Scholarship Categories and Resources

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Awards for STEM Students
Awards for Students with Identity-Based/Special Qualifications
Awards for Undocumented Students
Awards for Students of Color
Awards for Students with Disabilities
Awards for LBGTQ Students
Awards for Female-Identified Students
Awards for Graduates/Alumni
Awards for Students at any CUNY School
Awards for International Students
Awards for Study, Research and Work Abroad
Awards for Veterans

Scholarship Search Engines:

• CUNY Scholarships
• FastWeb.com
• Sallie Mae Scholarship Search
• Scholarships.com
• Site for Nationally Coveted College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships & Postdoctoral Awards
• The University of North Carolina: Has an excellent website for Scholarships, some for UNC students only, but many are national scholarships.
• Zinch.com

Awards for STEM Students

• Academic Competitiveness (ACG) and National SMART Grants
• ACM-W Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conference
• CIA Scholarships and Internships
• Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
• Goldwater Scholarship
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)
• National Science Foundation
• National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (SMART Grant)

Awards for Students with Identity-Based/Special Qualifications:

• AARP Foundation – Women’s Scholarship Program
• Actuary Scholarships for Minority Students
• Adelante US Education Leadership Fund (Students at York College and Lehman College are eligible for some of these scholarships)
• American Geological Institute Minority Geoscience Student Scholarship
• American Indian College Fund: Full Circle Scholarships for Undergraduates Attending Non-Tribal Colleges
• American Indian Graduate Center Scholarships (for American Indian/Alaska Native graduate students)
• Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
• Association for Women Geoscientists: Scholarships and Awards
• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
• CUNY Pipeline
• Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships (history, political science, economics, government, or nursing)
• Diversity Scholarships List*
• Eileen Fisher Business Grant for Women Entrepreneurs
• Engineering for Minorities
• Entertainment Software Association Minority Scholarships
• Executive Women International (EWI) Scholarships
• First in My Family Scholarship Program
• Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships For Minorities
• Gates Millennium Scholarships for Minority Students
• Google Scholarships (for women/minorities in computing and technology)
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), New York State Chapter (Membership in HIMSS required)
• Hispanic American Students Scholarship Opportunities
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships List
• Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
• Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholarships (for low income women, ages 35 or higher)
• Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (in the Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics)
• Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowships
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
• Microsoft Scholarship Program
• Military Scholarships
• Migrant Farmworker Baccalaureate Scholarship
• Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
• NAACP Scholarships
• National Association of Black Journalists
• National Association of Hispanic Journalists Scholarships
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)
• National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Scholarships
• National Society of Black Engineers Scholarship List
• New York Women in Communications Inc. Foundation Scholarships
• New York Needs You Inc. Fellowship for First Generation Students
• Que Llueva Cafe Scholarship for Undocumented Students
• Scholarship Funds Created for Families of Victims of September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack
• Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund
• The Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship
• The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
• The National LGBT Scholarship Fund
• Unmet Need Scholarship
• UNCF Law Scholarship Opportunity
• United Negro College Fund Scholarships
• Unpublished Writer’s Award (for women of African descent)
• Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program
• Western Union Immigrant Family Foundation Scholarship Program
• William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students 
• Women’s Educational Forum

Awards for Undocumented Students

• The Dream.US Scholarship for CUNY Students
• La Unidad Latina Foundation
• Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
• Que Llueva Cafe Scholarship for Undocumented Students
• Golden Door Scholars

