Scholarships for Black Women Over 40

Jeanette Ranking Foundation Grants for Low-Income Women

• This scholarship is as narrowly defined as a scholarship can be --- it is reserved for black women who live in high-poverty areas and are over 35 years of age. Applicants must be able to communicate or cast a vision that will have an impact on society in a substantial way and must be pursuing a technical or vocational education, associates' degree or a first bachelor's degree. Interested women can read complete eligibility requirements and apply online at rankinfoundation.org.

  Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund

  1 Huntington Road, Suite 701

  Athens, GA 30606

  706-208-1211

  [email protected]

  rankinfoundation.org

Dr. Wynetta A. Frazier Scholarship

• The National Hook-up of Black Women offers two categories of scholarships annually, one of which is called the Dr. Wynette A. Frazier "Sister to Sister" Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to single or divorced black women who are at least 25 years old and are returning to college. Candidates may have dropped out of college to care for children. The National Hook-up realizes these women have added responsibilities that the traditional student does not and so offer a scholarship to aid their educational pursuits. Interested applicants can read more online at nhbwinc.com. Local chapters provide scholarships too so interested women should check their local Hook-Up chapter to see if they offer a scholarship to non-traditional students.

  Scholarship Committee

  National Hook-Up of Black Women, Inc.

  1809 E. 71st Street, Ste. 205

  Chicago, IL 60649

  773-667-7061

  nhbwinc.com

NANBPWC Scholarships

• The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Womens Clubs offers a number of scholarships to qualified applicants. One of those is targeted at black women over age 40. The Dr. Blanca Moore-Velez Woman of Substance Scholarship is aimed at women more than 35 years of age and residing in the state of North Carolina. Women must be undergraduate students already enrolled in college. Applications are accepted online at nanbpwc.org from December 1 through March 1.

  National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs

  1806 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.

  Washington, DC 20009

  202-483-4206

  [email protected]

  nanbpwc.org