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We found 1,573 awards for African American.
Award Name Level Of Study Award Type Award Amount Deadline
African American Achievement Scholarship Fund
Organization:
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Purposes: To help bring higher education within reach of residents in Massachusetts who might not otherwise be able to afford it.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
 February
MHS African American Studies Fellowships
Organization:
Massachusetts Historical Society
Purposes: To support research at the Massachusetts Historical Society in African American History.
Professional Development
Fellowship
$2,000
March
African American Single Mother's Scholarship
Organization:
Golden State Workers Compensation
Purposes: Ryan Davis and his entire team are all strong supporters of higher education and believe students should be able to follow their dream career paths. This is why Attorney Ryan Davis and everyone at Golden State Workers Compensation is proud to offer a scholarship award to a deserving current African American single parent student pursuing their dream through higher education
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
High School
Professional Development
Vocational
Scholarship
$2,000
December
Mildred Towle Scholarship for African-Americans
Organization:
Hawaii Community Foundation
Purposes: To provide scholarships to African American students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
African Humanities Program
Organization:
American Council of Learned Societies
Purposes: To support dissertations and projects in African studies in all disciplines of the humanities.
N/A
Fellowship
N/A
Wadsworth African Fellowships
Organization:
Wenner-Gren Foundation
Purposes: To support African students undertaking study leading to a PhD at a South African university that can provide them with international-level training in anthropology.
Graduate Degree
Fellowship
$17,500
December
Carter G. Woodson Institute Post-doctoral Residential Research &
Organization:
Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies
Purposes: To facilitate the writing of dissertations or manuscripts and provide successful applicants the opportunity to discuss and exchange works-in-progress both with each other and the larger intellectual community of the University.
Professional Development
Fellowship
$47,476
December
Ned and Myrna Blair Scholarship
Organization:
Black Business and Professional Association
Purposes: To support Black Canadian students pursuing studies in African, Caribbean, or Black studies.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
 July
Carter G. Woodson Institute Pre-doctoral Fellowship
Organization:
Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies
Purposes: To provide for advanced PhD students completing dissertation projects, the program exposes pre-doctoral fellows to other emerging scholars from Universities across the nation, offering the space, guidance, and intellectual exchange necessary to complete o
Graduate Degree
Fellowship
$24,000
December
APW African Canadian Youth Scholarship
Organization:
Black Business and Professional Association
Purposes: To support Black Canadian students pursuing careers as artists.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
 July
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