January Deadlines
NFBPA Scholarship Program
January 8, 2025
In 2025, the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) will continue its prestigious Scholarship Program. This initiative seeks to honor exceptional scholarship and leadership among African American and minority students currently pursuing full-time education at accredited, traditional four-year colleges or universities, with a preference for those attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), particularly those engaged in public service.
NFBPA provides several scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students through its partnerships with corporate supporters, public sector organizations, and individual contributors.
The Scholarship Program is an integral part of NFBPA’s goal of lending support to African American and other minority students interested in leadership roles in public service. Applicants may apply for multiple scholarships or other NFBPA financial awards. If selected, the applicant can receive only one award.
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Fossi Scholarship
January 1, 2025
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Click here to apply: https://futureofstemscholars.org/FOSSI/apply?
Sponsored by chemical manufacturers and related industry stakeholders, FOSSI provides scholarship recipients $10,000 per year for four years, helping to eliminate financial barriers for historically under-represented groups.
Recognizing a lack of diversity throughout the STEM workforce, in November of 2020, the American Chemistry Council (ACC), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Chemours and HBCU Week Foundation partnered to establish the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI). This national industry-wide program seeks to increase the number of underrepresented professionals in the STEM workforce by providing scholarships to students pursuing preferred STEM degrees at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
FOSSI is dedicated to supporting those STEM Scholars who would otherwise not have access to a STEM education by eliminating financial barriers.
Based on a cost per scholar of $48,000, each FOSSI scholar is awarded a $40K scholarship ($10K per year, for four years), and offered leadership development, mentoring and internship opportunities with program sponsors, and access to AIChE student networking events.
With funding from over 70 chemical manufacturers and related industry stakeholders, the program has raised nearly $30 million to support more than 600 scholars through 2025. Our scholarship recipients represent 30+ states, with students attending 42 HBCUs. Since its inception, thousands of high school students across the nation have applied for FOSSI scholarships, demonstrating both the urgent need for this program and the enormous pool of untapped talent.
Equitable Excellence Scholarship
January 1, 2025
Equitable Foundation has established the Equitable Excellence Scholarship® Program program to assist high school seniors and current undergraduates who are planning to continue their education at a two- or four-year college in the United States by Fall 2025.
This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team. In compliance with Federal law, this program will not discriminate in the terms, conditions, or privileges of participation on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
Applicants to the Equitable Excellence Scholarship® Program Scholarship Program must:
- Be current high school seniors and current undergraduates in one of the 50 U.S. states, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico who plan to enroll full-time in an accredited two-or four-year college or university in the United States for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Demonstrate ambition and self-drive to be a force for good in your community by encouraging others to pursue higher education.
- Be willing to provide a release to publicize their identities and information about their achievements along with photographs for use in program promotion and information.
- Have a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Deadline: January 13, 2025
Click here to apply: https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/equitableexcellence/
Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
January 1, 2025
Deadline: January 9, 2025
Click here to apply: https://www.jkcf.org/our-scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarship/
The Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is a highly selective scholarship for the nation’s top community college students seeking to complete their bachelor’s degrees at four-year colleges or universities. Each Cooke Scholar has access to generous financial support for two to three years, college planning support, ongoing advising, and the opportunity to connect with the thriving community of fellow Scholars.
- The opportunity to graduate with as little debt as possible. The award, which is last dollar funding after all institutional aid, can provide as much as $55,000 per year for two to three years to complete a bachelor’s degree at any accredited four-year undergraduate institution in the U.S.
- Ability to pursue any area of study
- Personal advising about selecting a college and navigating financial aid
- Multifaceted advising about how to transition to a four-year college and maximize the student experience
- Opportunity to apply for the Internship Stipend program, Conference and Travel Stipend, and Graduate Scholarship
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
January 1, 2025Amazon Future Engineer students can boost their future for themselves and their community with the support of college funding, paid internships, and industry mentors. You can receive a scholarship of up to $40,000 (up to $10,000/year) towards an undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science and an offer to complete a summer internship at Amazon!
