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College Scholarship, Financial Aid for African Americans There are a number of companies and organizations that have donated monies for scholarships to African Americans. A great deal of the money is being returned because of a lack of interest.
Harvard University Announcement (NEW:
April 26)
No tuition and no student loans.
Harvard
University announced over the weekend that from now on
undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no
tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president
Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students
in elite higher education come from families in the lower half
of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not
doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower
half of the income distribution."
If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans! To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/ or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581. Community Foundation Scholarship Program At a time when students are more in need of financial assistance for education than ever, the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties is now accepting applications for scholarships on its website, www.yourcommunityfoundation.org/scholarships. The Community Foundation will award nearly $600,000 in scholarships to deserving high school graduates of schools in Palm Beach and Martin Counties this year.
Chevy Excellence Scholarship Award Cornell University
Cornell's Summer College, now in its
49th year, is one of the nation's
longest running and most highly
regarded pre-college academic programs. It brings more than 800
academically talented high school
sophomores, juniors, and seniors from around the world to Cornell
each
Listed
below are scholarship opportunities for minorities. Questions
about financial aid can be answered by visiting the website.
National Assoc. Of
Black Journalists Scholarships http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
Presidential Freedom
Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships
William Randolph Hearst
Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm
INROADS internships -
http://www.inroads.org/
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