African American Scholarships for Women: Requirements and Pre-requisites - By: Allan Michael Taylor

There are a number of African American scholarships for women that you can actually try to get for yourself if you are an African American woman looking to get some help with getting into college and finishing a degree. There are a lot of scholarships that are made especially for African American women and these include the NANBPWC Scholarships for African American Women, the Julianne Malveaux Scholarship and the Essence Scholars Program. These are just a few of the many scholarships that are aimed at African American women and to avail of one of these scholarships, you have to meet the requirements and pre-requisites that come with these grants.

For example, if one of the African American scholarships for women you are aiming for is the Julianne Malveaux scholarship, you will need to be either a college sophomore or junior majoring in either economics or journalism. You can also qualify for this scholarship if you are majoring in a related field as well. Students can try to get financial help for their education from this scholarship fund by submitting a filled out official application form, an essay, a copy of their college transcript that shows they are maintaining a 3.0 or higher GPA and a couple of recommendation letters.

Another scholarship that you can try to get is the one that is given out by the NANBPWC or the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs which awards two full college scholarships to two women of African American lineage. This scholarship fund can only be gained by students who are graduating high school seniors and for you to avail of this college fund, you will need to show the association that you have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. When you apply for this scholarship, you will be asked to submit copies of your high school transcripts, a couple of recommendation letters from two authority figures in your school, one of which has to be a science, English or math teacher of yours, and written on your school's letterhead. You will also need to write an essay answering the question, "Why Education is Important to Me.

Other African American scholarships for women that you can consider also include the following:

- Jeanette Rankin Foundation Grants for Low Income Women – this is a scholarship grant that aims to get women over 35 who are in poverty stricken areas back into college to finish courses that they want to graduate from.

- African American Women in Computer Science Scholarships – this is a scholarship fund which gives out free education opportunities to African American women enrolling in courses like Computer Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences and courses in Mathematics at the A&M University in Florida.

- The Dr. Wynetta A. Frazier "Sister to Sister" Scholarship – this scholarship is given out to women who are above the age of 25 and are going back to college without any help from their spouse. Two women are awarded this scholarship annually and need to fill out applications forms and complete the requirements that are listed on these application forms as well to have a chance of qualifying.

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Michelle Perkins writes about resources for women including scholarships for women, college scholarships for women, and more specifically, Hispanic scholarships for women.

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