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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
Amount
URL
For all current students at Texas Tech University
February 1, 2015
Varies
https://axiomweb.texastech.edu/LoginTTU.aspx
TTU Fellowships &
Scholarships for Graduate For all new and current graduate/doctoral students at Texas Tech University
and Doctoral Students
Varies
Varies
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/funding/schol
arships.php
Applications based
on term: Fall September 15, 2015;
Spring - February 1,
2015; Summer June 1, 2015
Varies
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/studentbusinessservices/
ttudeptresources/emp_dep_sch.php
February 1, 2015
Varies
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/honors/scholarships/curr
ent.php
General Scholarships
TTU General Scholarship
Application
Recipients must be dependents of an employee, eligible for regular admission to TTU or
TTUHSC and be a full-time student (12 hours Fall/Spring or 6 hours Summer) at time of
TTU Employee Dependent
scholarship disbursement. Recipients must maintain good academic standing as defined by
Scholarship
the university the student is attending. The scholarship must be used for attendance at TTU
or TTUHSC.
TTU Honors College
Scholarship
TTU Study Abroad
Competitive Scholarship
Must be a current Honors student, in "good standing" with the Honors College for at least one
semester before applying, a cumulative 3.25 or above GPA. Applicants should show
exceptional performance through Honors experiences and involvement, willingness to
overcome adversity or challenges, and consistent volunteerism.
Must be studying abroad through Texas Tech University approved programs
Academy of Television Arts
Full time undergraduate student. U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Students who have
and Sciences Student
completed college or graduate school prior to December 31, 2013 are NOT eligible
Internship Program
Be authorized to work on a full-time basis in the United States. Be enrolled full-time as a
sophomore, junior, senior, or fifth year as of the Fall 2015 semester. Have a minimum 3.2
cumulative GPA. Major in one of the following disciplines: geology, geophysics or physics;
Shell Incentive Fund
chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, petroleum, geological, or geophysical engineering. Be
Scholarship
a member of at least one of the following under-represented minorities: Black,
Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.
Any tribal member of the Choctaw Nation actively pursuing a higher education degree is
Choctaw Nation Higher
eligible to receive assistance in the form of a scholarship or grant payable directly to an
Education and Grant
accredited college or university. For grants, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher per
Program
semester; for scholarships, students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher
Be lawfully authorized to work on a full-time basis in the United States. Be enrolled full-time
Shell Oil Company
as a sophomore, junior, senior, or fifth year as of Fall 2015 semester. Have a minimum 3.2
Technical Scholarship
cumulative GPA. Major in one of the following disciplines: geology, geophysics or physics;
chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, petroleum, geological, or geophysical engineering.
Must be of Hispanic Heritage; minimum of 2.5 GPA for College and Graduate students; plan
Hispanic Scholarship Fund to enroll full-time in an accredited 4 year university or graduate school; U.S. Citizen,
General Scholarship
Permanent Legal Resident, DACA or Eligible Non-Citizen (as defined by FAFSA); Complete
FAFSA; Complete state Dream Act financial aid application (if applicable)
NAACP
TELACU Scholarships
William Randolph Hearst
Endowed Fellowship for
Minority Students
http://ttu$750 to $2000 for
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semester programs; $250
Varies per semester
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to $750 for summer
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January 2015
$4000 stipend + $300
spending allowance
http://www.emmys.com/internship
Check website in
January 2015
$5,000 annual
http://www.shell.us/aboutshell/careerstpkg/students-andgraduates/scholarships/bachelor-degreestudent/incentive-fund-scholarship.html
Fall Semester:
Scholarship: Up to $1,000
http://www.choctawnation.com/services/education
October 1st; Spring per semester ; Grant: up
/higher-education-and-grant-program/
Semester: March 1st
to $800 per semester
Check website in
January 2015
$5,000 annual
http://www.shell.us/aboutshell/careerstpkg/students-andgraduates/scholarships/bachelor-degreestudent/shell-technical-scholarship.html
March 30, 2015
Range from $500 to
$5,000
http://hsf.net/en/scholarships/
Varies - please check website
Varies - please
check regularly
Varies
http://www.naacp.org/page/s/scholarship2
Undergraduate students pursuing degrees in Business or STEM—Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math may be eligible to apply for the many scholarships listed on the
website
Varies - please
check regularly
Up to $5,000
http://telacu.com/telacu-educationfoundation/college-success-program/toyotatelacuscholarship/
**Internship Opportunity: Candidates for this fellowship are highly motivated, current, nonSummer Application
graduating graduate or undergraduate students from underrepresented communities of color. Deadline: February
27, 2015 ; Fall
Must demonstrate interest or experience in nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and the
$2,000 for Fall/Spring and http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofitApplication
social sector; excellent research and writing skills; Demonstrate financial need; and must be
$4,000 for Summer
philanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst
Deadline: July 17,
a U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency. Students approved for participation in the
2015
Federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are eligible to apply
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
Go to www.dosomething.org/social-scholarships/animal-cruelty to share astonishing facts
about animal welfare with your friends. By sharing stats with your friends, you'll be
Animal Welfare Awareness
automatically entered to win a $5,000 scholarship. No minimum GPA and no essay required.
Sept. 10, 2015
Scholarship
You must be between 13 and 25 years of age and be a U.S. or Canadian citizen to be
considered for this award
DoSomething.org Seasonal Complete any campaign to enter to win a $10,000 scholarship. Check the website for all the
Varies
Scholarships
rules and regulations.
DoSomething.org Campaign Complete a campaign and send pictures for your chance to win a scholarship. Check the
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Scholarships
website for a list of campaigns.
Fisher House
Provides scholarships for military spouses and children. Please see scholarship list under
Varies
Foundation/National Military
"Veterans/Military Family Scholarships" below.
Family Association
The Urban Scholarship Fund is for Texas residents who are also U.S. citizens, full-time
undergraduates in good academic standing at any accredited public or private nonprofit
college, university or technical college. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate financial
Please check
need and have graduated from a high school in the following metropolitan cities: Abilene,
website in March
Texas Urban Scholarship
Amarillo, Arlington, Austin, Beaumont, Brownsville, Carrollton, Corpus Christi, Dallas,
2015
Denton, El Paso, Fort Worth, Frisco, Garland, Grand Prairie, Houston, Irving, Killeen, Laredo,
Lubbock, McAllen, McKinney, Mesquite, Midland, Pasadena, Plano, San Antonio, Waco and
Wichita Falls.
Applicant must be current member of the NAACP and must not have reached the age of 25
by the application deadline. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States and be enrolled
Unknown; please
Agnes Jones Jackson
in an accredited college or university in the United States. Undergraduate students must be
check website
Scholarship
full-time with a GPA of at least 2.5 (C+). Graduate students may be full or part-time with a
regularly
GPA of 3.0 (B). Applicant must demonstrate financial need.
■U.S.A. citizen or U.S.A. permanent resident
■Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student at an accredited 4-year
undergraduate institution located in the United States of America
Undergraduate Scholarship
■Undergraduate University Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0-point scale or
March 2, 2015
Program
within the top 5 percent of your class
■Having 'Exceptional Financial Need' as certified by your undergraduate institution financial
aid office
• Full-time student in an accredited community college, four-year university, or
graduate/professional program
Congressional Hispanic
•Demonstrated financial need ;
Consistent, active
Caucus Institute (CHCI)
April 16,2015
participation in public and/or community service activities
Scholarship
•Strong writing skills
•U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency
College Board's Scholarship Able to search for scholarships, other financial aid and internships from more than 2,200
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Search
programs, totaling nearly $6 billion
You are a high school senior or college freshmen at time of application, and you can provide
evidence of leadership and/or personal initiative in activities or in an organization (including
Peace Scholarship
March 1, 2015
volunteer of paid work) relating to peace and social justice, nuclear disarmament, and/or
conflict resolution.
DeKarman fellowships are open to students in any discipline, including international students,
who are currently enrolled in a university or college located within the United States. Only
candidates for the PhD who will defend their dissertation by June 2015 and undergraduates
Josephine de Karman
January 31, 2015
entering their senior year (will receive bachelors degree in June 2015) are eligible for
Fellowship
consideration. Postdoctoral and masters degree students are not eligible for consideration.
Special consideration will be given to applicants in the Humanities.
First college course must be taken in Fall 1997 or later; Student must have been a Texas
College for All Texans
resident at all times while pursuing the degree; Student must have been entitled to pay inPlease see website
$1,000 Rebate
state tuition at all times while pursuing the degree; Student must not have graduate yet.
Amount
URL
$5,000
http://www.scholarships4students.com/animal_wel
fare_awareness_scholarship.htm
$10,000
http://www.dosomething.org/scholarships
Varies
http://www.dosomething.org/scholarships
Varies
http://www.militaryscholar.org/sfmc/index.html
$1,000
http://www.txadc.org/Scholarships.php
$1,500 (undergraduate),
$2,500 (graduate)
http://uncf.org/sections/ForStudents/SS_Scholars
hips/scholarDetail.asp?Sch_ID=7869
Up to $20,000
https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp
If pursuing an
undergraduate
degree:$2500
If pursuing a graduatelevel study: $5,000
http://www.chci.org/scholarships/
Varies
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarshipsearch#!welcome
$250 or $500
http://www.peacescholarships.org/
Depends on classification
undergraduate/grad
http://www.dekarman.org/
Up to $1000
http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/financial
aid/tofa2.cfm?ID=447
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
National Scholarships and
Applicant must be a member of JACL. Must be planning to attend full time at a college,
Awards for Japanese
university, trade school, etc in the fall of 2015. Selection is based upon personal statement,
American Citizens League
letters of recommendation, transcripts, work experience, and community involvement.
(JACL)
CIA Undergraduate
Scholarship Program
For college freshmen or sophomores enrolled in a 4 or 5 year college program, who are
looking for career experience. Must be a US citizen, 18 years or older, minimum 3.0 GPA,
meet the same employment standards as permanent employees, successfully completing
both security and medical processing, demonstrate financial need, and available to work in
the Washington, DC area during your periods of employment (summer break).
Deadline
Freshmen: March 1,
2015
Others
(undergraduate,
graduate, law, etc):
April 1, 2015
Amount
URL
Varies
http://www.jacl.org/edu/scholar.htm
Applications open
from July 1 - October
1, 2015 (for summer
employment). Apply
up to $18,000 per calendar
at least twelve
year for tuition
months before
desired start date for
winter, spring, and
fall employment.
https://www.cia.gov/careers/studentopportunities/index.html#scholar
Scholarship Criteria:
Stephen J. Brady STOP
Hunger Scholarships
1. Applications for Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships open on October 5, 2015
2. Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships are open to students ages 5-25
(Kindergarten through graduate school) enrolled in an accredited educational institution in the
United States.
3. Applicants must have demonstrated on-going commitment to their community by
performing unpaid volunteer services impacting hunger in the United States at least within
the last 12 months. Added consideration is given to students working to fight childhood
hunger.
4. Volunteer services must be helping non-family members.
5. Multiple applications of the same student will not be accepted; if more than one application
December 5, 2015
for an individual is received, the first application received will be the application accepted and
reviewed.
6. Applicants must obtain a Community Service Recommendation as part of the application
process.
7. Recommenders must be at least 21 years of age, may NOT be your parent, guardian or
family member.
8. All applicants and recommenders must be citizens or permanent residents of the United
States.
9. Employees of Sodexo are not eligible to apply for the Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger
Scholarships; but they may refer family members who are not employees of Sodexo.
