27 Summer Scholarships to Apply for: HBCU Edition

Are you on summer break trying to figure out how to pay your college tuition next semester? No worries! I have compiled the top 27 summer scholarships that you can complete over your summer break.

These summer scholarships are some of my favorite scholarships because they have less competition, because most students are chilling at the beach, and they were created for students that look like you—brown and black students. It gets even better, most of these scholarships are for students attending an HBCU.

Black and brown high school students, undergraduate students, and graduate students I have you covered, there are scholarship opportunities for you.

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Check out these 27 Summer Scholarships that you can Apply for Today

This is a great time to start looking over the eligibility requirements for all the scholarship applications to determine which scholarships you are eligible for.

The best way to win scholarships is to follow the instructions. If a scholarship is for female students with community service experience and you are a male student with no volunteer experience then you have not met the eligibility criteria.

Before you apply for a scholarship make sure you meet ALL the eligibility requirements.

I would suggest you create a scholarship spreadsheet so you can keep track of your scholarships you can see which ones you applied for and you can easily keep track of the application deadline. On the scholarship spreadsheet, you can also create a column to list the materials requested for each scholarship.

Some scholarships will ask for a letter of recommendation, household income, a list of your extracurricular activities, academic achievements, or the number of credits you have completed.

Even if you receive a federal Pell Grant and student loans you should still apply for summer scholarships over your summer break. I know you are probably thinking I have federal student aid and subsidized and unsubsidized loans, so do I really need to spend my summer worrying about college scholarships?

No, you don’t need to worry but most students have a financial need even though they receive financial aid, and remember student loans have to be repaid.

Why get into student loan debt when you can win summer scholarships which don’t create debt or have to be repaid?

UNCF Black Educators Scholarship

Open to: African American Juniors attending an HBCU
Major: Education
GPA Minimum: 2.5
Award: $2,500 (2) Renewable
Deadline: June 27

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGbCpQAL

NAACP|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Scholarship

Open to: African American College Sophomores (preference given to HBCU attendees)
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $5,000 (renewable)
Deadline: June 29

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGxJXQA1

AT&T|The NETwork BICP – Lewis Latimer Scholarship

Open to: Graduating High School Seniors, College Freshmen, Sophomores, or Juniors
Major: Architecture, agriculture, agriculture operations, biological and biomedical sciences, computer and information sciences and support, engineering technologies,
engineering, health professions, mathematics, physical sciences, psychology, visual and performing arts, and other STEAM fields
GPA Minimum: 2.75
Award: $2,500
Deadline: June 29

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGxVrQAL

Crest Scholarship

Open to: Minority students who are entering their 1st or 2nd year of DPT or be a student entering a PTA to DPT bridge program
GPA Minimum: 3.2
Award: $14,000 (1st Place) or $5,000 (Runner up) Renewable
Deadline: June 30

https://rizing-tide.com/scholarships/crest/

Men Who Dare Scholarship

Open to: High School Seniors and College Students
GPA Minimum: 2.8
Deadline: July 1

https://menwhodareinc.org/2023-m-w-d-application-1

AlixPartners|UNCF Scholarship

Open to: Current HBCU Sophomores (priority given to Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College attendees)
Major: Accounting, analytics, business, engineering, finance, math, or technology
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $5,000
Deadline: July 3

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGyDVQA1

AlixPartners MBA|UNCF Scholarship

Open to: HBCU grads starting 1st year of MBA program at top 30 business school
Award: $10,000
Deadline: July 3

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGyDfQAL

BLM2 Scholarship Foundation

Open to: Minority students who are graduating high school seniors in the year of the award
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $1,000
Deadline: July 3

https://www.blmsquaredscholarship.org/applicants

Eleanor Majorie Prescod Memorial Scholarship

Open to: Juniors or Seniors
Major: Science or Humanities field
GPA Minimum: 3.5
Award: $2,125 (2) Renewable
Deadline: July 3

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGvZIQA1

Bayer Fund STEM Scholarship

Open to: HBCU Juniors (preference given to African American students that live near a Bayer location in the following states – AZ, CA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, ND, PA, PR, TX, WA, and WI

Major: STEM
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $4,400
Deadline: July 6

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGyiaQAD

Macy’s Brighter Futures Scholarship (Phase 1)

