Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Scholarships open to Hispanic or Latino students February 10th - October 15, 2017

Scholarships open to Hispanic or Latino students February 10th - October 15, 2017
GFOA Scholarships
Sponsor: Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 10, 2017
Description: Scholarships are open to students studying public administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration. Multiple scholarships available with different requirements. See website for details. In addition to the general scholarship, there is a scholarship specifically to minority students.
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Jackie Robinson Foundation
Amount: Up to $28,000 over four years
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating, minority high school seniors who plan on attending an accredited and approved four-year institution within the United States. Applicant must show leadership potential, dedication to community service, and evidence of financial need.
CORE Que Llueva Café Scholarship
Sponsor: Chicano Organizing and Research in Education (CORE)
Amount: $500
Closing Date: February 25, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are college bound, undocumented students of Chicano/Latino descent. Applicant must demonstrate financial need.
HACEMOS Scholarship program
Sponsor: HACEMOS
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: February 28, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students and graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university. Applicant must reside in an area with an active HACEMOS chapter (locations in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, and Texas) and be of Hispanic heritage OR be a dependent child of an active HACEMOS member.
LAGRANT Foundation Undergradaute Scholarships
Sponsor: LAGRANT Foundation
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: February 28, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to minority undergradaute students who are studying advertising, marketing or public relations.
NFBPA Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Forum for Black Public Administrators
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: February 28, 2017
Description: Scholarship program is designed to recognized African-American and minority students who are currently enrolled full-time at a traditional four-year college or university, preferably an HBCU, who exemplify outstanding scholarship and leadership.
TMCF | AFSCME Union Scholars Program
Sponsor: Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Amount: Up to $6,300
Closing Date: February 28, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to college sophomores and juniors with at least a 2.5 GPA and are a student of color, including African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian-Pacific Islander American, and Latino American. Applicant must demonstrate interest in working in social and economic justice through the labor union movement.
ACS Scholars Program
Sponsor: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: March 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian students who are graduating high school seniors or college freshmen, sophomores or juniors intending to or already majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering or a chemically-related science.
Archie Motley Memorial Scholarship for Minority Students 
Sponsor: Midwest Archives Conference
Amount: $750
Closing Date: March 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students of African, American, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Latino descent who are currently enrolled in a graduate, multi-course program in archival administration or accepted into such a program for the next academic year.
Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: March 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Illinois who are minority students of either African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native Origin. Applicant must be a current undergraduate or graduate student at an Illinois institution of higher education in a course of study which, upon completion, qualifies them to be certified as a preschool, elementary, or secondary school teacher.
Ford Driving Dreams Scholarship
Sponsor: Ford Motor Company
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: March 3, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors from the San Antonio and Houston areas who have at least a 3.0 GPA AND 20 or higher on the ACT or 1050 or higher on the SAT.
Generation Google Scholarship for High School Seniors
Sponsor: Google
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: March 9, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who plan to pursue a computer science or computer engineering degree, or a degree in a closely related technical field. Applicant must be a student from an underrepresented group in computer science (African-American, Hispanic, American Indian, Filipino/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Female, or a Person with a Disability).
Leonard M. Perryman Scholarship
Sponsor: United Methodist Communications
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: March 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to racial ethnic minorities students who are United Methodist undergraduates intending to pursue a career in religion journalism.
HSF General College Scholarships
Sponsor: Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: March 30, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students of Hispanic descent who are graduating high school seniors, community colleges students, transfer students, college students, or graduate students.
AfterCollege STEM Inclusion Scholarship
Sponsor: AfterCollege
Amount: $500
Closing Date: March 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled students working towards a degree in a field of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics from a group underrepresented in their field of study. Underrepresented groups may be defined by gender, race, ethnic background, disability, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, nationality, and other non-visible differences.
Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship
Sponsor: American College of Healthcare Executives
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to minority students enrolled in their final year of full-time study in a healthcare management graduate program (MHA, MPH, MBA in Healthcare Administration or similar) – with a graduation date between Sept. 1, 2017, and Aug. 31, 2018.
Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Chicana/Latina Foundation
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: March 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to Chicana/Latina women who are enrolled in an accredited college, university, or community college in Northern California.
Elastic Band Co. Scholarship
Sponsor: Elastic Band Co.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school students and current college students who are a member of a minority group that is underrepresented in the fields of fashion and/or entrepreneurship (I.e. African American, Hispanic, Native American, Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander) OR have a documented disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applicant must be planning to pursue a career in fashion and/or entrepreneurship.
LULAC National Scholarship Fund (LNSF)
Sponsor: LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc.
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming Hispanic college freshmen from underserved communities who are U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, or granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
ACIPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
Sponsor: American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time minority students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting or an accounting-related major. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
API Study Abroad and Intern Abroad Scholarships
Sponsor: API Study Abroad
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2017
Description: Scholarships are open to API program participants. There are multiple scholarships with specific requirements – see website for details. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships specifically open to community college students, military veterans, non-traditional students, students with disabilities, minority students, LGBTQ students, STEM majors, and student athletes.
George A. Strait Minority Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Law Libraries
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to college graduates who are members of a minority group as defined by current U.S. government guidelines and are degree candidates in accredited library or law schools and who intend to have a career in law librarianship.
