Affinity Communities

Affinity communities represent groups that hold a shared identity or interest. The following resources (while not exhaustive!) are aimed at supporting your career and personal development.

Asian American, East and South Asian

• Asia Pacific Leadership Program
• South Asian American Policy & Research Institute
• Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative

Black & African American

• The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
• UNCF Scholarships
• IMDiversity
• National Association of Black Journalists 

Indigenous Peoples, American Indian/Alaska Native

• American Indian Education Fund 
• American Indian Services 
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society
• Indian Health Service

Latinx/Latine, Hispanic

• Hispanic Scholarship Fund 
• Latinx44 Scholarship Program
• NBC Universal/LNESC Scholarship 
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
• HISPANIC Network Magazine

LGBTQ+

• HRC: LGBTQ Student Scholarship Database
• GLSEN
• Out & Equal
• Victory Institute 
• National LGBTQ Task Force
• Pride at Work

Students With Disabilities

• Selective Placement Program Coordinator Directory for Federal Agencies
• Lime Connect 
• American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD) Summer Internship Program
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network
• Disability: IN

Undocumented Students

• TheDream.US
• Immigrants Rising Scholarship Info
• United We Dream Resource Guides
• The Non-Citizen’s Guide to Entrepreneurship
• Fellowships and Other Non-Employment Based Opportunities for Undocumented Students
• Higher Ed Immigration Portal
• My Undocumented Life Blog

Women

• AAUW
• Soroptimist
• Advancing Women
• Women’s Bureau at the U.S. Department of Labor
• The Association for Women in Communications
• Ellevate