Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
University Website: www.spelman.edu/Apply Online: www.spelman.edu/admissions/applying-to-spelman
Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the fourth historically black female institution of higher education to receive its collegiate charter in 1924. It thus holds the distinction of being one of America's oldest historically black colleges for women.
Spelman is ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Reports. The college is ranked among the top 50 four-year colleges and universities for producing Fulbright Scholars, and was ranked the second largest producer of African-American college graduates who attend medical school. Forbes magazine ranks Spelman among the nation's top ten best women's colleges. Moreover, Spelman has been ranked the #1 regional college in the South by U.S. News and World Report and is ranked among the Best 373 Colleges and Universities in America by the Princeton Review.
The daughters of Bill Cosby, Henry Louis Gates, Gerald Levert, Martin Luther King, Jr., Morgan Freeman and Sidney Poitier attended Spelman. Spelman is also the alma mater of several notable Americans including the CEO of Sam's Club and former Executive Vice President of Walmart, Rosalind Brewer; Pulitzer Prize Winner, Alice Walker; Dean of Harvard College, Evelynn M. Hammonds; and actress, Keshia Knight Pulliam.
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Spelman College 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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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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IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity Scholarship is available to students at institutions that are members or associate members of the IES college consortium. You must be from a student group who have been traditionally under-represented on study abroad programs. This includes but is not limited to, students of color, the LGBT... View Scholarship Details |
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Foot Locker Foundation, Inc-UNCF ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline April 10, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Foot Locker Foundation, Inc-UNCF Scholarship is available to undergraduate students attending or planning to attend a UNCF member college or university. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award. 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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IES Need-Based Financial Aid ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship is available to students at institutions that are members or associate members of the IES college consortium. You must be accepted into an IES study abroad program to be eligible for this award. You also must currently be receiving financial... View Scholarship Details |
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HBCU Tuition and Travel Grant - IESInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe HBCU Tuition and Travel Grant is available to students at a historically black college or university that is a member or associate member of the IES consortium. Your school must also transfer at least 75 percent of home school aid to IES. You also must be planning on studying abroad 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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