Ron Brown Scholar Program
Ron Brown Scholar Fund
$40,000 ($10,000/yr x 4)Due: December 1
Heritage & DiversityNationalMerit / AcademicNeed-BasedRenewable
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Heritage & Diversity scholarships for high school students
1,754 verified scholarships are tagged for heritage, culture and diversity, worth at least $1,647,027 where sponsors publish an amount. 1,050 (60%) need no essay, 227 renew for more than one year, and 629 publish a dollar amount.
Key facts
1,754
verified awards
1,050
need no essay
22
due in November and December
$1,647,027
published value
Interest-based awards judge what you have done, not just your grades, so a club, a job, a portfolio or a volunteer record counts. The list below is ordered by the soonest deadline, biggest award first.
Showing 30 of 1,754 — highest-value awards due soonest
Search all scholarships →Augustana College Scholarship Programs (Rock Island, IL)
Augustana College
Up to $28,000/yr (merit-based)Due: December 1
Heritage & DiversityILMerit / AcademicNeed-BasedNo essayRenewable
Martin Luther King Inherit the Dream Scholarship
Davenport University
$10,000 per year (also described as up to full tuition)Due: December 1
Heritage & DiversityMIMerit / AcademicNo essayRenewable
Alpha Kappa Alpha EAF Endowment Scholarship
Alpha Kappa Alpha
$1,000Due: December 15
Heritage & DiversityILMerit / AcademicNo essay
Fleet Reserve Association Americanism Essay Contest
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
Grand prize $1,500; grade-category prizes $500–$1,000Due: December 1
Heritage & DiversityNationalLeadership / Civic
South Dakota State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants
South Dakota State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
$500
Heritage & DiversitySDMilitary / VeteransNo essay
DAR American History Video Contest
Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount variesDue: November 13
Heritage & DiversityNationalArts / WritingNo essay
Haitian Scholarship
Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church - Haitian Ministries Team
Amount varies
Heritage & DiversityFLFaith-BasedNo essay
Liitukut Scholarship
Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak
Amount variesDue: November 30
Heritage & DiversityAKNeed-BasedRenewable
The Octavia Vivian Scholarship
C.T. Vivian Leadership Institute/Foundation
Amount variesDue: November 30
Heritage & DiversityNationalArts / WritingNo essay
United Irish Counties Assn. of NY Scholarship
United Irish Counties Association of New York
$400-$1,000
Heritage & DiversityNY
SD Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship for Military Descendants
Amount variesDue: December 1
Heritage & DiversitySDMilitary / VeteransNo essay
Inherit the Dream Scholarship (GRCC)
Inherit the Dream
Up to $1,000Due: December 7
Heritage & DiversityMICommunity ServiceArts / Writing
Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) Scholarship
American Chemistry Council / AIChE / Chemours / HBCU Week Foundation
$10,000
Heritage & DiversityNationalSTEM / ScienceNeed-BasedNo essay
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
Jackie Robinson Foundation
$7,500/yrDue: January 7
Heritage & DiversityNationalMerit / AcademicLeadership / CivicNo essay
Jamaican Women of Florida Annual Scholarship
Jamaican Women of Florida (JWOF)
up to $5,000Due: December 31
Heritage & DiversityFLNo essayRenewable
Truman D. Picard Scholarship
Intertribal Timber Council (ITC)
$2,000
Heritage & DiversityNationalEnvironment
Dr. Jong Pil Lee Memorial Scholarship
Long Island Association of Supervisors and Curriculum Developers (LIASCD)
$1,500 (up to 4 awards)
Heritage & DiversityNYSTEM / Science
Tuskegee Airmen Foundation Scholarship
Tuskegee Airmen, Incorporated (Hugh J. White/Lewis Lynch Chapter)
each; 40 awarded annually (or more)
Heritage & DiversityNational
The Charles L. Warren Memorial Heritage Scholarship
Ohio Association for College Admission Counseling
$1500
Heritage & DiversityOHMerit / AcademicNo essay
Matika Wilbur Scholarship for Native American Students
Santa Monica College
Amount variesDue: December 31
Heritage & DiversityCANo essay
DAR - Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships
Daughters of the American Revolution
$2,000 up to $20,000
Heritage & DiversityNationalNo essay
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount variesDue: January 31, 2026
Heritage & DiversityNationalMerit / AcademicNo essay
Josie Washington Memorial Scholarship
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter (Dallas)
Amount variesDue: January
Heritage & DiversityTXNo essay
Sigma Psi Omega College Bound Book Award Scholarship
Sigma Psi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Amount varies
Heritage & DiversityNY
Rhetta Washington McCoy Technology Scholarship
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter (Dallas)
Amount variesDue: January
Heritage & DiversityTXNo essay
Fairrilla Emory White Scholarship
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter (Dallas)
Amount variesDue: January
Heritage & DiversityTXNo essay
The Architects Foundation Scholarship
The Architects Foundation
up to $20,000 (multiyear)
Heritage & DiversityNationalSTEM / ScienceNo essay
Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter (Dallas)
Amount variesDue: January
Heritage & DiversityTXNo essay
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Create my free account →Common questions
Who qualifies for heritage & diversity scholarships?
Students with a demonstrated interest in heritage, culture and diversity — a club, a job, coursework, a portfolio or a volunteer record. 1,754 verified awards carry this tag; each card states its own rules.
Do heritage & diversity scholarships require an essay?
1,050 of the 1,754 awards here (60%) need no essay. The rest usually ask for a short statement about your interest in heritage, culture and diversity.
How do I apply?
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