Scholarships
The College and Career Center maintains a list of available scholarships, applications, and contact information. Be sure to follow the instructions for applying carefully, and beat the deadlines. Most scholarships will require an official copy of your transcript. Some require recommendations, and many require that you write an essay.
200 Free Scholarships for Minorities
Created by Black Excel
This 200 Free Scholarship List is created by Black Excel, and its our latest. We have featured over 1,000+ scholarships at our website. Remember that most groups provide scholarships on an annual basis, so don’t stress yourself over any one particular deadline. Students are advised to target “good” scholarship sources…and apply every year.
In the Black Excel African American Student’s College Guide (published by John Wiley & Son and available at there’s a chapter that tells you exactly what to do with regard to “getting the money!” Finding a scholarship is just the first step. – Isaac Black, Founder of Black Excel: The Collge Help Network (
1) Ron Brown Scholar Program (Scholarships)
2) UNCF Scholarships 2012
3) Black Students - Scholarships and More For African American Students
4) FastWEB Scholarship Search
5) HSF Hispanic Scholarship Fund
6) QuestBridge. Great Program. Scholarship Resources Page
7) Scholarships (including Minority)
8) United Negro College Fund Scholarships
9) Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarships
10) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
11) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid (scholarships)
12) United Negro College Fund
13) Gates Millennium Scholarships (Annual)
14) McDonald's Scholarships (Annual)
15) Urban League Scholarships
16) Scholarships by Category
17) National Merit Scholarships
18) Black Excel Scholarship Gateways
19) FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
20) Scholarship & Financial Aid Help
21) NAACP Scholarships
22) First Generation Student Scholarships
23) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
24) Asian American Scholarships
25) Siemens Foundation Competition
26) College Board Scholarship Search
27) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
28) Minorities & Disabilities Scholarships
29) Guaranteed Scholarships
30) Hope Scholarships and Lifetime Learning Credits
31) Disabled War Veterans Scholarships
32) Sachs Foundation Scholarships
33) Student Inventors Scholarships
34) A Better Chance Scholarships
35) African American Scholarships (various areas)
36) Private Scholarships For Seniors
37) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
38) Scholarship, Loan, Tuition Help
39) Princeton Review Scholarships & Aid
40) Coca-Cola Scholarships
41) Scholarship of the Month
42) Alphabetical List of Scholarships by Field of Study
43) National Federation of The BlindScholarships
44) Ayn Rand Institute
45) Federation of Musicians Scholarships
46) Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
47) Nursing Scholarships
48) College-Bound High School Seniors - Scholarships
49) AFROTC High School Scholarships
50) Minority Scholarships
51) Scholarships for Minority Accounting Students
52) The Elks National Foundation Scholarships
53) MacDonald Scholarships
54) Multicultural Scholarships and Opportunities
55) African American Scholarships
56) Marine Corps Scholarships
56) Minority Student Scholarships (55 Listed)
57) Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarships
58) Dream Deferred Essay Contest
59) STATE FARM INSURANCE Hispanic Scholarships
60) National Scholarships at All Levels
61) School Without Walls
62) Burger King Scholars
63) Major Scholarships and Fellowships
64) Nursing Scholarships Opportunities
65) Lagrant Scholarships: Minorities, Public Relations & Other
66) Students With Autism Scholarships
67) Scholarships for Students Working for Peace and Justice
68) Students With Epilepsy Scholarships
69) Gateway to 10 Free Scholarship Searches
70) Scholarships for Study Abroad
71) Adventures In Education Scholarship Search
72) Urban League Scholarships with Gillette
73) New York Urban League Scholarships
74) Jerry Bartow Scholarship Fund
75) Nordstrom Scholarship Program
76) Will To Win Scholarships
77) The Big Sun Scholarships (Students on Sports Teams)
78) Scholarships for Women
79) American Chemical Society Scholarships
80) Sallie Mae Grants and Scholarships
81) Scholarships List and Search
82) TG's Milton G. Wright Scholarship Drawing
83) Adventures in Animation (Paying for College)
84) Hispanic Scholarship Fund
85) African American College Grants
86) African American Scholarships (various areas)
87) Scholarships For Hispanics
88) Scholarships for Single Mothers
89) Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Scholarship
90) Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
91) Jeanette Rankin Grant/Scholarship For Low-Income Women (over 35)
92) Minority Undergraduate Fellows Program
93) Shell Oil Scholarships
94) College Connection Scholarships
95) Super College Scholarships
