Grants for Minority Graduate Students

African American

• There are many grant opportunities for African-American students. The Lydia Donaldson Tutt-Jones Memorial Grant offers $3,000 to African-American graduate students doing research. While, the National Black Nurses Association offers grants to students enrolled in a four-year program. The American Institute of Public Accountants also offers grants and scholarships to minority students. The United Negro College Fund is the oldest and largest organization devoted to providing college funding for African Americans. It administers grants for 39 historically black colleges across the United States.

  United Negro College Fund
  8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
  P.O. Box 10444
  Fairfax, VA 22031
  http://www.uncf.org

Native American

• For Native American graduate students, first look into the American Indian Graduate Center. Since 1969, the center has awarded more than 15,000 scholarships and $44 million in awards. Graduate students interested in the performing arts, writing, and crafts can apply for the Elizabeth Furbur Fellowship. The AIGC fellowship provides grants of $1,000-$5,000 per academic year for graduate students.

  4520 Montgomery Blvd. N.E.
  Albuquerque, NM 87109
  (505) 881-4584
  http://www.aigcs.org

Latino

• The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is dedicated to creating more educational resources for Latino students through grants, scholarships and career opportunities.

  Hispanic Scholarship Fund
  55 Second St.
  San Francisco, CA 94105
  1-877-473-4636
  http://www.hsf.net

  Graduate students interested in political science should look into the Fund for Latino Scholarships. It offers grants for $550 and $1000 for political science students.

  The American Political Science Association
  1527 New Hampshire Ave. NW
  Washington, DC 20036-1206
  (202) 483-2512
  http://www.apsanet.org/content_6327.cfm

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• The Bill and Melinda Gates offers opportunities for African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian & Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic Americans enrolling in and completing undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The Gates Millennium Scholarship provides partial and full grants for graduate and graduate student.

  Gates Foundation
  P.O. Box 23350
  Seattle, WA 98102
  (206) 709-3100
  https://nominations.gmsp.org/GMSP_App/