HBCU Scholarships 2025

Scholarships for HBCU Students

Evolve502 Scholarship

Deadline: 7/15/25
Award Amount: Varies The Evolve502 Scholarship is available to entering college freshmen who are residents of Kentucky. You must be graduating from a Jefferson County Public School and be planning to enroll at any Kentucky Community and Technical College, Simmons College of Kentucky, or Jefferson Community and Technical College to be eligible for this award.

Annie Ibok Scholarship

Deadline: 7/31/25
Award Amount: $1,000 The Annie Ibok Scholarship is available to rising college freshmen who are attending HBCUs. You must be a resident of Washington State or California and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. Priority is given to recent high school graduates.

HBCU Connect Minority Student Scholarship

Deadline: 9/1/25
Award Amount: $1,000 The HBCU Connect Minority Student Scholarship is available to minority students who are attending or planning to attend an HBCU. To be considered for this award, you must submit an essay answering the following prompt: "Why did you choose to attend an HBCU and how will attending an HBCU help you meet your future goals in life?"

UNCF General Scholarship

Deadline: 3/31/26
Award Amount: Varies The UNCF General Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member college or university. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award.

Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars Program

Deadline: Varies
Award Amount: Full-Tuition The Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars Program is open to students attending Howard University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College. Eligible students will be invited to apply through their schools.

San Diego HBCU Scholarship

Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Varies The San Diego HBCU Scholarship is available to high school seniors. To be eligible, you must be graduating from a San Diego County high school, have been accepted to a HBCU, and submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "Why I want to attend an HBCU."

Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation Scholarship

Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: $10,000 The Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate HBCU students. You must be a certified descendant of Jesuit slaveholding within the Catholic Church in the United States to be eligible for this award. Spouses of descendants may also apply.

Marki Lemons Ryhal Education Advancement Scholarship

Deadline: Rolling Award Amount: $500 The Marki Lemons Ryhal Education Advancement Scholarship is available to African - American female students residing in underserved communities within the Chicagoland area. You must be pursuing a real estate license, OR be attending an HBCU or Chicago State University to be eligible for this award. While most U.S. college students rely on financial aid and scholarships to help them pay for higher education, BestColleges.com claims many African American students struggle with higher-education affordability including facing less financial aid availability at the institutional or collegiate level. JUMP TO HBCU SCHOLARSHIPS Minority students are also more commonly first-generation college students. These circumstances, in combination with fewer Black students completing and filing the FAFSA, are likely attributing factors leading them to resort to student loans to pay for college. Students, regardless of race, should apply for and renew their FAFSA annually. Federal student aid should be considered the primary method of funding college, followed by scholarships and grants. Student loans should be the last approach to paying for college. High School students considering enrolling at a HBCU, and current minority students attending an HBCU have unique scholarship opportunities to help them pay for school.