Diversity Scholarships for Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds

Last updated: July 12th, 2023

Are you a college student or new grad from an underrepresented or underresourced background looking for scholarships?

Here's a list of diversity scholarships to apply to. Use the filters or search bar to narrow your search. Then, click on any programs that interest you!

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AAHD Scholarship Program

Students with Disabilities
Various Interests

ABA Diversity Scholarships

Any Underrepresented Students
Logistics

ACS Scholars Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Science Research

AHLA Foundation Scholarships

Any Underrepresented Students
Hospitality & Tourism

AICPA Scholarship Programs

Any Underrepresented Students
Accounting

AMA Valuing Diversity PhD Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Advertising & Marketing

AMS Global Stars Scholarship Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Various Interests

APA Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Advocacy

APIA Scholarship Program

Asian American Students
First-Gen College Students
Various Interests

Academy of Special Dreams Helen Woo Scholarship Awards

Students with Disabilities
Art & Writing

Addiction Resource Scholarship Essay Contest

Any Underrepresented Students

Against the Grain Scholarship

Asian American Students
Art & Writing

American Association of Blacks in Energy Scholarships

Black & African American Students
Energy & Utilities

American Council of the Blind Scholarship Program

Blind Students
Various Interests

American Indian College Fund

American Indian Students
Alaska Native Students
Various Interests

American Meteorological Society Scholarship Programs

Any Underrepresented Students
Science Research

American Physiological Society Diversity Awards

Any Underrepresented Students
Science Research

ArentFox Schiff Diversity Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Legal

Association of Child Life Professionals Diversity Scholarships

Any Underrepresented Students
Healthcare

BLM Squared Scholarship Foundation

Any Underrepresented Students
Various Interests

BakerHostetler Paul D. White Diversity Scholars Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Legal

Banner Witcoff Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship

Any Underrepresented Students
Legal

Barnes & Thornburg Diversity Scholarships

Any Underrepresented Students
Legal

Bezos Scholar Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Advocacy

Black Caucus Awards & Scholarships

Black & African American Students
Information Science

BlackRock Founders Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Financial Services

Brown and Caldwell Minority Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Technology
Science Research

CGCS Bernard Harris Scholarship Program

Black & African American Students
Hispanic Students
Technology

CIA Stokes Graduate Scholarship Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Government

CIA Stokes Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Government

CVS Health Minority Scholarship for Pharmacy Students

Any Underrepresented Students
Healthcare

Catching the Dream Scholarships

Native North American Students
Various Interests

Coco Scholarship Programs

Black & African American Students
Women or Non-Binary Students
Various Interests

Congressional Black Caucus Scholarship

Black & African American Students
Various Interests

Crest Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Physical Therapy

DP Law Encouraging Diversity Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Legal

Davis Wright Tremaine Diversity Scholarships

Any Underrepresented Students
Legal

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

Low-Income Students
Advocacy

Dell Scholars Scholarship Program

Low-Income Students
Various Interests

ESA Foundation LGBTQ+ Service Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Media
Sports

Farash Foundation First in Family Scholarship

First-Gen College Students
Various Interests

First Friday Breakfast Club

LGBTQ+ Students
Various Interests

First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship Program

First-Gen College Students
Legal

GSA Geosciences Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Various Interests

Generation Google Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Technology

Goldman Sachs MBA Fellowship

Any Underrepresented Students
Financial Services
Investment Banking

Google Lime Scholarship

Students with Disabilities

Grace Hopper Celebration Scholarships

Women or Non-Binary Students
Technology

Great Minds in STEM Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Technology
Science Research

HACU Scholarship Program

At Hispanic Serving Institutions
Various Interests

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Hispanic Students
Various Interests

Ho'omau Foundation Scholarship

Native Hawaiian Students
Pacific Islander Students
Various Interests

Horatio Alger Association Scholarships

Low-Income Students
Various Interests

Illustrating Awesomeness Scholarship

Women or Non-Binary Students
Various Interests

Imagine American Foundation Scholarships

Low-Income Students
Various Interests

JACL National Scholarship Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Various Interests

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Low-Income Students
Various Interests

Jackie Robinson Foundation

Low-Income Students
Various Interests

Joseph James Morelli Scholarship

Students with Disabilities
Technology

Korean American Scholarship Foundation

Asian American Students
Various Interests

LAF EDSA Diversity Scholarships

Any Underrepresented Students
Engineering & Architecture

La Unidad Latina Foundation

Latino Students
Various Interests

Latin Americans Working for Achievement

Hispanic Students
Latino Students
Various Interests

Leon Bradley Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Education

Louie Family Foundation

First-Gen College Students
Low-Income Students
With Veteran Parent
Various Interests

MPOWER Scholarship

International Students
Women or Non-Binary Students
Technology
Science Research

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

Any Underrepresented Students
Education

Mesothelioma Scholarship

Impacted by Cancer
Various Interests

Microsoft BAM (Blacks at Microsoft) Scholarship

Black & African American Students
Technology

Microsoft Disability Scholarship

Students with Disabilities
Technology

Morgan Stanley Scholarship Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Financial Services
Investment Banking

NABA Scholarship Program

Black & African American Students
Financial Services

NACME Bridge Scholars

Any Underrepresented Students
Technology

NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women’s Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Sports

NOAA EPP/MSI Scholarship Program

At Minority Serving Institutions
Science Research

NSPE Diversity in Engineering Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Engineering & Architecture

NWSA Graduate Scholarship

Women or Non-Binary Students
Any Underrepresented Students
Various Interests

National Medical Fellowships Scholarship Programs

Any Underrepresented Students
Healthcare

National Press Club Scholarship Opportunities

Any Underrepresented Students
Journalism

North Carolina Hispanic College Fund

Hispanic Students
Latino Students
Various Interests

PGIM Ron Andrews Diversity Scholarship Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Financial Services

Patsy Mink Foundation Awards

Has Children
Various Interests

Perkins Coie 1L Diversity Fellowship Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Legal

Pfizer Breakthrough Fellowship Program

Any Underrepresented Students
Healthcare

Point Foundation BIPOC Scholarship

Black & African American Students
LGBTQ+ Students
Various Interests

Point Foundation Flagship Scholarship

LGBTQ+ Students
Various Interests

Posse Foundation

Any Underrepresented Students
Various Interests

Prism Foundation Scholarship

Asian American Students
Various Interests

Questbridge Match Scholarship

Low-Income Students
Various Interests

RBC Capital Markets Scholarship

Black & African American Students
Financial Services
Investment Banking

Ron Brown Scholarship

Black & African American Students
Various Interests

Ropes & Grey Roscoe Trimmier Jr. 2L Diversity Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Legal

Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards

Women or Non-Binary Students
Has Children
Various Interests

South Asian Bar Fellowships

Any Underrepresented Students
Legal

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Scholars

Any Underrepresented Students
Various Interests

Stonewall Community Foundation Scholarships

LGBTQ+ Students
Various Interests

The Actuarial Foundation Diversity Scholarship

Any Underrepresented Students
Actuarial

The Beinecke Scholarship

Low-Income Students
Art & Writing

The Dream US National Scholarships

Low-Income Students
Undocumented Students
Various Interests

The Engebretson Foundation Scholarship

Low-Income Students
Various Interests
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