Non Merit Based Scholarships

American Dream Scholarship Program

• The Sallie Mae Fund and the United Negro College Fund together offer the American Dream Scholarships to African-American students who demonstrate a financial need for tuition assistance. The program awards recipients with scholarships that range between $500 and $5,000. Though students must have at least a 2.5 grade point average, the program gives preference to students who meet the requirements for a federal Pell grant, which demonstrates financial need. Only undergraduate students who study at a 4-year college or university are eligible for the scholarship.

  United Negro College Fund
  8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
  P.O. Box 10444
  Fairfax, VA 22031
  800-331-2244
  uncf.org

HSF/Chevron Corporation Scholarship Program

• The Hispanic Scholarship Fund offers a special scholarship program, the Chevron Corporation Scholarship, to students of Hispanic decent who reside in the California counties of Contra Costa and Alameda. Both students applying to a 4-year college and students applying to a community college are eligible for the award. The award amount for students attending a 4-year college is $2,500, while community college-enrolled students receive half that amount. Although students should have at least a 3.0 grade point average, the program gives preference to students who are eligible for Pell grants. Only students entering their first year of college are eligible for the award.

  Hispanic Scholarship Fund
  55 Second Street
  Suite 1500
  San Francisco, CA 94105
  877-473-4636
  hsf.net

National Medical Fellowships: Need-Based Scholarship Program

• The National Medical Fellowships' Need-Based Scholarship program provides monetary awards for medical students who come from minority cultures such as African-American, Hispanic, native Alaskan and native Hawaiian, as well as Puerto Rican citizens who are permanent residents of one of the 50 states. Students must be either first- or second- year medical students, and are required to demonstrate financial need by submitting federal income tax returns. Students need to submit their parents' or guardians' returns to allow the fellowship to confirm dependency status. The awarded amount varies depending on the financial need and the fellowships budget, but generally ranges between $1,000 and $10,000. The fellowships gives preference to students with the greatest financial need.

  National Medical Fellowships, Inc.
  Need-Based Scholarship Program
  347 Fifth Avenue
  Suite 510
  New York, NY 10016
  212-483-8880
  nmfonline.org