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The Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Racial Ethnic Minority Students will be awarded for the undergraduate study of religion journalism or mass communications. It recognizes the work of Leonard M. Perryman, a journalist for The United Methodist Church for nearly 30 years. Applicants must be a United Methodist ethnic minority student enrolled in the journalism or communications department of an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation: one from your local church pastor or a denominational official; one from the chairperson of the department in which you are majoring as an undergraduate student; and one from an employer or supervisor in a position to evaluate your communications skills. Applicants must also submit three examples or copies of their journalistic work (audiovisual, electronic, print). Applicants are judged on five criteria: Christian commitment and involvement in the life of The United Methodist Church; academic achievement; journalistic experience and/or evidence of journalistic talent; clarity of purpose in plans and goals for the future; and potential professional ability as a religion communicator. One scholarship will be awarded each year to the best United Methodist candidate. Finalists may be called by the committee for a brief telephone interview. One half of the award will be paid after the recipient provides proof of enrollment in an undergraduate program in an accredited school or department of journalism in the United States. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The NBNA Board of Directors Scholarship will support a qualified NBNA member in pursuit of a baccalaureate or advanced nursing degree. Applicants must be in good scholastic standing at the time of application. Applicants must have at least one full year of school remaining. Applicants must be a member of NBNA and a member of a local chapter (if one exists in your area). If a chapter does not exist within a 50-mile radius of the applicant's location, they may join NBNA as a Direct Member. Two letters of recommendation are required, the first letter must be from the Dean or Faculty Member from the applicant's school of nursing and the second letter must be from the NBNA Chapter President or Vice President. The following items may accompany the application in support of the candidate's eligibility and desirability. It may include documented evidence of: participation in student nurse activities, and involvement in the African American community, proven by letters, news clippings, awards, certificates. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the National Black Nurses Association Inc. for more information.

The Sachs Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship application is available to Colorado High School seniors planning to pursue their undergraduate degree beginning in the autumn of 2024. Sachs Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship grants are typically awarded in the amount of $10,000 to $12,500 per year for four years of study ($40,000 to $50,000 total award) and can be applied to any accredited institution. Applicants must have been a full-time Colorado resident for a minimum of three years. Residence due to military orders to Colorado may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Two letters of recommendation from persons not related to the applicant are required. A one-page personal statement and an additional essay response must also be submitted. An additional educational, artistic, or professional file personal to the applicant is also optional. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Sachs Foundation for more information.

The CLA Scholarship for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Students in Memory of Edna Yelland encourages and supports students in the attainment of a graduate degree in library or information studies and encourages commitment to the improvement of library services to BIPOC communities. Applicants must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited master's of library and information science or information studies program and have completed one or more courses. Applications from students at institutions actively seeking accreditation are also welcome). They must intend to work in a California library upon graduation. Two professional references are required. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Minority Fellows Program (MFP) is a fellowship competition for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to or in the early stages of doctoral programs in political science. Be a member of one of the following underrepresented racial or ethnic minority groups: African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Latinos/as, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Be a US citizen, US national, US permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card), or an individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) at the time of application. For more info, kindly visit the scholarship site.

The Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award program is designed to broaden participation of those pursuing professional careers in physiological sciences. The specific intent of this program is to increase active participation in and networking at scientific meetings among trainees and early career faculty who are from historically underrepresented backgrounds in the physiological sciences. Specifically, the program provides travel awards to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early career faculty members (within 5 years of obtaining a PhD) to attend the American Physiology Summit. Applicants must be attending U.S. institutions and conducting research within the 50 States and U.S. Territories. Applicants must be individuals from a racial and ethnic group that have been shown by the National Institutes of Health to be underrepresented in health related sciences on a national basis at the above career levels, individuals with disabilities at the above career levels. Applicants are selected based on the applicant's reasons for wishing to attend the meeting, CV, and recommendation letters. Please visit the award's website for more information.

The Dr. Lauranne Sams Scholarship is awarded to a qualified NBNA member who is in pursuit of a baccalaureate or other advanced nursing degree. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a nursing program (LPN/LVN, ADN, RN-BSN, Generic BSN, Masters, Doctorate) and in good scholastic standing at the time of application. Applicants must have at least one full year of school remaining. Applicants must be a member of NBNA and a member of a local chapter (if one exists in your area). If a chapter does not exist within a 50-mile radius of the applicant's location, they may join NBNA as a Direct Member. Two letters of recommendation are required, the first letter must be from the Dean or Faculty Member from the applicant's school of nursing and the second letter must be from the NBNA Chapter President or Vice President. The following items may accompany the application in support of the candidate's eligibility and desirability. It may include documented evidence of: participation in student nurse activities, and involvement in the African American community, proven by letters, news clippings, awards, certificates. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the National Black Nurses Association Inc. for more information.

The George A. Strait Minority Scholarship and Fellowship honors the memory of longtime AALL member, and distinguished law librarian, George A. Strait. The endowment was established by Thomson Reuters in partnership with AALL. Applicants must be enrolled in an ALA accredited library graduate school program; or law school in the U.S. They must intend to pursue a career in law librarianship. Each fellow will complete a work syllabus or journal of their fellowship experience at a law library. The host institution will confirm the fellow's participation and the completion of the fellowship. The information of their experiential learning would be submitted to the Strait Fellows Committee for approval before the final installment of the stipend award is distributed. Each fellow may select a host from the list of possible participating institutions or may make arrangements with any other law library in the U.S. or Canada. Two letters of recommendation from those who have knowledge of the applicant's abilities and experience must be submitted. Applicants must also submit their most recent transcript. If not yet enrolled, an official letter of acceptance must be submitted. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.

If: (1) you plan to teach at a nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool, elementary school, or secondary school, for which the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has determined that no less than 30 percent of the enrolled students are racial minorities; and (2) you are a minority yourself or are a qualified bilingual minority applicant, then you may qualify for the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program. This scholarship may be received for a maximum of the equivalent of four academic years. As part of the application process, you must agree to the terms and conditions that are outlined in the application's Teaching Agreement or Promissory Note. By receiving this scholarship, you must teach in Illinois. If this teaching commitment is not fulfilled, the scholarship converts to a loan, and you must repay the entire amount plus interest. Applicants must be a high school graduate or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Applicants must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis at an institution of higher education. If the applicant is already licensed to teach, they must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a course of study leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a master's degree in an academic field in which they are teaching or plan to teach. Applications received after the priority deadline date will be considered for the MTI Scholarship Program only if funding remains after all timely complete applicants have been awarded. The complete list of eligible schools is available on the scholarship's website. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact ISAC for more information.