Awards for Students of Color

• Actuary Scholarships for Minority Students
• Adelante US Education Leadership Fund (Students at York College and Lehman College are eligible for some of these scholarships)
• Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic National Scholars Program
• American Chemical Society Scholarships for Minorities
• American Geological Institute Minority Geoscience Student Scholarship
• American Indian Graduate Center Scholarships (for American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students)
• Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
• Asian Women in Business Scholarship Fund
• Black Excel Scholarship Gateways
• CHCI Scholarship
• CIC/Anna Chennault Scholarship
• Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees Financial Aid Database
• Community to Senior College Transfer Scholarships for Hispanics
• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
• Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships (history, political science, economics, government, or nursing)
• Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology
• Diversity Scholarships List
• Engineering for Minorities
• Entertainment Software Association Minority Scholarships
• Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships For Minorities
• Gates Millennium Scholarships for Minority Students
• Google Scholarships (for women and minorities in computing and technology)
• Hispanic American Students Scholarship Opportunities
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships List
• Lagrant Foundation Scholarships
• Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (in the Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics)
• Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowships
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
• Microsoft Technical Scholarships for Minorities and Women
• MillerCoors Engineering and Science Scholarship
• Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
• Morris K. Udall Scholarship
• NAACP Scholarships
• NABJ Scholarship
• National Association of Black Journalists
• National Association of Hispanic Journalists Scholarships
• National Society of Black Engineers Scholarship List
• Society for American Archaeology Native American Undergraduate Archaeology Scholarship
• Shui Kwen and Allen Chin Memorial Scholarship
• The Generation Google Scholarship
• The Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship
• UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award
• United Negro College Fund Scholarships
• Unpublished Writer’s Award (for women of African descent)
• Upakar Indian-American Scholarship
• Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program
• William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students  
• Xerox Minority Scholarship

Awards for Students with Disabilities

• 1800Wheelchair
• 180 Medical Scholarship
• Aimee Melissa Davis Memorial Scholarship
• Alexander Graham (AG) Bell College Scholarship Program
• American Association on Health and Disability Scholarship Program
• American Council of the Blind (ACB) Scholarship
• American Foundation for Blind (AFB) Scholarships
• American Speech Language Hearing Foundation Scholarships for Students with Disability
• AmeriGlide Achiever Scholarship
• Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) War Veterans & Disabled War Veterans Scholarship
• Arthur E. and Helen Copeland Scholarship
• Berri Mitchell Scholarship Fund
• Brighter Tomorrow Grant
• CCLVI Scholarships
• CFCareForward Scholarship
• CVS Pharmacy Charitable Trust
• Cancer Survivors Fund Scholarship
• Claude S. Weiler Scholarship for Amputee College Students
• Christine H. Eide Memorial Scholarship
• CRS Scholarship
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Scholarship
• Disability Awareness Scholarship
• Diabetes Scholars Foundation
• Disability Scholarships for Wheelchair Users
• The Elaine Chapin Fund MS Scholarship
• Elizabeth Nash Foundation Scholarship
• Eric Delson Memorial Scholarship
• Eric Marder Scholarship Program of IDF
• Factor Support Network Scholarships
• Ferrell Scholarship
• Foundation for Science and Disability
• Google Lime Connect Scholarship Program
• Graduate Fellowship Fund at Gallaudet University
• Guild Scholar Award
• Hemophilia Federation of America Educational Scholarship
• Hydrocephalus Association
• Incight Scholarship
• Inheritance of Hope Legacy Scholarship
• The Independence Foundation Scholarship
• Jackie Spellman Scholarship Foundation
• Joe A. Bierens Scholarship
• Joe Cleres Memorial Scholarship
• Lighthouse Scholarships
• Lilly Reintegration Scholarship
• Little People of America Scholarship
• Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Awards
• Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement
• Matthew Debono Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Minnie Pearl Scholarship Program
• NCLD Anne Ford and Allegra Ford Scholarship
• National Chair Scholars Scholarship
• National Collegiate Cancer Foundation Scholarships
• National Hemophilia Foundation Kevin Child Scholarship
• National MS Society Scholarship Program
• NHLBI Individual Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
• National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
• National Multiple Sclerosis Scholarship Program
• National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)
• Organization for Autism Research (OAR) Scholarship Program
• P. Buckley Moss Society Anne & Matt Harbison Scholarship
• Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) Scholarships for Survivors
• Ralph G. Norman Scholarship
• RiSE Scholarship Foundation, Inc
• Roy Cooper Scholarships
• Sertoma Scholarships for Hard of Hearing or Deaf Scholarship
• Shire ADHD Scholarship Program
• Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Youth Achievement Award
• Soozie Courter Hemophilia Scholarship Program
• SuperSibs Scholarship Program
• The Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) Academic Scholarship Programs – The Eric Marder Scholarship Program of IDF
• The CUNY University Student Senate (USS) Donald and Mary Ellen Passantino Scholarship for Disabled Students
• The Salvatore E. Quinci Foundation Scholarship
• Through The Looking Glass Scholarship
• UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program
• Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
• Visine Students With Vision Scholarship