10. Previous national STOP Hunger Scholarship recipients are not eligible to apply.
11. Previous regional STOP Hunger Honorees are eligible to apply.
$5,000
http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/schol
arships/scholarships.asp
Study Habits Scholarship
To be eligible for the Study Habits Scholarship you must:
1) Be attending an accredited post-secondary institution by the fall of 2015.
2) A student can be enrolled at any level in any program that is two years in length or longer.
3) Students must be Canadian or US residents.
4) Students must answer the essay question on the website online application form.
April 1, 2015
$500
http://www.studentscholarships.org/study_habits.p
hp
Odenza Marketing Group
Scholarship
Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 25 by March 30, 2015, must submit answers
to the essay questions, have at least one full year of post secondary studies remaining at the
time of the award, have a 2.5 or above GPA, and be a citizen of the U.S. or Canada.
March 30, 2015
$500
http://www.odenzascholarships.com/
Students attending a U.S. college or university full-time for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Must be a legal U.S. resident.
March 3, 2015
$1,000
http://www.diplomaframe.com/contests/frame-myfuture-scholarship-contest-2015.aspx
Frame My Future
Scholarship Contest
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
Merit Scholarships: Must be a full-time, sophomore or beyond, have a minimum 3.0 GPA,
Website not
Alpha Kappa Alpha
demonstrate community service and involvement; Financial Need Scholarships: Must be a
updated; please
Educational Advancement
full-time, sophomore or beyond, have a minimum 2.5 GPA, demonstrate community service
check website
Scholarship
and involvement
regularly
UNCF offers a variety of scholarships to college students. Please check the website for a list Varies; please check
UNCF Scholarships
of scholarships that are being offered.
website
Blood descendent of a veteran of World War I; Current TTU student with a minimum of 2.5
Laverne Noyes Scholarship
February 1, 2015
GPA
For entering transfer and current TTU transfer students; minimum of 3.5 GPA; 30 or more
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer transferable hours from a two year college; documentation of PTK membership for at least
March 1, 2015
Scholarship
one full semester; and two letters of recommendation (one must be from the Phi Theta
Kappa advisor) are required
For second year, first year transfer, or nontraditional students who are enrolled full time as an
undergraduate TTU student. Students are eligible if they have completed the credit hours to
be
Mortar Board Endowment
considered to have sophomore level standing, are in their first year at Texas Tech having
February 1, 2015
Scholarship
transferred from another accredited college or university, or fit the criteria for a nontraditional
student (as described on the Mortar Board website). Students must have a minimum 3.25
cumulative GPA and be in good academic standing at TTU.
Accounting Scholarships
AICPA Scholarship for
Minority Accounting
Students
1) An underrepresented minority in the accounting profession (e.g., Black or African
American; Hispanic or Latino; Native American; or Asian American)
2) Enrolled as a full-time undergraduate (12 semester hours or equivalent) or a full-time
graduate level student (9 semester hours or equivalent) for the 2014-15 academic year.
3) Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate-level degree in an “accounting-related” major.
4) Planning to pursue the CPA license but not presently be a CPA
5) Completed at least 30 semester hours (or equivalent) of college coursework, including at
least 6 semester hours (or equivalent) in accounting, by end of spring 2013
6) Applied to or been accepted into a public or private, 501(c) four-year college or university
located in the U.S. states or territories. The business program must be accredited by the
AACSB and/or ACBSP.
7) Maintained an overall and major GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
8) An AICPA student affiliate member (or have submitted a new member application). Apply
online at no cost: www.ThisWayToCPA.com/AICPA-Student-Membership
9) A U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card holder)
10) Some financial need
American Institute of
AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship, AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship, AICPA
Certified Public Accountants Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students, AICPA Foundation Two-year Transfer
(AICPA) Scholarship
Scholarships; **Please see website for requirements for each scholarship
1. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours of undergraduate
coursework
2. Applicants must be junior accounting majors currently seeking internship opportunities
Grant Thornton Texas Tech
3. Applicants must have completed Intermediate Accounting I
Scholarship
4. Applicants must plan on pursuing CPA eligibility (150hr requirement) upon graduation
5. Applicants must have achieved a 3.2 or greater overall and major Grade Point Average
6. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents
TTU Accounting
For accounting students attending Texas Tech University
Departmental Scholarship
Be a junior, senior, or graduate level accounting major; have completed Intermediate
West Texas Women
Accounting 1 by December 2014; working toward a degree in accounting; not have an
Certified Public Accountants
expected graduation date prior to December 2015; have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA
Amount
URL
Varies
http://www.akaeaf.org/undergraduate_scholarship
s.htm
Varies
https://scholarships.uncf.org/
Unknown
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/scholarships/specialReq
uirementScholarships.php
$1,000
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/scholarships/specialReq
uirementScholarships.php
Unknown
https://www.orgs.ttu.edu/mortarboard/Scholarship.html
April 1, 2015
Up to $5,000 per
academic year
http://www.aicpa.org/Career/DiversityInitiatives/Pa
ges/smas.aspx
Varies
Varies
http://www.aicpa.org/BecomeACPA/Scholarships/
Pages/default.aspx
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
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http://www.depts.ttu.edu/rawlsbusiness/about/acc
ounting/
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
Varies
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/rawlsbusiness/about/acc
ounting/
February 1, 2015
Varies
http://accounting.ba.ttu.eduhttp://www.depts.ttu.ed
u/rawlsbusiness/about/accounting/documents/WT
WCPAScholarshipApplication2015-2016.pdf/#
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
PASPB Accounting
Scholarship
National Society of
Accountants Scholarship
Program
KPMG Foundation
Accounting Doctoral
Scholarship Program
Qualification
Deadline
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
Amount
URL
Varies
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/rawlsbusiness/about/acc
ounting/
Must be a US or Canadian citizen, undergraduate enrolled part- or full-time in accounting at
an accredited university or college, maintain a cumulative 3.0 or higher GPA
March 31, 2015
$500 to $ 2,200
http://www.nsacct.org/about/nsa-scholarshipfoundation
African-American, Hispanic-American, or Native American doctoral student
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
Unknown -- please see
website
http://www.kpmgfoundation.org/foundinit
$1,000, $2,500, $5,000, or
$10,000
http://www.acfe.com/scholarship.aspx
Varies
http://www.gfoa.org/about-gfoa/studentopportunities/scholarships-full-and-part-timestudents
$7,000
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Minoriti
esScholarshipappTyler.pdf
$7,000
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Greath
ouseapp.pdf
Varies
http://www.efwa.org/scholarships.php
Varies
http://www.nabainc.org/Programs/Students/Nation
alScholarshipProgram/tabid/263/Default.aspx
Major in the field of accounting
Available to full-time undergraduate and graduate students. Students majoring in accounting,
business administration, finance, or criminal justice at an accredited four-year college or
Ritchie-Jennings Memorial
university. Undergraduate students must be enrolled in nine semester hours (or equivalent)
February 5, 2015
Scholarship
per term and graduate students must be enrolled in six semester hours (or equivalent) per
term.
Government Finance
Requirements vary based on type of scholarship. **Please see website for individual
February 20, 2015
Officers Association
scholarship information
Scholarships
Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public
administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business
administration and expecting to be enrolled in the spring 2015 semester (including spring
2015 graduates).
Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or
Minorities in Government African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
February 20, 2015
Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
Finance Scholarship
Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student’s
academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate
program
(graduate students).
Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the GFOA.
Currently a full-time student in an undergraduate or graduate accounting program preparing
for a career in state and local government finance. Undergraduate students must be in the
process of completing at
Frank L. Greathouse
Government Accounting least their junior year by the time the scholarship is awarded. Citizen or permanent resident of February 20, 2015
Scholarship
the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student’s academic advisor or the chair of
the accounting program. Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program
administered by the GFOA.
Scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate women pursuing a degree in
The Educational Foundation
accounting. Requirements vary based on type of scholarship. **Please see website for
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for Women in Accounting
individual scholarship information
-Be African American or of African descent
-Be currently enrolled at a four-year United States college or university as a full-time (12
National Association of
semester hours or equivalent), undergraduate freshmen, sophomore, junior, or first-year
Black Accountants
January 31, 2015
senior accounting, finance, or business major or be a full-time graduate student (9 semester
Scholarship
hours or equivalent) enrolled or accepted into a master's-level business program.
-Meet a minimum grade point average
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
Amount
URL
$2,500
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
$2,000
http://houstonadscholarships.com/
Varies
http://www.aia.org/education/aias075223
Unknown
https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/
Unknown
http://www.epp.noaa.gov/ssp_undergrad_page.ht
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Advertising Scholarships
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
Lagrant Foundation
advertising
February 27, 2015
Scholarship
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
Advertising Education
Scholarships for college sophomores, juniors, and seniors pursuing undergraduate or
Foundation of Houston
postgraduate degrees in advertising, communication, interactive marketing, journalism,
February 6, 2015
(AEFH) Scholarship
radio/TV, commercial art, public relations or related fields.
Architecture Scholarships
The AIA National offers several scholarship opportunities and resources for students and
The American Institute of
teachers interested in architecture education. **Please check the website for the variety of
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Architects
scholarships that are offered
Biology Scholarships
-Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited
institution of higher education during the 2014-2015 academic year, and intend to pursue
research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. "Sophomore" is
defined as a student who plans two more years of full-time undergraduate study beginning
September 2014. Sophomore nominees can expect to receive a maximum of two years of
support. Students in two-year colleges who plan to transfer to a baccalaureate program at
another institution may be nominated. "Junior" is defined as a student who plans one more
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
year of full-time undergraduate study beginning September 2014. Junior nominees can
and Excellence in Education
January 23, 2015
expect to receive a maximum of one year of support.
Program
-Have a college grade-point average of at least "B" (or the equivalent) and be in the upper
fourth of his or her class
-Be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or, in the case of nominees from American
Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national. Nominations
from permanent residents must include a letter of the nominee's intent to obtain U.S.
citizenship and a photocopy of the Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien
Registration Card).
-be a U.S. citizen;
-be currently enrolled or accepted as a full-time 2nd year student in a four-year academic
Educational Partnership
program or as a full-time 3rd year student in a five-year program at an accredited minority
Program/Undergraduate
serving institution
January 30, 2015
Scholarship Program
-earn and maintain a minimum 3.2 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
(EPP/USP) Scholarship
-majoring in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field that support
NOAA's programs and mission
Business Scholarships
Majors: Business management, mechanical CAD design, construction management with a
specialty in mechanical construction, and plumbing or HVACR installation, service and
National Association of
repair; majors should be related to plumbing-heating-cooling; students must be citizens of the
Plumbing Heating-Cooling
May 1, 2015
United States or Canada; Students must also be working full-time for a licensed plumbing or
Contractors
HVAC contractor who is a member of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National
Association.
Varies; based on the type http://foundation.phccweb.org/Apprentice/content.
of scholarship
cfm?ItemNumber=11032
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
¡Adelante! Fund
Scholarships
Qualification
Please see website for a list of scholarships offered by this leadership fund. Criteria varies
per scholarship.
Applicant must be a junior or senior business major enrolled in an accredited college or
university in the United States; or a graduate student enrolled or accepted to a master's or
doctoral program within a Business school at an accredited college or university in the United
Earl G. Graves Scholarship States (applicant may apply during their sophomore year). Applicant must currently be a fulltime student in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress toward an
undergraduate or graduate degree. Financial need is not required. Student must be in top
20% of his/her class.
