http:\/\/www.iienet2.org\/Details.aspx?id=857<\/a><\/p>\n13. Lake Lytal Jr. African-American Student Scholarship<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: March 15<\/p>\n
The University of Florida sponsors this institutional scholarship that makes annual awards in an average amount of $3,000 to African American graduate students with demonstrated academic achievement and substantial financial need. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or greater and exhibit exceptional and positive contributory potential to graduate education diversity.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
Lake Lytal, Jr. African American Student Scholarship
\nUniversity of Florida
\nPO Box 114000
\nGainesville, FL 32611-4000
\nPhone: (904) 392-3261<\/p>\n
14. Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program (\u201cMIT\u201d)<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: March 1 for priority consideration<\/p>\n
MIT makes annual awards of up to $5,000 to full-time minority students pursuing degrees at accredited Iowa post-secondary educational institutions that culminate in teaching licensure. Awards are renewable for up to four academic years, provided the recipient has maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4. Recipients must also accept a contractual obligation to teach an Iowa school for a minimum number of years after subsequent licensure and certification. Failure to satisfy this condition converts all previously awarded scholarship proceeds into an interest-bearing loan.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program
\nIllinois Student Assistance Commission
\nStudent Services
\n1755 Lake Cook Road
\nDeerfield, IL 60015-5209
\nPhone: (800) 899.ISAC (4722)
\nE-mail: isac.studentservices@isac.illinois.gov<\/p>\n
15. MSU Moorhead James & Yvonne Condell Endowed Scholarship<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: Verify with sponsor<\/p>\n
Minnesota State University (\u201cMSU\u201d) sponsors this scholarship fund that issues annual awards of $2,000 renewable for up to four academic years, contingent on funds availability and recipient maintenance of a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher by the close of each spring semester. African American freshmen or first-year transfer students at MSU are eligible to apply.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
MSU James & Yvonne Condell Endowed Scholarship
\nMinnesota State Colleges and Universities Foundation
\n30 7th St. E., Suite 350
\nSt. Paul, MN 55101-7804
\nPhone: (651) 297-5519 or (888) 667-2848<\/p>\n
16. NASCAR\/Wendell Scott, Sr. Scholarship<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: October<\/p>\n
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (\u201cNASCAR\u201d) recently established this memorial fund to honor the first official African-American NASCAR Sprint Cup Race winner Wendell Scott, Sr. Successful applicants will receive a non-renewable annual award of $4,500. Threshold eligibility requirements include: 1) current enrollment as an undergraduate upperclassman or graduate student; 2) at a participating post-secondary HBCU; 3) a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0; and, 3) a current academic major in Communications, Informational Technology, Engineering, Business, or Computer Science.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
NASCAR\/Wendell Scott, Sr. Scholarship
\nUnited Negro College Fund
\n1805 7th Street, NW
\nWashington, DC 20001
\nPhone: (800) 331-2244
\nWebsite URL –<\/p>\n
17. NBNA Scholarships<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: Varies by specific program<\/p>\n
National Black Nurses Association (\u201cNBNA\u201d) offers a complete consortium of 12 different scholarship funds through its Scholarship Program that make annual awards of $1,000 to $2,500. Eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and other such details vary widely.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
NBNA Scholarships
\nNational Black Nurses Association, Inc.
\n8630 Fenton Street, Suite 330
\nSilver Spring, Maryland 20910-3803
\nPhone: (301) 589-3200 or (800) 575-6298
\nEmail: contact@nbna.org<\/p>\n
18. Ronald McDonald House Charities African American Future Achievers (\u201cRMHC\u201d)<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: October 1<\/p>\n
Since its initial inception in 1985, RMHC has made an aggregate volume of awards in excess of $52,000,000 via its multi-fund scholarship program. RMHC\u2019s scholarship program is administered via a nationwide network of United States Chapters that work in tandem with the RMHC global headquarters to provide economic assistance to scholars with a demonstrated need and a history of outstanding scholastic accomplishment, community service, and leadership.<\/p>\n
Basic eligibility criteria include being less than 21 years of age; a high school senior in good academic standing; eligible for full-time enrollment at a U.S. accredited two or four-year post-secondary educational institution; a U.S. citizen; and a resident of a participating RMHC Chapter geographical region. Awards are renewable, conditioned upon the recipient\u2019s continued enrollment at a qualifying higher educational institution.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
Ronald McDonald House Charities African American Future Achievers
\nInternational Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS)
\nPhone: (855) 670-4787
\nEmail: RMHC@applyists.com – Subject Line: \u201cRMHC\u201d<\/p>\n
19. The Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: July 31<\/p>\n
