The Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley is a public foundation dedicated to inspiring community philanthropy and engaging people to invest in the educational achievement and leadership development of a thriving Hispanic community in Silicon Valley. The foundation is offering scholarship awards of up to $6,000 ($18,000 over three years) to support Latino students who have declared a major in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-related field. This scholarship opportunity is open to DACA recipients.
Eligibility Requirements:
- “Must be of Latino or Hispanic origin
- Have a declared major in and been accepted into a STEM program listed here
- Students with the following enrollment statuses are eligible to apply:
- Current college students entering their junior or senior year at a 4-year undergraduate college or university in the upcoming academic school year and planning to enroll on a full-time or part-time basis.
- Current community college students transferring to a 4-year undergraduate college or university in the upcoming academic school year and planning to enroll on a full-time or part-time basis.
- Graduate of a high school in the following Northern California counties: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Napa County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Solano County, Sonoma County and Yolo County;
- OR, a Graduate of a high school not in the above counties, but enrolled at a college/university within the 11 listed counties.
- Minimum cumulative college grade point average of 3.0
- Demonstrated financial need”
The deadline to apply is February 28, 2025 at 12:00pm
For more information, and to apply, please visit their official website: Latinos in Technology Scholarship
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