Hispanic Scholarships

Full-time U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents at accredited four-year colleges, community colleges, portfolio schools, or art schools may apply if they identify as African-American/Black American, Indigenous American, Asian-American/Pacific Islander, or Latino/Hispanic and study art direction, copywriting, production, editing, illustration, or marketing strategy/analytics. Two recipients each receive a $10,000 scholarship plus one year of mentorship from a Saatchi & Saatchi professional, including monthly virtual meetups and email and text access. Complete the Giving Back Fund application and submit a creative pitch as an unlisted YouTube video (three minutes maximum). Optional project samples may be included. Priority goes to students who demonstrate financial need. Recipients are selected by a panel of creatives, strategists, data analysts, and talent managers at Saatchi & Saatchi and partner organizations.

Orange County Hispanic/Latino scholarship collaborative prioritizing first-generation students with financial need. High school graduates and community college transfers planning full-time four-year enrollment (plus law-school track for OC graduates) apply once for all sub-funds. New renewable model provides $2,500 annually up to four years ($10,000 total). Requires FAFSA or California Dream Act demonstrating need.

The Organization of Latino Actuaries awards academic scholarships to Latino students who will attend a U.S. college or university in the next school year and are interested in the actuarial profession. The top applicant receives the OLA Cresta Scholarship of $7,500; named scholarship winners who complete a summer internship with a sponsoring company receive $5,000, and general winners receive up to $4,000, paid directly to the recipient's school. Applicants must identify as Latino, be enrolled or planning to enroll in a U.S. college or university for the upcoming academic year (high school seniors are eligible; graduating college seniors qualify only if continuing into another program), and demonstrate commitment to an actuarial career. Applications are evaluated on academics, actuarial exam progress, work experience, and leadership. Applications open January 1 and close March 31 each year, with winners notified around July.

The Joseph and Carmen Unanue Endowed Scholarship supports incoming freshmen and incoming international freshmen at Seton Hall who demonstrate outstanding academics, financial need, and a genuine appreciation for Latino culture and history. Awards range from $3,000 to $6,000 per year, divided evenly between fall and spring semesters. Applicants must hold at least a 3.0 unweighted high school GPA, submit a one-page essay on Latino culture and history, and enroll full time. Recipients must file the FAFSA each undergraduate year, attend two Unanue Latino Institute events annually including volunteering at one, meet with the Institute director once per semester, and complete at least one Latino Studies course before senior spring.

Graduating high school students of color (African American, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Native American) who identify as agnostic, atheist, humanist, freethinker, or secular may apply for one of six scholarships from Black Skeptics Group Los Angeles. Preference goes to first-generation college students; students in foster care, who are homeless, undocumented, disabled, or LGBTQI+ are encouraged to apply. Six $5,000 awards are granted. Recipients are announced in August. Submit the online application with a letter of recommendation, proof of admission to a two- or four-year college, and a 500 to 700 word essay on your secular identity, humanist values, and community work.

Pell Grant-eligible Hispanic high school seniors in Hidalgo, Cameron, or Starr County, Texas with at least a 2.75 GPA who plan full-time enrollment at an accredited four-year university may apply for the HSF/VAMOS Scholarship through the HSF portal. Selected students receive up to $5,000 per year for four years, up to $20,000 total. Students attending UTRGV may receive up to $3,000 per year. Complete the FAFSA and submit the VAMOS application with all required documents by February 22.

Undergraduate students from historically underrepresented ethnic groups (African descent, Latino/Hispanic, Native North American, or Pacific Islander) majoring or intending to major in actuarial science, data science, computer science, economics, mathematics, statistics, or related fields may apply through Scholarship America. Up to 25 awards of at least $5,000 are granted. Eligible applicants are high school seniors or current undergraduates planning full-time enrollment at an accredited college or university. Awards are not automatically renewable, but students may reapply annually while they meet eligibility requirements.

Established in 1990 by design firm EDSA and administered by the Landscape Architecture Foundation, the EDSA Diversity Scholarship helps African American, Hispanic, Native American, and other cultural and ethnic minority students continue their landscape architecture education. Two $5,000 awards are made each year. Eligible candidates are in their final two years of undergraduate study or enrolled in a graduate degree program in landscape architecture at a college or university in the United States or Canada. Applications include essays, work samples, and letters of recommendation and are submitted through LAF's online portal. LAF announces its scholarship slate each November, and all application materials are due February 1; the 2026 cycle closed February 1, 2026.

The NSPE Education Foundation awards this $5,000 scholarship annually to a high school senior from an ethnic group underrepresented in engineering: African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander. The award recognizes students entering the engineering profession's pipeline. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who have been accepted into an ABET-accredited engineering program at a four-year college or university. Applications are evaluated on GPA, internship or co-op experience, community involvement, honors and awards, two faculty recommendation letters, and answers to four short essay questions. A complete high school transcript and a resume are also required. The application opens in early February and closed April 1 in the 2026 cycle; the program runs annually, subject to NSPE Education Foundation funds being available.

National STEM scholarship portfolio for active SHPE members pursuing associate, bachelor's, or graduate STEM degrees at accredited U.S. or Puerto Rico institutions with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. One ScholarSHPE Common Application on scholarships.shpe.org matches students to SHPE-funded and corporate-sponsored awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000+. Citizenship is not required for core SHPE awards, though some sponsor funds add restrictions. Submit transcript, resume, headshot, and photo release.