TRAC - Education

African American Scholarships

Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
URL: http://www.naacp.org/
Must be a Black U.S. Citizen. This award of $1500 is need-based and renewable. Three letters of recommendation, transcripts and evidence of
full time enrollment required.

Deadline: April 30th.
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
Education Department
4805 Mount Hope Dr.
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (301) 358-8900

Alpha Kappa Alpha Financial Assistance Scholarships
URL: http://www.akaeaf.org/scholarships.htm
Undergraduate or graduate students who have completed at least one year in an accredited degree granting institution or a work-in-progress program in a non-institutional setting, are planning to continue their program of education and can demonstrate financial need. Scholarship is non-renewable. Award is up to $1500 a year.
Deadline: Feb. 1st.
Alpha Kappa Alpha

Attn: Educational Advancement Foundation
5656 South Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (312) 947-0026
Fax: (312) 947-0277

Black Excel
URL: http://www.blackexcel.org http://www.blackexcel.org/
An online source for all, especially African-American, families and first-generation college students.

College-Sponsored Achievement Scholarship Program For Outstanding Negro Students
URL: http://www.admissions.iastate.edu/natscholars/achievement_program.php After recipients of National Achievement Scholarships and Corporate-Sponsored Achievement Scholarships have been chosen, the remaining African American finalists are contacted and asked to report their current college of choice. College officials calculate each winner's stipend (based on financial information reported directly to the college) which ranges from $250 to $2600 per year.
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Attn: National Achievement Scholarship Program
1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 200
Evanston, IL 30201-4897
Phone: (847) 860-510

Ethnic Minority Scholarship
URL: http://www.gbhem.org

Awarded to Methodist minority students attending college at least one year. Must also be a U.S. citizen and have a 2.3 GPA minimum.
Deadline: May 1st.
General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
Office of Loans and Scholarships
PO Box 871
Nashville, TN 37202

Asian Scholarships

Alice Yuriko Endo Scholarship
URL: http://www.maasu.org

For students of Japanese American descent. Amount varies.
Japanese American Citizens League
1765 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 921-5225

APAHC Scholarship Program
URL: http://www.apahc.org

Asian Pacific American Heritage Council, Inc.
Attention: Mark Au, Chairman
APAHC Scholarship Program
8800 Fox Hills Trail
Potomac, MD 20854-4211
Fax: (301) 983-1845
Email: mlau@erols.com mailto:mlau@erols.com

Asian Pacific American Heritage Council Scholarships
URL: http://www.apahc.org

Scholarships are sponsored by UPS, Coca-Cola, and APAHC which are $2000 and $1000 each. The APAHC Scholarship Program is available to children of all Asian Pacific Americans.

China Times Cultural Foundation
URL: http://www.house.gov/roybal-allard/asianam_scholarships.htm

Undergraduate and graduate students of Chinese ancestry. Award is $4000.
James N Tu

43-27 36th St
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: (718) 392-0995

Mitsuyuki Yonemura Memorial Scholarship
URL: http://www.house.gov/roybal-allard/jour_scholarships.htm

Amount is $500.00
Japanese American Citizens League
PO Box 7144
San Francisco, CA 94120-7144

The Kimbo Foundation
URL: http://www.house.gov/roybal-allard/asianam_scholarships.htm

Students of Korean descent who wish to further their education. Award is $1000.
Saburo Kido Memorial Scholarship
c/o Korea Central Daisy, S.F.
685 Harrington St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

Disability Scholarships

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
URL: http://www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?p=College_Scholarship_Awards

The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) offers several scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study. Applicants are eligible for one scholarship per school year and are limited to a total of two scholarship awards. Award amounts range
from $1,000 to $5,000.

