Scholarships
Verizon HBCUs Forward Scholarship
Need-based scholarship from Verizon for HBCU students in technology, engineering, and business, with mentoring and access to Verizon’s professional network.
Apple HBCU Scholars Program
Merit-based STEM scholarship from Apple Inc. offering financial support and internship opportunities to HBCU students in computer science and engineering.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Auxiliary Lucy and Charles W.E. Clarke Scholarship
Student needs to be a graduating high school senior active on a FIRST FTC or FRC team.
A US citizen planning to enroll full-time in an ABET-accredited* or substantially equivalent** mechanical engineering in the United States, no later than the fall after their senior year in high school.
Gates Scholarship
Highly selective full scholarship from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for exceptional minority high school seniors with outstanding leadership and academic achievement.
Alpha Phi Alpha Educational Foundation Award
Merit and leadership scholarship from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., supporting HBCU undergraduates who exemplify the Fraternity’s principles of scholarship and service.
Jackie Robinson Scholarship Award
JRF Scholars receive college scholarships of up to $35,000 over four years and are financially sponsored to attend JRF’s annual, four-day “Mentoring and Leadership Conference“ in New York City and other events throughout the year. Aside from generous financial support, Scholars benefit from a comprehensive, four-year program that includes career guidance, internship and permanent job placement, travel abroad, and leadership and practical life skills training.
HBCUs by the Numbers
$14.8 Billion
134,090 Jobs
25% of African-American
40% of Members of Congress
Among African Americans, HBCU graduates represent
40% of members of Congress
40% of Engineers 50% of Professors of Non-HBCUs 50% of Lawyers 80% of Judges
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