Minority School Grants

There are minority minority school grants out there. I found a number of them in a very short time.

First, establish and keep in mind what your career goals are. Second, your chosen career could help in securing a grant for your education. There are many different kinds of grants out there for the taking as long as you do the homework. Relax, it’s not as hard as you think. You will need to research, make calls, and do some considerable paperwork but in the end, you will have less anxiety when you walk into that college. You can focus all of your attention on your studies and not on worrying about how you are going to pay your tuition.

I found some minority school grants I didn’t even know existed. I guess the old saying rings true, “you learn something new every day”. Get a notebook or laptop, whichever the case may be and start early in your research. Get help from your guidance counselor, parents, friends, local businesses, or representatives of your town. Start asking questions and write everything down, names of grants, addresses, telephone numbers and websites. Check with the colleges you would like to attend or ones from which you‘ve already received acceptance letters.

I will now try to help you get started. I will list the grants I found and make a few suggestions for how to find more. As an endnote, I will list their websites. This should help you in your own research to determine where you would like to apply for a grant. I say apply to them all!

The Pell Grant is the major federal grant program and is granting more money than ever before. This is a needs-based grant, usually for low-income minorities but anyone can apply.

United College Fund has a long history and is devoted to offering African Americans grants to attain their educational dreams.

Minority Specific Grants are grants which are specific for individuals who are of Hispanic, Asian and African American decent. Additionally, there are grants for first generation college students who are the first of their family to enter college.

State & Local Grants – Many states, cities and towns have there own grant programs for minorities and low income.

Veteran grant programs are for Veterans and children of Veterans.

There are also minority school grants for the disabled. Contact your local Social Security Administration Office along with The Federation for Children With Disabilities.

W.H.O. Foundation (Women Helping Others) are now accepting applications.

There are grant programs for career-specific education such as nursing, science, mathematics and IT. If you plan to go to college for these careers, you will find many grants for that specific purpose.

The Fortune 500 corporations such as Walmart, AT&T, and Verizon also have grant programs.

You will do quite a bit of reading about grants, the application process, and eligibility rules. Once this is done, go ahead and apply. I think you will find that more often than not you will be able to obtain a grant to help pay for your education. Remember to ask questions and get help from those around you. Most people will not say no to a student who is trying to better themselves and become a productive member of society. Good Luck!