Association of Blind Citizens Scholarship Program
URL: http://www.blindcitizens.org/abc_scholarship.htm

The Association of Blind Citizens will offer $10,000 in college scholarships to legally blind individuals seeking a college degree. The Reggie Johnson Memorial Scholarship will be valued at $2000 and seven $1000 scholarships will be available. The scholarship may be applied to tuition, living expenses or related expenses resulting from blindness.
Association of Blind Citizens
PO Box 246
Holbrook, MA 02343

Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation
URL: http://www.ela.org/scholarships/scholarships.html

ELA Scholarships are available only to women graduate students with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a college or university in the United States. These scholarships are awarded on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis. Scholarships range between $500 and $2,000.
ELA Foundation
2460 North Lake Ave.
PMB #128
Altadena, CA 91001

Georgia Council of the Blind
URL: http://www.georgiacounciloftheblind.org/scholarship.aspx

Each year the Georgia Council of the Blind awards one or more scholarships of up to $1000.00 to deserving students.

Little People of America
URL: http://www.lpaonline.org

http://www.lpaonline.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=44409&orgId=lpa

As part of our service to people with dwarfism and the community at large, LPA offers educational scholarships to prospective and current students attending college or vocational school in the Unite States. Awards can range from $250 to $1000, sometimes more. A scholarship committee, headed by LPA's Vice President of Programs, will selectively review all scholarship application packets.

National Federation for the Blind Scholarship Program
URL: http://www.nfb.org/nfb/scholarship_program.asp?SnID=535274543

Each year at its national convention in July, the NFB gives a broad array of 30 scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars. All applicants for these scholarships:must be legally blind. Must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of study in a degree program at a United States' institution in the 2008 scholastic year, except that one scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time while attending school part-time. Must participate in the entire NFB national convention and in all scheduled scholarship program activities

In addition to a scholarship, each winner will be brought to the 2008 National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in July at Federation expense, providing an excellent opportunity for high level networking with active blind persons in many, many different professions and occupations. The scholarship application deadline is March 31st, 2008.

The Jewish Guild for the Blind GuildScholar Program
URL: http://www.jgb.org/guildscholar.asp

The Jewish Guild for the Blind has created an annual scholarship program for college bound high school students who are legally blind . Applications will be accepted from students at the end of their junior year, with recipients selected and scholarships awarded the following
academic year. The GuildScholar Program will award 12 to15 scholarships of up to $15,000 each.

General/All Scholarships

Council on Career Development for Minorities
Annually awarded scholarship for ethnic minority undergraduates. Applicants should show outstanding academic records and be enrolled in an approved accredited university or college.
Scholarship Coordinator
Council on Career Development for Minorities
1341 W Mockingbird Ln, Suite 412-E
Dallas, TX 75247
Phone: (214) 631-3677

Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship Fund
URL: http://www.free-4u.com/hallie_q__brown_scholarship.htm

Open to all minority students who demonstrate financial need and are recommended by a member of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.
NACWC
Scholarship Committee
5808 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011

Multicultural Scholarship Program
URL: http://www.house.gov/roybal-allard/jour_scholarships.htm
National Association for Campus Activities

Resource Coordinator
13 Harbison Way
Columbia, SC 29212-3401

The Gates Millennium Scholars Program
URL: http://www.gmsp.org

Administered by the United Negro College Fund, provides scholarships and fellowships for outstanding low-income African-American, Native American, Hispanic American, and Asian American students to attend the undergraduate and graduate institutions of their choice. Application is available online or call (877) 690-GMSP.

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduates Students (EAPSI): http://www.nsf.gov/eapsi (select "Taiwan")
The program, jointly supported and sponsored by NSF and National Science Council of Taiwan, EAPSI provides U.S. graduate students with the
opportunities to attend an academic apprenticeship in Taiwan from June to August each year.

Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP): http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw

Academia Sinica of Taiwan set up the Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) in 2002, in order to attract young scholars from around the globe to its campus for advanced, inter-disciplinary studies. In cooperation with the top universities in Taiwan, TIGP will offer about eight program options. All courses will be conducted in English and scholarships and research grants are available for qualified students. TIGP is a unique and exciting intellectual community that will provide young scholars with tremendous opportunities for academic and personal growth.

