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Organizations Assisting People of Color in
Graduate & Professional Studies
The challenge for 95% of the students interested in graduate and professional
study is finding money--scholarships, fellowships, and grants. Finding
money is especially difficult for students who don't know what monies are
available or how and where to look for them.
African Americans, in particular, lack the information needed to identify
these financial resources and, as a result, tend to think more about taking
out a loan to pay for their education. If other sources are not available,
you should consider a loan.
However, our hope is that you will use the information provided as a
launching pad to find and secure free money for your graduate and professional
studies.
THE BLACK COLLEGIAN has compiled the following listing of some of the
organizations assisting people of color interested in pursuing graduate
and professional degrees in management, humanities, social sciences, physical
sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, law, human resources,
labor/industrial relations, material sciences, astronomy, computer science,
geology, chemistry, and physics.
With some legwork and research, you should find a scholarship, fellowship,
grant, or loan to support your graduate and professional study.
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC Pre-doctoral Clearinghouse) Indiana University
803 East 8th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-0822
Amount: $9,500 plus tuition (5 years)
Deadline(s): January 2 Field(s): Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Mathematics,
Engineering
Pre-doctoral fellowships for U.S. citizens of African American, American
Indian, Mexican American, or Puerto Rican heritage. Must hold or expect
to receive bachelor's degree by late summer from a regionally accredited
college or university. Awards for specified university in IL, IN, IA, MI,
MN, OH, WI, PA. Write for details. Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
200 S. Hanley Road, Suite 1102
St. Louis, MO 63105
(314) 935-5614 Amount: Full tuition and fees; second-year support contingent upon
satisfactory progress in the first year.
Deadline(s): December 1, early decision; February 1, final deadline.
Must be a U.S. citizen certifying membership in one of the following minority
groups: African-American, Native-American, or Hispanic; must qualify for
admission to a Consortium MBA program. Basis of award is applicant's desire
to study management, proven aptitude, ability and scholarship. Esteban E. Torres Scholarship National Council of La Raza
1111 l9th Street NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-785-1670 The National Council of La Raza is a community based organization that promotes professional growth and
leadership in the Hispanic community. The Esteban E. Torres scholarship offers $18,000 to $22,000 specifically for students at Harvard Business School. After obtaining their MBAs, recipients are
required to spend the next two years working in the Hispanic community. Qualifications: Must be of Hispanic descent. Must have worked for seven years, five of those years in a Hispanic organization or a mainstream organization targeting the Hispanic community, or be at employee of
NCLB. Deadline: Early April
Florida Endowment Education Fund
201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1525
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 272-2772
Amount: $11,000 stipend plus $5,000 tuition and fees (per year)
Deadline(s): January 15 Field(s): All fields (except law, medicine, and education) Open to all African-Americans with at least a bachelor's degree from
an accredited institution who wish to pursue a doctoral degree. Program
recruits nationwide; however, fellows must enroll in a Florida institution.
U.S. citizen. 25 awards per year. Renewable for up to 5 years. Students
must write to request application.
Golden State Minority Foundation 333 South Beaudry Avenue Suite. 216C Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: 213-482-6300 URL: http://www.gsmf.com
This program is for undergraduate or graduate
students attending a Southern California college or for California residents attending college
in another state. Individuals must show financial need and have leadership abilities.
For an application, write to the address above and send a self addressed stamped envelope.
Qualifications: Must be a minority student attending a Southern California college
or a California resident; open to juniors or seniors in high school as well as graduate students. Deadline: Ongoing
Hispanic Scholarship Fund One Sansome Street Suite. 1000 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: 877-473-4636 E-mail: scholar@hsf.net URL: http://www.hsf.net The Hispanic Scholarship Fund presents awards of $1,000 to $3,000 to full-time graduate and
undergraduate students who are at least one-half Hispanic. Qualifications: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Must have completed 15 college credits of undergraduate work from an accredited college in the United States or Puerto Rico before applying.
Check Web Site for more details. Deadline: Ongoing Industrial Relations Council on Graduate Opportunities, Advanced
Level Studies (GOALS Minority Fellowship for Graduate School) P.O. Box 4363
East Lansing, MI 48826
(517) 351-6122
Amount: Up to full tuition plus stipend
Deadline(s): April 1 Field(s): Labor/Industrial Relations; Human Resources Open to African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Native Alaskans,
and Native Hawaiians for graduate study in the above areas at a member
university of the GOALS consortium. Write for complete information.
LULAC National Scholastic Achievement 2000 L Street Suite 610 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-835-9646 The League of United Latin American Citizens sponsors a community-based program providing $250 to $1,000 in funds to undergraduate and graduate Hispanic students in a variety of majors. Local LULAC councils raise scholarship funds and seek to have those funds matched by
corporations and individual donors.
Write to participating LULAC council in or tear your hometown to ask for a scholarship application.
Qualifications: ACT composite
average score requirement is 23, SAT combined score requirement is 970, and GPA requirement is 3.5.
Deadline: March31 USA Group Scholarship Program
Scholarship Management Services P.O. Box 297 St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: 800-537-4180 URL: http://www.usagroup.com The USA Group, a higher-education program in existence for nearly 40 years, provides $1,000 to $2,000 scholarships
for a variety of fields of study. The scholarships may be renewed annually, if a
GPA of 2.5 or better is maintained, for up to three years or until the student receives
the degree. Information and applications can be found online. Qualifications: Awards are bated on financial need and merit, past academic
performance, future potential, leadership, work experience, and career aspirations and goals. Members of ethnic minority groups and
those with documented physical disabilities are eligible.
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