in our communities
in our professions
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
in our communities
in our professions
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
OUR MISSION
How We Serve the HBCU Community
We connect HBCU alumni, expand opportunities for students, and mobilize partners and communities around a shared commitment to strengthening HBCUs and the people they serve.
Alumni Support
Build stronger connections among HBCU graduates through alumni networks, resources, partnerships, and opportunities for continued engagement.
Student Enrichment
Build stronger connections among HBCU graduates through alumni networks, resources, partnerships, and opportunities for continued engagement.
Community Engagement
Mobilize alumni and partners to strengthen relationships, serve communities, and extend the impact of HBCUs across the nation.
OUR MISSION
HBCUs by the Numbers
HBCUs continue to shape leaders, strengthen communities, and generate lasting economic and cultural impact across the nation.
Annual Economic Impact
Generated by HBCUs across the United States each year.
Jobs Supported
More than 136,000 jobs are supported by HBCUs each year.
Black Doctors
Half of Black doctors in the United States are HBCU graduates.
Black Lawyers
Half of Black doctors in the United States are HBCU graduates.
HBCU graduates account for 40% of Black engineers.
Black Lawyers
HBCU graduates generate an estimated $146 billion in work-life earnings.
Featured Scholarships
Southern Scholarship Foundation Rent-Free Cooperative Living Scholarship
Southern Scholarship Foundation
- Need-Based
- Deadline
- (expired)
Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Elks National Foundation
- Need-Based
- Award
- $30,000
- Deadline
Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
Odenza Marketing Group
- Award
- $500
- Deadline
BigFuture Scholarships – Class of 2027
College Board BigFuture
- Award
- $40,000
- Deadline
HBCU CONNECT Student Scholarship
HBCU CONNECT
- All HBCUs
- Award
- $1,000
- Deadline
2026-2027 TMCF Lowe’s Gap Scholarship
Thurgood Marshall College Fund / Lowe's
- Need-Based
- Award
- $5,000
- Deadline
Get Involved
Put HBCU Pride into Action
Whether you want to give your time, invest in student success, or connect with the HBCU alumni community, there are many ways to make an impact through the Alliance.