
Resources
Scholarship Information Brochures:
Helpful General Scholarship Websites:
Nazareth:
- Financial Aid Office
- Human Resources Affirmative Action Plan Summary
- INROADS Internship Program
- Fulbright Scholarship
Scholarships for Specific Groups:
African American
- Urban League of Rochester Scholarships
- 100 Minority Scholarship Gateway List
- Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
- Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
- 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel
Persian
Hispanic
- Ibero-American Action League Scholarship
- The Hispanic Scholarship Endowment Fund was created to provide perpetual financial support for the educational endeavors of Hispanic youth in the Rochester community and surrounding counties.
Eligibility Requirements
Students must:
- be Hispanic
- maintain a 3.0 Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale)
- be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- reside in the U.S. or Puerto Rico
- be a current or rising undergraduate student (some programs accept graduate students) or a high school senior enrolling at a college or university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico
- demonstrate financial need
Some HCF programs also require that a student be pursuing a certain area of study. Students studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Pharmacy, or Nursing are highly encouraged to apply.
All applications can be found at http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/. For more information, please contact Auri Duarte, Scholarship Program Manager, at aduarte@hispanicfund.org or 1-800-644-4223.
Multicultural
Health Care Scholarships:
- Helene Fuld Health Trust (Health Profession)
- Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice
- Health Resources and Services Administration
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This website provides financial aid and scholarship opportunities for students pursuing a career in nursing.
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice
Law Scholarships:
Business Scholarships:
- Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
- National Association of Negro Business and Prof. Women's Clubs Scholarships
- Business Scholarships
- Business Scholarships from Scholarships.com
- Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship
Study Abroad Scholarships:
- World Learning SIT Study Abroad and World Learning SIT Graduate Institute
- International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
Resources For Adults Returning To College:
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Scholarships for Low-Income Women
The Jeannette Rankin Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for, and awarding grants to, low-income women, age 35 and older. Each award recipient has a vision of how a college education will benefit herself, her family, and her community. Most recipients are in truly meager financial circumstances and may have other hardships or disabilities. The Jeannette Rankin Foundation is one of the very few organizations in the country whose educational awards target this large segment of the population.All applicants for this scholarship must be:
- Women, at least 35 years of age as of April 1, 2004.
- U.S. citizens.
- Pursuing a technical/vocational degree, an associate degree, or a first bachelor's degree.
- Enrolled or accepted in an accredited school for the fall of 2004.
- Low-income.
To find the exact income guidelines for this program (ex. for one person, $11,160 year), or to apply, go to: http://www.rankinfoundation.org. You can also contact the Foundation office directly at (706) 208-1211.
Other Scholarship Programs:
- Newhouse Graduate Newspaper Fellowship and Apprenticeship for Minorities Program
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The Newhouse Graduate Fellowship and Apprenticeship in Newspaper Journalism for Minorities seeks students with outstanding qualifications and the potential to make significant contributions to the field of newspaper journalism. It also seeks to increase the number of minority journalists in the country.
A highly competitive program, it provides two generous awards each year to minority students who have majored in subjects other than journalism as undergraduates. Students commit to 18 months of graduate study followed by 12 months of professional reporting as apprentices with The Syracuse Post-Standard or another Newhouse newspaper.
- NACAC
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Collegiate Inventors Competition
- Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
- Presidential Freedom Scholarships
- National Academy of American Scholars
- Maryland Artists Scholarships
- Scholarships for Children Under Age 13


