Diversity Commitment Scholarship
At Western Oregon University, we believe a diverse campus community will improve the overall quality of education our students receive by offering a mix of experiences, opinions and viewpoints. We are committed to recognizing and supporting outstanding students from diverse cultural, educational and economic backgrounds and with unique talents, interests and life experiences.
In order to be considered for this award,
you must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Awarded to high school seniors and transfer students
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- New Freshmen Only: Meet freshmen admission requirements
- Transfer Only: Complete a minimum of 24 transferable credits and meet transfer admission requirements
- Scholarships are $3,500 per year
- Renewable for up to four years for new freshmen and up to two years for transfer students
Continuing WOU students are not eligible to apply for this scholarship. Continuing WOU students should apply for scholarships using the WOU General Scholarship Application available at www.wou.edu/scholarships.
Deadlines:
New Freshmen Applicants: February 28, 2013 by 5p.m.
New Transfer Applicants: April 15, 2012
Off-Campus Scholarships
The following is a list of off-campus scholarships. For additonal information on these scholarships, please check
the websites listed. The MSSP Office does not have any additional information.
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the deadlines have passed, but we expect will be updated when the new applications
are available. Again, we would refer you to the websites for more accurate information.
Actuarial Diversity Scholarship
http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/programs/actuarial/scholarships.shtml#diversity
Application Deadline: 2010/2011 Period Closed. Reopens 2011/2012 in November
Total Scholarship Funds: $11,000
Amount of Each Scholarship: $1,000-$3,000
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be Black/African American or Hispanic and Native North American.
- Must be studying full-time undergraduate or graduate student.
- Must be pursuing a degree that may lead to a career in the Actuarial Profession.
American Chemical Society Scholarship
http://www.cnetweb.org/american_chemical_society_scholarships.htm
Application Deadline: March 1, 2011
Total Scholarship Funds: Varies
Amount of each Scholarship $2500-$3000 per year
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be entering fields of chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering.
- Must be African American, Hispanic, and American Indian students.
- Strong academic records and show interest in chemical careers.
- Not eligible if intending to pursue careers in medicine.
Geoscience Student Scholarship
http://www.agiweb.org/mpp/index.html
Application: Deadline: TBA
Total Scholarship Funds: TBA
Amount of each Scholarship: TBA
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be United States citizen only ( green card or applicants for U.S. Citizenship are not eligible).
- Must be Black, Hispanic, Or Native American.
- Must be full-time student.
- Must be enrolled in an institution with a primary major in geoscience.
Graduate Student Criteria:
- Must be United States citizen.
- Must be Black, Hispanic, Or Native American
- The Program is currently open to all qualified applicants.
- Must be enrolled in an institution with a primary major in geoscience.
AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
http://www.aicpa.org/Career/DiversityInitiatives/Pages/smas.aspx
Application deadline: Postmarked by March 1st 2011
Total Scholarship Funds:14,6 Million
Amount of each Scholarship:$1,500-$3,000
Eligibility Criteria:
- an underrepresented minority in the accounting profession (e.g., Black or African American; Hispanic or Latino, Native American or Asian American).
- enrolled as a full‐time undergraduate student (12 semester hours or equivalent) or graduate student (9 semester hours or equivalent). Exceptions are made for students completing their final semesters of study.
- completed at least 30 semester hours (or equivalent) of college coursework, including at least 6 semester hours (or equivalent) in accounting.
Undergraduate level:
- must be a declared accounting major.
- Graduate Student Criteria:
- must have been accepted to a masters level accounting, finance, taxation or other related masters program for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- maintained a minimum of 3.3 GPA (both cumulative and in major courses).
- plan on pursuing the CPA credential.
- enrolled in a regionally accredited, public or private, 501 ©(3), four year college or university located in the United States for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card holder).
Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
http://kff.org/minorityhealth/bjscholars/index.cfm
Application Deadline: December 3, 2010
Total Scholarship Funds: Varies
Amount of each Scholarship: Varies
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be a member of a population that is adversely affected by racial or ethnic disparities in health.
- Or Have experience working in or with programs that address health issues disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minorities or underserved communities.
Coca-Cola Scholars Program
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/
Application Deadline: Aug 1- Oct 31, 2011 must be senior year in high school
Total Scholarship Funds: Varies
Amount of each Scholarship: Varies
Eligibility Criteria:
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CURRENT high school (or home-schooled) seniors attending school in the United States.
- U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, U.S. Permanent Residents, Temporary Residents (in a legalization program), Refugees, Asylums, Cuban-Haitian Entrants, or Humanitarian Parolees.
- anticipating completion of high school diploma at the time of application.
- planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution.
- carrying a minimum 3.00 GPA at the end of their junior year of high school.
