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Minority Scholarships
Name	Ethnic Background	Major	GPA/Requirements	Application Deadline
American Chemical Society Scholars program	All Minorities	Chemical Sciences including Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry & Chemical Technology	N/A	Mar 1
College of Business Administration Foundation Diversity Scholarship	Any underrepresented student populations	Business	TBA	February 15 of each year
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Fellowship Programs	Latino	College Graduates	N/A	Visit their website for details
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Scholarship Awards	Latino	All majors Graduate & Undergrad	N/A	Visit their website for details
Diversity Fellowship (replaces the Geier Fellowships)	In order to become eligible, applicants must be admitted in full standing to the TTU Graduate School , demonstrate appreciation for and commitment to diversity, and meet at least two of the following criteria. Belong to an underrepresented racial/ethnic minority group (African-Americans/Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians/Alaskan Native, and Pacific Islanders) Be a resident of one of the educationally underserved/underrepresented areas (refer to list below)* Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and belong to an underrepresented/underserved gender in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, business, and nursing Demonstrate character, motivation and ability to succeed in graduate studies based on academic record and a written essay. * List of educationally underserved/underrepresented counties are: Bledsoe, Campbell, Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Grundy, Hamilton, Jackson, Macon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Rhea, Scott, Sequatchie, Smith, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, White.	All Majors	Minimum requirement for individual colleges	Visit http://www.tntech.edu/graduatestudies/diversity_fellowships.html for details.
E. Joe & Charlotte Middlebrooks Scholarship	African American	Engineering	2.5	TBA
Ford Corporate Scholars Program	All Minorities	General	TBA	Visit their website for details
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships	U.S. Citizen or national	Teaching & research @ college/university level	TBA	Visit their website for details
Geier Minority Fellowships (See Diversity Fellowships)	African American TN residents seeking a graduate degree	All Majors	Minimum requirement for individual colleges	TBA
Hispanic College Fund	Latino	All Majors	3.0	Visit their website for details
Hispanic Scholarship Fund	Hispanic Heritage	All Majors	3.0	Visit their website for details
Institute for Responsible Citizens
Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research from The Robert Woods Foundation	Members of minority groups and individuals in nonacademic settings	Econ, sociology, poli sci, anthropology, demography, history, health and social policy, public health, medicine, nursing, genetics, science policy, law business, ethics journalism, social work, psychology, and engineering	N/A	April 1
John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Program	Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native	Planning to pursue postgraduate study in Athletics Admin	3.0	Visit their website for details
Mary Patterson Scholarships	Female and African American or Native American	Computer Science	3.0	March 1
Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship	African American, Indian, Eskimo or Aleut, Asian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic	Accounting, Finance, Political Science, Economics, or Business Admin	N/A	Feb 6
Minority Teaching Fellowship Program	Minority Tennessee Residents	Teaching	High School Candidates 2.75 and 18 on ACT College QPA 2.5	April 15
National Black Police Association - Alphonso Deal Scholarship Award	All Minorities	Law enforcement or related field	N/A	June 1
National Society of Black Engineers Programs (NSBE)	African-American	Engineering	N/A	View their website for details
PREP (Pre-Health Reinforcement and Enrichment Program)	African-American	TBA	3.0	Mar 1
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program	All Minorities	TBA	TBA	May 1 Visit their website for details
Tennessee Pre-Professional Fellowship Programs	African-American	Black Residents of TN wishing to persue a career in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine or law.	3.0	TBA
United Negro College Fund-Scholarships	African-American	All Majors	2.5	Visit their website for details
United Negro College Fund-Internships	African American	All Majors	2.75	Visit their website for details

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