Top 21+ Incredible March Scholarships for Black Students (Apply Now!)

Do you think the cost of tuition is through the roof? Whether you are an incoming or current student, apply to these March Scholarships for Black Students.

 

 

If you are a black or an HBCU student, you should take advantage of these March scholarships created to assist with your college bills. Some of these scholarships don’t require a minimum GPA or a certain major and some are renewable each year. Check out this incredible list of March Scholarships for Black Students.

 

Here are 21 + March Scholarships for Black Students

 

 

 

 

ELC Scholarship Program

• Open to:  U.S. Citizens who identify as Black, African American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, or of other African descent and are current undergraduate or graduate students or currently enrolled in a community college or junior college and have been accepted to an accredited four-year college
• Major: Open
• GPA Minimum: Open
• Award:  Varies (100 awards)
• Deadline:  March 1

 

 

The Lewis Scholarship

• Open to:  Currently enrolled college students of color in their third or fourth year of undergraduate study who is at least 18 years of age (graduating seniors may apply for this scholarship if their internship takes place in the semester immediately following graduation)
• Major:  Planning to pursue a career in journalism
• GPA Minimum: 3.0
• Award:  Free housing and a $1,000 monthly stipend
• Deadline:  March 1

 

 

The Richard G. Zimmerman Scholarship

• Open to:  High school seniors
• Major:  Planning to pursue a career in journalism
• GPA Minimum: 3.0
• Award:  $5,000
• Deadline:  March 1

 

 

The Scholarship for Journalism Diversity Honoring Julie Schoo

• Open to: High school seniors
• Major:  Planning to pursue a career in journalism
• GPA Minimum: 3.0
• Award:  $5,000 (renewable up to 3 years)
• Deadline:  March 1

 

 

The Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship

• Open to: High school seniors and current college students (preference given to community college students)
• Major:  Planning on pursuing a career in broadcast journalism
• GPA Minimum: Open
• Award:  $5,000 (renewable up to 3 years)
• Deadline:  March 1

 

 

UNCF Toyota Scholars Program

• Open to:  Current HBCU sophomores and juniors
• Major:  Accounting, Business, Business Administration, Business Communications, Chemical Engineering, Cloud Computing, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Technology, Data Mining and Analytics, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science(s), Finance, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Mechanical Engineering, or Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
• GPA Minimum: 2.75
• Award:  $5,000
• Deadline:  March 2

 

UNCF Element Fleet Scholarship

• Open to:  Current college juniors and seniors
• Major:  Accounting, Business, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Sales or Supply Chain Management (Business-related field)
• GPA Minimum: 3.5
• Award:  Up to $3,500
• Deadline:  March 3

 

 

Jack and Jill of America Foundation Scholarship

• Open to:  Current college freshmen
• Major:  Accounting, Business, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Sales or Supply Chain Management (Business-related field)
• GPA Minimum: 3.0
• Award:  Up to $2,500  (Renewable)
• Deadline:  March 10

 

 

AICPA Scholarship for Future CPAs

• Open to: Undergraduate and graduate students
• Major:  Accounting-related field
• GPA Minimum: 3.0
• Award:  $5,000 – $10,000  (96 Awards)
• Deadline:  March 15

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Avance Clinical Diversity in STEM Scholarship

• Open to:  Female and minority undergraduate students
• Major: Life Sciences (Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Pharmacology), Clinical Research and Clinical Sciences, Medical Sciences (Medicine, Nursing, Public Health), Data and Technology in Health (Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Biomedical Engineering)
• GPA Minimum: N/A
• Award:  Varies
• Deadline:  March 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverly J. Gilliam Scholarship for Foreign Study

• Open to: Current HBCU sophomores and juniors who are accepted into a recognized summer study abroad program for the upcoming summer
• Major:  N/A
• GPA Minimum: 2.70
• Award:  Up to $6,500
• Deadline:  March 16

 

 

 

Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship Program

• Open to:  African American/Black high school seniors
• Major: Will pursue a Business or STEM major
• GPA Minimum: 3.0
• Award:  $2,500 – $5,000 (50 Awards)
• Deadline:  March 16

 

 

 

 

 

NBA Foundation San Francisco Bay Area Scholarship

• Open to:  Current HBCU students who are residents in the San Francisco Bay area in the following zip codes: 94102, 94103, 94107, 94109, 94111, 94607, 94611, 94612, 95110, 95126, 95131, 94703, 94704, 94705, 94301, 94303, and 94306
• Major: N/A
• GPA Minimum: 2.5
• Award:  Up to $5,000
• Deadline:  March 23

 

 

 

CBC Spouse Education Scholarship

• Open to: African American/Black high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students ordoctoral degree program full-time at an accredited college or university
• Major:  Open
• GPA Minimum: 2.5
• Award:  Varies
• Deadline:  March 27

 

 

CBC Spouses Essay Contest

• Open to: African American/Black high school juniors and seniors
• Major:  Open
• GPA Minimum: N/A
• Award:  Varies
• Deadline:  March 27

 

 

CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship

• Open to: African American/Black high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral students
• Major: Performing Arts including, but not limited to, Drama, Music, Dance, Opera, Marching Bands, and other Musical Ensembles
• GPA Minimum: 2.5
• Award:  $2,500
• Deadline:  March 27

 

 

CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship

• Open to: African American/Black high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral students
• Major: Visual Arts including, but not limited to, Architecture, Ceramics, Drawing, Fashion, Graphic design, Illustration, Interior Design, Painting, Photography, Sketching, Video Production and other Decorative Arts
• GPA Minimum: 2.5
• Award:  $2,500
• Deadline:  March 27

 

 

Dawna J. Colbert Scholarship Program

• Open to:  Black female high school seniors who will be attending two- or four-year educational institutions
• Major: Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering
• GPA Minimum: 3.0
• Award:  $10,000  ($2,500 per semester)
• Deadline:  March 27

 

 

John Fitzgerald Scholarship Program

• Open to:  Current Black female college and graduate students
• Major: Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering
• GPA Minimum: 3.3
• Award:  $10,000  ($2,500 per semester)
• Deadline:  March 27

 

 

UNCF/Teradyne STEM Scholarship Program

• Open to: Current HBCU sophomores and juniors
• Major:  STEM
• GPA Minimum: 2.75
• Award:  Up to $5,000
• Deadline:  March 31

 

 

 

Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship

• Open to: Graduate students in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program
• Major: MHA, MPH, MBA in Healthcare Administration or similar
• GPA Minimum: No minimum
• Award:  $5,000  (15 Awards)
• Deadline:  March 31

 

 

 

Mae and Mary Legacy Foundation Scholarship

• Open to: African American/Black graduating high school seniors
• Major:  Open
• GPA Minimum: No Minimum
• Award:  Varies
• Deadline:  March 31

 

 

The Groove Fund Scholarship Award Program

• Open to:  Preference is given to Black males who are high school seniors or current college students
• Major: Open
• GPA Minimum: 3.0
• Award:  $1,000
• Deadline:  Opens March 1 and will close after receipt of 100 completed applications from qualified applicants

 

 

These amazing March scholarships are for students from underrepresented groups, black and HBCU students. After you have read through the list and applied to these incredible scholarships with March deadlines, don’t forget to share these March scholarships for Black Students with your family and friends.