APRIL
American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants:Minority Fellowships
Contact: (212) 596-6270, http://ceae.aicpa.org/Resources/Scholarships+and+Awards/John+L.+Carey+Scholarship+Program.htm;
Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be a minority
that is currently, or will become, a full time student
in an accounting doctoral program. The applicant
must have a Master’s degree and three years
of full time experience practicing accounting, and
aspiring to become an accounting educator. Recipient
must agree to not work full time as a teacher or
teaching assistant during this program. Award: Up
to $8000; Deadline: April 1
Jazz Club of Sarasola
Contact: 1705 Village Green Parkway, Bradenton,
FL 34209, Attn: Scholarship Chairperson
Eligibility: Must express interest in Art-Jazz Dance.
Mail self-addressed envelope to address provided.
Award: $10,000; Deadline: April 1
AAJA
General Scholarship & Internship Awards
Contact: Asian American Journalist Association,
AAJA Program coordinator, 1182 Market St., Suite
320
San Francisco, CA 94102, (415) 346-2051, www.aaja.org;
Eligibility: Graduating seniors, undergraduates,
and graduate students with a focus on journalism.
Award: $1000 - $2500, Deadline: April 1
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Foundation
Contact: Kathy Borunda-Haro, SHPE Scholarships, 5400
East Olympic Blvd., Suite 210, Los Angeles, CA 90022,
13) 888-2080, www.shpe.org; Eligibility: Full-time
Hispanic students majoring in the sciences, engineering
or related fields. Award: $5,000- $10,000; Deadline:
April 1
Chicano/as for Creative Medicine
Contact: East Los Angeles College (ELAC), 1301
Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754
(323) 265-8759, www.elac.cc.ca.us; Eligibility: This
scholarship was created to address the problem that
while there is 1 health professional for every 4oo
residents in general, there is only 1 Latino health
professional, of the same culture and language, for
every 9,500 Latinos. The program hopes to expand
to other geographical areas as revenue generating
efforts allow. Award: $250-$1,500; Deadline: April
1
Service Leadership Award
Contact: Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning
Center, 1465 E. 103rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90002
(323) 564-7911, Fax # (323) 569-8527 http://www.kaiserpermanente.org/locations/California/watts/watts-award.html
Eligibility: High school seniors and college students
who have a minimum 2.8 GPA have demonstrated a commitment
to community service have completed a minimum of
100 hours of voluntary community service in a demographically
under served group in Los Angeles County personal
statement describing your background, motivation
and contribution to community service, as well as
your future aspirations will be required.
Award: $500-$2,000; Deadline: Mid April
San Diego State University
Contact: Department of Journalism, 5300 Campanile
Dr., San Diego, CA 92182, Tim (619) 594-2709
www.sdsu.edu; Eligibility: Minority students interested
in of journalism, advertising, news-editorial, public
relations, and radio-TV news. Award: $1,000; Deadline:
April 1
Latin Business Foundation Scholarship
Contact: Martha Granados, CHARO-CDC Community Development
Corporation, 3951 Medford St., Los Angeles, CA 90063,
(323) 269-0751, www.eastbayconsortium.org/scholarship/133.html
Eligibility: Latino/a high school seniors, college
undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a business
degree. The serious applicant must have applied for
other aid prior to contacting the foundation. Regional.
Award: Varies;
Deadline: April 1
Cornell University Summer College Program, Jerome
H. Holland Scholarships
Contact: Janna Bugliosi Asst. Director Cornell University
Summer College, Box 20 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853,
(607) 255-6203 www.summercollege.cornell.edu; Eligibility:
Minority high school juniors or seniors who demonstrate
outstanding academic ability in addition to financial
need. Award: Partial scholarships to Cornell University
Summer College Program; Deadline: April 1
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Scholarship
Contact: Deidra Schuler, 1707 New Hampshire Ave.,
NW, Washington, DC 20009 (202) 986-2400 ext. 544
Fax: (202) 986-2513, www.deltasigmatheta.org; Eligibility:
Members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Award: Up
to $2,000; Deadline: April 1
NAHP- Presidential Classroom Scholars
Contact: NAHP, 119 Oronoco St., Alexandria, VA
22314, (800) 441-6533 Eligibility: Available for
high school
juniors and seniors. Must have a 3.8 or above GPA.
