Scholarships

Scholarship Announcement from Thurgood Marshall College Fund

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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is pleased to announce a brand new scholarship opportunity through a new partnership with Boeing. This opportunity is available for HBCU students enrolled full-time at one of the Boeing HBCU priority schools:

• Alabama A&M University
• Clark Atlanta University
• Howard University
• Morehouse College
• Morgan State University
• North Carolina A&T University
• Spelman College
• Tuskegee University

High performing students currently in their sophomore year, with a minimum GPA of 3.3, graduating during the 2020-2021 academic year, are encouraged to apply.
This unique opportunity provides students with full college to career support—opening the door to a full-time career with the world’s largest aerospace company, and lead manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems!
The Benefits

• Receive a need-based scholarship of up to $30,000 total over the term of the Boeing | TMCF Scholar Program: up to $10,000 at the end of the internship program in year 1; up to $10,000 at the end of the internship program in year 2; and up to $10,000 in the form of a signing bonus if a job offer is extended and accepted upon graduation
  
  • Participate in the TMCF Leadership Institute in Washington D.C.
  • Participate in an Immersion experience at The Boeing Company offices
  • Participate in (2) consecutive 10-12 week internships with housing assistance provided across the country
  • Participate in various career development activities to help prepare for post-graduation careers
  • Receive ongoing coaching and mentorship
  • Serve as Ambassadors on their HBCU campuses to build awareness of the Boeing | TMCF HBCU Initiative program

The Opportunity
This highly competitive program targets students for opportunities in the following functional areas:

• Engineering
• IT and Data Analytics
• Finance/Accounting
• Supply Chain Management
• Human Resources
• Environmental Health and Safety
• Facilities Management

Additional Qualifications (including, but not limited to the following)

• Graduating between Winter 2020 / Spring 2021
• Minimum GPA of 3.0; preferred 3.3
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Must be able to participate in, and successfully complete all program-related activities
• Must remain in good academic standing
• Must not have any disciplinary infractions on academic record
• Serve as post-internship Boeing Ambassador during their final year
• Students selected to participate in the program must provide TMCF with supporting documentation requested during the financial need verification process

Application Deadline: September 16, 2018
How to Apply To apply, click the button below and create a TMCF Account. Once you sign up and create a TMCF Account, you can complete the Boeing | TMCF HBCU Initiative application. The deadline is September 16, 2018 11:59pm EDT.
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Center for Advancing Opportunity(CAO)
The CAO just released two applications:  The first is for 20 qualified undergraduates to receive a scholarship worth up to $7,500 for the 2018-2019 school year:
https://www.tmcf.org/our-scholarships/current-scholarships/the-center-advancing-opportunity-undergraduate-research-scholarship/11687 The second is for 5 qualified HBCU graduates to receive a doctoral fellowship worth up to $40,000 for the 2018-2019 school year:
https://www.tmcf.org/our-scholarships/current-scholarships/center-for-advancing-opportunity-graduate-research-fellowship-program/14326  

The NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are pursuing an interest in the media, entertainment, or communications fields. High school seniors planning to begin their undergraduate studies in fall 2018 are also eligible to apply. Each recipient will receive $5,625 to help cover the cost of education.

This scholarship has been named in honor of Tony Coelho, a former United States Representative from California and the primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

For more information please visit the AAPD website. The deadline is June 6th at 5 pm.

Offbeat Scholarships from organizations like Make It From Wool and Tall Clubs International.

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Create an infographic for a business plan and you might win a scholarship from FormSwift https://formswift.com/startup-scholarship Open to high-schoolers and college students.

Hancock College in California lists a number of scholarships across many disciplines, and includes its own campus-based funding. http://www.hancockcollege.edu/financial_aid/scholarships.php

SAE offers a number of scholarship programs for students pursuing Engineering
including:

The Donald and Barbara Mozley Scholarship
http://students.sae.org/scholarships/mozley/

BMW/SAE Engineering Scholarship
http://students.sae.org/scholarships/bmw/

See more at https://www.sae.org/participate/scholarships/

The Student Award Program of FSD helps to increase opportunities in science, engineering, mathematics, technology, and pre‑medical/dental areas for graduate or professional students with disabilities. 

FSD has established a Science Graduate Student Grant Fund, which is available to fourth year undergraduates (who are disabled and have been accepted to a graduate or professional school in the sciences) and graduate science students who have a disability. 

Awards of $1000 each are made to support research projects of qualified university students in any field of Mathematics, Science, Medicine, Technology, or Engineering.

The application is available at www.stemd.org/

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Spinal Cord Injury (S.C.I.) Scholarships*
Non-hereditary, non-congenital S.C.I. disability 100% Tuition Paid In state tuition paid at 100%.  
Out of state tuition paid at 125% of the in-state cost

Application Deadline:  March 15, 2018

Scholarship Eligibility

   - Open only to UNLV admitted students pursuing bachelor's, Master's,
   Professional, or Doctoral Degrees
   - A 500-word essay on your personal educational and long-term goals
   - Letter of recommendation required
   - Documentation of disability required

*S.C.I. is required for this scholarship only and is not a criterion for admission to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas in partnership with the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

Application information:  Jill Godin *  UNLV Disability Resource Center  * jill.godin@unlv.edu