Scholarships are a helpful way to further an education. Listed are a variety of scholarships available. Contact the scholarship office to obtain additional information and application deadline date.
FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form & Info)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid Scholarships
Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://baeo.org/opyions/privatelyfinancial.jsp
ACT-SO EUR Olympics of the Mind "A" Scholarship
http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml
Burger King Scholarship Program
http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/
Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship
Gateways from Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm
District of Columbia
College Access Program (DC - CAP)
1029 Vermont Avenue, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
202-783-7937
District of Columbia
Tuition Assistance Program (TAG)
441 4th Street, NW
Room 350N
Washington, DC
202-727-2824
District of Columbia
Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program (LEAP)
441 4th Street, NW
Room 350N
Washington, DC
202-727-6436
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Scholarship support provided to students attending one of the consortium of 39 private, accredited four-year historically black colleges and universities. Universal application is available for interested students.
National Office:
8260 Willow Oaks
Corporate Drive
P.O. Box 10444
Fairfax, Virginia 22031-4511
1-800-332-UNCF
www.uncf.org
Washington, DC Office:
1444 I Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
202-737-8623
Carson Scholars Fund, Inc.
305 W. Chesapeake Avenue
Suite L - 020
Towson, Md. 21204
410-828-1007 www.carsonscholars.org
Dollars for Scholars
Contact: Neil Faulker, President
Calvin Coolidge Alumni Association
5th & Tuckerman Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
202-829-2021
301-227-1370
Dollar for Scholars
Contact: Delores Ginyard, President
CSF of Simpson-Hamline UMC
301-589-5369 Must be a member of the church for a year to participate in program
Barbara Jordan Congressional Scholars Program
Contact: Jomo Kassaye
202-865-4827
Black Opal Achiever Award
Biocosmetic Research Labs
P.O. Box 4291
Sunnyside, NY 11104
CWIT Scholars Program
Contact: Joan Korenman, Director
Center for Women and Information Technology
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
E-mail - korenman@umbc.edu
The Taylor Michaels Scholarship Fund
Contact: The Magic Johnson Foundation, Inc.
6167 Bristol Parkway
Suite 540
Culver City, Ca 90230
310-338-8110
Fax - 310-338-8563
E-mail - mjfscholarship@aol.com
The American Chemical Society Scholars Program
Contact: American Chemical Society Scholars Program
1155 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
1-800-227-5558 (ext. 6250)
E-mail - scholars@acs.org
Historically Black College Scholarship
Contact: Recruiting Officer
Floriad A&M University
Naval ROTC Unit
PO Box 6508
Tallahassee, Florida 32314-6508
Target All-Around Scholarships
c/o Citizens' Scholarship Foundation
of America, Inc.
1505 Riverview Road
P.O. Box 480
St. Peter, New Mexico 56082-0480
1-800-316-6142
www.target.com (click on Community, then Target Scholarships
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (Undergraduate study abroad)
Contact: Sarah Phillips
Program Coordinator
Gilman International Scholarship Program
515 Post Oak Blvd
Suite 150
Houston, Texas 77027
713-621-6300 (ext. 25)
The Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program
Contact: Kia Baker
Education Consultant
Alliance fo Quality Education, Inc.
1300 Mercantile Lane
Suite 204
Largo, Maryland 20774
301-583-8530 (ext. 508)
301-583-8534
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Education Foundation
Selected Professions Fellowship in Law Business Administration and Medicine; award range $5,000 to $12,000.
Contact: AAUW Education Foundation
Department 195
PO Box 4030
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
319-337-1716 (ext. 195)
Frederick Douglass Fellowships at the University of Rochester
1. The Post-doctoral Fellowship - teaching and research fellowship; $35,000 annual stipend
2. The Pre-doctoral Fellowship - $15,000 annual stipend
3. The Fellowship for Graduate Studies - tuition waver and $10,000 - $12,000 annual stipend
Contact: Associate Director for Research Fellowships
Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies
University of Rochester
302 Morey Hall
Rochester, NY 14627
716-275-7235
E-mail - FDI@troi.cc.rochester.edu
Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation Scholarship
1. $2,000 to $10,000 scholarship award to District of Columbia graduating seniors attending an accreditied four-year college un USA
2. Overall 2.5 GPA required
3. 25 scholarship awards
Scholarship Committee
The Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation
734 15th Street, NW
Suite 502
Washington, DC 20005
202-463-6585
www.abramsonfoundation.org
Frederick B. Abramsom Public Service Fellowship
1. Four fellowships of $5,000 to $10,000 awarded
2. Fellowship is awarded to one or more students graduating from an ABA-approved law school in the United States
Fellowship Committee
The Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation
734 15th Street, NW
Suite 502
Washington, DC 20005
202-463-6585
www.abramsonfoundation.org
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
For women's seeking a bachelor's or associate's degree later in life. Five $10,000 scholarships and 50 $1,000 scholarships. Requirements: current resident of United States; earned a high school deploma or GED at least 10 years ago; seeking a degree from an accredited two or four- year college, university, or vocational; and have at least 2 full-time semesters or 24 credits remaining to complete undergraduate degree.
The Talbot Charitable Foundation
Applications available in Talbot stores on web site:
www.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp
AMBI Skincare Scholarship
Scholarships for women of color
www.ambiskincare.com