Applicants must be currently enrolled full-time students who are enrolled in a program related
to cost engineering/cost management. Applicants in their final graduate year must have been
accepted to attend a full time graduate program in the next academic year to qualify for a
scholarship. Students must possess a minimum 3.0 GPA. To promote this objective, AACE
awards academic scholarships to full-time students pursuing a related degree in engineering,
construction management, building construction, computer sciences, business, quantity
surveying, information technology, etc. Although applicants may be citizens of any country,
they must be enrolled in a college or university in the US or Canada. ■Agricultural
Engineering
■Architectural Engineering
AACE International
Competitive Scholarships ■Building Construction
■Business Administration
■Chemical Engineering
■Civil Engineering
■Industrial Engineering
■Manufacturing Engineering
■Mechanical Engineering
■Mining Engineering
■Electrical Engineering
■Quantity Surveying
Available to full-time undergraduate and graduate students. Students majoring in accounting,
business administration, finance, or criminal justice at an accredited four-year college or
Ritchie-Jennings Memorial
university. Undergraduate students must be enrolled in nine semester hours (or equivalent)
Scholarship
per term and graduate students must be enrolled in six semester hours (or equivalent) per
term.
Provide scholarships at the undergraduate level (entering sophomore, junior, senior) for
Actuary of Tomorrow
students who are interested in pursuing actuarial careers. Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Scholarship
Must successfully complete two actuarial exams.
For undergraduate students who completed at least one actuarial exam, demonstrates
The Ezra Penland Actuarial
leadership abilities, has a minimum 3.0 GPA, member of "The Entry-Level Actuary" group on
Scholarship
LinkedIn, follow "Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment" on LinkedIn.
Actuarial Scholarships
Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for students who are interested
in pursuing actuarial careers. **Please see website for all scholarships for actuaries
Deadline
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
Amount
URL
Varies; based on the type
of scholarship
http://www.adelantefund.org/#!scholarships/crij
March 27, 2015
$5,000
http://naacp.3cdn.net/aa328444e9a3ef1a87_y0m6
iijzn.pdf
February 7, 2015
$2000 to $8000
http://www.aacei.org/awards/scholarships/overvie
w.shtml
February 5, 2015
$1,000, $2,500, $5,000, or
$10,000
http://www.acfe.com/scholarship.aspx
June 1, 2015
$9,000
http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/programs/actua
rial/robertson.shtml
May 1, 2015
$500
http://www.ezrapenland.com/scholarships/
Varies
Varies
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
$500 to $4,500
http://dcinternships.org/icpes/about/index.asp
$2500 for freshmen,
$3000 for sophomores,
$5000 for juniors and
seniors
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-andawards/scholarships/acsscholars/apply.html
Summer programs:
March 17, 2015;
Preference for sophomore and junior majoring in political science, international affairs,
Spring programs:
Fund for American Studies
business, economics, legal studies, communications, and journalism; programs offered in
November 5, 2015;
(Washington DC Internship)
fall, spring, and summer
Fall Programs: June
1, 2015
Chemistry Scholarships
African American, Native American and Hispanic students planning to pursue full-time study
in a chemically-related field with outstanding academic records and a desire to pursue a
career in the chemical sciences can apply for an ACS Scholars Award. College freshmen,
ACS Scholars Award
March 1, 2015
sophomores or juniors currently pursuing or planning to pursue full-time study in a chemically
related field.
7
2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
Be a male majoring in one of the following fields: Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or
Mathematical Sciences. Undergraduate students must possess a 2.5 or higher GPA;
The Hubertus W.V. Willems Graduate students must possess a 3.0 or higher GPA
Be a US citizen.
Scholarship for Male
March 27, 2015
Be currently enrolled or accepted to an accredited college in the United States.
Students
NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable.
Must demonstrate financial need based on the federal poverty guidelines (see application)
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
Xerox Technical Minority students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
Scholarship Program
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
Computer Science Scholarships
Microsoft Minority
Pursuing degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or
January 30, 2015
Scholarship
physics with minimum 3.0 GPA
Application process
Eligibility requirements differ for each scholarship. Hispanic students who demonstrate
Society of Hispanic
will open in January
significant motivation and aptitude for education and careers in STEM fields. The SHPE
Professional Engineers
2015; please check
Foundation offers undergraduate, graduate, dissertation, and professional scholarships.
(SHPE) Foundation
regularly
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
Xerox Technical Minority students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
Scholarship Program
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
Applicants must be currently enrolled full-time students who are enrolled in a program related
to cost engineering/cost management. Applicants in their final graduate year must have been
accepted to attend a full time graduate program in the next academic year to qualify for a
scholarship. Students must possess a minimum 3.0 GPA. To promote this objective, AACE
awards academic scholarships to full-time students pursuing a related degree in engineering,
construction management, building construction, computer sciences, business, quantity
surveying, information technology, etc. Although applicants may be citizens of any country,
they must be enrolled in a college or university in the US or Canada. ■Agricultural
Engineering
■Architectural Engineering
AACE International
February 7, 2015
Competitive Scholarships ■Building Construction
■Business Administration
■Chemical Engineering
■Civil Engineering
■Industrial Engineering
■Manufacturing Engineering
■Mechanical Engineering
■Mining Engineering
■Electrical Engineering
■Quantity Surveying
Actuarial Scholarships
Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for students who are interested
in pursuing actuarial careers. **Please see website for all scholarships for actuaries
Varies
Economics Scholarships
Summer programs:
March 17, 2015;
Preference for sophomore and junior majoring in political science, international affairs,
Spring programs:
Fund for American Studies
business, economics, legal studies, communications, and journalism; programs offered in
November 5, 2015;
(Washington DC Internship)
fall, spring, and summer
Fall Programs: June
1, 2015
Amount
URL
$2,000 - $3,000
http://www.poisefoundation.org/component/conten
t/article/179.html
$1,000-$10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
Full or Partial tuition
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/interns
hips-scholarships.aspx#tab_urscholarship-2
$1000-$5000
http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarships/
$1,000-$10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
$2000 to $8000
http://www.aacei.org/awards/scholarships/overvie
w.shtml
Varies
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
$500 to $4,500
http://dcinternships.org/icpes/about/index.asp
8
2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
¡Adelante! Fund
Scholarships
Qualification
Please see website for a list of scholarships offered by this leadership fund. Criteria varies
per scholarship.
Employed at least two years by one or more state or local governments.
- Recommendation by your employer.
- Currently a part-time student in a graduate program in public administration, (governmental)
accounting, finance, economics, or
business administration that prepares students for careers in state and local government
finance and expecting to be enrolled in the
spring 2015 semester (including spring 2015 graduates).
- Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
- Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
- Recommendation by your academic advisor or dean of the graduate program.
- Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the
Government Finance Officers Association of the
Government Finance
United States and Canada
Professional Development
- Recommendation by your employer.
Scholarship
- Currently a part-time student in a graduate program in public administration, (governmental)
accounting, finance, economics, or
business administration that prepares students for careers in state and local government
finance and expecting to be enrolled in the
spring 2015 semester (including spring 2015 graduates).
- Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
- Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
- Recommendation by your academic advisor or dean of the graduate program.
- Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the
Government Finance Officers Association of the
United States and Canada
governments.
Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public
administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business
administration and expecting to be enrolled in the spring 2015 semester (including spring
2015 graduates).
Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or
Minorities in Government African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
Finance Scholarship
Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student’s
academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate
program
(graduate students).
Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the GFOA.
Actuarial Scholarships
Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for students who are interested
in pursuing actuarial careers. **Please see website for all scholarships for actuaries
Deadline
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
Amount
URL
Varies; based on the type
of scholarship
http://www.adelantefund.org/#!scholarships/crij
February 20, 2015
$7,000
http://www.gfoa.org/downloads/GFOAScholarship
2013ProfessionalDevelopmentposter.pdf
February 20, 2015
$7,000
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Minoriti
esScholarshipappTyler.pdf
Varies
Varies
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
Varies
http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/info.a
sp
$1,000-$2,000
http://naacp.3cdn.net/aa328444e9a3ef1a87_y0m6
iijzn.pdf
Varies
http://www.imagine-america.org/scholarshipseducation
Education Scholarships
Applicants must be undergraduate (sophomores or juniors) or graduate students at the time
The AFCEA Educational
of application. Must have an overall 3.0 or higher GPA **this website has a variety of
Varies
Foundation
scholarships-check website!
Applicant must be an Education major and a United States citizen enrolled in an accredited
The Lillian & Samuel Sutton college in the United States. NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable.
March 27, 2015
Undergraduate applicants must be full-time and must possess a GPA of 2.5 (C+). Graduate
Education Scholarship
applicants may be full or part-time students and possess a GPA of 3.0 (B).
Imagine America
For students pursuing a career in education; must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Varies
Scholarships
9
2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Phi Delta Kappa
Scholarships
An undergraduate member of an FEA or PDK chapter who is enrolled in a college education
program
Microsoft Minority
Scholarship
Society of Women
Engineers
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
Scholarships
Deadline
Amount
URL
Varies
http://pdkintl.org/programs-resources/scholarshipsawards/prospective-educator-scholarships/
Full or Partial tuition
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/interns
hips-scholarships.aspx#tab_urscholarship-2
Varies
https://scholarships.swe.org/applications/login.asp
Varies
$2,500 - $5,000
http://www.asce.org/scholarships/
Application process
will open in January
2015; please check
regularly
$1000-$5000
http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarships/
January 30, 2015
Unknown
http://www.epp.noaa.gov/ssp_undergrad_page.ht
ml
$2500 for freshmen,
$3000 for sophomores,
$5000 for juniors and
seniors
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-andawards/scholarships/acsscholars/apply.html
$1,000-$10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
$2,000 - $3,000
http://www.poisefoundation.org/component/conten
t/article/179.html
April 1, 2015
Engineering Scholarships
Pursuing degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or
January 30, 2015
physics with minimum 3.0 GPA
Freshmen: May 15,
Scholarship applications open for freshmen and sophomore through graduate students. Only
2015; Sophomores
women are eligible. Applicant must be planning to study an ABET-accredited program in
through Graduate
engineering, technology, or computing in the upcoming academic year (see website for more
Students: February
info).
16, 2015
Scholarships for undergraduate engineering students **Please check website for individual
scholarships and requirements
Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers
(SHPE) Foundation
Eligibility requirements differ for each scholarship. Hispanic students who demonstrate
significant motivation and aptitude for education and careers in STEM fields. The SHPE
Foundation offers undergraduate, graduate, dissertation, and professional scholarships.
Educational Partnership
Program/Undergraduate
Scholarship Program
(EPP/USP) Scholarship
-be a U.S. citizen;
-be currently enrolled or accepted as a full-time 2nd year student in a four-year academic
program or as a full-time 3rd year student in a five-year program at an accredited minority
serving institution
-earn and maintain a minimum 3.2 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
-majoring in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field that support
NOAA's programs and mission
African American, Native American and Hispanic students planning to pursue full-time study
in a chemically-related field with outstanding academic records and a desire to pursue a
career in the chemical sciences can apply for an ACS Scholars Award. College freshmen,
ACS Scholars Award
March 1, 2015
sophomores or juniors currently pursuing or planning to pursue full-time study in a chemically
related field.
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
Xerox Technical Minority students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
Scholarship Program
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
Be a male majoring in one of the following fields: Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or
Mathematical Sciences. Undergraduate students must possess a 2.5 or higher GPA;
The Hubertus W.V. Willems Graduate students must possess a 3.0 or higher GPA
Be a US citizen.