Deadline: January 9, 2025 at 3:00 pm Central Time
Visit the Amazon website to apply: https://www.amazonfutureengineer.com/scholarships
Eligibility Requirements
Live Más Scholarship
January 1, 2025Submission Deadline: January 8, 2025, 5:00 PM PST
See even more reasons to apply here!
ABOUT THE LIVE MÁS SCHOLARSHIP
No grades. No test scores. No essays.
The Live Más Scholarship is designed for students ages 16-26 who are pursuing higher education, preparing for the workforce, or using their passion to ignite change in their communities and beyond. All it takes is a two-minute video telling us what you’re passionate about and how you plan to make a difference.
This is your chance to be part of something bigger.
HOW WE SCORE YOUR APPLICATION
Your application will be evaluated based on four key criteria. Here’s how you can create a standout submission:
1. Passion
We want to know what drives you! Every passion has the potential to make a meaningful impact—whether it’s in food, dance, technology, art, or even supporting others. Show us:
- What inspires you and how you’re currently pursuing this passion.
- Why does this passion matter to you, and how does it drive you to make a difference?
Not sure what your passion is? No worries! Check out our tools and resources below to help you discover and cultivate it.
2. Impact
How are you turning your passion into action? We want to see how you’re making a difference in your community. This could be through:
- Volunteering at a local organization
- Inspiring friends and family
- Using media, art, or technology to drive change
- And more!
Show us your commitment to turning your goals into reality and the steps you’re taking to create a positive impact.
3. Storytelling
It’s not about fancy production—it’s about authenticity. We want to hear your story and what drives you. Share what makes you unique and passionate:
- Whether it’s a selfie video, a voiceover with images, or a simple recording, what matters is your story. Use free tools like Canva, TikTok, or Zoom to create a video that feels genuine to you.
Remember, your voice and story are what make you stand out. If you need help telling your story, we’ve got resources to guide you.
4. Educational Goals
Your education is part of your journey. Whether you’re pursuing a trade program, college, certificate, or degree, we want to hear how your educational plans align with your passion:
- How will your chosen education path help you pursue your passion and create a positive impact in your community, country, or even the world?
Horatio Alger Association Scholarships
January 16, 2018
While most other scholarships focus exclusively on academic achievement or leadership potential, Horatio Alger Scholarships are also intended for promising students who have critical financial need, demonstrate integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, and are determined to succeed.
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
For current high school juniors,
high school seniors, and college
students planning to pursue a
bachelor’s degree
Application Period:
December 1 – March 1
CAREER & TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIPS
For current high school seniors and non-traditional students interested in pursuing an associate’s degree or certificate program
Application Period:
March 15 – June 15
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
For Horatio Alger Scholars who have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher and plan to pursue a master’s, PHD,
or postdoctoral degree
Application Period:
September 1 – November 1
Visit website: https://horatioalger.org/scholarships/
UNCF STEM Scholars Program
January 8, 2018
Visit Website: https://uncf.org/programs/fund-ii-uncf-stem-scholarsThe program enables highly capable young people to pursue undergraduate STEM majors and prepares them for successful careers in a variety of STEM professions. The application is open for high school seniors who are entering college as college as first time freshmen in fall 2020.
2024-2025 Colgate-Palmolive X UNCF Inspire Our Future Scholars Program
The Colgate-Palmolive X UNCF Inspire Our Future Scholars Program will provide financial support to students who are enrolled full-time at any U.S. located, accredited four-year college or university and classified as a sophomore when applying for the scholarship. Closes Jan. 6.
2024-2025 The Walter B. Jones, Jr. Scholars Program
The Walter B. Jones, Jr. Scholars Program is a need-based scholarships for first-year freshman students who are enrolled full-time at any UNCF member institution, other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), or any accredited, four-year institution for the 2024-2025 academic year. Closes Jan. 6.
