Since 1999, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been supporting the higher education of Latino high school students. Gates Millennium Scholars helps these and other minority students attend college through substantial grants. Each year, they award grants to exceptional high school students who have a GPA of 3.3 or higher. GMS is committed to assisting Latino students in financial need to gain access to higher education. The award amount varies, but in 2010 GMS awarded 1,000 scholars good-through-graduation scholarships
Gates Millennium Scholars
P.O. Box 10500
Fairfax, VA 22031-8044
877-690-4677
gmsp.org
General Motors has partnered with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to offer Latino high school students financial assistance. Students must be interested in pursuing a degree in business or engineering to qualify. To qualify, students must be of Hispanic heritage, have at least a 3.0 GPA, and be seeking enrollment at an accredited U.S. college or university. Students who are eligible receive $2,500 award each year.
GM
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
313-556-5000
gm.com/corporate/careers/student_center.jsp?p=scholarships
Latino students who are living in San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, or Los Angeles can apply for The Telemundo Scholarship Program. Each year they grant awards that range from $1,000 to $5,000 to high school seniors who are planning to attend a two- or four-year U.S. university. Students will be considered if they have at least a 3.0 GPA and fill out the FAFSA, or free application for federal student aid.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
55 Second St. Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94105
877-HSF-INFO
hsf.net/innercontent.aspx?id=2918