Scholarship for Male
March 27, 2015
Be currently enrolled or accepted to an accredited college in the United States.
Students
NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable.
Must demonstrate financial need based on the federal poverty guidelines (see application)
10
2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Applicants must be currently enrolled full-time students who are enrolled in a program related
to cost engineering/cost management. Applicants in their final graduate year must have been
accepted to attend a full time graduate program in the next academic year to qualify for a
scholarship. Students must possess a minimum 3.0 GPA. To promote this objective, AACE
awards academic scholarships to full-time students pursuing a related degree in engineering,
construction management, building construction, computer sciences, business, quantity
surveying, information technology, etc. Although applicants may be citizens of any country,
they must be enrolled in a college or university in the US or Canada. ■Agricultural
Engineering
■Architectural Engineering
AACE International
Competitive Scholarships ■Building Construction
■Business Administration
■Chemical Engineering
■Civil Engineering
■Industrial Engineering
■Manufacturing Engineering
■Mechanical Engineering
■Mining Engineering
■Electrical Engineering
■Quantity Surveying
-Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited
institution of higher education during the 2014-2015 academic year, and intend to pursue
research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. "Sophomore" is
defined as a student who plans two more years of full-time undergraduate study beginning
September 2014. Sophomore nominees can expect to receive a maximum of two years of
support. Students in two-year colleges who plan to transfer to a baccalaureate program at
another institution may be nominated. "Junior" is defined as a student who plans one more
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
year of full-time undergraduate study beginning September 2014. Junior nominees can
and Excellence in Education
expect to receive a maximum of one year of support.
Program
-Have a college grade-point average of at least "B" (or the equivalent) and be in the upper
fourth of his or her class
-Be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or, in the case of nominees from American
Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national. Nominations
from permanent residents must include a letter of the nominee's intent to obtain U.S.
citizenship and a photocopy of the Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien
Registration Card).
¡Adelante! Fund
Scholarships
Please see website for a list of scholarships offered by this leadership fund. Criteria varies
per scholarship.
Deadline
Amount
URL
February 7, 2015
$2000 to $8000
http://www.aacei.org/awards/scholarships/overvie
w.shtml
January 23, 2015
Unknown
https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
Varies; based on the type
of scholarship
http://www.adelantefund.org/#!scholarships/crij
Actuarial Scholarships
Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for students who are interested
in pursuing actuarial careers. **Please see website for all scholarships for actuaries
Varies
Varies
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
Scholarships in
Semiconductor Device
Engineering (TTU
Scholarship)
Student is a citizen of the United States, national of the United States (as defined in section
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act), alien admitted as a refugee under section 207
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or alien lawfully admitted to the United States for
permanent residence; student is enrolled full time in an electrical and computer engineering
baccalaureate program at Texas Tech University; student will be enrolled full-time for each
semester receiving a scholarship; student completed ECE 3302 prior to award semester.
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
$1,000 - $10,000 per year
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/ece/undergrad/ssde/
$2,000 - $5,000
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/ece/undergrad/sde/
$500 - $10,500
http://www.nsbe.org/Programs/Scholarships.aspx
Scholarships in
Synchrophasor Device
Engineering (TTU
Scholarship)
National Society of Black
Engineers (NSBE)
Scholarships
Student must be a full-time student pursuing an Engineering or Wind Energy degree; student
must have at least a 3.0 GPA; student plans to pursue a job in the energy sector
Scholarships available for undergraduate students, graduate students, and technical
professional members. Please see website for a list of individual scholarships and
qualifications.
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
Varies - please
check website
regularly
11
2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Xerox Technical Minority
Scholarship Program
Daniel B. Goldberg
Scholarship
Frank L. Greathouse
Government Accounting
Scholarship
Minorities in Government
Finance Scholarship
National Association of
Black Accountants
Scholarship
Actuarial Scholarships
Qualification
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
Finance Scholarships
Currently a full-time student in a graduate program that prepares students for careers in state
and local government finance and expecting to be enrolled in the spring 2015 semester
(including
spring 2015 graduates). Baccalaureate degree or equivalent. Recommendation from
student’s academic advisor or dean of the graduate program. Student has not been a past
winner of a scholarship program administered by the GFOA.
Currently a full-time student in an undergraduate or graduate accounting program preparing
for a career in state and local government finance. Undergraduate students must be in the
process of completing at
least their junior year by the time the scholarship is awarded. Citizen or permanent resident of
the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student’s academic advisor or the chair of
the accounting program. Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program
administered by the GFOA.
Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public
administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business
administration and expecting to be enrolled in the spring 2015 semester (including spring
2015 graduates).
Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or
African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student’s
academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate
program
(graduate students).
Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the GFOA.
-Be African American or of African descent
-Be currently enrolled at a four-year United States college or university as a full-time (12
semester hours or equivalent), undergraduate freshmen, sophomore, junior, or first-year
senior accounting, finance, or business major or be a full-time graduate student (9 semester
hours or equivalent) enrolled or accepted into a master's-level business program.
-Meet a minimum grade point average
Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for students who are interested
in pursuing actuarial careers. **Please see website for all scholarships for actuaries
Deadline
Amount
URL
Application process
available on March
1, 2015
$1,000 - $10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
February 20, 2015
$12,000
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Goldber
gapp.pdf
February 20, 2015
$7,000
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Greath
ouseapp.pdf
February 20, 2015
$7,000
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Minoriti
esScholarshipappTyler.pdf
January 31, 2015
Varies
http://www.nabainc.org/Programs/Students/Nation
alScholarshipProgram/tabid/263/Default.aspx
Varies
Varies
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
Geology Scholarships
Entering freshmen and undergraduate students in financial need maintaining above average
grades. Students should be pursuing a career in geophysics, physics, earth or environmental
March 1, 2015
science, and/or geology.
A woman who is African-American, Hispanic, or Native American. Full-time student pursuing
an undergraduate degree in the geosciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology,
AWG Minority Scholarship meteorology, physical
June 30, 2015
oceanography, planetary geology, or earth fake rolex watches science education) .
Contribution to the larger world community through academics and personal strengths.
Geophysics Scholarship
Entering freshmen and undergraduate students in financial need maintaining above average
Society of Exploration
grades. Students should be pursuing a career in geophysics, physics, earth or environmental
March 1, 2015
Geophysics
science, and/or geology.
Society of Exploration
Geophysics
$500 - $14,000 (average is http://www.seg.org/web/foundation/programs/scho
$2,500)
larship/scholarshipprocess#eligibility
Unknown
http://www.awg.org/eas/minority.htm
$500 - $14,000 (average is http://www.seg.org/web/foundation/programs/scho
$2,500)
larship/scholarshipprocess#eligibility
12
2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
A woman who is African-American, Hispanic, or Native American. Full-time student pursuing
an undergraduate degree in the geosciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology,
AWG Minority Scholarship meteorology, physical
June 30, 2015
oceanography, planetary geology, or earth fake rolex watches science education) .
Contribution to the larger world community through academics and personal strengths.
Graphic Arts Scholarship
National Association of
Black Journalists
Scholarships
Lagrant Foundation
Scholarship
Dingus Scholarship (TTU
Scholarship)
Leonard Perryman
Scholarship
National Association of
Black Journalists
Scholarships
William B. Ruggles
Journalist Scholarship
-Must be an American or foreign-born student who is currently enrolled full-time at an
accredited college/university in the U.S.
-Must major in journalism or a communications-related discipline with the interest of pursuing
a journalism career Must meet the cumulative G.P.A. requirement verified on an official
February 13, 2015
transcript
-Must have at least one year of school remaining at the time of the application
submission **This website has a variety of
scholarships to apply for!
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
advertising
February 27, 2015
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
History Scholarships
Students majoring in Law, Mass Communications, History, Political Science, or Classical &
Modern Languages and Literature, and if you have a deep interest in International Relations
and can provide some type of involvement or tangible contribution to this area of activity. You
must provide the following: TRANSCRIPTS; THREE LETTERS of RECOMMENDATION; a
TYPED STATEMENT that DISCUSSES YOUR INTEREST in INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
and the U.N.; CAREER OBJECTIVES; and a cover sheet giving your name, address,
telephone number, email, R#, and major field of study. There is not an application form.
February 27, 2015
Journalism Scholarships
Ethnic minority student enrolled at the junior or senior level in the journalism or
March 15, 2015
communications department of an accredited college or university in the United States.
-Must be an American or foreign-born student who is currently enrolled full-time at an
accredited college/university in the U.S.
-Must major in journalism or a communications-related discipline with the interest of pursuing
a journalism career Must meet the cumulative G.P.A. requirement verified on an official
February 13, 2015
transcript
-Must have at least one year of school remaining at the time of the application
submission **This website has a variety of
scholarships to apply for!
Students who demonstrate potential for the successful completion of the educational
December 31, 2015
requirements in an accredited journalism program
Amount
URL
Unknown
http://www.awg.org/eas/minority.htm
up to $3,000
http://www.nabj.org/?SEEDScholars2015
$2,500
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
up to $1,000
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/intlopr/dingu
s.php
$2,500
http://www.umcom.org/about/leonard-m-perrymanscholarship
up to $3,000
http://www.nabj.org/?SEEDScholars2015
$2,000
http://www.nilrr.org/resources/online-scholarshipapplication-401/
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Name
Qualification
Amount
URL
$500 to $4,500
http://dcinternships.org/icpes/about/index.asp
Varies
http://www.aaja.org/apply-for-a-scholarship-now/
$1,000-$5,000
http://nahj.org/scholarships/
$2,500
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
$2,000
http://houstonadscholarships.com/
Unknown
https://www.justice.org/what-we-do/enhancepractice-law/professional-recognition-awardsscholarship/scholarships/richard-d
MIKE EDISON
SCHOLARSHIP
A female student entering her third year of law school (the student can be enrolled in a threeyear day program or four-year night program) who has demonstrated a commitment to a
career as a trial lawyer, plaintiffs’ lawyer, or criminal defense lawyer, along with dedication to
upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution, and to the concept of a fair trial,
Application will open
the adversary system, a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are
in February 2015
jeopardized. - See more at: https://www.justice.org/what-we-do/enhance-practicelaw/professional-recognition-awards-scholarship/scholarships/mikeeidson#sthash.aZX4iL08.dpuf
$5,000
https://www.justice.org/what-we-do/enhancepractice-law/professional-recognition-awardsscholarship/scholarships/mike-eidson
LEESFIELD/AAJ
SCHOLARSHIP
Every applicant must be enrolled in an ABA accredited law school. This scholarship is
available to first- and second-year AAJ Law Student Members.
Application will open
in February 2015
$2,500
https://www.justice.org/what-we-do/enhancepractice-law/professional-recognition-awardsscholarship/scholarships-0
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
$3,000
https://www.justice.org/what-we-do/enhancepractice-law/professional-recognition-awardsscholarship/scholarships/aaj-trial
Preference for sophomore and junior majoring in political science, international affairs,
Fund for American Studies
business, economics, legal studies, communications, and journalism; programs offered in
(Washington DC Internship)
fall, spring, and summer
Deadline
Summer programs:
March 17, 2015;
Spring programs:
November 5, 2015;
Fall Programs: June
1, 2015
Asian American Journalists
Graduating seniors, undergraduates, and graduate students with a focus on journalism.**This Varies; please check
Association (AAJA)
website offers a variety of scholarships!
website regularly
Scholarships
Website not
National Association of
NAHJ offers scholarships for each school year to full-time undergraduate and graduate
updated; please
Hispanic Journalists
students pursuing careers in journalism in English or Spanish-language media, or both.
check website
Scholarships
**This website offers a variety of scholarships!
regularly
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
Lagrant Foundation
advertising
February 27, 2015
Scholarship
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
Advertising Education
Scholarships for college sophomores, juniors, and seniors pursuing undergraduate or
Foundation of Houston
postgraduate degrees in advertising, communication, interactive marketing, journalism,
February 6, 2015
(AEFH) Scholarship
radio/TV, commercial art, public relations or related fields.
