We list 7 verified scholarships for Black students with March deadlines. Awards range from $1,000, and the largest is the National Black Nurses Association Scholarships from National Black Nurses Association at From $1,000. None of these currently have a fixed open deadline; each runs on a recurring annual cycle.
4 of these are restricted to Black or African American students by the sponsor's own criteria, and 3 more are aimed at students from underrepresented backgrounds without imposing a formal race requirement. No listing in this group publishes a GPA minimum.
Every listing below links to the sponsor's official page and shows the date we last checked it. We do not take a cut of any award and we never charge students.
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| Scholarship | Sponsor | Award | Deadline | Min GPA | Who can apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBC Spouses Education Scholarship | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Varies (amount not published by the sponsor) | Annually, late March (applications open early January) | None stated | Black students only · National |
| CBC Spouses Essay Contest | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Varies (amount not published by the sponsor) | Annually, late March (applications open early January) | None stated | Black students only · National |
| CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Varies (amount not published by the sponsor) | Annually, late March (applications open early January) | None stated | Black students only · National |
| CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Varies (amount not published by the sponsor) | Annually, late March (applications open early January) | None stated | Black students only · National |
| National Black Nurses Association Scholarships | National Black Nurses Association | From $1,000 | Annually, March 15 at 5:00 p.m. EST | None stated | Minority-focused · National |
| The Ally Financial Law Scholars | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Varies (amount not published by the sponsor) | Annually, late March (applications open early January) | None stated | Minority-focused · National |
| Zelle Community Development & Entrepreneurship Scholarship | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Varies (amount not published by the sponsor) | Annually, mid-March | None stated | Minority-focused · Claflin, Howard, Jackson State, Morgan State, or Virginia State University |
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CBC Spouses Education Scholarship
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
The CBC Spouses Education Scholarship supports African American or Black students pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degree. It is administered by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation through its scholarship portal, and the application window runs from early January to late March each year. Immediate relatives of a CBC Member are not eligible. The foundation does not publish a fixed award amount for this scholarship.
CBC Spouses Essay Contest
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
The CBC Spouses Essay Contest is open to qualified African American and Black high school juniors and seniors. It is one of the few Congressional Black Caucus Foundation awards aimed at students who have not yet started college, and it runs on the foundation's common early-January to late-March cycle through the CBCF scholarship portal.
CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
The CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship supports African American or Black students pursuing a degree in the performing arts. Like the foundation's other awards it runs on a common cycle opening in early January and closing in late March, with applications submitted through the CBCF scholarship portal. Immediate relatives of a CBC Member are not eligible.
CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
The CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship supports African American or Black students pursuing a degree in the visual arts. It is one of several Congressional Black Caucus Foundation awards that share a common application window running from early January to late March, submitted through the foundation's scholarship portal. Immediate relatives of a CBC Member are not eligible.
National Black Nurses Association Scholarships
National Black Nurses Association
The National Black Nurses Association administers more than twenty named scholarships each year for students enrolled in nursing programs, including the Dr. Lauranne Sams Scholarship, the Dr. Millicent Gorham Scholarship, and the NBNA Social Justice Scholarship. Awards start at $1,000; in 2023 the association awarded 57 scholarships totalling over $257,000. Applicants must be NBNA members and members of a local chapter where one exists, must be enrolled in a nursing program at any level from LPN/LVN through doctorate, and must have at least one full year of school remaining.
The Ally Financial Law Scholars
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
The Ally Financial Law Scholars program is administered by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation for students pursuing a law degree. It shares the foundation's common application window, opening in early January and closing in late March, with submissions through the CBCF scholarship portal. Immediate relatives of a CBC Member are not eligible.
Zelle Community Development & Entrepreneurship Scholarship
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
This Congressional Black Caucus Foundation award supports MBA students pursuing small business ownership through acquisition at one of five participating HBCUs: Claflin University, Howard University, Jackson State University, Morgan State University, and Virginia State University. Applicants must be a member of their institution's Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) club or program. The 2026 deadline was March 13, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What scholarships for Black students with March deadlines are available right now?
We list 7 verified scholarships for Black students with March deadlines. None currently has a fixed open deadline. Each runs on a recurring annual cycle, and every listing below records the month its cycle usually closes plus what the sponsor has said about the next round.
Are these scholarships for Black students with March deadlines only for Black students?
4 of these 7 listings restrict eligibility to Black or African American students in the sponsor's own criteria. A further 3 are run by organisations whose mission centres on Black or minority students but which do not impose a formal race requirement. The rest carry no race requirement at all and are open to any student who meets the other criteria. We label every listing so you know which is which before you spend time on an application.
What is the largest of these scholarships for Black students with March deadlines?
The largest is the National Black Nurses Association Scholarships from National Black Nurses Association at From $1,000. It is a one-time award. Its deadline is Annually, March 15 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
How do you check that these listings are accurate?
Every listing is read off the sponsor's own page before it goes live, and each one records the date it was last checked plus a note saying what was confirmed. Anything a sponsor does not publish, such as an award amount or a GPA floor, is left blank rather than guessed. Listings we cannot verify are held back rather than published.
When should I start a March scholarship application?
Give yourself at least four weeks before a March deadline. Recommendation letters are the usual bottleneck, because teachers and counsellors need two to three weeks' notice and are handling many requests at once. Transcripts can take a week to be issued. Essays benefit from being written, left alone for several days, then edited with fresh eyes.