Undocumented Students - Golden Door Scholarship
Golden Door Scholarship Deadline to Apply: Oct. 23, 2022, 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) Award Amount: up to $40,000 E-mail: info@goldendoorscholars.org
Golden Door Scholars is an organization that provides large college scholarships, career and fellowship support, mentorship, and community-building opportunities for undocumented students. The Golden Door Scholarship is open for students attending college in the Fall 2023 semester.
As a Golden Door Scholar, each student receives a scholarship empowering her or him to earn a bachelor's degree and pursue a dream career. Eligible students may be high school seniors, recent high school graduates, or currently enrolled in college pursuing an undergraduate degree.
Brave of Heart Scholarship - Love one Lost due to COVD-19
Brave of Heart Scholarship
Deadline to Apply: Oct. 5, 2022, 4pm Eastern Time
Award Amount: up to $50,000 per year
The Brave of Heart Fund was founded in May 2020 by the Foundations of Cigna and New York Life and administered by E4E Relief.
It was established to provide charitable grants and emotional support services to families of frontline healthcare workers, volunteers, and support staff whose lives were lost in the fight against COVID-19. The Brave of Heart Fund continues to honor the hard work and sacrifice of healthcare workers and their families via scholarship funding for their spouses, domestic partners, and children.
Applicants of the Brave of Heart Scholarship must: Child is defined as a biological, step- or legally adopted child who is age 26 and under as of the application deadline date and living in the frontline healthcare worker’s household or primarily supported by the frontline healthcare worker, or, if financially independent, enrolled in a graduate school program. Frontline healthcare worker is defined as a person who lived in the United States at the time of death and worked or volunteered in or for a licensed hospital, medical center or clinic, nursing home, medical transport vehicle, triage center, or other licensed medical facility, provider, or setting, or who worked or volunteered as an emergency medical technician, ambulance technician or paramedic. The individual must have had the possibility of exposure to patients with COVID-19 while working or volunteering. Ineligible occupations include non-medical frontline workers, such as supermarket employees, delivery workers, ride-share drivers, funeral home staff, and police. Firefighters are also ineligible unless certified EMTs or paramedics. Other occupations may be ineligible and are evaluated at the sole discretion of the sponsor.
Frito-Lay UNCF Scholarship
The Frito-Lay UNCF Scholarship will provide 100 need-based scholarships to Black and Hispanic students from 10 key Frito-Lay markets (10 per market); Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix, San Francisco, and the District of Columbia.
The Program will provide a one-time scholarship of up to $5,000 during the 2022-2023 school year.
OPEN DATE:
8/3/2022 5:00 PM EST
CLOSE DATE:
9/29/2022 11:59 PM EST
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants for the Program must meet the following criteria:
*Be a Black/African American or Hispanic student.
*Possess a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
*Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form.
*Have a demonstrated, unmet financial need as verified by their college or university.
*Be enrolled at any 4-year college or university.
*Be a permanent resident of the following cities; Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix, San Francisco, and the District of Columbia.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
*Students shall submit an online application for the Program,
*Submit a 1-2 page essay responding to the following prompt, “Tell us about the community where you live and how receiving this scholarship will help you pursue the career in which you are interested so that you can give back to your community.”
*Submit your most recent official or unofficial transcript.
You must attend a UNCF College with this Scholarship
Please contact Jeff Darden II (jeff.darden@uncf.org) if you have a question about this scholarship program.
Applicants who do not meet all eligibility and application requirements will not be considered for this scholarship opportunity.
Hispanic Scholars Fund -
As an HSF Scholar, you will have access to HSF’s invaluable Scholar Support Services and be eligible to receive a scholarship, depending on available funds.
- Every year, HSF selects ~10,000 outstanding students as HSF Scholars from a broad and talented pool of applicants
- HSF Scholars have access to a full range of invaluable Scholar Support Services, including career services, mentorship, leadership development, knowledge building, and wellness training
- Career services include access to select internship and job opportunities with HSF corporate partners
- HSF Scholars are eligible to apply for all Scholar Conferences including, the STEM Summit, Finance Conference, Media & Entertainment Summit, Entrepreneurship Summit, and Healthcare Summit
- Finally, and importantly, HSF awards more than $30 million in Scholarships annually and, depending upon available funds, HSF Scholars may also be eligible to receive a scholarship, which range from $500-$5,000 and awarded directly to students
Eligibility Requirements
Must be of Hispanic heritage
U.S. citizen, permanent legal resident, or DACA
Minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) for high school students; minimum of 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) for college and graduate students
Plan to enroll full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university, or graduate school, in the US, for the 2023-2024 academic year
Submit the FAFSA or state-based financial aid forms (if applicable)
To learn more about this organization and apply to become a Hispanic Scholar visit: Hispanic Scholarship Fund: Scholarship Main (hsf.net)