The Gates Millennium Scholar Program
http://www.gmsp.org/%28bfnb4u55ixjaak3qoius3wqg%29/publicweb/AboutUs.aspx
Application Deadline: Online by January 10th 2011 or Postmarked before January 10th 2011
Total Scholarship Fund: Varies
Amount of Each Scholarship: Varies
Eligibility Criteria:
- African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American.
Citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the United States.
- Have attained a cumulative high school GPA of 3.3 on an unweighted 4.0 scale or have earned a GED.
- Will enroll for the first time at a U.S. located, accredited college or university in the fall of 2011 as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student (with the exception of students pursuing a high school diploma while concurrently enrolled). First-time college enrollees can also be GED recipients.
- Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities.
- Meet the Federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria.
- Have completed and submitted all three required forms: the student’s application (Nominee Personal Information Form), an evaluation of the student’s academic record (Nominator Form) and an evaluation of the student’s community service and leadership activities (Recommender Form) by the deadline.
Microsoft Scholarship
http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegescholarship.aspx
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Total Scholarship Fund: Varies
Amount of each Scholarship: Varies
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be enrolled full time in a bachelor’s degree program at a 4-yr college or university in the United States , Canada, Mexico.
- Must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA average out of 4.0 or 4.0 out of 5.0.
Academic Competitiveness Grant
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/NewPrograms.jsp
Deadline: Varies
Total Scholarship fund: Varies
Amount of each Scholarship: $750- $1,300
Eligibility Criteria:
- be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
- be a Federal Pell Grant recipient for the same award year.
- be enrolled at least half-time in a degree program.
- be a first-year or second-year undergraduate student or a student in a certificate program of at least one year in a degree program at a two-year or four-year degree granting institution.
- have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study (after January 1, 2006, if a first-year student, and after January 1, 2005, if a second-year student) and
if a first-year student — not have been enrolled in an ACG-eligible program while at or below age of compulsory school attendance or
if a second-year student — have at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale as of the end of the first year of undergraduate study.
Student of Color Scholarship
http://www.financialaid4you.com/index.php/home
Deadline: March 24th, 2011
Total Scholarship fund: Varies
Amount of each scholarship: $1,000
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be a Senior in a Snohomish County High School.
- Must be a Person of Color.
- Must have a GPA between 2.0 and 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
- Must attend the Snohomish County Students of Color Career Conference on March 24, 2011 AND be present to win.
USA Funds
http://www.usafunds.org/planning/access_to_education_scholarship/index.html
Application Deadline: December 15, 2010 through Febraury 15, 2011
Total Scholarship fund: Varies
Amount of each Scholarship: $1,500
Eligibility Criteria:
- Plan to enroll or are enrolled in full- or half-time undergraduate or full-time graduate- or professional-degree coursework at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school. GED recipients also are eligible. Students must plan to enroll or be enrolled beginning with the fall-2011 term through Feb. 1, 2012.
- If studying abroad, are attending or planning to attend a postsecondary institution that is eligible to participate in student aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act.
- Have an annual adjusted gross family income of $35,000 or less, as documented on a 2010 federal 1040 income-tax return on which the applicant is claimed as a federal tax exemption.
- Are U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens. Students studying in the U.S. on an F1 visa are not eligible. Eligible noncitizens must be permanent U.S. resident aliens with a Green Card, or refugees with a Departure Record (Form I-94) from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services showing one of the following designations:
- Refugee.
- Asylum granted.
- Alien paroled into the U.S. for at least one year.
- Alien granted a stay of deportation due to fear of persecution on account of race, religion or political opinion.
- Conditional entrant (if I-94 was issued before April 1980).
- Are not currently in default on a federal education loan.
Herbert Lehman Education Fund
http://www.naacpldf.org/content.aspx?article=35
Application Deadline: Postmarked by March 31, 2011
Total Scholarship Fund: Varies
Amount of each Scholarship: Varies
Eligibility Criteria:
- Lehman Scholarship candidates must be of excellent character and be able to present strong academic records, test scores, and personal essays. A candidate must have a demonstrable record of community and school involvement that reveals exceptional leadership potential with a capacity to work well in diverse settings. Moreover, she/he must provide strong recommendations from teachers, community representatives, or employers.
Ron Brown Scholarship (High School Seniors Only)
http://www.ronbrown.org/
Application Deadline:
November 1st - application will be considered for the Ron Brown Scholar Program AND forwarded to a select and limited number of additional scholarship providers.
January 9th - final postmarked deadline in order to be considered for only the Ron Brown Scholar Program ONLY.
Total Scholarship Fund: Varies
Amount of each scholarship:$10,000 annually (up to $40,000)
Eligibility Criteria:
- The recipients may use the renewable scholarships to attend an accredited four-year college or university of their choice within the United States. Ron Brown Scholarships are not limited to any specific field or career objective and may be used to pursue any academic discipline. More than 250 students have been designated as Ron Brown Scholars since the inception of the Program.
