Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS
University Website: www.alcorn.edu/Apply Online: https://selfserve.alcorn.edu/pls/prod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Alcorn State University is a historically black comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 by the Reconstruction era legislature to provide higher education for freedmen. It was the first black land grant college in the United States.
The university is counted as a census-designated place and had a resident population of 1,017 at the 2010 census.
Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist, graduated in 1948 from here. Students at the college were part of the mid-twentieth century civil rights struggle, working to register residents for voting and struggling to end segregation. Other alumni have been activists, politicians and professionals in Mississippi and other states. The University is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Coordinates: 31°52′37″N 91°08′28″W / 31.87694°N 91.14111°W / 31.87694; -91.14111
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Alcorn State University College Scholarships
McDonald's Black and Positively Golden ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline April 25, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate students attending TMCF - member HBCUs and Predominately Black Institutions. You must have a minimum 2.7 GPA and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Army ROTC Scholarship - Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State University |
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award $12,620 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Army ROTC is available to students at Alcorn State University. You must be involved in the Army ROTC program on campus to be eligible for this award. Recipients will be commissioned as an Army officer upon receipt of the bachelor's degree. View Scholarship Details |
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ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate ScholarshipAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate Scholarship is available to full - time students majoring in chemistry. You must express the intent to teach high school chemistry after graduation and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Ray Charles Foundation ScholarshipCedars-Sinai |
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award $10,000 |
deadline April 15, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Ray Charles Foundation Scholarship is available to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students who have a passion for neuroscience. You must be attending an HBCU or be from an underrepresented group to be eligible for this award. Students will spend a full year at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, gaining valuable hands - on... View Scholarship Details |
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Entergy Power Your Future ScholarshipEntergy Corporation |
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award $5,000 |
deadline April 09, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Entergy Power Your Future Scholarship is open to current college undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior students. You must be planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate study at an accredited HBCU four-year university or minority serving institution for the entire upcoming academic year, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be pursuing a... View Scholarship Details |
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Delta Community Credit Union HBCU ScholarshipDelta Community Credit Union |
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award $5,000 |
deadline April 30, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Delta Community Credit Union HBCU Scholarship is available to high school seniors and undergraduate students. You must be a resident of Georgia and be attending or accepted into an HBCU to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Nevada-UNCF ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award Up to $2,500 |
deadline April 04, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Nevada-UNCF Scholarship is available to graduating African American high school seniors who are residents of the Las Vegas, Nevada, metropolitan area and will attend a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). You must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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NMAC HBCU ScholarshipDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. - North Manhattan Alumnae Chapter |
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award $2,000 |
deadline April 11, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe NMAC HBCU Scholarship is available to African - American female undergraduate students residing in New York City. You must be attending an HBCU and have a minimum 2.75 GPA to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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William "Bill" Thomas Athletic Achievement ScholarshipFamily of Faith Scholarship Fund, Inc. |
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award $1,000 |
deadline April 05, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe William "Bill" Thomas Athletic Achievement Scholarship is available to high school seniors who are planning to attend an HBCU. You must have at least a 2.7 GPA to be eligible for this award. You must also submit a 1,000 - word essay discussing a significant challenge or sacrifice you've made as an athlete that has shaped your character and... View Scholarship Details |
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Ralph Holback Beacon of Light ScholarshipFamily of Faith Scholarship Fund, Inc. |
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award $1,000 |
deadline April 05, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Ralph Holback Beacon of Light Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who are planning to attend an HBCU. You must have at least a 2.7 GPA and demonstrate involvement in your church and community to be eligible for this award. You must also submit a 1,000 - word essay on the efforts you have made to change your community... View Scholarship Details |
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