Law Scholarships
RICHARD D. HAILEY AAJ
Scholarship
Open to all first and second-year African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native
application begins in
LAW STUDENT
American, and biracial AAJ law student members.
February 2015
SCHOLARSHIP
TRIAL ADVOCACY
SCHOLARSHIP
Open to all AAJ Law Student Members who are entering their second and third year of law
school; Students should have a desire to represent victim, interest and skill in trial advocacy,
and financial need.
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Name
Qualification
Deadline
Amount
URL
Dingus Scholarship (TTU
Scholarship)
Students majoring in Law, Mass Communications, History, Political Science, or Classical &
Modern Languages and Literature, and if you have a deep interest in International Relations
and can provide some type of involvement or tangible contribution to this area of activity. You
must provide the following: TRANSCRIPTS; THREE LETTERS of RECOMMENDATION; a
TYPED STATEMENT that DISCUSSES YOUR INTEREST in INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
and the U.N.; CAREER OBJECTIVES; and a cover sheet giving your name, address,
telephone number, email, R#, and major field of study. There is not an application form.
February 27, 2015
up to $1,000
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/intlopr/dingu
s.php
February 27, 2015
$2,500
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
$2,500
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
$2,500
http://www.umcom.org/about/leonard-m-perrymanscholarship
up to $3,000
http://www.nabj.org/?SEEDScholars2015
Marketing Scholarship
Lagrant Foundation
Scholarship
Lagrant Foundation
Scholarship
Leonard Perryman
Scholarship
National Association of
Black Journalists
Scholarships
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
advertising
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
Mass Communication Scholarships
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
advertising
February 27, 2015
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
Ethnic minority student enrolled at the junior or senior level in the journalism or
March 15, 2015
communications department of an accredited college or university in the United States.
-Must be an American or foreign-born student who is currently enrolled full-time at an
accredited college/university in the U.S.
-Must major in journalism or a communications-related discipline with the interest of pursuing
a journalism career Must meet the cumulative G.P.A. requirement verified on an official
February 13, 2015
transcript
-Must have at least one year of school remaining at the time of the application
submission **This website has a variety of
scholarships to apply for!
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Name
William B. Ruggles
Journalist Scholarship
Dingus Scholarship (TTU
Scholarship)
Qualification
Students who demonstrate potential for the successful completion of the educational
requirements in an accredited journalism program
Students majoring in Law, Mass Communications, History, Political Science, or Classical &
Modern Languages and Literature, and if you have a deep interest in International Relations
and can provide some type of involvement or tangible contribution to this area of activity. You
must provide the following: TRANSCRIPTS; THREE LETTERS of RECOMMENDATION; a
TYPED STATEMENT that DISCUSSES YOUR INTEREST in INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
and the U.N.; CAREER OBJECTIVES; and a cover sheet giving your name, address,
telephone number, email, R#, and major field of study. There is not an application form.
Any minority student (African American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American) who is
a graduating high school senior or college freshmen, has a cumulative grade point average
Emma L. Bowen Foundation
of at least 3.0, is interested in pursuing a career in the media industry, and plans to attend a
For Minority Interests In
four-year accredited college or university is eligible to apply to the Emma L. Bowen
Media
Foundation work/study program. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents
of the United States, and speak and write English fluently to be considered.
Preference for sophomore and junior majoring in political science, international affairs,
Fund for American Studies
business, economics, legal studies, communications, and journalism; programs offered in
(Washington DC Internship)
fall, spring, and summer
Advertising Education
Foundation of Houston
(AEFH) Scholarship
Microsoft Minority
Scholarship
Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers
(SHPE) Foundation
Scholarships for college sophomores, juniors, and seniors pursuing undergraduate or
postgraduate degrees in advertising, communication, interactive marketing, journalism,
radio/TV, commercial art, public relations or related fields.
Math Scholarships
Pursuing degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or
physics with minimum 3.0 GPA
Eligibility requirements differ for each scholarship. Hispanic students who demonstrate
significant motivation and aptitude for education and careers in STEM fields. The SHPE
Foundation offers undergraduate, graduate, dissertation, and professional scholarships.
Be a male majoring in one of the following fields: Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or
Mathematical Sciences. Undergraduate students must possess a 2.5 or higher GPA;
The Hubertus W.V. Willems Graduate students must possess a 3.0 or higher GPA
Be a US citizen.
Scholarship for Male
Be currently enrolled or accepted to an accredited college in the United States.
Students
NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable.
Must demonstrate financial need based on the federal poverty guidelines (see application)
-be a U.S. citizen;
-be currently enrolled or accepted as a full-time 2nd year student in a four-year academic
Educational Partnership
program or as a full-time 3rd year student in a five-year program at an accredited minority
Program/Undergraduate
serving institution
Scholarship Program
-earn and maintain a minimum 3.2 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
(EPP/USP) Scholarship
-majoring in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field that support
NOAA's programs and mission
Deadline
Amount
December 31, 2015
$2,000
URL
http://www.nilrr.org/resources/online-scholarshipapplication-401/
February 27, 2015
up to $1,000
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/intlopr/dingu
s.php
January 31, 2015
Varies
http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/index.php
/application.html
Summer programs:
March 17, 2015;
Spring programs:
November 5, 2015;
Fall Programs: June
1, 2015
$500 to $4,500
http://dcinternships.org/icpes/about/index.asp
February 6, 2015
$2,000
http://houstonadscholarships.com/
January 30, 2015
Full or Partial tuition
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/interns
hips-scholarships.aspx#tab_urscholarship-2
Application process
will open in January
2015; please check
regularly
$1000-$5000
http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarships/
March 27, 2015
$2,000 - $3,000
http://www.poisefoundation.org/component/conten
t/article/179.html
January 30, 2015
Unknown
http://www.epp.noaa.gov/ssp_undergrad_page.ht
ml
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Name
Qualification
-Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited
institution of higher education during the 2014-2015 academic year, and intend to pursue
research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. "Sophomore" is
defined as a student who plans two more years of full-time undergraduate study beginning
September 2014. Sophomore nominees can expect to receive a maximum of two years of
support. Students in two-year colleges who plan to transfer to a baccalaureate program at
another institution may be nominated. "Junior" is defined as a student who plans one more
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
year of full-time undergraduate study beginning September 2014. Junior nominees can
and Excellence in Education
expect to receive a maximum of one year of support.
Program
-Have a college grade-point average of at least "B" (or the equivalent) and be in the upper
fourth of his or her class
-Be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or, in the case of nominees from American
Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national. Nominations
from permanent residents must include a letter of the nominee's intent to obtain U.S.
citizenship and a photocopy of the Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien
Registration Card).
Actuarial Scholarships
Tylenol Scholarship
Nursing Scholarships
ADEA Scholarships
The National Institutes of
Health (NIH) Undergraduate
Scholarship Program
(UGSP) - NIH UGSP
Campus Safety Health and
Environmental Scholarship
National Ambucs
Scholarship for Therapists
Amount
URL
January 23, 2015
Unknown
https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/
Varies
Varies
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
May 27, 2015
$5,000 or $10,000
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
March 2, 2015
up to $20,000 per
academic year
https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp
March 31, 2015
$2,000
http://www.cshema.org/content.aspx?id=2163
April 15, 2015
$500-$1,500
http://www.ambucs.org/scholars/
Scholarship
application re-opens
after Labor Day
(September 7, 2015)
until November 13,
2015
Varies per scholarship
http://www.adafoundation.org/en/how-toapply/education
Full or Partial tuition
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/interns
hips-scholarships.aspx#tab_urscholarship-2
Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for students who are interested
in pursuing actuarial careers. **Please see website for all scholarships for actuaries
Medicine Scholarships
Must have completed at least one year of undergraduate or graduate course of study at an
university and must have one or more years of school remaining
Scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students **Please see website for
information about individual scholarships
For students who have interests in dental education
A science scholarship offering competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged
backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science
health-related research. The program offers: scholarship support, paid research training at
the NIH during the summer, and paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation.
Eligibility Requirements:
■U.S.A. citizen or U.S.A. permanent resident
■Enrolled or accepted as a full-time student at an accredited 4-year undergraduate institution
located in the USA
■Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0-point scale or within the top 5 percent of your
class
■Having Exceptional Financial Need
The Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Division offers a $2,000
scholarship to encourage the study of occupational health and safety. The program is open to
all undergraduate and graduate students in all majors/disciplines enrolled in 12 credit hours
per semester, trimester, or quarter.
Students must be accepted in an accredited program by the appropriate health therapy
profession authority in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology,
and hearing audiology. Assistant programs are not eligible. Awards are based on financial
need, US citizenship, commitment to local community, demonstrated academic
accomplishment, character for compassion and integrity, and career objectives.
Predoctoral Dental Student The ADA Foundation Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarships help predoctoral dental
Scholarships
students defray a part of their professional education expenses.
Microsoft Minority
Scholarship
Deadline
Physics Scholarships
Pursuing degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or
January 30, 2015
physics with minimum 3.0 GPA
http://www.discovernursing.com/scholarship/tylen
ol-future-care-scholarship#
http://www.discovernursing.com/scholarships#nofilters
http://www.adea.org/studentawards/
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Name
Qualification
Be a male majoring in one of the following fields: Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or
Mathematical Sciences. Undergraduate students must possess a 2.5 or higher GPA;
The Hubertus W.V. Willems Graduate students must possess a 3.0 or higher GPA
Be a US citizen.
Scholarship for Male
Be currently enrolled or accepted to an accredited college in the United States.
Students
NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable.
Must demonstrate financial need based on the federal poverty guidelines (see application)
Entering freshmen and undergraduate students in financial need maintaining above average
Society of Exploration
grades. Students should be pursuing a career in geophysics, physics, earth or environmental
Geophysics
science, and/or geology.
Deadline
Amount
URL
March 27, 2015
$2,000 - $3,000
http://www.poisefoundation.org/component/conten
t/article/179.html
March 1, 2015
$500 - $14,000 (average is http://www.seg.org/web/foundation/programs/scho
$2,500)
larship/scholarshipprocess#eligibility
Application process
will open in January
2015; please check
regularly
$1000-$5000
http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarships/
American Physical Society For minorities interested in physics
Minority Scholarships
Varies- please check
website regularly
Varies
http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/index.cfm
American Physical Society For women interested in physics
Women Scholarships
Varies- please check
website regularly
Varies
http://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships
/index.cfm
$1,000-$10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
$500 to $4,500
http://dcinternships.org/icpes/about/index.asp
up to $1,000
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/intlopr/dingu
s.php
Varies
http://www.corofellowship.org/about-the-corofellowship/
Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers
(SHPE) Foundation
Eligibility requirements differ for each scholarship. Hispanic students who demonstrate
significant motivation and aptitude for education and careers in STEM fields. The SHPE
Foundation offers undergraduate, graduate, dissertation, and professional scholarships.
