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Scholarships for Any Minority Students

Table Key:

Criteria Categories - Types of criteria used in making scholarship awards

  • GPA - grade point average
  • SAT/ACT - SAT or ACT test scores
  • Major/Career - specific majors or careers targeted
  • Leadership - leadership in school or community organizations
  • Comm. Serv. - community service
  • Other - other scholarship specific criteria

Deadline - The month in which the scholarship deadline falls 

Amount - The usual amount of the scholarship

 

Scholarship Criteria Deadline Amount
POSSE Foundation Scholarship  Leadership, Community Service, Other September Full Tuition
UMBC- Meyerhoff Scholarship Program GPA, SAT/ACT,  Leadership, Other December $5,000–$22,000 
Gates Millennium Scholarship  GPA,Leadership January unmet need
Horatio Alger Scholarship  Students who have experienced homelessness; Other October $2,500 to $20,000
Latina/o Law Students' Association Scholarship GPA 3.0; Latino background; financial need; commitment to serve the Latino community; academic and professional achievement.  See your College/Career center for more information February