Some scholarships are based on association with a cultural organization. Others may be gender specific.
Cultural
American Indian College Fund
Provides useful information on tribal colleges and scholarship opportunities
for Native American students.
Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant Program
Funding covers the intern’s salary and costs to travel to professional
development activities [i.e. annual NCAA Convention, NCAA Conference Intern
Seminar, Regional Rules Seminar, Conference Meetings, or NACWAA/HERS Institute
for Administrative Advancement].
Financial Aid for Native American Students
Provides financial aid information for Native American students.
Hispanic College Fund
Provides useful information on scholarship opportunities for Hispanic students.
Resources for Undocumented Students
Learn about tuition policies, private scholarships and loans to help you pay for college.
The United Negro College Fund
Awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF
member college or university, including other historically black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) and majority institutions. UNCF also supports faculty members
through grants for research and dissertation completion.
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Gender based
American Association of University Women
One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women,
the Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists
in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing
professions where women are underrepresented.
Society of Women Engineers
National SWE scholarships available for freshmen, sophomore, juniors and seniors,
graduate students and reentry students.
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Scholarship awards are based primarily on financial need and previous achievements
for women who earned their high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago.
Women seeking an undergraduate degree from an accredited two- or four-year college
or university may apply.
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Source: Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
Page last updated February 2008
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