Interest in Civic Education Award: $600; Deadline:
April 1
The Ana Maria Arias Scholarship
Contact: Alma Rojas, 1725 K. Street- NW, Suite
501, Washington, D.C. 20006, (202) 833-0060, e-mail:
hermana2@aol.com,
www.hermana.org; Eligibility: Available to Hispanic
women attending a 4-year accredited U.S. college.
Award: Varies; Deadline: April 1
Al-Ben Scholarship
Contact: Los Angeles Council of Black Professional
Engineers 4401 Crenshaw Blvd. Suite 312, Los Angeles,
CA 90043 Eligibility: Black high school seniors,
high school graduates, or college students from the
LA area or currently attending an institution of
higher learning and interested in majoring in the
sciences or engineering. Award: Contact for details;
Deadline: April 2
TELACU Education Foundation Scholarship
Contact: 5400 E. Olympic, Suite 300, Los Angeles,
CA 90022, (323) 721-1655 e-mail: telacu@telacu.com,
www.telacu.com; Eligibility: Open to Latino/a undergraduates
focusing in law or business administration.
Award: $500-$3,000; Deadline: April 2
TELACU Education Foundation Scholarship
Contact: TELACU Education Foundation, 5400 E. Olympic,
Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90022, (323) 721-1655,
www.telacu.com, e-mail: telacu@telacu.com; Eligibility:
Latino/a students focusing in Chemical Engineering,
Electronic, Industrial, Mathematics. Area: Regional
Award: varies depending on score; Deadline: April
2
Richard Alatorre Fellowship
Contact: Michael Alvarado, TELACU Education Foundation,
5400 E. Olympic, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90022,
(323) 721-1655, Fax: (323) 724-3372, www.telacu.commailto:,
e-mail: telacu@telacu.com; Eligibility: Latinos only
concentrating on Public Policy or Law Degree. Award:
$10,000; renewable; Deadline: April 3
TELACU Arts Award
Contact: TELACU Education Foundation, Michael Alvarado,
5400E. Olympic, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90022
(323) 721-1655, www.telacu.com, e-mail: telacu@telacu.com;
Eligibility: Fine Arts, Music, Drama, Dance, or Theater
focus. To qualify, students must reside in the following
areas: Unincorporated East Los Angeles, Bell Gardens,
Commerce, Huntington Park, Montebello, Monterey Park,
South Gate, and the City of Los Angeles. Award: $1,000;
Deadline: April 3
USC Joel Garcia Memorial Scholarship Fund
Contact: Cozette Munatones, California Chicano
News Media Association, USC School of Journalism,
3800
S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90037, e-mail: info@ccnma.org;
Eligibility: High school graduates and college students
of Latino/a descent in CA interested in pursuing
journalism or communication careers. Applicant need
not be majoring in journalism or communications.
Award: $500-$2,000; Deadline: April 4
Mary Moy Quan Ing Memorial Scholarship Award
Contact: Asian American Journalist Association,
Contact: AAJA Program Coordinator, 1182 Market
St, Suite 320,
San Francisco, CA 94102, (415) 346-2051, www.aaja.org;
Eligibility: Historically underrepresented Asian
Pacific Americans Focus: Print, Broadcast, or Photo
Journalism. Award: $1,500; Deadline: April 7
Minoru Yasui Memorial Scholarship Award
Contact: AAJA, 182 Market Street, Suite 320, San
Francisco, CA 94102, (415) 346-2051, Fax: 415 346-6343
Email: National@aaja.org, www.aaja.org; Eligibility:
Asian American male broadcaster Focus: Print, Broadcast,
or Photo Journalism Award: $1,000; Deadline: April
7
Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant
Association
Contact: National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation, 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1500
Chicago, Illinois 60604-2702, (800) 765-2122, www.nraef.org,
e-mail: info@foodtrain.org Eligibility: minimum 2.75
gpa, at least 750 hours of experience and Undergraduate
students in the food service area. Award: $2,000;
Deadline: April 8
Reserve Officers of the United States
Contact: Henry J. Reilly, Chairman Mickey Hagan,
Memorial Scholarship Fund, One Constitution Ave.,
NE
Washington, DC 20002, (202) 479- 2200 Eligibility:
Children and grandchildren of R.O.A. members. Must
attend or be accepted to a college or university.
Award: $500; Deadline: April 10
AMVETS National Headquarters
Contact: Beryl Love, 4647 Forbes Blvd., Lanham,
MD 20706, (877) 726-8387, Fax: (301) 459-7924,
www.amvets.org,
e-mail: amvets@amvets.org Eligibility: High school
graduates who are grandchildren, sons or daughters
of American living or deceased veterans and are U.S.
citizens. Award: $1,000; renewable for 4 years
Deadline: April 15 application deadline. Request
application between Jan 1- Feb 15; call in December.