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
Xerox Technical Minority students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
Scholarship Program
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
Political Science Scholarship
Summer programs:
March 17, 2015;
Preference for sophomore and junior majoring in political science, international affairs,
Spring programs:
Fund for American Studies
business, economics, legal studies, communications, and journalism; programs offered in
November 5, 2015;
(Washington DC Internship)
fall, spring, and summer
Fall Programs: June
1, 2015
Dingus Scholarship (TTU
Scholarship)
Coro Fellows Program
Students majoring in Law, Mass Communications, History, Political Science, or Classical &
Modern Languages and Literature, and if you have a deep interest in International Relations
and can provide some type of involvement or tangible contribution to this area of activity. You
must provide the following: TRANSCRIPTS; THREE LETTERS of RECOMMENDATION; a
TYPED STATEMENT that DISCUSSES YOUR INTEREST in INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
and the U.N.; CAREER OBJECTIVES; and a cover sheet giving your name, address,
telephone number, email, R#, and major field of study. There is not an application form.
February 27, 2015
Public Affairs Scholarship
The Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a full-time, nine month, graduate-level
experiential leadership training program that prepares diverse, talented and committed
January 23, 2015
individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena. Individuals who
have recently completed their undergraduate or graduate degrees.
Public Relations Scholarships
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Name
Lagrant Foundation
Scholarship
Qualification
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
advertising
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
Public Relations Student
Society of America
**This organization offers a variety of scholarships! Please check the website!
Dingus Scholarship (TTU
Scholarship)
Students majoring in Law, Mass Communications, History, Political Science, or Classical &
Modern Languages and Literature, and if you have a deep interest in International Relations
and can provide some type of involvement or tangible contribution to this area of activity. You
must provide the following: TRANSCRIPTS; THREE LETTERS of RECOMMENDATION; a
TYPED STATEMENT that DISCUSSES YOUR INTEREST in INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
and the U.N.; CAREER OBJECTIVES; and a cover sheet giving your name, address,
telephone number, email, R#, and major field of study. There is not an application form.
Deadline
Amount
URL
February 27, 2015
$2,500
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
Varies
Varies
http://www.prssa.org/scholarships_competitions/in
dividual/
February 27, 2015
up to $1,000
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/intlopr/dingu
s.php
Application process
will open in January
2015; please check
regularly
$1000-$5000
http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarships/
$1,000-$10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
Varies
http://www.automotivehalloffame.org/education
$1,000-$10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
Science Scholarships
Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers
(SHPE) Foundation
Xerox Technical Minority
Scholarship Program
Automotive Hall of Fame
Scholarship
Xerox Technical Minority
Scholarship Program
Eligibility requirements differ for each scholarship. Hispanic students who demonstrate
significant motivation and aptitude for education and careers in STEM fields. The SHPE
Foundation offers undergraduate, graduate, dissertation, and professional scholarships.
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
Technical Scholarships
Submit a completed application form indicating a sincere interest in an automotive career.
- Provide an official transcript of all academic work.
- Submit two letters of recommendation supporting your automotive interests.
-Submit a letter of acceptance for an associate, bachelor, or masters program.
-Be accepted at an accredited college, university or trade school within the United States
at the time of application.
June 30, 2015
-Students attending a technical training school may also apply (trade school should equal
a two-year associate program).
-Student must be a United States citizen or in the United States on a Student Visa.
-Must be enrolled full-time.
-Must have 3.0 GPA or higher.
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
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Name
Qualification
Deadline
Website not
¡Adelante! Fund
Please see website for a list of scholarships offered by this leadership fund. Criteria varies
updated; please
Scholarships
per scholarship.
check website
regularly
Veterans/Military Family Scholarships
Application process
AMVETS National
AMVETS annually awards scholarships to veterans/active military, their sons, daughters or
re-open in January
Headquarters
grand­children. A son, daughter or grandchild of a deceased veteran is also eligible.
2015
Air Force Association (AFA) Presents scholarships and grants to Air Force Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force
Varies
Scholarships
Reserve members and their dependents
The applicant must be a member of the AAAA, or the spouse of an AAAA member or
Army Aviation Association of deceased member, the unmarried son or daughter of an AAAA member or deceased
May 1, 2015
America, Inc.
member, or the unmarried brother or sister of an AAAA member or deceased member, or the
unmarried grandchild of an AAAA member or deceased member
Dependent unmarried children under age 23 of active duty personnel, reserve/guard and
retired military members, or survivors of service members who died while on active duty or
Scholarships for Military
survivors of individuals who died while receiving retired pay from the military, may apply for a
Children - Fisher House
February 13, 2015
scholarship. Applicants must be enrolled, or planning to enroll, in a full-time undergraduate
Foundation
degree program at an accredited U.S. college or university
in the fall term of 2015. College applicants must have a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.5.
Dependent unmarried children under age 23 of active duty personnel, Reserve/Guard and
retired military members, or survivors of service members who died while on active duty may
apply. One of the parents died while serving on active duty on or after September 11, 2001 in
any branch or component of the U. S. Armed Forces OR One of the parents, while serving on
active duty on or after September 11, 2001, became disabled - meaning that the parent
Heroes' Legacy Scholarship - qualified for receipt of Traumatic Service members' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) OR One of
Fisher House Foundation the parents, who was on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, received a permanent
and total compensation rating of 100% from the Department of Defense or Department of
Veterans Affairs. Applicants must be enrolled, or planning to enroll, in a full-time
undergraduate degree program in the fall of 2015 in an accredited U.S. college or university.
College applicants must have a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 basis) to be
eligible to apply. College freshmen must submit a first semester college transcript.
March 14, 2015
Scholarship for Military
Spouses of active duty, guard, reserve, and retired service members, as well as surviving
January 31, 2015
Spouses - National Military
spouses may apply.
Family Association
Blood descendent of a veteran of World War I; Current TTU student with a minimum of 2.5
Laverne Noyes Scholarship
February 1, 2015
GPA
Veterinary Scholarships
1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students attending accredited colleges of veterinary medicine in the
AVMF Veterinary
United States. Students are encouraged to consider both traditional and nontraditional
Application available
Scholarship Program
careers as they move forward in their education to understand the many options that the
in February 2015
veterinary profession offers.
Veterinary Scholars
Special opportunity being offered to veterinary students interested in exploring a career Application available
Research Program
in veterinary medical research.
in November 2015
Completed a minimum of one year of biology and/or chemistry; Must have a minimum 2.8
grade point average in the sciences and cumulative coursework be considered for the
Summer Enrichment
program; Have some veterinary experience; Must demonstrate a commitment to veterinary
April 15, 2015
Program
medicine through previous animal/veterinary experience; Students must participate fully in
the five-week program; Complete all application requirements
Wind Energy Scholarships
Scholarships in
Website not
Synchrophasor Device
Student must be a full-time student pursuing an Engineering or Wind Energy degree; student
updated; please
Engineering (TTU
must have at least a 3.0 GPA; student plans to pursue a job in the energy sector
check website
Scholarship)
regularly
Amount
URL
Varies; based on the type
of scholarship
http://www.adelantefund.org/#!scholarships/crij
$1,000
http://www.amvets.org/programs/scholarships/
Varies
http://www.afa.org/AFA/InformationFor/Military/Sc
holarships/
Unknown
http://www.quada.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl
e&id=32&Itemid=68
$2,000
http://www.militaryscholar.org/index.html
$5,000
http://www.militaryscholar.org/index.html
Unknown
http://www.militaryscholar.org/index.html
Unknown
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/scholarships/specialReq
uirementScholarships.php
Unknown
http://www.avmf.org/whatwedo/2013-avmfscholarships/
$5,000
http://www.avmf.org/whatwedo/2013-avmfscholarships/
$500
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/students/admissio
ns/pre_program_opportunities.cfm
$2,000 - $5,000
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/ece/undergrad/sde/
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
Ethnicity-Specific Scholarships
African-American Scholarships
Varies - please
NAACP
Varies - please check website
check regularly
Merit Scholarships: Must be a full-time, sophomore or beyond, have a minimum 3.0 GPA,
Website not
Alpha Kappa Alpha
demonstrate community service and involvement; Financial Need Scholarships: Must be a
updated; please
Educational Advancement
full-time, sophomore or beyond, have a minimum 2.5 GPA, demonstrate community service
check website
Scholarship
and involvement
regularly
UNCF offers a variety of scholarships to college students. Please check the website for a list Varies; please check
UNCF Scholarships
of scholarships that are being offered.
website
Applicant must be current member of the NAACP and must not have reached the age of 25
by the application deadline. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States and be enrolled
Unknown; please
Agnes Jones Jackson
in an accredited college or university in the United States. Undergraduate students must be
check website
Scholarship
full-time with a GPA of at least 2.5 (C+). Graduate students may be full or part-time with a
regularly
GPA of 3.0 (B). Applicant must demonstrate financial need.
American Institute of
AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship, AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship, AICPA
Certified Public Accountants Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students, AICPA Foundation Two-year Transfer
Varies
(AICPA) Scholarship
Scholarships; **Please see website for requirements for each scholarship
Website not
KPMG Foundation
updated; please
Accounting Doctoral
African-American, Hispanic-American, or Native American doctoral student
check website
Scholarship Program
regularly
Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public
administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business
administration and expecting to be enrolled in the spring 2015 semester (including spring
2015 graduates).
Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or
Minorities in Government African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
February 20, 2015
Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
Finance Scholarship
Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student’s
academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate
program
(graduate students).
Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the GFOA.
-Be African American or of African descent
-Be currently enrolled at a four-year United States college or university as a full-time (12
National Association of
semester hours or equivalent), undergraduate freshmen, sophomore, junior, or first-year
Black Accountants
January 31, 2015
senior accounting, finance, or business major or be a full-time graduate student (9 semester
Scholarship
hours or equivalent) enrolled or accepted into a master's-level business program.
-Meet a minimum grade point average
Amount
URL
Varies
http://www.naacp.org/page/s/scholarship2
Varies
http://www.akaeaf.org/undergraduate_scholarship
s.htm
Varies
https://scholarships.uncf.org/
$1,500 (undergraduate),
$2,500 (graduate)
https://scholarships.uncf.org/
Varies
http://www.aicpa.org/BecomeACPA/Scholarships/
Pages/default.aspx
Unknown -- please see
website
http://www.kpmgfoundation.org/foundinit
$7,000
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Minoriti
esScholarshipappTyler.pdf
Varies
http://www.nabainc.org/Programs/Students/Nation
alScholarshipProgram/tabid/263/Default.aspx
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
Lagrant Foundation
advertising
February 27, 2015
Scholarship
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
Actuarial Scholarships for Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for certain minority students who
Varies
Minority Students
are interested in pursuing actuarial careers.
African American, Native American and Hispanic students planning to pursue full-time study
in a chemically-related field with outstanding academic records and a desire to pursue a
career in the chemical sciences can apply for an ACS Scholars Award. College freshmen,
ACS Scholars Award
March 1, 2015
sophomores or juniors currently pursuing or planning to pursue full-time study in a chemically
related field.
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
Xerox Technical Minority students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
Scholarship Program
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
Microsoft Minority
Pursuing degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or
January 30, 2015
Scholarship
physics with minimum 3.0 GPA
Applicant must be an Education major and a United States citizen enrolled in an accredited
The Lillian & Samuel Sutton college in the United States. NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable.
