Scholarships for February at UNCF
Check out these UNCF scholarships and internships currently open for applications, and complete your application before the deadlines. Look at some of the opportunities UNCF offers high school and college students that can help you get to and through college. Visit UNCF.org/Scholarships any time to see what’s open.
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You will not be considered for a scholarship, internship or program until you submit all the information and essays the application requires.
2024-2025 Edna Blum Scholarship for NY Residents
The Edna M. Blum Endowed Scholarship for NY Residents is open to students with an unmet financial need attending colleges/universities throughout the United States. The scholarship will provide an award up to $5,000 depending on the financial need of the student as determined by the University or College that the selected student attends. Closes Feb. 14.
2024-2025 The Pierre and Tana Matisse Scholarship
The Pierre and Tana Matisse Scholarship Program will provide a renewable, need-based scholarship of up to $5,000 to eligible, selected African American, Hispanic American, and Native American students who are permanent residents of New York City, and are enrolled as a full-time, junior for the 2024-2025 school year at any US-located 4-year accredited institution. Closes Feb. 17.
2024-2025 Vistra Endowed Scholarship Program
The Vistra Endowed Scholarship provides need-based awards to support African American students from the state of Texas who graduated from a Tarrant County High School. Students that are currently in high school are not eligible for consideration. Closes Feb. 20.
2024-2025 The Ford Philanthropy Scholarship Program
The Ford Philanthropy Scholarship Program is a need-based scholarship to junior or senior undergraduate students enrolled full-time and attending any accredited four-year, U.S.-based college or university majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Data Science. Closes Feb. 27.
2024-2025 Walter and Shelia Umphrey Last Dollar Endowed Scholarship
This generous scholarship was created to benefit students from the Golden Triangle communities in Texas and should be used to help close the financial gap for college juniors and seniors attending one of the four UNCF member institutions; Huston-Tillotson University (Austin), Wiley College (Marshall), Texas College (Tyler), and Jarvis Christian College (Hawkins), and Baylor College (Waco), or Lamar University (Beaumont). Closes Feb. 27.
2024-2025 Stephen Francis McNally Scholarship Fund
The Stephen Francis McNally Scholarship Fund. This is a Spring Semester 2025 “Degree Completion Award”. Candidates for this scholarship must be earning a degree and graduating during this current Spring 2025 semester. Closes Feb. 27.
2024-2025 Integra Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
The Integra Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Program, in partnership with UNCF, provides scholarship opportunities for permanent residents of New Jersey, Ohio, or Massachusetts who are majoring in science, technology, engineering, or Mathematics (STEM). Closes Feb. 28.
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2025-2026 AAP-UNCF Internship
The AAP-UNCF Internship Program, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), is seeking college juniors and seniors with an interest in pursuing a career in the publishing industry. Candidates will be selected to intern at AAP member companies for the summer. Closes Mar. 3.
2024-2025 Berbeco Senior Research Fellowship
The Berbeco Senior Research Fellowship provides classified college junior students with the opportunity to complete a summer study-abroad program during Summer 2025. Closes Mar. 5.
2025-2026 UNCF Domino’s Pizza Scholarship
The UNCF Domino’s Pizza Scholarship was established in collaboration with UNCF to provide scholarships to college juniors & seniors who are attending a UNCF member HBCU or another four-year, accredited HBCU. Closes Mar. 6.
2025-2026 UNCF STEM Scholars Program
The UNCF STEM Scholars Program is an initiative designed to identify and provide scholarship and academic support for high school students who aspire to earn STEM degrees and to pursue careers in STEM fields, awarding 100 scholarships on an annual basis. Closes Mar. 24.