If you are an African American student hoping to have some assistance paying for college, a scholarship made especially for black people may be available to you. Your first step in obtaining a scholarship for college is to find the scholarship. The search may seem a bit detailed, but in the end it may be worth it if you can receive a nice chunk of school paid for.
Instructions
1. Talk to your guidance counselor if you are in high school and are looking for scholarships solely for African Americans. Your guidance counselor is trained to know much about all types of college scholarships and can point you in the direction of all scholarships available to a black student whether you are male or female. If your guidance counselor can't assist you in finding scholarships for African Americans, then request that he give you the name or number of someone who can.
2. Visit the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) (see Resources below) or give them a call using the contact information on their website. The United Negro College Fund plays a big role in helping African Americans go to college with assistance; each year 65,000 African Americans are able to go to college thanks to this fund. The UNCF provides scholarships for African American students as well as partners with 39 colleges to provide tuition at less than half the cost of other private colleges. To contact the UNCF you can call 1-800-331-2244 or visit their website for more information.
3. Contact local and state colleges in your area by giving them a call or sending an email. A simple phone call or email inquiring about what scholarships the school offers directly to African American students may be all you need to do to get a scholarship for school.
4. Visit Black College Dollars (see Resources below) to help you find a scholarship. This website offers a free college scholarship search focused on finding African Americans scholarships. Input information about yourself as to whether you are a high school student, a college student or a grad student, what types of scholarships you are looking for, what your current grade point average is and what your academic and career goals are. Once you have input the information you will be taken to a list of scholarships for African Americans.
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