African American Graduate School Scholarships

United Negro College Fund Scholarships

• Every year, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) provides the Graduate and Postdoctoral fellowship awards to African American students majoring in a physical or life science. The graduate award is given for up to $52,000 and the postdoctoral award is given for up to $85,000.

  To be eligible for the graduate fellowship, applicants must be enrolled full-time in a Ph.D. or M.D. degree program, must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and must be within one to three years of completing all qualifying exams and dissertation research. To be eligible for the postdoctoral fellowship, candidates must be a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree holder, must be a U.S. permanent resident or citizen and must be appointed as a new or continuing doctoral fellow within the past 12 months.

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

National Black MBA Association Graduate Program

• National Black MBA Association awards scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $15,000 annually to minority graduate students involved in their communities. Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate business program as a full-time student within an accredited college or university. They must practice strong leadership and communication skills as well as academic excellence. To apply, official transcripts, a photograph, a resume and a 300-word essay on the role of African Americans in business are required.

  National Black MBA Association, Inc.
  180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400
  Chicago, Illinois 60601
  312-236-2622
  nbmbaa.org

National Association of Black Journalists Scholarships

• Every year the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) awards more than $60,000 to graduate and undergraduate students who are members of the NABJ. The Carole Simpson Scholarship is given for $2,500 to students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and who are majoring in broadcast journalism. The Larry Whiteside Scholarship is available to students with a 2.5 GPA planning a career in sports journalism in the amount of $2,500. The Allison E. Fisher Scholarship is offered to journalism majors (print or broadcast) in the amount of $2,500 with a GPA of 3.0 and who participate in community service. Applicants must submit samples, a resume, a transcript and a 500-to-800-word essay describing career goals, financial need and accomplishments as a journalist thus far.

  National Association of Black Journalists
  1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100
  College Park, Maryland 20742
  301-405-0248
  nabj.org