Grant funding for specific types or needs: MINORITIES
students enrolled in a hospitality management course at an Graduate Fellowship for Ethnic Minorities. The program is accredited college or vocational school. The program is designed to encourage students of color to pursue a career Historically underrepresented groups, such as African- open to African-American, Hispanic, Native-American and in criminology. Americans, Native-Americans, Asian-Americans and Asian-American students. Hispanics, are often eligible for higher education grants. WOMEN Funding for these grant programs comes from a variety of The Asian American Journalists Association is dedicated sources, both public and private. Many grant programs to the advancement of Asian-Americans in both broadcast, Women still face many challenges when entering the are dedicated to increasing diversity in the traditionally print and digital media journalism. The AAJA sponsors both professional workforce. While progress continues to be made, women remain underrepresented in several critical white male dominated fields of science and business. the Internship Grant for Broadcasting and the Chicago fields including science, medicine and business. To redress Tribune Print and New Media Internship Grant. this imbalance, many lucrative grant opportunities are The American Anthropological Association sponsors a large number of education grants, including the Minority The National Association of Black Journalists – Detroit made available for female college students. Dissertation Fellowship Program. The program is open Chapter is dedicated to advancement of Africanto students from historically underrepresented minority Americans in broadcast, print, digital media journalism as The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund, supported groups who are pursuing their doctoral degree in well as media-related fields such as public relations and by the World Bank Group, offers annual grants to female community affairs. students from developing countries who are studying in Anthropology. the United States. Eligible recipients must be planning to The American Association of Advertising Agencies The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants return to their home country to use their degrees for the supports a large number of grants and scholarships. Of sponsors a variety of grants and scholarships for minority betterment of their homeland. particular interest to minority students is the Multicultural students pursuing a career in accounting. The AICPA Advertising Intern Program which offers a paid 10 week Minority Doctoral Fellowship provides awards to minority The American Association of University Women internship to undergraduate and graduate level students students completing their doctoral program in accounting. supports a number of Selected Profession Fellowships The fellowship is open to African-American, Native- designed to encourage women to return to college to pursuing a degree in advertising. American and Hispanic students. expand their career opportunities. Grants are available for women pursuing careers in law, engineering, medicine The Hyatt Hotels Fund for Minority Lodging Management Students provides financial aid to minority The American Society of Criminology offers its annual and computer science.
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