National AMBUCS Scholarship for Therapists
Contact: National Scholarship Committee AMBUCS
Resource Center, PO Box 5127 High Point, NC 27262(336)869-2166,
Fax: (336) 887-8451, www.ambucs.com, e-mail: ambucs@ambucs.com
Eligibility: Physical, Occupational, Speech Language
Pathology, and hearing audiology Award: Contact for
details from $500-$1,500 per year; Deadline: April
15
Academy Fellowships
Contact: Hydee Diaz, The Greenling Institute, 785
Market St., Third floor, San Francisco, CA 20003,
(415) 284-7200 www.greenlining.org; Eligibility:
Students must have completed their undergraduate
studies and be enrolled in or preparing for graduate
studies in Public Policy or a related field. Award:
Contact for details; Deadline: April 15
Coca Cola USA
Contact: Mark Davis or the Scholarship Office PO
Box Drawer 1734, Atlanta, GA 30301, (214) 902-2830
www.thecocacolacompany.com ; Eligibility: Senior
high school students who attend or will attend one
of the 116 historically black colleges and universities
that are members of the National Association for
Equal Opportunity in higher education Award: Contact
for details; Deadline: April 15
Junior State Statesman
Foundation (Summer School)
Contact: 400 South El Camino, Suite 300, San Mateo,
Calif. 94402, (800) 334-5353, Fax: (650) 347-7200
www.jsa.org, e-mail: Jsa@jsa.org Eligibility: High
school student who will not be graduating before
summer school. Decision is based on academic achievement,
leadership ability, and interest in politics or government.
Students meet and question headline figures from
government and politics such as the President, his
cabinet, House and Senate leaders, Justices of the
Supreme Court, journalists, and members of the diplomatic
corps. Award: Contact for details; Deadline: April
27
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship
Contact: Tom Holcombe, P.O. Box 2877, Tampa, FL
33601, (866)452-2737 e-mail: tholcomb@hklaw.com,
www.holocaust.hklaw.com;
Eligibility: This is an essay contest open to high
school students aged 19 and under. The applicant
must respond to a prompt found at the website and
submit an entry form, which can also be obtained
at the website. For more guidelines please visit
the website. Award: Up to $5,000 in scholarships
and for the first prize winners, a trip to Washington,
D.C. to visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.;
Deadline: Mid to late April.
Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship in the Department of Pharmacology
University of California, Irvine, Contact: UCI Office
of Financial Aid and Scholarships, 102 Administration
Building Irvine, CA 92697-2825, (949) 824-8262, Fax:
(949) 824-9096, www.uci.edu; Eligibility: Open to
juniors interested in pursing a Ph.D. in pharmacology.
Award: $2,000; Deadline: Early April;
(Open to U.S.
and non-U.S. Citizens)
AHBAI
Contact: Fred Luster Sr. Education Foundation c/o
AHBAI P.O Box 19510 Chicago, Il 60619, Tel: (312)
644-6610 Fax: (312) 321-5194, www.proudlady.org/scholar/,
e-mail: AHBAI@SBA.COM; Eligibility: High school seniors
planning to major in chemistry, business or engineering,
must be enrolled in a four-year college as freshmen,
must have minimum 3.0 GPA, based on financial need
Award: $250-$500; Deadline: April 15
Duracell/National
Urban League Scholarship
Contact: Denise Wooten, National Urban League Scholarship
Programs, 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, (888)
839-0467, www.nul.org/scholarships.html or www.thekaul.org/youth.htm;
Eligibility: Open to minority students focusing in
engineering, sales, marketing, finance, and business
Award: $10,000; Deadline: April 15
(Open to U.S. and non-U.S. Citizens)
Fountainhead Essay Contest
Contact: The Ayn Rand Institute P.O. Box 57044 Irvine,
CA 92619-7044 (949) 222-6550 Fax: (949) 222-6558
www.aynrand.org; Eligibility: Applicant must be a
junior or senior in high school. Please see their
website for the essay question. Award: $50 - $10,000;
Deadline: April 25
United States Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Contact: James Forestal Campus, Michael Wolley,
PO. Box 3008, Princeton, NJ. 08543-3008, (800)
292-7777,
Fax: (609) 452-2259, www.marine-scholars.org/, e-mail:
mcsf@marine-scholars.org; Eligibility: Children of
U.S. Marines or dependent children of former Marines.
