The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the foremost Hispanic scholarship organization in the United States. HSF awards around $30 million in scholarships annually to qualified students. The General College Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, community college and transfer students, and undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in four-year universities. Scholarships awarded to students range between $1,000 and $5,000. To be eligible, one must be a U.S. citizen (or legal permanent resident) of Hispanic heritage, have a minimum 3.0 grade point average, be planning to enroll as a full-time student and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
55 Second St., Ste. 1500
San Francisco, CA 94105
1-877-HSF-INFO
hsf.net
This initiative, developed through a partnership with the Merck Institute for Science Education and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health aims to increase the number of Hispanic students and their access to college-level degrees in math, science, engineering and technology. The fund awards 10 high school seniors annually with $42,500 to pursue their studies and in addition offers $2,000 scholarships to 125 college students pursuing degrees in similar programs. The organization also hosts an annual career symposium for all scholarship recipients.
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
1501 Sixteenth St., Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
202-387-5000
hispanichealth.org
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is a consortium of higher-level education institutions that have historically enrolled students of Hispanic origin. Today, the organization represents almost 450 universities and colleges in the United States, Spain, Puerto Rico and Portugal. The organization offers multiple scholarships in a variety of different areas, including marketing, engineering, psychology, and nursing. To be eligible for financial awards, students must attend a HACU Partner or Member college and meet all necessary criteria for the specific program to which they are applying. Fortunately, HACU employs only one general application for the multitude of programs it oversees. Scholarships usually range in amounts between $500 and $2,000 a year. A major drawback, however, is that most of the scholarships are not renewable. Nonetheless, students should apply to the scholarship program that best suits them.
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
8415 Datapoint Dr., Ste. 400
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-692-3805
hacu.net