Law School Diversity Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C.
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have shown academic achievement as reflected by a minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed at least one semester of classes at an accredited law school. Applicant must be a member of an ethnic or racial minority or any individual who demonstrates a defined commitment to issues of diversity within their academic career.
Medical Diversity Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C.
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have shown academic achievement as reflected by a minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed at least one semester of classes at an accredited medical school. Applicant must be a member of an ethnic, racial, or other minority or any individual who demonstrates a defined commitment to issues of diversity within their community.
SPE Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Society of Plastics Engineers
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2017
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school students and current undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated or expressed an interest in the plastics industry. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open specifically to females, students of Mexican descent, and students attending Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.
V&E Diversity Scholarships
Sponsor: Vinson & Elkins
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are members of a racial/ethnic group which has been historically underrepresented in the legal profession (Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or Multiracial/two or more races). Applicant must have U.S. citizenship, residency in Houston, Dallas, Austin or surrounding areas for continuous seven years, have an interest in the legal profession, and be in the top 20% of their class.
Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities | Denny’s
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 14, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and  undergraduate and graduate students who are attending a two-year or four-year HACU-member institution within the United States or Puerto Rico. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Legal Resident and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Student must submit an essay on how Denny’s can impact childhood hunger.
EMPOWER Scholarships
Sponsor: Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 30, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to ethnically diverse students who have been accepted to or enrolled in a post-high school program and planning to pursue a career in a medical or rehabilitation field. Applicant must be a resident of Minnesota or Western Wisconsin OR attending school in Minnesota or Western Wisconsin.
LatPro.com’s Hispanic Scholarship
Sponsor: LatPro.com
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: April 30, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to Hispanic students who are currently attending a LatPro registered school (see website for list of eligible schools). Applicant must submit an essay or video on a given topic related to their academic major.
William K. Schubert Minority Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center
Amount: Up to $2,750 per year
Closing Date: April 30, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are members of one of the underrepresented groups in the registered nursing profession. Applicant must be enrolled or accepted in a professional registered nurse program at an accredited school of nursing and seeking initial licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Ohio.
Page Education Foundation Grant Program
Sponsor: Page Education Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: May 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students of color who are/will be graduates of a Minnesota high school and enrolled full-time at an accredited post-secondary educational institutional in the state of Minnesota during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Café Bustelo El Café Del Futuro Essay Contest
Sponsor: Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities | Café Bustelo
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: May 26, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students attending a four-year HACU-member institution within the United States or Puerto Rico. Applicant must be Latino descent. Student must submit a personal essay on their education.
Ofield Dukes Multicultural Student Award
Sponsor: Public Relations Student Society of America
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 26, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students entering their junior year this fall who are enrolled in a journalism, public relations studies or courses preparing for a career in public relations. Applicant must also be of African-American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native American, Alaskan Native or Pacific Islander ancestry.
PRSA Diversity Multicultural Scholarship
Sponsor: Public Relations Student Society of America
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 26, 2017
Description: Scholarships are open to talented communications undergraduate students who are of African-American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, native American, Alaskan Native or Pacific Islander ancestry.
AMAC Scholarship Program
Sponsor: The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) Foundation
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to minority and women students pursing careers in the aviation industry.
Latino Resources Scholarship
Sponsor: Latino Resources
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be enrolled full-time for the Fall 2017 term. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, or meet the criteria for DACA, and applicant must have a permanent residence within Cook County, Illinois.
PepsiCo Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship
Sponsor: The Education Fund | Pepsi Co
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students of Latino descent who are graduating high school seniors. Applicant must planning to start their studies at higher educational institutions in Arizona and California. Applicant must demonstrate academic excellence, leadership in extra-curricular activities, a commitment to volunteer service in the community and financial need.
API Study Abroad and Intern Abroad Scholarships
Sponsor: API Study Abroad
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 10, 2017
Description: Scholarships are open to API program participants. There are multiple scholarships with specific requirements – see website for details. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships specifically open to community college students, military veterans, non-traditional students, students with disabilities, minority students, LGBTQ students, STEM majors, and student athletes.
AWG Minority Scholarship
Sponsor: Association for Women Geoscientists
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to minority female students who are enrolled full-time in a geoscience program.
Capture the Dream Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Capture the Dream
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to Bay Area students who will be enrolled at an accredited, not-for-profit institution in the fall. Applicant must either be a single parent or a low-income minority student.
Injury Law Diversity Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Ellis Law Corporation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have been accepted to, or attending a four-year college program with the intention of pursuing a legal degree. Applicant must also be a member of an ethnic/racial minority or an individual who has made a demonstrative commitment to diversity issues within his or her school and/or community.
NLA Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Nathan L. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to minority students who are pursuing undergraduate training in Computer Science, Aviation, Nursing, or Music.
API Study Abroad and Intern Abroad Scholarships
Sponsor: API Study Abroad
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 15, 2017
Description: Scholarships are open to API program participants. There are multiple scholarships with specific requirements – see website for details. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships specifically open to community college students, military veterans, non-traditional students, students with disabilities, minority students, LGBTQ students, STEM majors, and student athletes.
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