While the number of undergraduate students dropped since the pandemic, applications at HBCUs increased nearly 30% as students reported turning down Ivy League institutions and other PWIs for a more inclusive experience.

Research has shown that unmet financial need is higher among underrepresented minority and low-income students and can negatively impact first- and second-year retention.

Through more than 30 partnerships, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) offers a variety of scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year, with deadlines for most approaching quickly. Available scholarships are both need- and merit-based across a wide spectrum of programs and majors. Common requirements include attending an HBCU, demonstrating financial need and carrying a specific cumulative grade point average. Scholarship amounts range up to $20,000. Most deadlines to apply are March 8 at 11:59 p.m. ET.  

Student scholarships are only one of TMCF’s strategic pillars. Wrap-around services such as leadership development, talent sourcing, internships and mentoring ensure student success through educational excellence.  

Apply today for one of more than 30 TMCF scholarships.  

Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation (DTRF) – open until funds are exhausted
Open to Descendants who are presently enrolled or have been admitted for enrollment at an accredited, two- or four-year post-secondary institution. Eligible students will receive up to $10,000, based on demonstrated financial need, for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include confirmation of lineal descent; full- or part-time enrollment at an accredited institution; and a 2024-25 FAFSA on file.

TMCF | Medtronic Foundation Graduate Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Five scholars attending HBCUs will be selected to receive a scholarship of $8,500 for the 2024-2025 academic year. Requirements include enrollment as a full-time graduate- or Ph.D.-level student; open to STEM; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | Medtronic Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Forty-five scholars attending HBCUs will be selected to receive a scholarship of $8,500 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment; open to STEM; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | GCM Grosvenor HBCU Scholarship Program – March 8 deadline
Seven scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $10,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment; a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Four scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $5,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a junior or senior; open to majors focusing on conservation or sustainability-related fields; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | WestRock HBCU Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Twenty-eight scholars attending HBCUs will be selected to receive a renewable scholarship of up to $10,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Scholarship recipients will have the ability to receive an additional renewable award (up to $10,000) for a second year, based on continued, positive academic standing. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a rising sophomore, junior or senior; open to engineering, pulp/paper science, accounting/finance or supply chain majors; and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

TMCF | Jacobs HBCU Scholarship Program – March 8 deadline
Ten scholars attending HBCUs will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $5,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment; open to majors in a relevant field; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | J.M. Huber HBCU Scholarship Program – March 8 deadline
Ten scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based fall scholarship up to $10,000 ($5,000 per semester). Requirements include open to STEM majors; cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and demonstrated financial need. 

TMCF | Deloitte Foundation HBCU Accounting Scholarship Program – March 8 deadline
Up to 70 scholars attending HBCUs will be selected to receive a scholarship of $8,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include open to accounting majors or high school seniors who intend to major in accounting; a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | CVS Health Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Six scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship up to $10,000 for 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment; undergraduate or graduate majors in a relevant field; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | Cognizant Emerging Leaders Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Ten scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $10,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment; preference to students studying technology and/or business; and demonstrated financial need. First-generation and transfer students are encouraged to apply.

TMCF | Coca-Cola Foundation First-Generation HBCU Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Fifteen scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $10,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as an incoming freshman; first-generation college student; and a high school GPA of 2.5 or higher. Open to all majors.

TMCF | Acushnet Company Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Ten scholars attending an HBCU or PBI will be selected to receive a $5,000 scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time undergraduate enrollment; a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and U.S. citizenship or a legal permanent resident. 

TMCF | Nike HBCU Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Ninety-five scholars attending designated HBCUs will be selected to receive a scholarship of up to $10,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include a cumulative GPA of 3.0; demonstrated financial need; and attendance at a designated HBCU.

TMCF | Creme of Nature Legacy of Leadership Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Twenty-one scholars attending HBCUs will be selected to receive a scholarship of up to $5,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time undergraduate enrollment; cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | Verisk Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Four scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a $10,625 scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a junior or senior in a designated STEM-related major; a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and demonstrated financial need.

HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Fifty scholars majoring in STEM, business and sustainability-related disciplines and attending one of the selected TMCF member-schools will be selected to receive a fall need-based renewable scholarship up to $5,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Scholarship recipients will have the ability to receive an additional up to $5,000 scholarship renewal for a second year, based on continued, positive academic standing. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a junior or senior at one of the selected TMCF member-schools; a minimum GPA of 2.8; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | Palo Alto Networks Cyber Scholars Program – March 8 deadline
Fourteen scholars attending HBCUs will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $10,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment (undergraduate or graduate) at a public or private HBCU (preference given to graduate students or undergraduate students entering junior or senior year); a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher; and demonstrated financial need.

TMCF | NRG HBCU Excellence in Education Scholarship Program – March 8 deadline
Ten scholars will receive a fall need-based scholarship of up to $10,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment at Prairie View A&M University or Texas Southern University; majoring in STEM, marketing, communications, business, finance, accounting or legal; and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The Conagra Refuse to Lose Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Ten scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $5,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a junior, senior or MBA graduate student; majoring in a designated field; and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

TMCF | Vanguard Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Twelve scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a two-year renewable fall merit-based scholarship up to $5,000 for 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a junior; majoring in a designated field; and a current cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

TMCF | The Select Group Scholarship – March 8 deadline
One scholar majoring in business will be selected to receive a fall need-based scholarship up to $5,850 for the 2024-25 academic year and one scholar majoring in computer science will be selected to receive a fall need-based scholarship up to $2,350 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a rising sophomore or junior at a TMCF member-school; declared business and computer science majors; and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

TMCF | PPG Industries HBCU Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Eight scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-school will be selected to receive a renewable need-based scholarship up to $10,000 ($5,000 per semester) for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a junior or senior; studying in a STEM-related major; and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

TMCF | Cheniere Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Fifteen scholars attending select HBCUs will be selected to receive a scholarship of up to $12,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a junior or senior at select HBCUs; studying in a designated major; and a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher.

TMCF | Mondelēz International HBCU Scholarship – March 8 deadline  
Fifteen scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a fall need-based scholarship up to $9,000 for 2024-25 academic year. This is a four-year renewable scholarship. Scholars who continue to meet the criteria, remain in good standing and maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA will be eligible for annual renewals. Requirements include full-time enrollment as an incoming freshman; a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and demonstrated financial need.  

TMCF | Baxter International Foundation Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Forty-one scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $20,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a sophomore, junior, or senior; studying in a STEM major; and must be of African-American or African-descent.

TMCF | FedEx Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Seven scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $8,000 for the 2024-25 academic school year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior; studying business; and a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher.

TMCF | BetterHelp Graduate Gap Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Four scholars attending HBCUs and PBIs will be selected to receive a one-year scholarship of up to $5,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time enrollment as a graduate student; must be of African-American or African descent; and studying in a designated major (counseling, psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy).

TMCF | McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship – March 27 deadline 
Sixty-three scholars attending HBCUs will be selected to receive a scholarship up to $15,000 for the 2024-25 academic school year ($7,500 per semester). Requirements include full-time undergraduate enrollment; a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher; and ability to demonstrate leadership.

TMCF | Altria Scholarship Program – March 8 deadline
Thirteen scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship of up to $5,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time undergraduate enrollment; a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and ability to demonstrate financial aid.

TMCF | Ford Blue Oval Scholarship – March 8 deadline
Seven scholars attending one of TMCF’s member-schools will be selected to receive a fall need-based scholarship up to $6,200 for 2024-25 academic year. Requirements include full-time undergraduate enrollment; studying in a designated major; and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.