March 27, 2015
Undergraduate applicants must be full-time and must possess a GPA of 2.5 (C+). Graduate
Education Scholarship
applicants may be full or part-time students and possess a GPA of 3.0 (B).
A woman who is African-American, Hispanic, or Native American. Full-time student pursuing
an undergraduate degree in the geosciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology,
AWG Minority Scholarship meteorology, physical
June 30, 2015
oceanography, planetary geology, or earth fake rolex watches science education) .
Contribution to the larger world community through academics and personal strengths.
-Must be an American or foreign-born student who is currently enrolled full-time at an
accredited college/university in the U.S.
-Must major in journalism or a communications-related discipline with the interest of pursuing
National Association of
a journalism career Must meet the cumulative G.P.A. requirement verified on an official
Black Journalists
February 13, 2015
transcript
Scholarships
-Must have at least one year of school remaining at the time of the application
submission **This website has a variety of
scholarships to apply for!
RICHARD D. HAILEY AAJ
Scholarship
Open to all first and second-year African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native
application begins in
LAW STUDENT
American, and biracial AAJ law student members.
February 2015
SCHOLARSHIP
Leonard Perryman
Ethnic minority student enrolled at the junior or senior level in the journalism or
March 15, 2015
Scholarship
communications department of an accredited college or university in the United States.
Amount
URL
$2,500
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
Varies
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
$2500 for freshmen,
$3000 for sophomores,
$5000 for juniors and
seniors
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-andawards/scholarships/acsscholars/apply.html
$1,000-$10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
Full or Partial tuition
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/interns
hips-scholarships.aspx#tab_urscholarship-2
$1,000-$2,000
http://naacp.3cdn.net/aa328444e9a3ef1a87_y0m6
iijzn.pdf
Unknown
http://www.awg.org/eas/minority.htm
up to $3,000
http://www.nabj.org/?SEEDScholars2015
Unknown
$2,500
https://www.justice.org/what-we-do/enhancepractice-law/professional-recognition-awardsscholarship/scholarships/richard-d
http://www.umcom.org/about/leonard-m-perrymanscholarship
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Any minority student (African American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American) who is
a graduating high school senior or college freshmen, has a cumulative grade point average
Emma L. Bowen Foundation
of at least 3.0, is interested in pursuing a career in the media industry, and plans to attend a
For Minority Interests In
four-year accredited college or university is eligible to apply to the Emma L. Bowen
Media
Foundation work/study program. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents
of the United States, and speak and write English fluently to be considered.
Deadline
Amount
URL
January 31, 2015
Varies
http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/index.php
/application.html
Predoctoral Dental Student The ADA Foundation Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarships help predoctoral dental
Scholarships
students defray a part of their professional education expenses.
Scholarship
application re-opens
after Labor Day
(September 7, 2015)
until November 13,
2015
Varies per scholarship
http://www.adafoundation.org/en/how-toapply/education
American Physical Society For minorities interested in physics
Minority Scholarships
Varies- please check
website regularly
Varies
http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/index.cfm
Summer 2015
**Internship Opportunity: Candidates for this fellowship are highly motivated, current, nonApplication
graduating graduate or undergraduate students from underrepresented communities of color.
Deadline: February
William Randolph Hearst
Must demonstrate interest or experience in nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and the
$2,000 for Fall/Spring and http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit27, 2015 ; Fall 2015
Endowed Fellowship for
social sector; excellent research and writing skills; Demonstrate financial need; and must be
$4,000 for Summer
philanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst
Application
Minority Students
a U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency. Students approved for participation in the
Deadline: July 17,
Federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are eligible to apply
2015
Hispanic Scholarships
Must be of Hispanic Heritage; minimum of 2.5 GPA for College and Graduate students; plan
Range from $500 to
Hispanic Scholarship Fund to enroll full-time in an accredited 4 year university or graduate school; U.S. Citizen,
March 30, 2015
http://hsf.net/en/scholarships/
$5,000
General Scholarship
Permanent Legal Resident, DACA or Eligible Non-Citizen (as defined by FAFSA); Complete
FAFSA; Complete state Dream Act financial aid application (if applicable)
Website not
¡Adelante! Fund
Please see website for a list of scholarships offered by this leadership fund. Criteria varies
updated; please
Varies; based on the type
http://www.adelantefund.org/#!scholarships/crij
Scholarships
per scholarship.
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of scholarship
regularly
American Institute of
AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship, AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship, AICPA
http://www.aicpa.org/BecomeACPA/Scholarships/
Certified Public Accountants Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students, AICPA Foundation Two-year Transfer
Varies
Varies
Pages/default.aspx
(AICPA) Scholarship
Scholarships; **Please see website for requirements for each scholarship
Website not
KPMG Foundation
updated; please
Unknown -- please see
Accounting Doctoral
African-American, Hispanic-American, or Native American doctoral student
http://www.kpmgfoundation.org/foundinit
check website
website
Scholarship Program
regularly
Minorities in Government
Finance Scholarship
Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public
administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business
administration and expecting to be enrolled in the spring 2015 semester (including spring
2015 graduates).
Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or
African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student’s
academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate
program
(graduate students).
Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the GFOA.
February 20, 2015
$7,000
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Minoriti
esScholarshipappTyler.pdf
23
2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
Lagrant Foundation
advertising
February 27, 2015
Scholarship
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
Actuarial Scholarships for Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for certain minority students who
Varies
Minority Students
are interested in pursuing actuarial careers.
African American, Native American and Hispanic students planning to pursue full-time study
in a chemically-related field with outstanding academic records and a desire to pursue a
career in the chemical sciences can apply for an ACS Scholars Award. College freshmen,
ACS Scholars Award
March 1, 2015
sophomores or juniors currently pursuing or planning to pursue full-time study in a chemically
related field.
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
Xerox Technical Minority students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
Scholarship Program
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
Microsoft Minority
Pursuing degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or
January 30, 2015
Scholarship
physics with minimum 3.0 GPA
Application process
Eligibility requirements differ for each scholarship. Hispanic students who demonstrate
Society of Hispanic
will open in January
significant motivation and aptitude for education and careers in STEM fields. The SHPE
Professional Engineers
2015; please check
Foundation offers undergraduate, graduate, dissertation, and professional scholarships.
(SHPE) Foundation
regularly
A woman who is African-American, Hispanic, or Native American. Full-time student pursuing
an undergraduate degree in the geosciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology,
AWG Minority Scholarship meteorology, physical
June 30, 2015
oceanography, planetary geology, or earth fake rolex watches science education) .
Contribution to the larger world community through academics and personal strengths.
Website not
National Association of
NAHJ offers scholarships for each school year to full-time undergraduate and graduate
updated; please
Hispanic Journalists
students pursuing careers in journalism in English or Spanish-language media, or both.
check website
Scholarships
**This website offers a variety of scholarships!
regularly
RICHARD D. HAILEY AAJ
Open to all first and second-year African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native
LAW STUDENT
American, and biracial AAJ law student members.
SCHOLARSHIP
Leonard Perryman
Scholarship
Ethnic minority student enrolled at the junior or senior level in the journalism or
communications department of an accredited college or university in the United States.
Amount
URL
$2,500
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
Varies
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
$2500 for freshmen,
$3000 for sophomores,
$5000 for juniors and
seniors
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-andawards/scholarships/acsscholars/apply.html
$1,000-$10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
Full or Partial tuition
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/interns
hips-scholarships.aspx#tab_urscholarship-2
$1000-$5000
http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarships/
Unknown
http://www.awg.org/eas/minority.htm
$1,000-$5,000
http://nahj.org/scholarships/
Scholarship
application begins in
February 2015
Unknown
https://www.justice.org/what-we-do/enhancepractice-law/professional-recognition-awardsscholarship/scholarships/richard-d
March 15, 2015
$2,500
http://www.umcom.org/about/leonard-m-perrymanscholarship
24
2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Any minority student (African American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American) who is
a graduating high school senior or college freshmen, has a cumulative grade point average
Emma L. Bowen Foundation
of at least 3.0, is interested in pursuing a career in the media industry, and plans to attend a
For Minority Interests In
four-year accredited college or university is eligible to apply to the Emma L. Bowen
Media
Foundation work/study program. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents
of the United States, and speak and write English fluently to be considered.
Deadline
Amount
URL
January 31, 2015
Varies
http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/index.php
/application.html
Predoctoral Dental Student The ADA Foundation Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarships help predoctoral dental
Scholarships
students defray a part of their professional education expenses.
Scholarship
application re-opens
after Labor Day
(September 7, 2015)
until November 13,
2015
Varies per scholarship
http://www.adafoundation.org/en/how-toapply/education
American Physical Society For minorities interested in physics
Minority Scholarships
Varies- please check
website regularly
Varies
http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/index.cfm
William Randolph Hearst
Endowed Fellowship for
Minority Students
Summer 2015
**Internship Opportunity: Candidates for this fellowship are highly motivated, current, nonApplication
graduating graduate or undergraduate students from underrepresented communities of color.
Deadline: February
Must demonstrate interest or experience in nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and the
$2,000 for Fall/Spring and http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit27, 2015 ; Fall 2015
social sector; excellent research and writing skills; Demonstrate financial need; and must be
$4,000 for Summer
philanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst
Application
a U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency. Students approved for participation in the
Deadline: July 17,
Federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are eligible to apply
2015
Asian-American Scholarships
Freshmen: March 1,
2015
National Scholarships and
Applicant must be a member of JACL. Must be planning to attend full time at a college,
Awards for Japanese
Others
university, trade school, etc in the fall of 2015. Selection is based upon personal statement,
American Citizens League
(undergraduate,
letters of recommendation, transcripts, work experience, and community involvement.
(JACL)
graduate, law, etc):
April 1, 2015
American Institute of
AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship, AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship, AICPA
Certified Public Accountants Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students, AICPA Foundation Two-year Transfer
Varies
(AICPA) Scholarship
Scholarships; **Please see website for requirements for each scholarship
Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public
administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business
administration and expecting to be enrolled in the spring 2015 semester (including spring
2015 graduates).
Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or
Minorities in Government African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
February 20, 2015
Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
Finance Scholarship
Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student’s
academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate
program
(graduate students).
Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the GFOA.
Varies
http://www.jacl.org/edu/scholar.htm
Varies
http://www.aicpa.org/BecomeACPA/Scholarships/
Pages/default.aspx
$7,000
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Minoriti
esScholarshipappTyler.pdf
25
2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
Lagrant Foundation
advertising
February 27, 2015
Scholarship
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
Actuarial Scholarships for Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for certain minority students who
Varies
Minority Students
are interested in pursuing actuarial careers.
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
Xerox Technical Minority students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
Scholarship Program
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
Microsoft Minority
Pursuing degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or
January 30, 2015
Scholarship
physics with minimum 3.0 GPA
A woman who is African-American, Hispanic, or Native American. Full-time student pursuing
an undergraduate degree in the geosciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology,
AWG Minority Scholarship meteorology, physical
June 30, 2015
oceanography, planetary geology, or earth fake rolex watches science education) .
Contribution to the larger world community through academics and personal strengths.
Asian American Journalists
Graduating seniors, undergraduates, and graduate students with a focus on journalism.**This Varies; please check
Association (AAJA)
website offers a variety of scholarships!
website regularly
Scholarships
Leonard Perryman
Ethnic minority student enrolled at the junior or senior level in the journalism or
March 15, 2015
Scholarship
communications department of an accredited college or university in the United States.
