Black students, get serious about minority scholarship applications (Pt. 4)
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 2, highlighting the HBCU Tuition & Travel Grant. Application deadline is November 1. Click here for part 3, highlighting the Ron Brown Scholarship for high school seniors. Applications are open starting November 1. 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.
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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.
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MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP HIGHLIGHT: Diversity in Law Scholarship Contest
Application Start (and Deadline) Dates: Applications must be received by this Friday, July 28, 2023. Click here for the application.
Prize Amount: Annual $1,500 minority scholarship for legal education costs
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Major/Mandatory Area of Focus: Applicants must be accepted to or currently enrolled in an accredited law school or paralegal program as of the fall 2023 semester.
HBCU Relevance: In 2020, 86% of all lawyers were white (and non-Hispanic); only 5% of all lawyers are African American — the same percentage as 10 years earlier, reports the American Bar Association.
Affiliates: Sutliff & Stout, an injury and accident law firm, is sponsoring this nationwide scholarship contest for minorities pursuing a legal career.
For more information, click here.
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