Hispanic Center Scholarship Fund – Non-Traditional Students

Awarded By:

Berks County Community Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One or more awards offered annually.

Description: This scholarship is open to non-traditional students from Berks County, Pennsylvania, whose ethnic background originates from Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Central America or South America. Students must meet one of the following criteria: high school senior raising child(ren); part-time students of any age; and students who are 25 years of age or older.

Application requirements for the Hispanic Center Scholarship Fund – Non-Traditional Students are:

• Application form
• Official Transcript
• Essay
• Recommendation letter

Additional Information: Scholarship applicants shall exhibit a commitment to past academic achievement. The recipients will be involved in community activities, along with raising a family and/or holding down a job. The intent is to acknowledge and encourage those individuals who have demonstrated a level of personal responsibility necessary to attend and succeed in a continuing education institution, and who have a financial need. Applicants are encouraged to file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). All applicants will be notified in May. Berks County Community Foundation employees, board members and/or committee members are not eligible to apply for or be nominated for a scholarship offered by Berks County Community Foundation, nor are their immediate family members. However, immediate family members are eligible to be nominated and recognized as the recipient of a scholarship, but without the financial award of the scholarship. Immediate families include spouses; children, stepchildren, grandchildren, stepgrandchildren, and their respective spouses; siblings and their spouses; and ancestors. The ineligibility period for Berks County Community Foundation board members or employees and their family members extends five years after board service or employment terminates. The ineligibility period for committee members who are not Berks County Community Foundation staff or board is in effect only during their term of service and is only related to the committee on which they make decisions.

Award Amount: $2,100 annually. Awards are non-renewable; however, past recipients may reapply each year and will be considered with other applicants.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $2,100.