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Current college students are not eligible to apply.
National Association of Black Journalists
http://www.nabj.org/?page=SEEDScholarships
Application Deadline: April 4, 2011
Total Scholarship Fund:$60,000
Amount of Each Scholarship:$25,000
Eligibility Criteria:
- All applicants must be a student member of NABJ.
- All applicants must be a journalism major or pursuing a career in journalism.
- All applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and have at least one year of school remaining. Awards will be granted for the 2010-2011 school year.
- Previous NABJ scholarship winners are not eligible to reapply.
- Some awards include additional requirements. See individual award descriptions.
National Black Police Association
http://www.blackpolice.org/
Application Deadline: June 1, 2011
Total Scholarship Fund: Varies
Amount of Each Scholarship: Varies
Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicant must be a senior in high school.
- Applicant must be a United States citizen.
- Applicant must be of good character.
- Applicant must have a recommendation from his/her principal, counselor, or teacher.
- A current high school transcript and picture must be submitted with the application.
- Applicant is permitted to attend a two year college or university of their choice.
- Applicant must have a letter of acceptance to a college or university with applicant prior to date of award.
Sallie Mae American Dream Scholarship
http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/american_dream.html
Application Deadline: Currently Closed
Total Scholarship Fund:
Amount of each Scholarship: $500-$5000
Eligibility Criteria:
- Open to African Americans with financial need.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- Minimum 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), who meet Pell Grant eligibility criteria.
- Enrolled full-time at approved, accredited, undergraduate institutions.
The UNFC Merck Science Initiative awards scholarships
http://umsi.uncf.org/
Application Deadline: December 15, 2010
Total Scholarship Fund: Varies
Amount of Each Scholarship:$5,000-$30,000
Eligibility Criteria:
- African American (Black).
- Enrolled full-time in any four-year college or university in the United States.
- A junior who will be a B.S. or B.A. degree candidate in the 2011-2012 academic year.
- A life sciences, physical sciences, or engineering major. (Applicants majoring in the physical sciences must have completed two semesters of organic chemistry by the end of the 2010-11 academic year). First professional (Pharm.D., D.V.M., D.D.S., etc.) majors are ineligible.
- A student with a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
- Committed to and eligible for the summer internship at a Merck facility.
- A citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
Salvadoran American Leadership and Education Fund
http://www.salef.org/salef/fulfilling.html
Application Deadline: April 30, 2011
Total Scholarship Fund: Varies
Amount of Each scholarship: Varies
Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicants must be of Central American or other Latino ethnicity.
- Applicants must demonstrate financial need.
- Applicants must possess a minimum 2.5 GPA.
- Applicants must demonstrate a history of community involvement.
- Applicants must be either:
a) graduating High School seniors
b) current undergraduate, graduate and professional students
c) community college students (must be AB540)
Low income students must reside and study in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles Area (Specifically South Central Los Angeles, Pico Union, East Los Angeles) and San Fernando Valley.
Applicants must be willing to give back to the community by becoming a mentor to a high school student or completing the equivalent of 52 community service hours assigned by SALEF.
2011 HMC Scholarship
http://www.hmccoregon.com/scholarships/apply/
Application Deadline: January 29, 2011
Total Scholarship Fund: Varies
Amount of each Scholarship: Varies
Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicant must be of Hispanic ancestry, residing in Oregon or Clark County, Washington.
- Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA as evidenced by a certified high school or college transcript.
- Applicant must be enrolled by September 2011 in an accredited Community College, 4-year University or an accredited Graduate Degree Program.
Hispanic College Fund
http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/
Application Deadline: March 1, 2011
Total Scholarship Funds: $1 million
Amount of Each Scholarship: $500-$10,000
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be Hispanic or of Hispanic descent
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident residing in the United States or Puerto Rico
- Must be studying at an accredited university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the upcoming academic year
- Must be (or plan to be) enrolled full-time as an undergraduate student for the upcoming academic year
- Must have earned and maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average of no less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Student must demonstrate financial need
Google Scholarship Program
http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/
The Google Scholarship Program offers funds to students studying computer science or computer engineering who are juniors or seniors in college or pursuing a Master's or PhD. Selected scholars will be invited to an all-expenses paid trip to the Google Headquarters in California in January 2011.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2011
Total Scholarship Funds: $100,000
Individual Awards: $10,000
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be Hispanic or of Hispanic background
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident residing in the United States
- Must be studying full-time in the United States or Puerto Rico
- Must have a minimum GPA of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Must be a junior or senior undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in computer science or computer engineering for the 2010-2011 academic year
Sodexho Scholarship Program
http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/
All students who apply for the HCF Scholarship program will automatically be considered for the Sodexho Scholarship Program.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2011
Total Scholarship Funds: $90,000
Amount of Each Scholarship: $500-$5,000
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be Hispanic or of Hispanic descent
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident residing in the United States
- Must be an undergraduate studying full-time in the United States or Puerto Rico for the 2010-2011 academic year
- Must have a minimum GPA of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Must be committed to alleviating hunger and poverty in the United States
Minority Scholarship
http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/honors/scholarship/index.cfm
Application Deadline: February 4, 2011
Total Scholarship Funds:
Amount of Each Scholarship: $2000
Through the generosity of corporate and individual donors, the APS is able to offer the APS Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors
Eligibility Requirements
- Any African-American, Hispanic American, or Native American U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is majoring or planning to major in physics, and who is a high school senior, college freshman, or sophomore is eligible to apply for the scholarship.