Awards for LBGTQ Students

• Campus Pride/Point Foundation Sponsored National LGBT Scholarship Database
• PFLAG National Scholarship Program
• The Point Foundation National Scholarship
• Pride Foundation Scholarships
• Queer Foundation Scholarship Fund
• Rainbow Scholarship/Fund for Education Abroad

Awards for Female-Identified Students

• AARP Foundation – Women’s Scholarship Program
• ACM-W Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conference
• AWG Chrysalis Scholarship Fund
• Association for Women Geoscientists: Scholarships and Awards
• Eileen Fisher Business Grant for Women Entrepreneurs
• Executive Women International (EWI) Scholarships
• Google Scholarships (for women and minorities in computing and technology)
• Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholarships (for low-income women, ages 35 or higher)
• Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
• Society of Women Engineers Scholarships
• Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund
• Unpublished Writer’s Award (for women of African descent)
• Women’s Educational Forum
• Zonta International: Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Study/Research:

• The Beinecke Memorial Scholarships (Graduate Education)
• Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program
• Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships For Minorities
• Fulbright US Student Program
• Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships
• Fulbright-Clinton Fellowships
• Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award
• Marshall Scholarships
• Rhodes Scholarships
• Schwarzman Scholars
• Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
• Truman Scholarship
• Annual Thomas W. Smith Graduate Scholarship

Awards for Students at any CUNY School:

• Academic Competitiveness (ACG) and National SMART Grants
• Akash Kuruvilla Memorial Scholarship
• Albert and Fenner Scholarship
• American Copy Editors Society Scholarships
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Scholarships
• Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
• AXA Equitable Foundation Scholarships
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
• The Beinecke Memorial Scholarships (Graduate Education)
• Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies Scholarships
• CUNY List of National Prestigious Scholarships
• Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program
• CIA Scholarships and Internships
• The Clark Foundation Fellowship Program
• Coast Guard Scholarships
• Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation All-State Community College Academic Team Scholarships
• Coro Fellows Program
• CUNY JFK, Jr. Institute Kennedy Fellows Program
• CUNY Study Abroad Programs and STOCS (Travel Grants)
• CUNY University Student Senate Scholarships
• Davis-Putter Scholarships (for students working in peace and justice)
• Delay the Real World Fellowship
• Echoing Green Public Service Fellowship
• Express Ramps
• Fulbright Scholarships
• Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship
• Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships
• GI Bill
• Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
• Goldwater Scholarship
• Heather Joy Memorial Scholarship
• Helping Hands Book Scholarship
• Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
• Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Program
• Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program
• James Madison Fellowship
• John Gyles Education Awards
• Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace: Investing in the Study of Critical Languages
• Leonard M. Rieser Fellowship in Science, Technology, and Global Security
• Marshall Scholarships
• Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity (HS Students & College Freshmen)
• Morris K. Udall Scholarships
• Money Matters Scholarship
• NAACP-LDF Scholarships (for undergraduates and law students)
• National Institute for Labor Relations Research Scholarships
• National Science Foundation
• National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (SMART Grant)
• National Security Education Program Scholarships
• New York City Urban Fellows Program
• New York Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and New York Aid for Part-time Study (APTS)
• NYU Law School/Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholarships
• Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) AXA Achievement Scholarship
• Peace Scholarships (HS Seniors and College Freshmen)
• Radio Television Digital News Association Scholarships
• Rebecca Kirtman Memorial Scholarships
• Rhodes Scholarships
• Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Program
• Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
• Project Management Institute Education Foundation Scholarships
• Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarships
• Steamboat Foundation Scholarships
• Student Inventors Scholarships
• The George J. Mitchell Scholarships
• Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
• Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
• Thurgood Marshall Scholarships
• Truman Scholarship
• Tylenol Health Care Scholarships
• UJA-Federation Scholarships
• U.S. Bank Scholarship Program
• USA Funds
• USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team

Scholarships for International Students

• Global Scholarship Alliance
• Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program
• International Association of Black Actuaries
• International Students Scholarships & Aid Help

Awards for Study, Research and Work Abroad

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
• Boren Scholarships and Fellowships
• Bridging Scholarships (Japan)
• Critical Language Scholarship Program
• CUNY Study Abroad Programs and STOCS (Travel Grants)
• DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauch Dienst, or German Academic Exchange Service)
• Diversity Abroad
• Fund for Education Abroad
• MASA (Israel)
• Tomaszkiewicz-Florio Scholarships (Poland)

Awards for Veterans

• Pat Tillman Military Scholarship