Scholarships for Hispanic Juniors

Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards

• The Hispanic Heritage Foundation provides Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards to Latino student leaders who have excelled in their classrooms and communities. The award is divided into eight categories: "science, technology, engineering, math, business, journalism, education, and sports," according to the foundation's website. Successful candidates must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Students may use the scholarship to fund their college education or a community service program. Students may nominate a teacher who made an impact in their lives, as well.

  Hispanic Heritage Foundation
  1775 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 400
  Reston, VA 20190
  202-861-9797
  hispanicheritage.org

National Hispanic Youth Initiative

• The Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons' National Hispanic Youth Initiative prepares and encourages Hispanic high school juniors to pursue majors in health science and biomedical research. Successful candidates attend the one-week annual summer program in Washington, DC. Hispanic-American students work under a faculty mentor who provides a broad perspective of Hispanic-American healthcare issues. Students acquire knowledge in leadership, conflict management, and research procedures. The program provides full scholarships that cover room and board, tuition, food, and transportation.

  Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons
  1616 H Street NW, Suite 400
  Washington DC 20006
  202-467-4756
  icps.org

National Hispanic Recognition Program

• Collegeboard's National Hispanic Recognition Program selects approximately 5,000 Hispanic high school juniors who demonstrate superior academic skills on their preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, or PSAT. The academic recognition in critical reading, writing, and mathematics is indicated on college applications. Students must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 to qualify. Award recipients are automatically referred to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The academic competition awards both college and corporate-sponsored scholarships to selected finalists.

  PSAT/NMSQT Office
  P.O. Box 6720
  Princeton, NJ 08541-6720
  1-888-477-7728
  collegeboard.com