MIGRANT FARMWORKER BACCALAUREATE SCHOLARSHIP
http://www.migrant.net/migrant/sch-mfb.htm
Application Deadline: Postmarked annually by July 1st
Total Scholarship Funds:
Amount of Each Scholarship: $2,000 a year for three years
Purpose: To provide financial support to a deserving student with a history of migrating for employment in agriculture who has successfully completed at least one year of college. This support will cover expenses beyond that which the youth receives through federal, state and other scholarship assistance. The scholarship is designed to assist the youth in obtaining a baccalaureate degree without being encumbered with substantial debt.
Eligibility:
• Recent history of movement for agricultural employment
• Scholastic achievement
• Financial need
• Successful completion of at least one year at an accredited post-secondary institution
Lagrant Foundation funding dreams in to reality
Scholarship Criteria for Undergraduates
http://www.lagrantfoundation.org/site/?page_id=3
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2011
Total Scholarship Funds:
Amount of Each Scholarship: $2,000 a year for three years
Undergraduate (current freshmen, sophomores, juniors and non-graduating seniors ONLY!) applicants meeting the following criteria and completing the application will be considered for THE LAGRANT FOUNDATION (TLF) scholarship:
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident and a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American, Asian Pacific American, Hispanic or Native American/Alaska Native.
- Applicant must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited institution, carrying a total of 12 units or more per semester/quarter. Applicant must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA* and MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis on public relations, marketing or advertising or must minor in communications with desire to pursue a career in public relations, marketing or advertising.
Straight Forward Minority Scholarship program
http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/minority/index.php
Offer four scholarships a year exclusively to college students (and soon-to-be college students) who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups. StraightForward Media is committed to creating educational opportunities for those to whom traditional opportunities have been closed in the past.
Eligibility requirements for the Minority Scholarships is wide open. Our scholarships are open to current and prospective students at community colleges, universities, technical/vocational schools, and continuing education programs.
Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Migrant Scholarship
http://www.migrant.net/migrant/scholarships.htm
Application Deadline: February 1, 2011
Total Scholarship Funds:
Amount of Each Scholarship: $1,000
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be a child of migrant worker or migrant worker (priority will be given to those with mobility in the last 3 years)
- Must have teaching as a career goal
- Must demonstrate scholastic achievement
- Must have financial need
Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
http://www.gfoa.org/services/scholarships.shtml
Application Deadline: February 18, 2011
Total Scholarship Funds: $20,000
Amount of Each Scholarship: $5000
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be legal permanent resident or U.S. citizen
- Must be full time or part time upper division undergraduate or graduate student in public administration governmental accounting, finance, political science ,economics, or business administration with a specific on government or non profit management
- Must belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian native, Hawaiian or other pacific islander, Hispanic or Latino
- The award is not need based and if funded by Microsoft
Charles B Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
www.rangelprogram.org
Application Deadline: In the winter
Total Scholarship Funds:
Amount of Each Scholarship: up to $28000
Eligibility Requirements:
- minimum GPA 3.20
- must be U.S. citizen
- minority students encouraged ot apply
- must be a senior year of undergraduate study or have complete undergraduate degree and be seeking admission to enter graduate school in the fall for a 2 year program
- community, academic, other extracurricular ,and leadership activities will be considered
Howard Vollum American Indian Scholarship
http://www.oregoncf.org/receive/scholarships/scholarship-opportunities
Application Deadline: March 1, 2011
Total Scholarship Funds:
Amount of Each Scholarship:$3,000 per year, up to 5 years of undergraduate study and 2 years of graduate study
Eligibility Requirements:
- Native American residents of Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington and Clark counties
- individuals seeking post-secondary education or training in science, technology, engineering or mathematics
- open to students with a Certification of tribal enrollment or decedents of enrolled members
- preference given to students who have a demonstrated commitment to and involvement in the Native American community