Must be used for undergraduate or vocational study.
Award: $500-2,500; renewable for 4 years; Deadline:
April 15
Business and Professional Women's Foundation
Contact: Scholarships and Loans, 2012 Massachusetts
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293-1200 ext.
169 www.bpwusa.org; Eligibility: Applicant must be
a woman, 25 years of age or older and enrolled in
an accredited program. Must be a U.S. citizen. Send
self-addressed stamped envelope for application.
Award: $2,000; Deadline: April 15
Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity: Tau Chapter Scholarship
Contact: CSU-Dominguez Hills, Sigma Lambda Beta
Fraternity, 1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA
90747
e-mail: betas@tauchapter.com, www.tauchapter.com,
Eligibility: This award is offered to a high school
senior of Hispanic origin. Student must have a 2.5
GPA or higher and accepted to CSU Dominguez. Award:
$500; Deadline: April 19
M.E.Ch.A. Alumni Scholarship
University of California, Riverside, Contact: Maria
Rincon, Enedelia Ornelas, or Paulina Moreno, M.E.Ch.A.
Alumni Scholarship, Chicano Student Programs, 229
Costo Hall, Riverside, CA 92521, (909) 787-3821,
Eligibility: Student must be either a high school
senior with a 3.0 GPA, a transfer student with a
2.8 GPA, or a student currently enrolled at UCR with
a 3.0 GPA or above. Award: $300 (3 awards available);
Deadline: April 19
Bryce Harlow Scholarship
Contact:1701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20006 202/654-7812 Fax: 202/638-5178
www.bryceharlow.org;
Eligibility: Students must be accepted for admission
to a graduate degree program at a participating university.
Applicants must plan to enroll in part-time graduate
studies for credit at the participating university
for at least two semesters of the 2007-2008 academic
year. Applicants must demonstrate an interest and
strong ability for a career in public affairs, government
relations or lobbying. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Award: $6,000 Deadline: April 20th
Latino Faculty/Staff and Student Association Scholarship
Contact: Cal State Polytechnic University Pomona,
Ernesto G. Rodriguez, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona,
CA 91768 (909) 869-3700, www.csupomona.edu, Eligibility:
Latino/a undergraduate students. Award: $250-$500;
Deadline: April 21
Association for
Women in Architecture Scholarship
Contact: 386 Beech Avenue, www.awala.org or Wendy
(310) 893-7231 Eligibility: This scholarship is for
females that have completed at least one full year
of college course work. Applicants must be majoring,
or planning to major, in an architecture related
field, which includes Interior Design/Architecture,
Environmental Design, or Urban and/or Planning/Design.
Award: $250-$1,000; Deadline: April 24
Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students
Contact: Dick Wise, UCLA, P.O. Box 951419, Los
Angeles CA 90095-1419, (310) 206-2182 or (310)
825-4321 ext.
53621, www.ucla.edu; Eligibility: Open to undergraduate
students focusing in science and biomedical science.
Award: $300 a week; Deadline: Late April
Tylenol Scholarships
Contact: Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America,
Inc., 1505 Riverview Road, P.O. Box 88, St. Peter,
MN 56082 http://scholarship.tylenol.com/ , Tylenol® Scholarship
Eligibility: Student must be an undergraduate or
graduate with at least one more year of education
remaining. The applicant must demonstrate leadership
in their community and school, and intend on majoring
in a health-related field. Awards: Ten $10,000 awards
and 30 $5,000 Grants; Deadline: May 15
A.W. Bodine-Sunkist Memorial Scholarship
Contact: Sunkist Growers, INC. Scholarship and
Awards Program PO Box 7888 Van Nuys, CA 91409-7888
Eligibility:
Student entering any undergraduate grade level.
Must have a background in AZ or CA agriculture
(you or
someone in your immediate family must have derived
the majority of your/their income from agriculture),
financial need, and a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection
is based on test scores, essay and references.
Award: $2,000 Deadline: April 30; Renewable
American Planning Association (3 Scholarships)
Contact: American Planning Association, 1776
Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036,
(202) 872-0611
Fax: 202-872-0643, www.planning.org - first week
in January
Eligibility: Minority college sophomore, junior
or senior planning to major in (Urban) Planning
or of
a major closely related (e.g. environmental science
or public administration). Also based on need.