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (\u201cNAACP\u201d) established this memorial scholarship in honor of its late long-time San Francisco branch member by the same name. NAACP makes 20 to 40 annual awards of $2,000 via this educational assistance fund. To satisfy primary threshold eligibility requirements, applicants must be: 1) U.S. citizens; 2) younger than 25 years of age; 3) NAACP members in good standing; 4) demonstrate financial need based upon federal poverty guidelines; 5) currently or accepted for future enrollment in an accredited U.S. post-secondary educational institution. Graduate students must also have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher at time of application.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
\nEducation Department
\nNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People
\n4805 Mount Hope Drive
\nBaltimore, MD 21215-3297 United States
\nPhone: (410) 580-5760<\/p>\n
20. The Blanche Elizabeth Ford Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: December 1<\/p>\n
This memorial scholarship fund makes need-based annual awards in varying amounts that may be as high as $10,000 to full-time undergraduate students at a UNCF-affiliated higher educational institution. A minimum 2.5 GPA is the only other basic eligibility requirement. Two recommendation letters, an academic transcript, and an essay outlining personal history of community service involvement must accompany each online application.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
\nUNCF
\n1805 7th Street, NW
\nWashington, DC 20001
\nPhone: (800) 331-2244<\/p>\n
21. The Hubertus W.V. Willems Scholarship for Male Students<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: July 31<\/p>\n
This NAACP-sponsored scholarship fund makes 20 to 40 annual awards of $3,000 to full-time male undergraduate and full or part-time male graduate students at accredited U.S. post-secondary institutions. Undergraduate applicants must have a minimum 2.5 GPA, while graduate-level applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. All applicants must demonstrate financial need per pre-established program parameters.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
The Hubertus W.V. Willems Scholarship for Male Students
\nNAACP National Headquarters
\n4805 Mt. Hope Drive
\nBaltimore MD 21215
\nPhone: (410) 580-5760<\/p>\n
22. The Hyatt Hotels Fund For Minority Lodging Management Students<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: May 1<\/p>\n
Hyatt established this educational assistance program in 1988 as a source of financial support for minority scholars majoring in Hotel Management. During the intervening quarter-century, nearly 300 recipients have obtained more than half a million dollars via this program. Other basic eligibility criteria include current or acceptance for future full-time enrollment and U.S. citizenship or permanent legal residency.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
Hyatt Hotels Fund for Minority Lodging Management Students
\nAmerican Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation
\n1201 New York Avenue, NW, #600
\nWashington, DC 20005-3931
\nPhone: (202) 289-3100<\/p>\n
23. The Jean Evelyn Freshman Scholarship<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: Contact sponsoring organizataion<\/p>\n
This scholarship fund disburses awards in the amount of $500 per semester to offset costs of books and other required study materials for full-time female African American students at Prairie View University in Prairie View, Texas. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is another threshold eligibility requirement.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
Prairie View A&M University
\nOffice of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships
\nPost Office Box 519; MS 1005
\nPrairie View, Texas 77446
\nPhone: (936) 261-1000
\nEmail: ppollardpam@aol.com<\/p>\n
24. The Negro Spiritual Scholarship<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: Contact sponsoring organization<\/p>\n
In accordance its mission to help youth successfully transition from high school to college campuses, the Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation (\u201cNSSF\u201d) sponsors an annual Grady-Rayam Prize competition wherein college-bound students compete for tuition assistance grants.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
Negro Spiritual Scholarship
\n1806 33rd. St.
\nOrlando, Florida 32839
\nPhone: (407) 841-6773
\nEmail: ewashington@negrospiritual.org<\/p>\n
25. U.S. Bank Minority Scholarship<\/h3>\n
DEADLINE: May 31<\/p>\n
This scholarship fund makes five annual awards of $2,000 to undergraduate Business, Economics, or Finance majors at a qualifying post-secondary educational institution. High school seniors must be accepted and intend to enroll at an eligible two or four-year post-secondary educational institution no later than September of the same calendar year of initial application. Interested candidates must apply online and recipients selected randomly from among the total applicant pool.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/h3>\n
U.S. Bank Minority Scholarship
\nU.S. Bank Scholarship Program
\nEmail: financial.education@usbank.com
\nWebsite URL –<\/p>\n
Observations and conclusions<\/h4>\n
Famous African American poet Langston Hughes once opened his popular prose entitled \u201cRaisin in the Sun\u201d with the quote, \u201cWhat happens to a dream deferred?\u201d For today\u2019s prospective pupils of color, that question is completely moot \u2013 thanks to African American college scholarships. Thus, you have no valid excuse or rational reason to let your dreams remain on the back burner any longer. Stop entertaining destructive patterns of perpetual hesitation and endless procrastination. Instead, take affirmative action right now by turning stumbling blocks into stepping stones to higher education via free flowing scholarship funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Despite much progress during recent decades, African Americans still maintain an educational deficit that remains resistant to even the most exhaustive remedial efforts. Nevertheless, there is hope for motivated students who seek to further their education.<\/p>\n