Amount: $5,000 - $20,000
Deadline: April 1
Level: undergraduate
Renewable: Yes
About
The Esperanza Education Fund provides scholarships to immigrant students in the D.C. metropolitan area, regardless of their immigration status, to help them achieve their higher education goals.
Eligibility
- Citizenship: undocumented, DACA, TPS
- GPA: 2.5+
- Demographic: immigrant
- Must be an immigrant student (undocumented, DACA, or TPS) in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- High school senior or graduate who plans to enroll full-time in an accredited college or university.
Required Materials
- Application form
- Essays
- Transcripts
- Letters of recommendation
- Financial documentation
Timeline
Applications open in January. Deadline April 1. Winners notified in May/June.
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