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Scholarships for African Americans

Though there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated moneys for scholarship use to African Americans, a great deal of the money is being returned because of a lack of interest. AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE NOT APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!

This is a list of some websites of scholarship listings and scholarships that are available:

1) Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford

http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html

2) Student Inventors Scholarships

http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

3) Student Video Scholarships

http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

4) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form & Info)

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships

http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships

http://www.aynrand.org/contests/

7) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

8) Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)

http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12

9) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing

http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

10) Sports Scholarships and Internships

http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)

http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html

13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

14) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships

http://www.finaid.org/

15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships

http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

16) Black Alliance for Education Options Scholarship

http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp

17) WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search

http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp

18) Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/PPI/HOPE/index.html

19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students

http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm

20) ACT-SO "Olympics of the Mind" Scholarships

http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml

21) Guaranteed Scholarships

http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

22) INROADS internships

http://www.inroads.org/

23) Easley National Scholarship Program

http://www.naas.org/senior.htm

24) Maryland Artists Scholarships

http://www.maef.org/

25) HBCU "Packard" Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)

http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

26) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship

(for AA students in South Florida only)

http://www.jackituckfield.org/

27) Historically Black College & University Scholarships

http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm

28) Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students

http://www.back2college.com/

29) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help

http://www.iefa.org/

30) College Board Scholarship Search

http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html

31) Burger King Scholarship Program

http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/

32) Siemens Westinghouse Competition

http://www.siemens-foundation.org/

33) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds

http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

34) CollegeNet's Scholarship Database

http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

35) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form & Info)

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

36) Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel

http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

37) Scholarship &Financial Aid Help

http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm

38) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)

http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm

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