Scholarship Opportunities
Financing your College Education can be a bit tough. However, there are grants, loans and scholarships that are available to assist you during this journey.
There are a vast amounts of resources - that often go untapped - which will not only help you pay for your educational investment, but also give you the opportunity to either volunteer, intern, and/or network. Some scholarships are even renewable each year while in school.
To tap into some of this FREE CASH, check out these links:
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2009-2010 California Scholarship Resource Guide Courtesy of U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, this guide includes scholarships, fellowships, internships, books and websites which can assist students with paying for college. To print the pdf, click link above. |
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A complete scholarship directory for Latino/a students, compiled by the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute. To download and print the directory, follow the link above. |
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation's premier Hispanic leadership development and educational organization, seeks to develop the next generation of Latino leaders. CHCI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501 (c)(3) organization. |
NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Nursing Scholarship Program is a competitive federal program, which awards scholarships to individuals for attendance at schools of nursing. The scholarship consists of payment for tuition, fees, other reasonable educational costs, and a monthly support stipend. In return, the students agree to provide a minimum of 2 years of full-time clinical service (Or an equivalent part-time commitment, as approved by the NSP) at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses.
For more information and qualifications visit the website by clicking the HRSA logo.
MILLENNIUM MOMENTUM FOUNDATION
Academic Scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each are available for Undergraduate & Graduate students pursuing careers in public policy and other public service related fields (I.e. political science, social welfare, public administration, public affairs, etc.).
DEADLINE: TBA
Interested students can access the application eligibility & requirements in the Best & the Brightest Scholarship Program here.
HACU SCHOLARSHIPS
HACU has partnered with several study abroad providers to provide scholarships for students at HACU member institutions to participate in a number of programs around the world. In addition to the scholarship, a student can ordinarily apply federal financial aid (Pell Grant, Stafford Loan, and PLUS loan) toward this study abroad program.
Deadline for most scholarships: March (Visit their website for more information.)
DATATEL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
The Datatel Scholars Foundation (DSF), an independent tax-exempt foundation, awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students attending eligible Datatel client institutions. Since its establishment in 1990, the Datatel Scholars Foundation has helped deserving scholars meet their educational goals by awarding over 3,500 scholarships totaling more than $5 million.
Deadline: Deadline has passed. Please visit providers website for next year's scholarship information.
A two-fold evaluation process is implemented:
1. Applicants must complete and submit an online application before it can be evaluated.
2. Applicants must be nominated by their institutions Scholarship Administrator.
Only students who have been nominated will have their application evaluated by the Datatel Scholars Foundation review committee for final awards consideration and selection.
For more information on the overall process and to find out who your institutions Scholarship Administrator is; please visit the Datatel Scholars Foundation webpage.