Top minority scholarships

Eligible applicants for the On To the Future (OTF) must meet the following criteria: (A) undergraduate or graduate students at an accredited North American institution or a recent college graduate who resides in North America. (B) Students must be from a community underrepresented in the geosciences, such as low-income, people of color, first generation, non-traditional, women, veterans, LGBTQIA+, and/or persons with disabilities. One letter of recommendation is required. Please visit the award's website or contact Elizabeth Long, Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for more information.

The Ken Inouye Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a college journalist of color and is aimed at increasing ethnic diversity in newsrooms. Ken Inouye was a 22-year-old cameraman for the International News Service, covering the Korean War, when he was killed aboard an Army aircraft. Students from Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties who have completed at least their freshman year of college, as well as graduate students from those same counties, are eligible to apply for all scholarships. Students enrolled in college in another state who have graduated high school in Los Angeles, Orange or Ventura counties may also apply. Applicants must submit proof of enrollment or acceptance in a journalism program at a two-year or four-year college or university. Students completing pre-journalism programs must provide proof they have been admitted to a journalism program. Students must have completed at least their freshman year in college and have at least one semester to complete in a journalism program after the award of the scholarship. Graduate students in journalism programs are eligible. Applicants must submit a resume that should contain a record of their school and/or professional journalism experience. This should also include journalism honors and awards, and scholarships or achievements in any field. Applicants must also submit their work samples with their application online via email, scanning, attaching and/or providing links to their work samples in acceptable formats. For Text submissions, at least three samples of the applicant's best published work must be provided. For broadcast, multimedia and photo submissions, five samples of published work are required. Applicants are also required to provide a letter of recommendation from one of their journalism professors or instructors. The instructor can email a letter directly to SPJLA. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The purpose of the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program (NHHSP) is to provide federal financial support for Native Hawaiians who are students at health professions schools, in return for a commitment to provide primary health services to the Native Hawaiian population in the State of Hawai'i in an eligible service obligation setting which meets the following requirements, in order of priority: (1) First, one of the five Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems (NHHCS). (2) Second, in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) in Hawai'i, or Medically Underserved Areas (MUA) in Hawai'i, or a geographic area or facility that is: located in the State of Hawai'i; and has a designation made by the Secretary, acting through the Public Health Service Act. Applicants must be enrolled in one of the following NHHSP-Eligible Health Professions: Clinical Psychology (Ph.D. or Psy.D.); Dentistry (D.D.S or D.M.D.); Dental Hygiene (B.S.D.H. or A.S.D.H.); Dietetics/Nutrition (M.S.); Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery and Nurse Practitioner (D.N.P., A.D.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., C.N.M. or N.P.); Physician (M.D. or D.O.); Physician Assistant (M.S.P.A.); and Social Work (M.S.W.). Applicants must be enrolled in a fully accredited health professions program located in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Territory of Guam, the Territory of American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia. Applicants attending schools outside of these geographic areas are not eligible. The NHHSP will apply the following statutory priorities for funding, in this order, to applicants determined eligible and qualified. First priority will be given to current or former NHHSP participants who are seeking, and are eligible for, additional support for the 2025-2026 school year or through the date of their graduation. Second priority will be given to any application submitted by an applicant with attributes that increase the probability that the applicant will continue to serve within Native Hawaiian communities beyond the period of obligated service. Third priority will be given to an applicant who is from a disadvantaged background. Applicants must create and submit a video recording of themselves answering the following questions: (1) What does "raising the health status of Native Hawaiians" mean to you? (2) What role will you have? (3) What are your responsibilities towards achieving "raising the health status?" Applicants must also submit two recommendations. It must provide a detailed description of the applicant's performance in school; education/work achievements; community/civic or other nonacademic achievements; ability to work and communicate constructively with others; and interest and motivation to serve Native Hawaiian populations through work experience, course work, special projects, research, etc. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Dwight Mosley Scholarship Award is available to high school seniors of ethnically diverse heritage who have excelled academically and participated extensively in an organized community tennis program. Applicants must demonstrate sportsmanship on and off the court. The scholarship will be awarded for over four years and administered directly to the college or university in which the student is enrolled. The Student Aid Report (SAR) from the FAFSA must be submitted. Two letters of recommendation are also required. One must be from a teacher or guidance counselor and one must be from a tennis mentor. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the United States Tennis Association Foundation for more information.

The A T & T First Responder Scholarship Endowment supports full-time students in the Criminal Justice Program at the Georgetown, Dover, or Stanton Campuses. Preference will be given to students between the ages of 18 and 24 years old, who represent an underserved community or demonstrate financial need. Students may visit the scholarship's website or contact the Financial Aid & Scholarships for more information.

The Inspira Advantage Medical Education and Diversity Scholarship winner receives five hours of medical school admissions guidance or tutoring support. To apply for the scholarship, all applicants must complete these steps: (1) Follow Inspira Education on social media (YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram). (2) Create a two-minute video of themselves answering the following questions: (A) Why do you want to become a physician? (B) How do you plan to make a difference in your community/region/world by becoming a physician? (C) How will the Inspira Advantage MED Scholarship help you achieve your goals? (3) Write an essay sharing details about their unique identity. The video and written essay carry equal weight in the selection process. The video is judged based on the substance and quality of the applicant's responses. Essays are evaluated based on content, writing style, and flow. The number of likes, reshares, and comments the applicant's video will be considered. Sharing on more platforms is beneficial. The winner will be selected based on whose video demonstrates the most compelling reason for how the MED Scholarship will help them realize their goals and the thoughtfulness of how they plan to make an impact in their communities/the world; winners will also be selected based on the narrative quality of their essay. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

SAJA is committed to promoting high-quality journalism. The SAJA Scholarship Program helps students afford tuition and other costs associated with higher education to pursue their journalism degree. Applicants must be students continuing their studies in the fall of 2025 at a university in the U.S. or Canada. Applicants must either be of South Asian descent (includes: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and people of South Asian origin from the Caribbean) or demonstrate an interest in covering South Asia and/or the diaspora. Immediate relatives of SAJA Board members and judges are ineligible to apply. Applicants must submit a short statement describing their financial need, including student loans and a summary of all other financial aid they have received or hope to receive; and 2-3 clips (or, if the applicant does not have published clips, then 2-3 writing samples) of their published work. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Established in 1996, NativeVision awards four college scholarships annually to outstanding Native American youth entering their first year of college with a commitment to education, athletics, and leadership. Applicants must be high school seniors. Candidates must provide proof of tribal membership, or denote why proof is not applicable; demonstrate a sustained involvement in tribal community and an applied concern for Indigenous issues and initiatives; demonstrate involvement in extracurricular, athletic activities, and/or additional learned skills (languages, computer skills, software or programs fluent in, etc.); and be admitted to an accredited community college or four-year undergraduate program for fall 2024. Two recommendation forms including written statements from recommenders (who is a family member) must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact Marlena Hammen, Administrative Program Coordinator for more information.

The Heinemann Americas Aviation Scholarship covers educational and related costs for women and/or minority students who wish to enter the aviation industry. Applicants must participate in community activities and extracurricular activities. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Airport Minority Advisory Council for more information.