| There are many scholarships that are available, | | | | Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) |
| some estimate the number to be in the millions. | | | | - United South & Eastern Tribes Scholarship |
| Some students wonder why there are | | | | Fund |
| scholarships for particular a race/ethnicity. To | | | | Scholarship Organizations for African American |
| answer that question in short the reason being is | | | | - United Negro College Fund |
| that some students that are of these particular | | | | - National Association for the Advancement of |
| nationalities face various obstacles in terms of | | | | Colored People |
| pursuing College Educations. Whether it be | | | | - African American Linquist |
| poverty, financial burdens or lack of information. | | | | - African American Scholarship Fund |
| These funds are set aside for these individuals so | | | | - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
| they too can achieve the goal of a higher | | | | - BET |
| education. | | | | - Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Programs |
| Some examples of organizations that provide | | | | - Black College Dollars |
| these scholarships are: | | | | Latin American Scholarship Organizations |
| Native American Scholarship Organizations | | | | - Hispanic College Fund HCF |
| - Cherokee Nation Education Corporation | | | | - Hispanic Scholarship Fund HSF |
| - American Indian College Fund | | | | - Sallie Mae Fund First in My Family Scholarship |
| - American Indian Graduate Center | | | | Program |
| - American Indian Science and Engineering Society | | | | - NASA Motivating Undergraduate in Science and |
| - American University Washington Semester | | | | Technology |
| Program | | | | The above are organizations that provide |
| - Association on American Indian Affairs | | | | scholarships and financial aid to the mentioned |
| - Association of American Indian Physicians | | | | groups. Please not if you are of any of the above |
| - Catching the Dream | | | | nationalities, you are not just limited to the |
| - Cherokee Nation Higher Education Services | | | | scholarships provided by those organizations. |
| - The Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship | | | | There are millions of other scholarships that you |
| - Financial Aid for Studies-Native American | | | | can apply for and meet the criteria for. One more |
| Education Grant | | | | thing that should be noted is that some of these |
| - Indian Health Service Scholarship Program | | | | scholarships provided by these organizations are |
| - Indian Resource Development | | | | "open to anyone" some of them don't require you |
| - Intertribal Timber Council | | | | be a specific ethnicity. So use all of the available |
| - The Lagrant Foundation | | | | scholarship resources including scholarship |
| - Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program | | | | searches, books and additional websites. And don't |
| - Native American Finance Officers Association | | | | eliminate a scholarship from your list until you |
| - Office of Indian Education | | | | have thoroughly read the criteria. |
| - SACNAS (Society for Advancement of | | | | |