2024-2025 Bimbo Bakeries Student Professional Development Program
This scholarship program is offering up to $5,000 in need based renewable scholarships to African American college sophomores that are enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at any U.S. located, accredited, four-year college or university, with preference given to HBCU students. Closes Jan. 6.
2024-2025 Rayman V. & Margaret M. Dodson Scholarship
UNCF is excited to open an application to consider the next cohort for the Rayman V. & Margaret M. Dodson Scholarship for students from Southeast Michigan who are afforded the opportunity to earn a college degree. Students must be a permanent resident of Michigan in one of the following counties, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair, and Livingston. See the list of eligible zip codes. Closes Jan. 7.
2024-2025 June & Wylie Selden Memorial Endowment
In memory of June and Wylie Selden, students will receive a need-based scholarship to assist in furthering their college education for the 2023-2024 academic year. The scholarship is available to current undergraduate students who are enrolled at a UNCF member institution. Closes Jan. 8.
2025-2026 UNCF K-12 Education Fellowship Summer
The UNCF K-12 Education Fellowship is a leadership and talent development program which selects undergraduate juniors from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to participate in a 10-week summer experience that includes leadership development, a paid internship with an innovative K-12 educational organization or school, and participation in an education reform case competition. Closes Jan. 8.
2024-2025 Nissan Scholars
The Nissan Scholars Program will provide a total of four scholarships to two students attending Fisk University and two attending Tennessee State University. During the summer of 2025, award recipients may be offered a Nissan internship. Selected recipients will be awarded a one-time scholarship of up to $5,000 for the 2024-2025 academic year. Closes Jan. 13.
2025-2026 UNCF Achievement Capstone Scholarship – Nomination Process
UNCF has partnered with The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) to launch the UNCF Achievement Capstone Scholarship which honors and awards financial assistance to current African-American college seniors at selected four-year degree granting HBCU’s or Predominately Black Institutions within the 2024-25 Academic year. Closes Jan. 13.
2024-2025 AlixPartners MBA Scholarship
The AlixPartners MBA Scholarship Program will provide a one-time $10,000 merit-based scholarship to first-year MBA students attending one of the 30 top-ranked US business schools. Closes Jan. 15.
2024-2025 John Lennon Endowed Scholarship Program
The John Lennon Endowed Scholarship program was established by Yoko Ono in the memory of her late husband, the entertainer John Lennon, in partnership with UNCF. The scholarship program is designed to provide scholarship support to deserving students attending one of the 37 UNCF member institutions. Closes Jan. 16.
2024-2025 UBS/PaineWebber Scholarship
The UBS/PaineWebber Scholarship will be directed to current sophomores or juniors, who demonstrate outstanding academic performance within the various business disciplines at the targeted UNCF Institutions. The selected recipients will be awarded during the 2024-25 Academic Year. Closes Jan. 23.
2024-2025 HBCU – Sustainable Communities Initiative
The HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) focuses on preparing and training future business and community leaders in the field of sustainability, preparing them to create and maintain thriving communities through design, planning, investment, and policymaking. Eligible HBCU students gain access to support knowledge, and resources that help prepare them for fulfilling careers focused on solving our communities’ most pressing social, economic and environmental problems. Closes Jan. 27.
2024-2025 Robert Tanner Freeman Endowed Scholarship Program
In partnership with UNCF, Dental Trade Alliance Foundation has developed the Robert Tanner Freeman Endowed Scholarship Program to identify and provide scholarships for Black dental students accepted to an accredited dental program. Closes Jan. 27.
2025-2026 Fidelity Scholars Program
The Fidelity Scholars program will fund Bachelor’s degree recipients for up to four years of study. As a need-based renewable scholarship, the amount of financial support provided will depend on the cost of attendance determined at the college or university in which you are enrolling. Closes Jan. 30.
2024-2025 UNCF/City of Miramar Scholarship
The City of Miramar Scholarship Program led by Commissioner Yvette Colbourne, will provide a one-time, need-based scholarship to one (1) student, who is a recent high school graduate from each of the following high schools: Everglades High School, Miramar High School, and Somerset Academy. Eligible applicants for this scholarship must now be attending any U.S.-based, accredited college or university during this 2024-2025 school year. Closes Jan. 30.
