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Hispanic College Grants
In the United States, the number of Hispanic students in college is far lower than that of blacks or other minorities, even though this group is surpassing African Americans in population. In order to even the odds, several grants are offered to disadvantaged individuals from Spanish-speaking countries to help them create a better future by assisting in the funding of a college education.
The Sallie Mae Corporation has worked together with the Hispanic College Fund to create the First in My Family Scholarship Fund for students from disadvantaged backgrounds with no family history of college education.
For Hispanic students seeking a degree in medicine or health care, the Hispanic Nurses Association has grants and scholarships, including the Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students Program, the March of Dimes Nursing Scholarship Program, and the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program. The Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Health Professions also provides such funding. The state of Texas also offers grants to Hispanic students enrolled in vocational or 4-year nursing programs.
Corporations like AT&T and Xerox offer monetary support to the Hispanic community for educational purposes, and there are several Hispanic-serving colleges and universities that have specialized financial programs for students. The Jose Marti Challenge Grant is offered through the Florida Department of Education for underprivileged Latino students pursuing a 4-year undergraduate degree. Also, the Silicon Valley Scholarship from the National Hispanic University in California enables Hispanic students enrolling in an engineering or computer science program with a GPA of 2.5 or greater to receive grants toward college.
List of Hispanic College Grants
- Council for Exceptional Children — $500 awarded each year to Hispanic and other minority heritage freshmen students with disabilities.
- Gilbert Rios Memorial Award — $5000 awarded each year to 1 male and 1 female Puerto Rican/Latino undergraduate students.
- Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Minority Summer Grant — Unnamed grant awarded each year to 1 Hispanic or other minority heritage undergraduate student.
- HHAF Sports Youth Award — $2000 to $5000 awarded each year for up to 25 Hispanic freshmen students .
- Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund — $2000 awarded each year to 63 Hispanic-American students.
- Texas Department of Transportation Conditional Grant Program — Up to $6000 awarded each year for varied number of undergraduate students of Hispanic and other minority heritage majoring in CE, CS or DP.
Paying for school is not easy, but we are here to help. OEDb's student finance section will help you find the money you need to pay your tuition and other college expenses. We cover scholarships, college grants, and student loans. Scholarships and grants are both forms of "free money", meaning they don't need to be paid back. Scholarships are typically awarded by businesses or individuals, with the money being earmarked specifically for tuition. They can be awarded based on a student's location or by religious affiliation, such as Catholicism or Islam. Grants are typically awarded by governments or non-profit organizations and the money often can be applied to several different expenses a student may incur, not solely tuition. They can be awarded based on location or ethnicity, for instance African American or Hispanic. Loans are not considered "free money", because unlike scholarships and grants, they do need to be paid back after graduation. Common federal loans include Perkins and Stafford. Loans are also available by location.