Ethnicity
The Olga and Naum Los Scholarship
The Olga and Naum Los Scholarship was created to provide scholarship support for ASU students.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
For minority students including, but not limited to, Native Americans, Hispanics and African-Americans.
Arizona Colleen and Rose of Tralee
Young women ages 18-27 years old by February 7, 2010 that have at least a little Irish ancestry may apply. The Colleen is a spokesperson for the Arizona Irish Community in area events and rides in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Phoenix. It's a great heritage competition with judging based on poise, personality, ability to communicate well, and talent. The Colleen wins a trip to Ireland and $1000 in scholarships.
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Make It So Scholarship
The Make It So Foundation scholarship was established in 1999 by donors who wish to remain anonymous, exclusively for Native American students returning to study for whom funding will bridge a financial gap that may otherwise prevent the student from continuing his or her studies.
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ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game Scholarship Program
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Foundation is pleased to announce the ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game Scholarship Program. The program is open for online applications from women or minority students who will be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study for the entire 2008-2009 academic year.
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Rose Garreau American Indian Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Estate of Rose Garreau for Native American students attending ASU.
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Herman Barnikol Endowment Fund
The Herman Barnikol Scholarship was created to provide scholarship support for Native American students at ASU.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
Recipient shall be an American Indian admitted to ASU. Recipient shall be selected on the basis of scholarship attainment, character and promise of success in his or her chosen field.
SRP Bridge to the Classroom Scholarship
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
- Preference will be given to those of Hispanic heritage, if all other candidate criteria attributes are identical
Si Se Puede! Adelante con Educación Scholarship
Established by ASU's West campus Hispanic Honor Society, Chicano Faculty Staff Association and community leaders, ¡Si Se Puede! Awards multiple scholarships varying in value every year. Selection criteria weigh heavily on student leadership involvement and contribution to the Hispanic/Latino/Chicano/a communities.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
- Scholarship recipients must have graduated from a high school in
- Hispanic/Chicano/Latino/a origin
United Negro College Fund
Since 1985, the UNCF Scholarships and Grants Administration office has awarded in scholarship assistance over $105 million to over 28,000 students enrolled in its 39 member colleges and universities and other HBCUs and majority institutions as well. We provide support in numerous ways to a variety of constituencies. Once students complete a UNCF General Scholarship application, the information will be used to match them to many of the specific programs administered by UNCF.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
The scholarship requires the following additional eligibility criteria/information:
- Students must have unmet need as verified by the university financial aid office.
- Students must complete the FASFA.
- Please note, other eligibility criteria may be required for specific programs.
Sallie Mae Fund
The Sallie Mae Fund sponsors several scholarship programs and supports hundreds of other college scholarships. All of our programs are based on finacial need, as The Fund seeks to bridge the dollar gap when no one else can. Addressing financial need through scholarships is a key priority of The Sallie Mae Fund. Applications, eligibility and deadline information for scholarships for the 2007-2008 academic year will be available starting mid-January 2007, except where noted, at The Sallie Mae Fund’s Web site, www.salliemaefund.org.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
Each of the scholarships have diferent criteria. Please visit http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/index.html for a complete list of criteria, deadlines, and applications.
National Physical Science Consortium
The National Physical Science Consortium is a unique partnership between industry, government agencies and laboratories, and higher education. Established in 1987, the NPSC is headquartered in Los Angeles. The NPSC has one primary objective: Increase the number of qualified U.S.-citizen Ph.D.'s in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool of women and historically underrepresented minorities.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
This scholarship requires the following additional eligibility criteria/information:
- Applicants should be in one of the following categories:
- Be in your senior year with at least a 3.0/4.0 GPA
- Be in your first year of a graduate program pursuing a Ph.D.
- Be in a terminal master's program (your university offers no Ph.D. in your discipline).
- Be returning from the workforce with no more than a master's degree
- Be near the point of beginning your dissertation research.
- You should apply in the fall of the year before the year in which you expect to begin the fellowship. For example, if you plan to start graduate school in the fall of 2005, or begin your dissertation research in 2005, you should apply in the fall of 2004.
Hispanic Student Nurse Scholarship
The $1,000 scholarship award is to assist in the professional development of a Hispanic nursing student pursuing academic endeavors in nursing.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
This scholarship requires additional criteria/information:
- nursing student of Hispanic descent
- be accepted into an L.P.N., A.D.N., B.S.N., M.S.N. or Doctoral Program in nursing
- resident of Maricopa County
- current transcripts from the school that the student is enrolled in (unofficial are accepted)
- One of the following two:
- Written essay on the following topic: "What can you as a Hispanic nurse bring to the nursing profession." The essay should be 1-2 double-space typewritten pages and be grammatically correct. Original, creative ideas, which provoke stimulating thoughts, are encouraged.
- Two letters of recommendation from teachers stating why you should be considered for the scholarship.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
HSF provides more college financial aid to the Hispanic community than any other organization in the country, with $195 million in scholarships granted to date. HSF offers financial aid to graduating high-school seniors, community-college students seeking to transfer to four-year universities, continuing university students seeking to complete their degrees and to students in graduate and professional programs.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
This scholarship requires the following additional eligibility criteria/information:
- You must be Hispanic/Latino to apply. This means that you or your family come from at least one of the following countries: Spain, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Cuba, Puerto Rico, or the Dominican Republic. Students from Brazil are eligible to apply. However, students from Belize, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana are not considered Hispanic.
- Applicants must be US citizens or legal permanent residents with a valid permanent resident card or a passport stamped I-551 (not expired) at the time of submission of their application.
- With the exception of the Community College Transfer Programs, you must be enrolled full time at the time that you apply and continue to be enrolled full-time during the academic year in which you receive funds from us.
- It is required that HSF applicants file a FAFSA.
Catching the Dream Scholarship
CTD's objective is to recognize and reward outstanding student achievement. This supplemental award is intended to help American Indian students of any age, from any tribe, within any state, striving to get an education.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
This scholarship requires the following additional eligibility criteria/information:
- Since CTD is a supplemental aid program, applicants are required to apply for all other sources of funding for which they are eligible. Applicants who do not apply for other aid will not have their applicant evaluated. Submit copies of applications and responses for all other source funding.
- Must be an enrolled member and possess one-quarter or more American Indian blood from a federally recognized, state recognized, or terminated U.S. Tribe. Submit a copy of certificate of Indian Blood.
- FNA (financial needs analysis) that has been completed by the applicant's institutional financial aid officer
- three letters of recommendation
- a copy of the Federal Tax Return for the previous year
- official transcripts and test scores (ACT/SAT/GRE/MCAT/LSAT, etc)
- DD214 Form (for military personnel only)
- copy of certification of admission
- photograph (2"X3") of good quality for use in the CTD newsletters and/or publications
BHP Billiton Annual Community Scholarship
The scholarship committee from BHP Billiton, New Mexico Coal will select the scholarship recipients based on field of study, academic excellence and achievement, and evaluation of the letter submitted.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
This scholarship requires the following additional eligibility criteria/information:
- A complete application form
- A two page letter explaining the reason for career choice, major field of study, and some indication of financial need any other scholarship assistance currently received.
- An official copy of current college or high school transcripts
- A copy of ACT or SAT score report (not required if presently in college)
- Certificate of Tribal Membership
- must be enrolled Navajo or Ute Mountain Ute tribal member
- Enrollment Verification of full time enrollment or college acceptance letter if currently in high school