2024-2025 Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship
The Ahmanson Family Foundation Scholarship Program is open to undergraduate or graduate students at UNCF member schools who are from the greater Los Angeles, California area. Closes Jan. 30.
2024-2025 Black Winemakers Scholarship
Urban Connoisseurs created the Black Winemakers Scholarship Fund, and has partnered with the Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) to further the effort to bring awareness of a growing diversity in the industry. The Black Winemakers Scholarship Program is a merit-based scholarship to support full-time, African American, juniors, seniors or graduate students (MS and/or Ph.D.) attending any U.S. accredited, four-year or graduate college or university during the Spring of 2025. Closes Jan. 31.
Northeastern University Torch Scholars Program
November 1, 2017
Each year, nearly 500 nominees from across the United States vie for 15 Torch Scholarships.
Torch looks to school counselors, teachers, mentors, clergy, and community workers to find deserving Torch Scholars.
Torch Nominators are non-family members—adults and professionals in or out of the school setting who know the student on a personal level. Nominators should be prepared to answer questions about the candidate’s family obligations, motivation, and emotional readiness for college. Please take a moment to think about the promising young people in your life who might benefit from the Torch Scholars Program. You may nominate more than one student in the same academic year.
Nominate a Student
We’re glad that you’re considering nominating a student for the Torch Scholars Program. Nominating a student requires two steps:
- Nominators must first create an account at this link.
- Once your nominator account is created, you will be directed to the portal where you can submit a nomination. You can also use this link to go directly to the nomination portal once your account is created. The Nomination Form should take about 30 minutes to complete.
The deadline for nominations is January 1. Nominees must have submitted an application to Northeastern Undergraduate Admissions by January 1 to be considered for the Torch Scholars Program.
Please note: You will not be able to save your progress on a nomination. To aid in preparing your nomination, we have created this document with the questions you will be asked to answer as part of the nomination process.
Visit website: https://torch.northeastern.edu/
Emma L. Bowen Foundation Fellows
March 3, 2017
The Emma Bowen Fellows Program provides multi-year internships to students of color at media companies across the country. Each student works as a paid summer intern for each summer following their selection as an Emma Bowen Foundation Fellow through their college graduation, gaining significant on-the-job training in their field and making connections with colleagues and mentors that last a lifetime. Our fellows graduate with invaluable work experience and a head-start in whichever career they choose.
We work to educate and place our students in all areas of the industry, and focus on three programming tracks – Business (Sales, Public Relations, Marketing, Human Resources, etc.), Content (News Production, Broadcast Journalism, and Print Journalism), and Innovation (Engineering, Software Development, Digital Marketing, Coding, etc.).
You are eligible to apply for an EBF Summer Internship if you meet ALL of the following:
Are a student of color (Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Black, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Multi-Racial)
Are a high school senior OR an undergraduate college student (graduating Spring 2025 or later)
Plan to attend or are currently a student at a four-year accredited U.S. college or university (This includes students who will transfer to a four-year accredited U.S. college or university in Spring 2025 or Fall 2025.)
Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0
Are interested in pursuing a career in media, entertainment, and tech
Are able to commit to a summer internship that will last a minimum of 8 continuous weeks and which could be longer as required by the company’s internship duration. The internship is full-time and students work from 35-40 hours per week as determined by the partner company. (Note: Internships generally start in May or June. The internship start and end dates are determined by the partner company.)
Are a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident
Must be 18 years of age prior to the start of the internship
Those who have already graduated or will graduate before January 2025, please stay in touch with us by signing up for our ALL Multicultural Media Professionals “AMMP” Network here. The AMMP Network is open to experienced media, entertainment, and technology professionals of color at college graduate/entry-level, mid, senior, and executive levels.
Visit website: https://www.emmabowenfoundation.org/ebf-fellows