Award: $ 2,500; Deadline: April 30
California's Winegrape Growers Foundation Scholarship
Contact: Carolee Williams, (916) 924-5370, Fax
# (916) 924-5370 601 University Ave. ST. 135
Sacramento, CA 95825 www.cawg.org; Eligibility:
Parent/Guardian
must be employed by winegrape growers. Based
on financial
need and academic achievement. Recommended
that you already be in the process of establishing
residency.
Must submit essay. Award: Two $4,000 four-year
scholarships ($1,000 annually). Four $1,000
two-year scholarships
($500 annually). Deadline: April
Chevrolet Excellence in Education Award
Contact: General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet
Motor Division, Attn: GM Scholarship Administration
Center
702 West Fifth Avenue, Naperville, Il 60563,
(888) 377-5233 www.gm.com; Eligibility: Eligible
students
must be graduating Hispanic high school seniors
that have accumulated at least a 3.2 GPA.
Students must
demonstrate academic excellence and community
involvement. As part of the application process,
students must
include a recommendation from a high school
teacher or administrator, official high school
transcripts,
and a personal statement (500-750 words)
about their high school experiences. Award:
$1,000;
Deadline: April
Cuban American Teachers Association Scholarship
Program
Contact: Alberto Del Calvo,12037Peoria
St. Sun Valley, Ca tel ( 818)768- 2669
fax:(714)
664-0517
Eligibility: Students of Cuban descent
who reside in LA County. Must speak Spanish
and
demonstrate
an interest in Cuban heritage. 3.0 minimum
GPA and school/community leadership activities.
Award:
$300-
$500; Deadline: April
Latin Business Association Scholarship
Contact: TELACU Education Foundation, 5400
East Olympic Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles,
CA 90022
(323) 721-1655, Fax: (323) 724-3372,
e-mail: telacu@telacu.com; Eligibility:
This scholarship
is open to Latino
undergraduates that are majoring in a
business related field, and
reside in unincorporated areas of east
Los Angeles, as well as the cities of
Bell Gardens,
Commerce,
Huntington Park, Los Angeles, Montebello,
Monterey Park, or South Gate. Applicants
must be a first-generation
college student, be from a low-income
family, have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and
be a U.S.
citizen or permanent
resident. The student must be attending
or planning to transfer to a university
in Southern
California.
Award: $1,000; Deadline: April
Matthew G. Martinez Scholar Award
Contact: TELACU Education Foundation,
5400 East Olympic Blvd., Suite 300,
Los Angeles,
CA 90022
(323) 721-1655, Fax: (323) 724-3372,
e-mail: telacu@telacu.com; Eligibility:
This scholarship
is open to Latino
undergraduate college or university
students that reside in unincorporated
areas of east Los Angeles, as well
as
the cities of Bell Gardens, Commerce,
Huntington
Park,
Los Angeles, Montebello, Monterey Park,
or South
Gate. Applicants
must be a first-generation college
student, be from a low-income family,
have a minimum
GPA
of 2.5, and
a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
The award must be used at a university/college
designated
by TELACU.
Award: $2,000; Deadline: April
Ramona's Mexican Food Products Scholarship
Contact: Carolina Remtz, 13633 South
Western Ave., Gardena, CA 90249,
(310) 323-1950,
Fax: (310) 323-4210
Eligibility: East LA area students
of Mexican descent that attend Roosevelt
High, Garfield
High, or Lincoln
High schools. Award: $10,000; Deadline:
April
East Los Angeles Community Union
TELACU Scholarship Fund
Contact: 5400 East Olympic Blvd.
Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90022,
(323) 721-1655,
www.telacu.com
e-mail: telacu@telacu.com; Eligibility:
Latino/a college students who are
residents of Commerce,
Los Angeles, Montebello or Monterrey
Park. Must attend
ELAC, Cal State Fullerton, Cal
State L.A., Cal State Long Beach,
Cal State
Northridge,
UCLA,
UC Irvine,
Harvey Mudd College, Loyola Marymount
University, Mt. St. Mary's College,
Pepperdine University,
Occidental College, Whittier College
or USC. Award: $10,000;
Deadline: April
Presidential Classroom Scholars
Program
Contact: 119 Oronoco Street,
(800) 441-6533, www.presidentialclassroom.org;
Eligibility:
This program is only available
to high school juniors and seniors
with
a minimum of 3.8
GPA and an interest in civic
education.
Award: $100-$500 stipend, and
travel expenses for
a one week program
in public policy and education.
Deadline: April
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