Who Can Apply:
- Financial burdens often hinder first-generation students from pursuing and completing their education.
- Students from immigrant or minority backgrounds face additional challenges when entering college, often facing financial strife and struggling due to lack of mentors. Receiving financial assistance can be a turning point in many students’ educational journeys, opening up doors and opportunities that would otherwise be inaccessible.
- This scholarship seeks to empower students from Central American backgrounds to achieve their academic goals and build a foundation for a successful future.
- Any high school or undergraduate student who is a first-generation college student with financial need may apply for this scholarship opportunity if they were born in Central America or have at least one parent of Central American descent.
Submission: To apply, tell us about your journey as a first-generation student of Central American heritage, how your background has impacted your goals, what challenges you have faced, and how this scholarship would help you achieve your goals.
Deadline: September 16, 2024
Amount: $500
Learn More: https://bold.org/scholarships/mendoza-scholarship/