Black students, get serious about minority scholarship applications (Pt. 2)
BlackTechLogy: With Affirmative Action outlawed, Republicans are trying to block black scholarships altogether
Writer’s note: Click here for part 1, highlighting the Apple HBCU Scholars Program. Applications opened on Sept. 8. Click here for part 3, highlighting the Ron Brown Scholarship for high school seniors. Applications are open starting November 1. Click here for part 4, highlighting the Diversity in Law Scholarship Contest. Application deadline is July 28. Click here for parts 5 and 6, highlighting the Innovation in Education Scholarship (deadline is the 20th of each month) and AIChE Minority Scholarship Award (deadline extended to September 1).
After the Supreme Court’s recent decision to ban colleges and universities from taking race into consideration for granting admission, it appears that’s not enough damage done. MSNBC reports that Republicans are now focusing their lens on minority scholarships altogether.
Republican speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, Robin Vos, claimed via Twitter that minority scholarship programs designated for students who are Black; Indigenous; Hispanic; or of Laotian, Vietnamese or Cambodian descent amounted to “discrimination.” Translation: They’re trying to get back to the days of guessing jelly beans to vote — only this time the ballot is replaced by textbooks and a seat in class.
While black students are already facing mixed-bag obstacles while trying to walk across a graduation stage, this is as good of a time as any to really get serious about applying for minority scholarships before (or if) they’re banned too.
Recommended Read: “From PWI to HBCU: Why I fled ~ College, and threat of expulsion, made my naivete about racism disappear”
This summer and via this “BlackTechLogy” series, I will be highlighting a minority scholarship each week that African-American students can apply for, specifically ones geared toward HBCUs.
Recommended Read: “Life before slavery: African history gets the silent treatment in U.S. schools ~ Teaching U.S.’s mistreatment of Africans is important, but what about pre-slavery?”
MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP HIGHLIGHT: HBCU Tuition & Travel Grant
Application Start (and Deadline) Dates: The application is due by midnight Central Time of November 1, 2023. Click here for the application.
Prize Amount: $1,500 tuition scholarship and $500 flight reimbursement stipend
Additional Perks: Submit ONE application. IES Abroad will send an email within five business days detailing how much, if any, need-based aid you will receive, as well as a list of any scholarships you will be considered for. Approximately six weeks after the scholarship and aid deadline, they'll notify you of your final aid package.
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Major/Mandatory Area of Focus: All programs require you to submit an online application, official transcript and the Home School Authorization form. To find out your program’s specific additional requirements and instructions, select that country or program.
HBCU Relevance: Applicants must attend a member or associate member school of the IES Abroad Consortium that is an HBCU. (A couple of HBCU examples out of the 275 total schools listed include Clark Atlanta University and Florida A&M University.) Additionally, your school must transfer at least 75% of institutional aid for study abroad.
Affiliates: IES Abroad
For more information, click here.
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