Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
University Website: www.spelman.edu/Apply Online: www.spelman.edu/admissions/applying-to-spelman
Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the fourth historically black female institution of higher education to receive its collegiate charter in 1924. It thus holds the distinction of being one of America's oldest historically black colleges for women.
Spelman is ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Reports. The college is ranked among the top 50 four-year colleges and universities for producing Fulbright Scholars, and was ranked the second largest producer of African-American college graduates who attend medical school. Forbes magazine ranks Spelman among the nation's top ten best women's colleges. Moreover, Spelman has been ranked the #1 regional college in the South by U.S. News and World Report and is ranked among the Best 373 Colleges and Universities in America by the Princeton Review.
The daughters of Bill Cosby, Henry Louis Gates, Gerald Levert, Martin Luther King, Jr., Morgan Freeman and Sidney Poitier attended Spelman. Spelman is also the alma mater of several notable Americans including the CEO of Sam's Club and former Executive Vice President of Walmart, Rosalind Brewer; Pulitzer Prize Winner, Alice Walker; Dean of Harvard College, Evelynn M. Hammonds; and actress, Keshia Knight Pulliam.
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Spelman College College Scholarships
McDonald's Black and Positively Golden ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline April 25, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate students attending TMCF - member HBCUs and Predominately Black Institutions. You must have a minimum 2.7 GPA and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Joseph A. Towles African Study Abroad ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline December 05, 2024 |
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DescriptionThe Joseph A. Towles African Study Abroad Scholarship is available to students attending UNCF affiliated schools. You must be planning to study abroad during the upcoming spring semester and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Harriet Fitzgerald ScholarshipThe Sunflower Initiative, Inc. |
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award $10,000 |
deadline February 01, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Harriet Fitzgerald Scholarship is available to students who are entering an undergraduate women’s college in the U.S. or Canada. You must demonstrate academic achievement, character, and leadership qualities; as well as breadth and depth of interests to be considered for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity Scholarship is available to students at institutions that are members or associate members of the IES college consortium. You must be from a student group who have been traditionally under-represented on study abroad programs. This includes but is not limited to, students of color, the LGBT... View Scholarship Details |
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Spelman College Student of Distinction ScholarshipSpelman College |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline February 01, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Student of Distinction Scholarship is available to first - year students at Spelman College. You must demonstrate strong academic performance to be eligible for this renewable award. View Scholarship Details |
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IES Need-Based Financial Aid ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship is available to students at institutions that are members or associate members of the IES college consortium. You must be accepted into an IES study abroad program to be eligible for this award. You also must currently be receiving financial... View Scholarship Details |
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HBCU Tuition and Travel Grant - IESInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe HBCU Tuition and Travel Grant is available to students at a historically black college or university that is a member or associate member of the IES consortium. Your school must also transfer at least 75 percent of home school aid to IES. You also must be planning on studying abroad to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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National Forum for Black Public Administrators Scholarship ProgramNational Forum for Black Public Administrators |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline February 10, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe National Forum for Black Public Administrators Scholarship Program is available to African American or other minority students who are currently enrolled full-time at an accredited, traditional four-year college or university, preferably at an HBCU. You must have interest in leadership roles in public service to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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TMCF Lockheed Martin ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $1,500 |
deadline December 06, 2024 |
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DescriptionThe TMCF Lockheed Martin Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate students attending HBCUs and PBIs. You must have a minimum 2.75 GPA, demonstrate financial need, and have an unpaid student account balance of up to $1,000. Selection is based on a two-minute maximum video addressing the following topic: "Tell us about a time when... View Scholarship Details |
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Tuition Equalization Grant - Georgia Student Finance CommissionGeorgia Student Finance Commission |
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award $950 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Tuition Equalization Grant is open to full - time undergraduate students residing in Georgia. To be considered for this award, you must be enrolled at an eligible private college or university in Georgia or be in your junior or senior year at an eligible four - year public college outside of Georgia (as long as it falls within 50 miles of... View Scholarship Details |
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