Scholarships

These days there are so many scholarships available. Some experts estimate the number of available scholarships to be in the millions. Some students wonder why there are scholarships for particular a race/ethnicity. To answer that question briefly- one reason being that some students of these nationalities face various obstacles in terms of pursuing a higher Education. Whether it be a result of poverty, financial burdens or lack of information. These funds are set aside for these individuals so they too can achieve the goal of a higher education.

Some examples of organizations that provide these scholarships are:

Native American Scholarship Organizations

Cherokee Nation Education Corporation

American Indian College Fund

American Indian Graduate Center

American Indian Science and Engineering Society

American University Washington Semester Program

Association on American Indian Affairs

Association of American Indian Physicians

Catching the Dream

Cherokee Nation Higher Education Services

The Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship

Financial Aid for Studies-Native American Education Grant

Indian Health Service Scholarship Program

Indian Resource Development

Intertribal Timber Council

The Lagrant Foundation

Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program

Native American Finance Officers Association

Office of Indian Education

SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science)

United South & Eastern Tribes Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Organizations for African American

United Negro College Fund

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

African American Linquist

African American Scholarship Fund

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

BET

Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Programs

Black College Dollars

Latin American Scholarship Organizations

Hispanic College Fund HCF

Hispanic Scholarship Fund HSF

Sallie Mae Fund First in My Family Scholarship Program

NASA Motivating Undergraduate in Science and Technology

The above are organizations that provide scholarships and financial aid to the mentioned groups. Please not if you are of any of the above nationalities, you are not just limited to the scholarships provided by those organizations. There are millions of other scholarships that you can apply for and meet the criteria for. One more thing that should be noted is that some of these scholarships provided by these organizations are “open to anyone” some of them don’t require you be a specific ethnicity. So use all of the available scholarship resources including scholarship searches, books and additional websites. And don’t eliminate a scholarship from your list until you have thoroughly read the criteria.