sports 

     journalism) 

     Amounts from $3,000 to $12,500. . 

     Deadlines vary, as do the number of awards each year. 

21)  NSBE Scholarships --- (National Society of Black Engineers).  

     >>  www.nsbe.org/scholarships 

     This is primarily for engineering students, and others majoring 

     in related disciplines. 

     Award amount: Generally range from $1,500 to $3,000 for 

     members of NSBE. Number of awards varies. 

     Deadlines:  Vary.  Details at website. 

22)  Project Excellence Scholarships 

     >>  www.project-excellence.com 

     Academic merit, leadership, community service, all fields. 

     Award: $4,000 or higher (to full tuition).  Number of winners: 

     at least 600.    

     Deadline:  February 1.  Details at site. 

23)  Ron Brown Scholarships 

     >>  www.RonBrown.org 

     This is one of most prestigious scholarships and it's very, 

     very competitive.  Leadership, community service, all fields. 

     Award:  $10,000 annually for four years, for a total of $40,000 

     for a minimum of ten students each year. 

     Deadline: Postmarked no later than January 9.  Details at site. 

24)  Ronald McDonald House Charities and the United Negro College 

     Fund. 

>>www.mcdonalds.com/countries/usa/community/education/scholarships/index.html 

     Students must be studying at a HBCU which is a member of the 

     UNCF. 

     Award is from $1,000 to full tuition. 

     Approx. 60 students are selected.  

     Deadline:  April 1.  Go to website for details. 

25)  Society of Women Engineer Scholarships 

     >>  www.swe.org/SWE/StudentServices/Scholarship/brochure.htm 

     These scholarships are targeted for women who are majoring in 

     engineering or computer science. 

     Award amount are from $200 to $5,000. 

     At least 90 are granted. 

     The deadline:  February 1st for students already in college; 

     May 15 for high school seniors entering an "accredited" program. 

26)  United College Fund Scholarships 

     >>  www.uncf.org/programs 

     The UNCF is one of our major scholarship gateways. 

     The awards are of varying amounts, and there are a great 

     many under different names and requirements Grandmet, 

     (Duracell, for example). 

     Deadline:  Usually December.  Details at site. 

27)  Xerox Technology Minority Scholarship 

     >> www.xerox.com and type in "Scholarship"in the search engine.  

     This is a good scholarship for strong minority scholarships for 

     students studying in areas like chemistry, engineering, physics, 

     and "tech" areas.  

     Award amount is up to $4,000 for undergraduates and 

     more for graduate students.  

     Deadline:  Sept. 15.  Go to web location for details. 

28) The Asian Pacific Fund

    >> The Asian Pacific Fund is a Bay Area foundation for Asian 

Americans.  

    Beginning 2002, the Fund is launching the Banatao Filipino American

Education. 

    The Fund was created to provide a comprehensive higher education

program to 

    encourage Filipino-American students to pursue careers in 

engineering and 

    other sciences.  The fund will be accepting applications for five 

$5,000 

    scholarships to Northern California high school seniors of Filipino

heritage.  

    For more information, please call Gail Kong at (415) 433-6859.

29) Daimler Chrysler offers a FREE Hispanic Scholarship Guide.  

    Simply call (800) 521-0953 ext. 1 and request the financial aid 

    guide to be sent to your address (no P.O. Boxes).   In the guide, 

    you will find multiple listings and information on grants and 

    scholarships by field of study, school, undergraduate, 

    post-graduate, military, etc. 

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