Undergraduate and Post Bac Student Scholarships and Grant

• Army Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP): You can apply for this as soon as you have been accepted. Pays full tuition plus a monthly living allowance. http://healthcare.goarmy.com/sixcorps/mcorps/index.htm or 1-800-USA-ARMY

• B.E.A.G Scholarships (Business Education Advisory Group): Sponsored by Fiesta Del Sol. Visit http://www.fiestadelsol.org/beag-scholarships.htm for details.

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI): This website has scholarships, along with tips to writing scholarship essays. No GPA or major requirements. http://www.chci.org/chciyouth/scholarship/scholarship.htm

• Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE): http://www.hace-usa.org/college.htm

• Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF): College (undergrad, community college & grad) http://www.hsf.net/scholarship/CollegeRetention.html



• Hispanic Illinois State Law Enforcement Association (HILSEA): For college students who demonstrate leadership qualities, as well as community involvement http://www.hislea.org/htm/hisleascholarships.htm



• Hispanocare, Inc. Scholarship Fund: Provides unrestricted scholarships (i.e. can be used for room & board, books, tuition, etc…) for Latino-American college students. Call Lucy Robles-Aquino Chief Executive Officer or Isabel Diaz at (773) 296-7157.



• Illinois General Assembly (GA) Scholarship: Covers tuition for students who are enrolled at Illinois four-year, public colleges and universities. You may apply with both your state rep and state senator by asking them for an application. Go to the “Legislator Lookup” link at http://www.legis.state.il.us/ to find your state reps & senators.

• LINC-TELACU Scholarship Information: http://linc-usa.org/ed/elig_guide.html

• LULAC National Scholarship Fund: " LULAC offers a variety of scholarships for high school seniors, undergraduate & graduate college students through [their] educational arm, the LULAC National Service Centers, Inc. (LNESC)."

  http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html
  

• Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants: If you fill out your FAFSA and plan to attend a MAP participating school, then you’re automatically applying for this and the Pell grant (check the box for “interested in state & federal grants and scholarships”). http://www.isac1.org/ilaid/map.html



• National Hispanic Scholarship Fund: For Hispanic students with 2.5/4.0 GPA enrolled in an undergraduate, Doctor of Chiropractic, or graduate program. At least one parent must be full Hispanic, or both parents must be half-Hispanic -- e.g., Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Caribbean, Central or South American heritage) who are enrolled in the fall and spring terms for the academic year starting that fall, in an undergraduate or graduate program. Applicant must be a U. S. citizen or a Permanent Resident. Applicant must have completed at least one quarter of undergraduate college with at least a 2.5 GPA. Duration: 1 year Benefits: $500 - $1,000 Contact(s): National Hispanic Scholarship Fund, One Sansome Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94101; (415) 445-9936



• (Non-Traditional) First Data Western Union Foundation Scholarship Program: Not only for high academic performance but those who show academic promise and a strong desire for advancing their educational, vocational and career goals. http://www.firstdatawesternunion.org/scholarships/



• Pell Grant: How much you get will depend not only on your FAFSA but on your cost of attendance, whether you're a full-time or part-time student, and how long you attend school. https://www.cod.ed.gov/cod/LoginPage



• University of Illinois Children of Veteran's Scholarship: Four-year consecutive tuition waiver at the University of Illinois given to natural or legally adopted children of service members who were veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam Conflict, and the Southwest Asia Conflict. http://www.osfa.uiuc.edu/veterans/vets_il.htm#COV

• McNair Scholarship Program: Objectives are to recruit, graduate and enroll our participants in graduate programs that lead to doctoral degrees. http://www.uic.edu/depts/grad/mcnair/program_overview.shtml