Grants for Black Women to Work on a Master's Degree

United Negro College Fund

• The United Negro College Fund has been providing funding for higher education for black women for the longest time of any other support group in the United States. Founded in 1944, it now provides a full slate of grants, scholarships and fellowships to individuals as well as gives directly to over three dozen traditionally black colleges and universities. They provide master’s degree grants for black women as well as funding for two- and four-year undergrad degrees.

American Psychological Association

• The American Psychological Association has a fellowship program specifically designed to foster minority enrollment. These grants carry a high value and are available to minority students who are seeking graduate level psychology programs.

AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship

• The American Association of University Women provides minority and African-American women graduate degree grants for students in their final year in areas such as law and business administration. The grants are offered as stipends of $5,000 to $12,000.

Afro-American and African Studies Pre-doctoral Fellowship

• The Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies offers full fellowships for pre-doctoral candidates of $12,500. These provide funding for higher education for black women. To qualify, applicants must have completed their entire Ph.D. program except for the final dissertation, in Afro-American or African Studies. These graduate degree grants require an outline of a research project that would be conducted during the year of the fellowship.

Bunting Fellowship Program

• The Radcliffe Institutes for Advanced Study encourages women to pursue advanced studies in all professional fields at the Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute. The Bunting Fellowship Program offers funding for higher education for black women as well as all women.

Bell Laboratories

• AT&T Bell Laboratories has implemented significant support for graduate degree grants for black women and other minority students. This fellowship represents significant funding for higher education by offering full tuition plus a $13,200 living allowance.

American Political Science Association

• The American Political Science Association offer master’s degree grants for black women and men in the amount of $6,000. Applicants must be accepted at an accredited school, demonstrate potential for political science and need financial assistance.