It’s College and Career Pathways’ Money Monday! Today, as usual, we are focusing on the many ways that students can pay for college. This week, we’re exploring scholarships that do not require U.S. citizenship or permanent residency. Please see the opportunities below! High school seniors and underclassman, please make note of the scholarships for college and graduate school students for upcoming school years!
You can also visit our website for additional scholarship opportunities:
The Esperanza Education Fund Scholarship
- Deadline: March 30
- Target Audience: High school seniors who were born outside of the U.S. or have two parents born outside of the U.S.
- Academic Requirements: None specified
- Awards: Multiple scholarships ranging from $5,000-20,000
- Career Field(s): None specified
- Residency Requirements: Applicant must be either a graduating senior at a high school in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia or a recent GED grad residing in DC, Maryland or Virginia.
Western Union Scholars Program
- Deadline: April 12
- Target Audience: High school seniors and undergraduates between the ages of 18 and 26
- Academic Requirements: None specified
- Award(s): $2,500
- Career Field(s): Science, technology, engineering, math (STEM FIELDS), or business
- Residency Requirements: None noted
- Deadline: April 15
- Target Audience: Women of an international background, including foreign students, immigrants, or first-generation Americans, who will be first-year entrants to a U.S. college or university program in the upcoming fall
- Academic Requirements: None specified
- Award: $1,000
- Career Field(s): None specified
- Residency Requirements: None noted
- Deadline: April 26
- Target Audience: Students of Hispanic descent who are U.S. Citizens, Permanent Legal Residents, or DACA or Eligible Non-Citizen (as defined by FAFSA)
- Academic Requirements: Minimum 3.0 GPA for high school students and 2.5 for college students
- Award(s): $500-5,000
- Career Field(s): None specified
- Residency Requirements: (See above)
Los Hermanos de Stanford Scholarship
- Deadline: May 5
- Target Audience: Latinx high school seniors with plans to enroll in a 2-year or 4-year institution the fall after graduation (includes community college)
- Academic Requirements: None specified
- Award(s): Multiple scholarships ranging from $500-1,000
- Career Field(s): None specified
- Residency Requirements: None noted
- Note: You do NOT have to attend Stanford University to qualify for the scholarship
La Unidad Latina Foundation Scholarship
- Deadline: June 15
- Target Audience: Undergraduate or graduate students who have completed at least one full semester of college and are enrolled full time (see note below)
- Academic Requirements: Minimum 2.8 GPA
- Awards: Multiple scholarships ranging from $250-1,000
- Career Field(s): None specified
- Residency Requirements: None noted
- Note: Eligible degrees include all bachelor’s degrees, master of arts, master of science, master of public administration/policy, master of social work, master of education and master of divinity
You can also find additional information on similar scholarships at the links below:
- College and Career Pathways, Inc.
- MALDEF Scholarship Resource Guide
- Educators for Fair Consideration Scholarship List