African Americans, in particular, lack the information needed to identify these financial resources and, as a result, tend to think more about taking out a loan to pay for their education. If other sources are not available, you should consider a loan. 

However, our hope is that you will use the information provided as a launching pad to find and secure free money for your graduate and professional studies. 

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN has compiled the following listing of some of the organizations assisting people of color interested in pursuing graduate and professional degrees in management, humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, law, human resources, labor/industrial relations, material sciences, astronomy, computer science, geology, chemistry, and physics. 

With some legwork and research, you should find a scholarship, fellowship, grant, or loan to support your graduate and professional study. 
 

Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC Pre-doctoral Clearinghouse) 803 East 8th Street 
Indiana University 
Bloomington, IN 47405 
(812) 855-0822 
Amount: $9,500 plus tuition (5 years) 
Deadline(s): January 2 
Field(s): Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering 
Pre-doctoral fellowships for U.S. citizens of African American, American Indian, Mexican American, or Puerto Rican heritage. Must hold or expect to receive bachelor's degree by late summer from a regionally accredited college or university. Awards for specified university in IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, OH, WI, PA. Write for details. 

Consortium for Graduate Study in Management 
200 S. Hanley Road, Suite 1102 
St. Louis, MO 63105 
(314) 935-5614 
Amount: Full tuition and fees; second-year support contingent upon satisfactory progress in the first year. 
Deadline(s): December 1, early decision; February 1, final deadline. Must be a U.S. citizen certifying membership in one of the following minority groups: African-American, Native-American, or Hispanic; must qualify for admission to a Consortium MBA program. Basis of award is applicant's desire to study management, proven aptitude, ability and scholarship. 

Earl Warren Legal Training Program (Scholarships) 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 
New York, NY 10013 
(212) 219-1900 
Amount: Varies 
Deadline(s): March 15 
Field(s): Law 
Scholarships for entering Black law students. Emphasis on law students who plan to practice Civil Rights or Public Interest law. U.S. citizens or legal resident. Write for complete information. 

Florida Endowment Education Fund 
201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1525 
Tampa, FL 33602 
(813) 272-2772 
Amount: $11,000 stipend plus $5,000 tuition and fees (per year) 
Deadline(s): January 15 
Field(s): All fields (except law, medicine, and education) 
Open to all African-Americans with at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution who wish to pursue a doctoral degree. Program recruits nationwide; however, fellows must enroll in a Florida institution. U.S. citizen. 25 awards per year. Renewable for up to 5 years. Students must write to request application. 

Industrial Relations Council on Graduate Opportunities, Advanced Level Studies (GOALS Minority Fellowship for Graduate School) 
P.O. Box 4363 
East Lansing, MI 48826 
(517) 351-6122 
Amount: Up to full tuition plus stipend 
Deadline(s): April 1 
Field(s): Labor/Industrial Relations; Human Resources 
Open to African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians for graduate study in the above areas at a member university of the GOALS consortium. Write for complete information. 

National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering & Science, Inc. (Fellowships) 
P.O. Box 537 
Notre Dame, IN 46556 
(219) 631-7771 
Amount: Full tuition and fees plus annual stipend 
Deadline(s): December 1 
Field(s): Engineering; Natural Sciences 
Master's and Doctoral Fellowships for ethnic/racial minorities. Must be a U.S. citizen at time of application. 250 fellowships per year. 

National Medical Fellowships Inc. 
254 W. 31st Street, 7th Floor 
New York, NY 10001 
(212) 714-1007 
Amount: Varies 
Deadline(s): May 31 for renewal; August 31 for new applicant. 
Field(s): Medicine; Osteopathy 
Awards and fellowships are offered to African Americans, mainland Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, and American Indians in their first or second year at an accredited school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine in the U.S. Must be U.S. citizen and demonstrate financial need. Write for complete information. 

National Physical Science Consortium (Graduate Fellowships for Minorities and Women in the Physical Sciences) 
c/o New Mexico State University 
Box 30001, Dept. 3 NPS 
Las Cruces, NM 88003 
1-800-952-4118 
Amount: $10,000 to $15,000 per year 
Deadline(s): November 15 
Field(s): Astronomy; Chemistry; Computer Science; Geology; Material Science; Mathematics; Physics 
Open to USA citizens who are Black, Hispanic, Native American, and/or female who have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 and are eligible to pursue graduate study in the above areas at a participating NPSC member university. Renewable for up to six years. Total value of award up to $180,000. Write for complete information. 
 