96) African American College Grants
97) Best Buy Scholarships (over 1,000)
98) Student Loan Consolidation (read Info)
99) Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards
100) Master List of Scholarships
101) Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)-Key to everything
102) AES Engineering Scholarships (Essay)
103) The Roothbert Fund Scholarships
104) Gateway to 10 Free Scholarship Searches
105) International Students Help and Scholarships
106) Elks National Foundation Scholarships (Over 500
107) Black Excel Scholarship Gateway
108) Peterson's Aid and Scholarships Help
109) Coveted National Scholarships
110) Scholarships for Military Children
111) Martin Luther King Scholarships
112) New York Women in Communications Foundation (Other States)
113) Art and Writing Awards
114) Edison International Scholars Program
115) Law Enforcement Scholarships (Every Three Months)
116) Chicana/Latina Foundation
117) Civil Rights Defense Fund
118) Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
119) Online Associate Degree Scholarship
120) Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarships
121) Asian American Journalist Association
122) American Assoc. of University Women
123) Scholarships by State
124) African American Scholarships (various areas)
125) Engineering School Scholarships
126) Scholarship News
127) Recession Relief Scholarships
129) Orphan Foundation of America
130) September 11th Scholarship Funds
131) Past Presidents' Legacy Scholarships
132) American Fire Sprinkler Scholarship Contest
133) Mensa Scholarship Essay Scholarship
134) Miss America Scholarships
135) Davidson Fellow Scholarships
136) Federal Student Aid Portal
137) Josh Gibson Foundation Scholarship (Baseball Essay)
138) The National Society of High School Scholars
139) Alger Association Scholarships (Horatio)
140) Collegiate Inventors Competition
141) Alphabetical Index to Scholarships and Aid
142) Alphabetical List of Scholarships by Field of Study
143) National Federation of The Blind Scholarships
144) Union Plus Scholarship Database
145) Scholarships for Single Mothers
146) Federation of Musicians Scholarships
147) Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
148) Coca-Cola Scholarships
149) Scholarships on the Net (1500 Links)
150) Minority Nurse Gateway of Scholarships
151) NAACP Scholarships
152) Bowling Scholarships
153) Red Cross Presidential Intern Program
154) Scholarships by Category
155) Scholarships for Women
156) Major Scholarships and Fellowships
157) Scholarships in Criminal Justice & Related Fields
158) African American College Grants
159) Multicultural Scholarships and Opportunities
160) Journalism Fellowships
161) KFC Colonel's Scholars Program
162) Nursing Scholarships Opportunities
163) Minorities & Disabilities Scholarships
164)Lagrant Scholarships: Minorities, Public Relations & Other
165) First Generation Student Scholarships
165) Students With Autism Scholarships
166) Disabled War Veterans Scholarships
167) National Society of Arts and Letters Scholarships
168) Scholarships for Students with Epilepsy
169) Asian American Scholarships
170) Urban League Scholarships
171) Sachs Foundation Scholarships
172) Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay Contest
173) APS Minority Scholarship (Physics)
174) Courageous Persuaders Scholarships
175) Annual Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest
176) Students With Disabled Parents Scholarships
177) Microsoft University Careers Scholarships
178) The "Negro Spiritual" Scholarship Foundation
179) Siemens Westinghouse Competition (Now College Board)
180) Native American Scholarships
181) Alzheimer's Awareness
College Scholarship
182) USA Access Education Scholarships
183) Scholarships for Military Children
184) American Nuclear Society Scholarships
185) Questbridge College Prep Scholarships
186) National Association of Negro Musicians Scholarships (contact branches)
187) The National Society of High School Scholars
188) William A Lee Memorial Scholarships (Chicago)
189) The National Society of High School Scholars
190) Japanese American Citizens League Scholarships
191) Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
192) National Federation of The Blind Scholarships
193) Family Dollars Scholarships
194) African American Scholarships (various areas)
195) Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarships
196) SEIU Lottery Scholarship Program
197) Scholarships for Study Abroad
198) Scholarships from Kitchen & Bath Association
199) Americanism Essay Contest
200) Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship Foundation
201) 25 Great Scholarships for Students
202) The Gates Millennium Scholars
203) AAUW Community Action Grants
(scholarships for women over 40)
204) The UNCF General Scholarship
205) Armstrong, Earl & Patricia - HBCU Scholarship/Grant
206) ABC Studios Production Associates Program
207) United Negro College Fund/Berbeco Senior Research Fellowship
208) HBCU Scholarships/Grants
209) United Negro College Fund/ChevronTexaco Scholars Program