Open to: HBCU College Students
GPA Minimum: 2.5
Award: $5,000 (100+)
Deadline: July 6

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000AobzqQAB

Annual Financial Empowerment Scholarship

Open to: Undergraduate or Graduate Student
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $1,500
Deadline: July 14

https://www.bankmobile.com/scholarship

Advancepoint Capital’s Financial Literacy Scholarship

Open to: Entering or Current Undergraduate
Award: $1,000
Deadline: July 15

https://advancepointcapital.com/advancepoint-capital-scholarship/

Sprout Social UNCF Scholarship

Open to: African American College Juniors (Priority given to Howard University, North Carolina AT&T State University, and Georgia Institute of Technology students)
Major: Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering fields
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $11,000
Deadline: July 17

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGvuZQAT

TJX Scholarship

Open to: African American College and Community College Students (Priority given to HBCU students)
GPA Minimum: 2.5
Award: $10,000
Deadline: July 20

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGymnQAD

TMCF|Altria Scholarship

Open to: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, or Senior at a TCMF member school
Major: Agriculture or STEM disciplines
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $2,000 (25)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/tmcf-altria-scholarship-program/

Cargill – TMCF Thrive Scholars

Open to: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior at a TCMF member school
Major: Agriculture or STEM disciplines
GPA Minimum: 2.75
Award: $15,000 (20)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/2023-2024-cargill-tmcf-thrive-scholars/

TMG|Ivy Beauty Scholarship

Open to: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors at a TCMF member school
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $4,100 (10)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/2022-2023-tmcf-ivy-beauty-scholarship/

TMCF|JCDRP Family Foundation Scholarship

Open to: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors at a TCMF member school
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $7,500 (6)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/tmcf-jcdrp-family-foundation-scholarship/

TMCF|MassMutual Access Scholarship

Open to: African American Junior attending an HBCU
Major: Math, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Data Science and Technologies, Physics, any Business Major, Supply Chain Management, or Actuarial Science
GPA Minimum: 2.8
Award: $5,000 (10)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/2023-2024-tmcf-massmutual-access-scholarship/

TMCF|MassMutual Corporate Scholarship

Open to: African American Junior attending an HBCU
Major: Math, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Data Science and Technologies, Physics, any Business Major, Supply Chain Management, or Actuarial Science
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $16,000 (5)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/2023-2024-tmcf-massmutual-corporate-scholarship/

TMCF|Sanofi Next Gen Scholarship

Open to: Sophomores, Junior, Senior, or Graduate Level Students at an HBCU
Major: Healthcare, STEM, Public Health, Finance, Marketing/Sales, IT/Digital, etc…
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $15,000 (50)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/2023-2024-tmcf-sanofi-scholarship/

TMCF|NCB HBCU Scholarship (in honor of Chuck Snyder)

Open to: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors at an HBCU
Major: All
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $5,000 (12)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/2023-2024-tmcf-ncb-hbcu-scholarship-in-honor-of-chuck-snyder/

TMCF|Wells Fargo Scholarship

Open to: Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors at a TMCF member school
Major: STEM and Finance majors preferred
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $7,500 (133)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/2023-2024-tmcf-wells-fargo-scholarship/

TMCF|Wells Fargo Emergency Scholarship

Open to: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors at a TMCF member school
GPA Minimum: 2.75
Award: $1,000 (60)
Deadline: July 28

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/2023-2024-tmcf-wells-fargo-emergency-scholarship/

UNCF Black Women in STEM Scholarship

Open to: Female College Juniors (Priority given to HBCU and the University of Miami students)
Major: STEM and Financial Services
GPA Minimum: 2.75
Award: $5.000 (60)
Deadline: July 31

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000AobiMQAR

United Health Foundation Future Clinicians Scholarship

Open to: Female College Juniors that are African American, Asian Pacific Islander American, American Indian-Alaska Native, or Hispanic American
Major: Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Award: $5.000
Deadline: August 27

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2i8Y00000BGwZbQAL

Don’t let the summer months fly by before you realize your summer job earnings won’t cover the fall tuition. Take advantage of the complete list of summer scholarships and pay close attention to the summer deadlines. Once the scholarship awards start rolling in you won’t even miss the time you spent in the scholarship application process.