Scholarships open to Asian or Pacific Islander students.

United Health Foundation Diversity in Health Care Scholarship Program
Sponsor: TMCF | United Health Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 17, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to rising undergraduate sophomores, juniors, seniors, graduate students, and professional students attending a HBCU. Applicant must be pursuing a degree that will lead to careers as clinical professionals that may include Physician, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse, Pharmacist, Dentist, Social Worker, Addiction Counselor, Clinical Psychologist or related clinical profession. Applicant must identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Alaska Native, or Asian or is focused on the health of these communities or other underrepresented racial/ethnic groups.

Kay Longcope Scholarship Award
Sponsor: National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA)
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: May 20, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to LGBT individuals of color planning to pursue a career in journalism and are able to demonstrate their passion and commitment to the profession.

Graduate Student Scholarship
Sponsor: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: May 22, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students who demonstrate academic achievement and promise in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In addition to the general scholarship, there are scholarships open to minority students and international students studying in the U.S.

#LiveLikeLyly Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian high school seniors and current college students who are/will be pursuing a major in fashion or graphic design. Applicant must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

$500 Easy Scholarship – Uncensored: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 13 and 25 years of age who live in the U.S. (or are a U.S. citizen, but living abroad). Book bans have reached an all-time high! In 2023 alone, more than 4,000 unique titles were challenged in public libraries and school libraries, the most PEN America has recorded since they started tracking these bans. Read a book from DoSomething’s Uncensored: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month booklist and share your personal reflections about the importance of the story and how you’ll advocate for culturally representative stories in your school. You’ll be eligible for the opportunity to earn a $500 scholarship.

Artistic Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian American high school seniors and current college students who are/will be pursuing a major in the visual/performing arts (film, theatre, fashion, photography, graphic design, dance, music, journalism, mass communications, etc.). Applicant must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Program
Sponsor: The Bar Association of San Francisco
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to qualified students from minority groups underrepresented in law schools who attend one of the Law Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Beauty Changes Lives Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Beauty Changes Lives Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to prospective and current cosmetology students. In addition to the general scholarships, there are scholarships open specifically to students identifying as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.

Groundbreaker Leadership Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian American high school seniors and current college students who are citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must have demonstrated visionary leadership abilities through innovative means.

Lily Pabilona Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian American high school seniors and current college students pursuing a career in entrepreneurship. Applicant must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

David Hudak Memorial Essay Contest for Freethinking Students of Color
Sponsor: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: June 1, 2024
Description: Competition is open to freethinking students of color ages 17-21 who are either high school seniors or students currently enrolled in a college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on a given prompt related to rejection of religion. The contest is offered to provide support and acknowledgment for freethinking students of color, as a minority within a minority.

Jimmy A. Young Memorial Education Recognition Award
Sponsor: American Respiratory Care Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2024
Description: Award is open to students enrolled in an accredited respiratory care training program. Preference will be given to nominees of minority origin.

First X UNCF Scholars Program
Sponsor: FIRST | UNCF
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: June 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to alumni of FIRST who will be enrolled in the upcoming Fall as an undergraduate student at a Hispanic Serving Institution, an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, a Tribal College, or a Historically Black College or University. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

UNCF STEM Scholars Program
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: June 7, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who identify as African-American, Hispanic American, Asian Pacific Islander American, American Indian or Alaskan Native. Applicant must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, and plan to study a STEM field in college, including Biological/life sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science/Engineering, Information Sciences, Engineering, or Mathematics. Applicant must have demonstrated financial and unmet need as measured by the student’s college or university.

WebstaurantStore Scholarships
Sponsor: WebstaurantStore
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students majoring in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, or a closely related field. In addition to the general scholarship, there is a scholarship open to ethic minority students.

Scholarship for Students of Color
Sponsor: CollegExpress
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: June 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students of color who are graduating high school seniors and planning to enrolled in college in the fall. Applicant must answer the following question in just one sentence: “What is your dream career to pursue after high school?”