If it was all done by salary brackets then the vast majority of the money would go to white people. The only way to help a minority is to target them directly. If that was the case, then why would minority groups need help in the first place? Scholarships are about financial help. If you have got money, you don't need a scholarship. Again, I say that the amount of money you have does not depend on your skin colour. The whole idea about equality is that being a different race SHOULDN'T MATTER! Seriously, we need to attack the problem at the source, not combat the effects. + 1. :P Affirmitive action only cause resentment between races/groups. The reason these scholarships are targeted at African Americains is because of their statistically lower test results and socio-economic status. As such they require more help from the government... However, scholarships shouldnt be race based, they should be 'need' based. By 'need' I mean socio-economic. Anything other than that is discrimination. You may argue that if the group providing is a private organisation, they have every right to do what they want with their money. { Within the country's laws. } While this is true, immagine the outcry if a group was to give scholarships purely to white, blue eyed, blonde haired males?