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African American College Grants
In education, up until the last ten or fifteen years, one of the most disadvantaged minority groups in the United States was the African Americans. Lack of funding prevented many from attending an institution of higher learning. With the generations of private, state and federal supporters, the opportunities available for attending college or university and funding options available for African Americans has never been better. Many students once chose two year or vocational degrees for financial reasons but are now selecting four-year college and university degree and graduate programs. With all of the excellent educational resources available to African American students today including grants, college and university enrollment is the highest it has ever been. Some excellent sites on African American college grants include Scholarships.com, the United Negro College Fund and the Government Grants for Minorities website.
In the States, one of the oldest and most recognized organizations devoted exclusively to African American educational advancement is the UNCF or United Negro College Fund. Founded in 1944, it was not until 1972 that the UNCF got its very powerful, well-known motto "A mind is a terrible thing to waste". The list of donors to this fund has continued to increase over the years making the United Negro College Fund one of the largest supporters of African Americans educational goals. Along with directly distributing a vast multitude of fellowships, scholarships, and grants to African American students at all university and college levels, it also provides liberal financial support to a large number of historically black universities and colleges.
In the United States there are approximately forty historically black colleges offering African American students strong support for social and education advancement. In Atlanta, Georgia, Spelman College offers African American women, considered one of the population's most disadvantaged segments, excellent first-rate educational opportunities. The United Negro College Fund participates with Spelman College to distribute grants to financially challenged students. The college also offers African Americans program major and academic excellence grants. Another Atlanta college that offers African American student's grants is Morehouse College. They offer these grants based on program major, athletic excellence, or academic excellence. The musical department has music department grants for students with a passion or mastery of music and musical instruments. In Washington D.C., the Howard University awards grants and freshman scholarships for academic excellence. Based on academic excellence, two other grants Howard University awards are the Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Program and the Frederick Douglass Scholars Program.
The National Black Nurses Association extends grants ranging from five hundred to two thousand dollars, to help black women going into the nursing college and entered in a four-year program. Another nursing grant available is the March of Dimes Nursing Scholarship for minority students. The AICPA or American Institute of Certified Public Accounts offers minority students grants based on their academic standing, merit but they must be enrolled in an undergraduate finance or accounting program full time. The U.S. Department of Educations has federal funds available to help disadvantaged and minority students. There are also grants available in many states to educate minority regional students. Many large corporations also have grant programs including AT&T and Coca-Cola.
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