Scholarship Information

Ron Brown
The award: leadership, community service, all fields.
The deadline is unusually in January. This is one of
the most prestigious scholarships and it’s very, very competitive

Jackie Robinson Foundation
The award is $6,000 per year. Number of winners about
100. Its renewable. Academic merit, leadership, community service, all fields.
Deadline is usually in April.

United Negro Scholarship Fund
The UNSF is one of our major scholarship gateways. The awards are made of varying amounts, and there are a great many under different names and requirements (Grandmet, Duracell, for example). The deadline is usually December.

Intel Science-Talent Search
The award is from $5,000 to $100,000. There are approx. 40
awards in this prestigious competition. You must present a scientific research project.

Gates Millennium
The Gates Millennium Scholarship is to promote academic excellence and provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students with significant financial need. The scholarship will cover room, board and tuition for at 1,000 high school students a year. Nomination for 2002-2003
will be available November 2001. Deadline is March 15.

Army ROTC (for Historically Black Colleges)
Students looking to enroll at a HBCU must enroll in the Army ROTC. Award amount to full-tuition. Many awards. Must have a minimum 920 on SAT or 19 ACT score.
Deadline is
November 15.

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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 is in July. Go to website for GPA requirements and
details.

Coca-Cola Scholars Scholarships
This is a major competition with hundreds of over 250 awards going to “scholar,” with academic leadership. And talent qualities. The award amount is from $4,000 to $20,000. You can apply on-line. The deadline is October 31.

Ambassadorial Scholarships
This is the prestigious “rotary” organizations scholarship
for students who can speak another language and wantto 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 study abroad. You should have completed at
least 2 years of college.

Xerox Technology Minority
This is a good scholarship for strong minority scholarships for students studying in areas like chemistry, engineering, physics, and “tech” areas.
The award amount is up to $4000 for undergraduates and more for graduate students. The deadline is Sept 15

NCAA
This is the major NCAA sports association student-athletes are associated with. Awards are given in sports categories,
amounts from $3000 to $12,500. Awards are also available for sports related study (like sports journalism). Deadlines vary, as do the number of awards each year.

Harry S. Truman Scholarship
This 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. 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 is February
1st.

Boston University Medical Campus
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