Any minority student (African American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American) who is
a graduating high school senior or college freshmen, has a cumulative grade point average
Emma L. Bowen Foundation
of at least 3.0, is interested in pursuing a career in the media industry, and plans to attend a
For Minority Interests In
January 31, 2015
four-year accredited college or university is eligible to apply to the Emma L. Bowen
Media
Foundation work/study program. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents
of the United States, and speak and write English fluently to be considered.
Scholarship
application re-opens
Predoctoral Dental Student The ADA Foundation Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarships help predoctoral dental
after Labor Day
Scholarships
students defray a part of their professional education expenses.
(September 7, 2015)
until November 13,
2015
American Physical Society For minorities interested in physics
Minority Scholarships
Varies- please check
website regularly
Amount
URL
$2,500
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
Varies
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
$1,000-$10,000
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
Full or Partial tuition
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/interns
hips-scholarships.aspx#tab_urscholarship-2
Unknown
http://www.awg.org/eas/minority.htm
Varies
http://www.aaja.org/apply-for-a-scholarship-now/
$2,500
http://www.umcom.org/about/leonard-m-perrymanscholarship
Varies
http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/index.php
/application.html
Varies per scholarship
http://www.adafoundation.org/en/how-toapply/education
Varies
http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/index.cfm
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
Deadline
Amount
Summer 2015
**Internship Opportunity: Candidates for this fellowship are highly motivated, current, nonApplication
graduating graduate or undergraduate students from underrepresented communities of color.
Deadline: February
William Randolph Hearst
Must demonstrate interest or experience in nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and the
$2,000 for Fall/Spring and
27, 2015 ; Fall 2015
Endowed Fellowship for
social sector; excellent research and writing skills; Demonstrate financial need; and must be
$4,000 for Summer
Application
Minority Students
a U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency. Students approved for participation in the
Deadline: July 17,
Federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are eligible to apply
2015
Native American Scholarships
Any tribal member of the Choctaw Nation actively pursuing a higher education degree is
Choctaw Nation Higher
Fall Semester:
Scholarship: Up to $1,000
eligible to receive assistance in the form of a scholarship or grant payable directly to an
Education and Grant
October 1st; Spring per semester ; Grant: up
accredited college or university. For grants, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher per
Program
Semester: March 1st
to $800 per semester
semester; for scholarships, students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher
American Institute of
AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship, AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship, AICPA
Certified Public Accountants Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students, AICPA Foundation Two-year Transfer
Varies
Varies
(AICPA) Scholarship
Scholarships; **Please see website for requirements for each scholarship
Website not
KPMG Foundation
updated; please
Unknown -- please see
Accounting Doctoral
African-American, Hispanic-American, or Native American doctoral student
check website
website
Scholarship Program
regularly
Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public
administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business
administration and expecting to be enrolled in the spring 2015 semester (including spring
2015 graduates).
Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or
Minorities in Government African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
February 20, 2015
$7,000
Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
Finance Scholarship
Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student’s
academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate
program
(graduate students).
Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the GFOA.
-Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-Must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American Indian
-Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or
more per semester/quarter
-Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this requirement, please see the
application checklist below)
-MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or
Lagrant Foundation
advertising
February 27, 2015
$2,500
Scholarship
-Additional majors that also qualify are art, anthropology, communications, English, graphic
design and sociology - while demonstrating a career path in advertising, marketing or public
relations.
-Must have at least one year to complete his/her degree from the time the scholarships are
awarded
-If chosen, the applicant MUST attend TLF’s career development workshop AND awards
reception to receive the scholarship. The applicant must make a one-year commitment to
maintain contact with TLF to receive professional guidance and academic support
Actuarial Scholarships for Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for certain minority students who
Varies
Varies
Minority Students
are interested in pursuing actuarial careers.
Minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This
scholarship is available to US Citizens and individuals with Permanent Resident visas. For
Application process
Xerox Technical Minority students majoring in: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems,
available on March
$1,000-$10,000
Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science,
Scholarship Program
1, 2015
Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical,
or Software)
URL
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofitphilanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst
http://www.choctawnation.com/services/education
/higher-education-and-grant-program/
http://www.aicpa.org/BecomeACPA/Scholarships/
Pages/default.aspx
http://www.kpmgfoundation.org/foundinit
http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/2015Minoriti
esScholarshipappTyler.pdf
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Undergraduate%
20Scholarships
http://www.beanactuary.org/study/?fa=scholarship
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minorityscholarships/enus.html
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Microsoft Minority
Scholarship
Qualification
Deadline
Pursuing degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or
January 30, 2015
physics with minimum 3.0 GPA
A woman who is African-American, Hispanic, or Native American. Full-time student pursuing
an undergraduate degree in the geosciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology,
AWG Minority Scholarship meteorology, physical
June 30, 2015
oceanography, planetary geology, or earth fake rolex watches science education) .
Contribution to the larger world community through academics and personal strengths.
RICHARD D. HAILEY AAJ
Scholarship
Open to all first and second-year African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native
application begins in
LAW STUDENT
American, and biracial AAJ law student members.
February 2015
SCHOLARSHIP
Leonard Perryman
Ethnic minority student enrolled at the junior or senior level in the journalism or
March 15, 2015
Scholarship
communications department of an accredited college or university in the United States.
Any minority student (African American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American) who is
a graduating high school senior or college freshmen, has a cumulative grade point average
Emma L. Bowen Foundation
of at least 3.0, is interested in pursuing a career in the media industry, and plans to attend a
For Minority Interests In
January 31, 2015
four-year accredited college or university is eligible to apply to the Emma L. Bowen
Media
Foundation work/study program. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents
of the United States, and speak and write English fluently to be considered.
Scholarship
application re-opens
Predoctoral Dental Student The ADA Foundation Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarships help predoctoral dental
after Labor Day
Scholarships
students defray a part of their professional education expenses.
(September 7, 2015)
until November 13,
2015
American Physical Society For minorities interested in physics
Minority Scholarships
Varies- please check
website regularly
Amount
Full or Partial tuition
Unknown
Unknown
$2,500
URL
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/interns
hips-scholarships.aspx#tab_urscholarship-2
http://www.awg.org/eas/minority.htm
https://www.justice.org/what-we-do/enhancepractice-law/professional-recognition-awardsscholarship/scholarships/richard-d
http://www.umcom.org/about/leonard-m-perrymanscholarship
Varies
http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/index.php
/application.html
Varies per scholarship
http://www.adafoundation.org/en/how-toapply/education
Varies
http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/index.cfm
Summer 2015
**Internship Opportunity: Candidates for this fellowship are highly motivated, current, nonApplication
graduating graduate or undergraduate students from underrepresented communities of color.
Deadline: February
William Randolph Hearst
Must demonstrate interest or experience in nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and the
$2,000 for Fall/Spring and http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit27, 2015 ; Fall 2015
Endowed Fellowship for
social sector; excellent research and writing skills; Demonstrate financial need; and must be
$4,000 for Summer
philanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst
Application
Minority Students
a U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency. Students approved for participation in the
Deadline: July 17,
Federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are eligible to apply
2015
Gender-Specific Scholarships
Scholarships for Men
Be a male majoring in one of the following fields: Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or
Mathematical Sciences. Undergraduate students must possess a 2.5 or higher GPA;
The Hubertus W.V. Willems Graduate students must possess a 3.0 or higher GPA
http://www.poisefoundation.org/component/conten
Be a US citizen.
Scholarship for Male
March 27, 2015
$2,000 - $3,000
t/article/179.html
Be currently enrolled or accepted to an accredited college in the United States.
Students
NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable.
Must demonstrate financial need based on the federal poverty guidelines (see application)
Scholarships for Women
Scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate women pursuing a degree in
The Educational Foundation
accounting. Requirements vary based on type of scholarship. **Please see website for
Varies
Varies
http://www.efwa.org/scholarships.php
for Women in Accounting
individual scholarship information
Freshmen: May 15,
Scholarship applications open for freshmen and sophomore through graduate students. Only
2015; Sophomores
women are eligible. Applicant must be planning to study an ABET-accredited program in
Society of Women
through Graduate
Varies
https://scholarships.swe.org/applications/login.asp
engineering, technology, or computing in the upcoming academic year (see website for more
Engineers
Students: February
info).
16, 2015
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2015 Mentor Tech Scholarship List
Name
Qualification
A woman who is African-American, Hispanic, or Native American. Full-time student pursuing
an undergraduate degree in the geosciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology,
AWG Minority Scholarship meteorology, physical
oceanography, planetary geology, or earth fake rolex watches science education) .
Contribution to the larger world community through academics and personal strengths.
Scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate women pursuing a degree in
The Educational Foundation
accounting. Requirements vary based on type of scholarship. **Please see website for
for Women in Accounting
individual scholarship information
American Physical Society For women interested in physics
Women Scholarships
Deadline
Amount
URL
June 30, 2015
Unknown
http://www.awg.org/eas/minority.htm
Varies
Varies
http://www.efwa.org/scholarships.php
Varies- please check
website regularly
Varies
http://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships
/index.cfm
Study Abroad Scholarships
TTU Study Abroad
Competitive Scholarship
Must be studying abroad through Texas Tech University approved programs
http://ttu$750 to $2,000 for
sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.
semester programs; $250
Varies per semester
ViewDocument&File_ID=05057B48047B0407720
to $750 for summer
375761A0701040E14740E057C1C75020904027
programs
6057D040F067376767676
AIFS Study Abroad
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for both summer and semester programs. **Please see website
for individual scholarships
Varies
Varies per scholarship
http://www.aifsabroad.com/scholarships.asp
Alliance for Global
Education
For students studying abroad in China and India for fall, spring, and summer programs.
Students must have applied for financial aid through TTU. For students who attend Alliance
programs.
Website not
updated; please
check website
regularly
$4,500 for spring/fall
semesters
$2,500 for summer
http://allianceglobaled.org/finances/alliancescholarships
Arcadia University
For students studying abroad. Scholarship requirements vary per scholarship. **Please see
website for individual scholarships
Varies
$500 to $2,500 for
semester or year
programs; $250 to $1,000
for summer programs
http://studyabroad.arcadia.edu/how-toapply/scholarships-financial-aid/
Available to all CEA Global Education students. **Please see website for individual
scholarships
October 1st for
spring programs;
March 5th for
summer programs;
April 15th for fall
programs
Varies per scholarship
http://www.ceastudyabroad.com/students/financin
g/scholarships.html
Please see website for information regarding individual study abroad scholarships
Varies
Varies
http://www.ciee.org/study-abroad/scholarshipsgrants/
Please see website for information regarding individual study abroad scholarships
Varies
Varies
http://www.disabroad.org/studyabroad/scholarships/
Varies
$2,000
https://fgscholars.org/overview/
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Unknown
CEA Global Education
Council on International
Educational Exchange
(CIEE)
Danish Institute for Study
Abroad
For US citizens studying abroad; undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree students;
GlobaLinks Learning Abroad
minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA; studying abroad for a minimum of 4 weeks/28 days. **Please
Scholarships
see website for individual scholarships
IFSA - Butler University
Scholarships vary based on country and program. **Please see website for individual
Scholarships
scholarships
International Studies Abroad
Please see website for information regarding individual study abroad scholarships
(ISA)
School for Field Studies
Students must be accepted to an SFS program
http://www.ifsabutler.org/services/scholarships.html
http://studiesabroad.com/interested/document/sch
olarships
http://www.fieldstudies.org/admissions/aid
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