The Graduate School 
BOYD GRADUATE STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER 
Athens, GA 30602-7401 
(706) 542-4790 
bwilliam@uga.cc.uga.edu 
URL: www.uga.edu/ 
The Graduate School of the University of Georgia offers masters and/or doctoral degrees in more than 90 departments. Graduate assistantships are available and are awarded on a competitive basis. Tuition for assistantship recipients is $25 per quarter. UGA is a Research I institute. 

Dr. Judith Brasseur 
Coordinator of Graduate Equity Programs 
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO 
The Graduate School 
Chico, CA 95929-0875 
(916) 898-5391 
CSU, Chico offers over 40 master's programs in The Colleges of Humanities & fine Arts; Behavioral & Social Sciences; Business; Communication & Education; and Engineering, Technology & Computer Science. Nonresident tuition waivers and financial aid are available. 

Harriet Ruskin 
Associate Director of Admissions 
EMORY UNIVERSITY - GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL 
1602 Mizell Drive 
Atlanta, GA 30332 
(404) 727-6311 
harriet_ruslan@bus.emory.grad.edu 
Located in Atlanta, the Goizueta MBA program is designed to provide broad management education and the opportunity for students to concentrate such areas as accounting, marketing, finance, organization and management, technology and international studies. The primary areas in which we place graduates are consulting, finance, and marketing. Ninety-one percent of the Class of 1996 had job offers by graduation with an average starting salary of more than $61,000. 

Cheryl Burgan Evans, Ph.D. 
Associate Dean of the Graduate School 
MIAMI UNIVERSITY 
102 Roudebush 
Oxford, OH 45056 
(513) 529-4125 
Evans_Cheryl@msmail.muohio.edu 
Minority Access to Education (M.A.E.) Award is designed to help minority students gain advanced degrees. The program provides a graduate assistantship to minority students for graduate study at Miami University. Stipend for two semesters for half-time duties and a tuition waiver. Requirements: American minority, minimum GPA of 2.75 and admission test (depending on academic program). Deadline for application: February 1st. 

ATTN.: OAGE 
ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE 
2301 Westside Drive 
Rochester, NY 14624 
(800) 777-4792 
Fax: 716-594-6585 
Founded in 1866, Roberts Wesleyan College is a Christian, independent, coeducational liberal arts college. Situated in suburban Rochester, on one of America's most progressive cities, Roberts has an enrollment of 1,350 students. As mentors and teachers, faculty seek to provide students with moral and spiritual foundations for personal wholeness, as well as strong academic foundation for professional success. Roberts' service-minded approach is reflected in its Master of Social Work (MSW) graduate degree program, designed around specific community needs. 

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 
School of Law 
Akron, OH 44325-2901 
1-800-4-Akron-U or (330) 972-7334 
lawadmissions@uakron.edu 
http://www.uakron.edu/law/index.shtml 
High quality education at an affordable price. Tuition for one-full year: IN-STATE: $6,785 day/full-time or $5,297 evening/ part-time--OUT-OF-STATE: $11,633 day/full time or $9,085 evening/part-time. Entering minorities: 9.5%. Female: 40.6%. Legal clinic. Trial program. [Joint degrees: JD/MBA, JD/MTAX, JD/MPA. Graduate assistantships available. GMAT may be waived]. 

Karen Addison-Williams 
Coordinator 
Future Faculty Fellows Program 
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 
Graduate School, 501 Carnell Hall 
Philadelphia, PA 19122 
(215) 204-6575 
Fax: (215) 204-8781 
Temple University is a comprehensive urban university with doctoral programs in over 65 field and professional programs in Law, Medicine, and Dentistry. 

Pearline Petit 
Counselor-Recruiter 
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 
Box 951419, Room 1252, Murphy Hall 
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1419 
(310) 825-3829 
The Graduate Affirmative Affairs Office at UCLA is committed to diversity in higher education. We offer several multi-year awards to students of color pursuing Ph.D. programs which include fees and stipends up to $12,500. In addition, our counselors assist students throughout their academic careers at UCLA and serve as a resource to students on an array of issues and concerns.