HBCU Scholarship Awards for Freshmen

HBCU STANDOUT OPPORTUNITIES
(Most of these awards are for freshmen only)
North Carolina A & T State University Freshman Scholarships
Contact: http://www.ncat.edu/admissions/financial-aid/aid/scholarships/fresh-students.html Eligibility &
Award: National Alumni Association - 3.0 or higher high school GPA and a 1000 or higher SAT (verbal
and math only) or 22 ACT score; Full tuition, fees, room, board and books for four years. Deadline: Jan 15;
Lewis and Elizabeth Dowdy - 3.75 or higher high school GPA and a 1200 SAT (verbal and math only) or 26
ACT score; Full tuition, fees, room and board to include any federal or state grants Deadline: Jan 15
Shaw University Presidential Scholarship
Contact: http://www.shawu.edu/Admissions/Financial_Aid.aspx?id=1212&section=current-students
Eligibility: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 and minimum SAT score of 1,200 (new SAT, both parts:
Critical Reading and Math) or ACT score of 26+ Award: Tuition and fees, room and board, $1,000 book
allowance Deadline: Jan 15
Fisk University Erastus Milo Cravath Presidential Scholarship
Contact: https://www.fisk.edu/admissions/scholarships Eligibility: 3.7 un-weighted GPA, 28 ACT
composite or SAT 1 equivalent (approximately 1860), 3.5 cumulative GPA, community service Award: Full
tuition, fees, room, board and books (up to $1,000) Deadline: Jan 15
Xavier University of Louisiana Academic Scholarships
Contact: http://www.xula.edu/admissions/scholarships.php Eligibility & Award: Board of Trustees –
Minimum 3.80 GPA and 28 ACT composite (or 1240 on the SAT, combined Reading and Math); Full
tuition, fees, room and board, and $1,000.00 annual book voucher; President’s - Minimum 3.80 GPA and 26
ACT composite (or 1170 on the SAT, combined Reading and Math); Full tuition, campus accommodations,
and $500.00 annual book voucher Deadline: Jan 31
Clark Atlanta University Scholarships
Contact: http://www.cau.edu/financialaid/scholarships-and-discounts.html Eligibility & Award:
Presidential - Minimum 3.75 GPA and 1300 SAT score (Verbal and Math combined) or 29 composite ACT
score; Tuition, fees, on-campus room & board, and an allowance for books; Provost Academic Achievers -
GPA between a 3.50 - 3.74 and 1200 SAT score (Verbal and Math combined) or a 27 composite ACT score;
Tuition, fees, and on-campus room & board Deadline: Feb 1
Alabama State University Presidential Scholarship
Contact: http://www.alasu.edu/cost-aid/types-of-aid/asu-scholarships/index.aspx Eligibility: GPA of 3.76
or above on a 4.0 scale in academic subjects and an ACT score of 28 and above (comparable SAT score of
1230-1600 critical reading and math) Award: Full tuition, books, required fees, on-campus room and board,
and $1,200 annually for incidentals Deadline: Feb 1
Tougaloo College Academic Scholarships
Contact: https://www.tougaloo.edu/admissions/office-student-financial-aid/scholarships Eligibility &
Award: Presidential I - 3.50 GPA, 27 ACT or 1220 SAT; Tuition, fees, room and board, laptop computer,
and $300.00 for books; Presidential II - 3.50 GPA, 24 ACT or 1100 SAT; Tuition, fees, room and board, and
$300.00 for books Deadline: Feb 1
Bethune-Cookman University Presidential Scholarship
Contact: http://www.cookman.edu/financial_aid/Aid/Scholarships/index.html Eligibility: 3.75 cumulative
GPA, 1820 SAT or 27 ACT Award: Full tuition, room, andboard as well as a $500 book scholarship
Deadline: Feb 1