Taiwan Scholarship Program
http://www.caes.uga.edu/unit/diversity/scholarships/documents/TaiwanScholarship.doc

Hispanic/Latino Scholarships

Hispanic College Fund
URL: http://hispanicfund.org

The mission of the Hispanic College Fund is to develop the next generation of Hispanic business leaders in America by awarding scholarships to deserving Hispanic students. A site for Latino/a students to access college funding sources. Awards from $500 to $5000.

League of United Latin America Citizens (LULAC)
URL: http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Centers.html

LULAC's National Education Service Centers provide Hispanic students throughout the U.S. with educational counseling, scholarships, mentorships, leadership development, and literacy programs.

The National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
URL: http://www.hsf.net

High school or full-time community college, four year college, and graduate school students who are at least half Hispanic US citizens or permanent residents. Undergrads must have a minimum 2.5GPA, and have completed a minimum 15 semester credits. Awards based on financial needs, community involvement and achievement. Applications are only available August 3rd through October 9th. Award is $1000; renewable.
Deadline: October 15th
Selection Committee
One Sansome Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco CA 94104-0728
Phone: (415) 445-9930
Fax: (415) 445-9936
Email: info@hsf.net mailto:info@hsf.net

Native American Scholarships

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Higher Education Program
URL: http://www.choctawnation.com http://www.choctawnation.com/Programs/dsp_Education.cfm?CFID=104413&CFTOKEN=44455466>
Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood showing Choctaw descent, attend an accredited college or university within the United States. Award: $800 (grant); $1000 (scholarship)
Deadline: March 15th
Drawer 1210
Durant, Oklahoma 74702-1210
Phone: (800) 522-6170
Fax: (580) 924-1267

Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship
URL: http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm

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 1st.

HOPI Tribe Grants and Scholarship Program
URL: http://www.aaanativearts.com/article955.html

Based on financial need, 2.0 GPA, and enrollment in HOPI tribe. Award is $1000.
Deadline: July 31st
PO Box 123
Kykotsmovi, Arizona 86039
Phone: (800) 762-9630, ext. 520
Fax: (520) 734-2435
Email: lPolingyumptewa@hopi.nsn mailto:lPolingyumptewa@hopi.nsn

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Native American Scholarship
URL: http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm

The American Indians Committee of the DAR awards this scholarship to Native Americans. This award is intended to help Native American students of any age, any tribe, 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

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 American (proof of American Indian blood isrequired 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 $500 award.
Deadlines: For Fall term, April 1st; For Spring term, October 1st.

SITKA Tribe of Alaska Higher Education
http://www.sitkatribe.org/depts/edu/STA%20SCHOLARSHIPS.htm
The purpose of the Higher Education Scholarship Program is to financially assist qualified full time students enrolled in accredited colleges or universities. Funding through the Higher Education program is allowed for up to 5 years per student's lifetime. Priority is given to enrolled members of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.

SRP/NGS Navajo Scholarship
URL: http://www.srpnet.com/education/grants/navajo.aspx
Member of Navajo Tribe, 3.0 GPA, upper-division student. Contact for awards and deadline.
Linda Dawavendewa
SRP/NGS Navaho Scholarship Program
PO Box 850
Page, AZ 86040
>Phone: (928) 645-6539
Email: ljdawave@srpnet.com mailto:ljdawave@srpnet.com

Women Scholarships

Third Wave Scholarship Program
URL: http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/scholarship.html
For young women :Third Wave Foundation's Scholarship Program for Young Women is available to all full-time or part-time students age 30 and under who are enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an accredited university, college or community college. The primary criteria for funding is financial need. Students should also be involved as activists, artists, or cultural workers working on issues such as racism, homophobia, sexism, or other forms of inequality. Awards range from $1000 to $5000.
Tracia N. Cloud, M.S.
Coordinator of Diversity and International Affairs
The University of Georgia
College of Veterinary Medicine
Office for Academic Affairs
706-542-8411 (office)
706-542-1004 (fax)
tracia@uga.edu mailto:tracia@uga.edu

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