HDF Scholarship Program

Opens December 1, 2024

HDF Scholarship Program | Programa de becas HDF

From the beginning, the Hispanic Development Fund has focused on a critical need that emanated directly from the community: developing a scholarship program to empower Hispanic students to attend and graduate from college. It was also considered important from the very beginning to make this a community-wide effort, relying on other Latino nonprofit organizations to assist with the review of applications and pooling of resources. Additionally, the scholarship effort stressed to all students the importance of giving back to the Latino community and engaging as community leaders. In 1984, HDF awarded its first scholarships by giving $100 each to 100 students through a separately named Hispanic Scholarship Fund. In 2024, in partnership with local and regional higher education institutions, HDF awarded over $1.2 million in scholarships to 504 students.

Desde el principio, el Hispanic Development Fund se ha enfocado en una necesidad crítica que surgió directamente de la comunidad: desarrollar un programa de becas para apoderar a los estudiantes hispanos para que asistan y se gradúen de la universidad. También se consideró importante desde el principio hacer de este un esfuerzo de toda la comunidad, confiando en otras organizaciones latinas sin fines de lucro para ayudar con la revisión de solicitudes y la puesta en común de recursos. En 1984, HDF otorgó sus primeras becas de $100 a 100 estudiantes a través de un Fondo de Becas Hispanas nombrado por separado. En 2024, en asociación con instituciones de educación locales y regionales, HDF otorgó más de un millón en becas a 504 estudiantes.

HDF Scholarship Eligibility | Elegibilidad para la beca HDF

To qualify for an HDF Scholarship, students must be of Hispanic/Latino Heritage along with the following requirements.
Para calificar para una beca HDF, los estudiantes deben ser de ascendencia hispana/latina, además de cumplir los siguientes requisitos:

Graduating/have graduated from a Greater Kansas City metropolitan area high school or obtain a general equivalency diploma (GED or HiSET) from a local organization. (The Greater Kansas City metropolitan area is generally defined as Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, in Missouri. Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.)
Graduarse/haberse graduado de una escuela secundaria del área metropolitana de Greater Kansas City u obtener un diploma de equivalencia general (GED o HiSET) de una organización local. (El área metropolitana de Greater Kansas City generalmente se define como Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, en Missouri. Los condados de Johnson y Wyandotte en Kansas).

Attend/have attended a Greater Kansas City metropolitan area high school for the last three years prior to graduation.
Asistir/haber asistido a una escuela secundaria del área metropolitana de Greater Kansas City durante los últimos tres años antes de la graduación.

Accepted or enrolled in a fully accredited college or university and working toward an associate, trade/certificate, bachelor, or graduate degree.
Aceptado o inscrito en un colegio o universidad totalmente acreditado y trabajando para obtener un título de asociado, comercio/certificado, licenciatura o posgrado.

Enroll or be enrolled as a full-time student. (A minimum 12 credit hours for undergraduate and 9 credit hours for graduate. Extenuating circumstances will be reviewed for part-time enrollment.)
Inscribirse o estar inscrito como estudiante de tiempo completo. (Un mínimo de 12 horas crédito para estudiantes universitarios y 9 horas de crédito para posgrados. Se revisarán ciertas circunstancias para la inscripción de medio tiempo).

U.S Citizenship/Residency is not required to apply.
No se requiere ciudadanía/residencia de EE. UU. para aplicar.

Evaluation | Evaluación

Scholarship applications are evaluated based on the following criteria:
Las solicitudes de becas se evalúan según los siguientes criterios:

Proven academic merit as reflected in GPA and answer to essay question.
Mérito académico comprobado como se refleja en el GPA y respuesta a la pregunta del ensayo.

Demonstrated community involvement as reflected in the application.
Participación comunitaria demostrada como se refleja en la solicitud. 

Demonstrated need for financial assistance as exhibited by family’s gross income, size of family, and other financial need.
Necesidad demostrada de asistencia financiera según los ingresos de la familia, el tamaño de la familia y otras necesidades financieras.

Applications are reviewed anonymously by the scholarship review committee.
Las solicitudes son revisadas de forma anónima por el comité de revisión de becas.

Named Scholarships | Becas Nombradas

The growth of the HDF Scholarship Program coincides with the increase of individuals, families, businesses, and organizations who have created a Named Scholarship through HDF. These scholarships are funded in memory or in honor of a loved one, to affirm and inspire scholars pursuing a specific career path, to support undocumented students, amongst other reasons.
El crecimiento del programa de becas de HDF coincide con el aumento de personas, familias, empresas y organizaciones que han creado una Beca Nombrada a través de HDF. Estas becas se financian en memoria o en honor de un ser querido, para afirmar e inspirar a los académicos que buscan una carrera profesional específica, para apoyar a los estudiantes indocumentados, entre otras razones.

Matching Institutions

  • Up to $1,000

  • Up to $2,000

  • Up to $2,000 - Undergraduate only

  • Up to $1,000 - Scholars must live on campus

  • Up to $500

  • Up to $2,500 - Undergraduate only

  • Full Match

  • Up to $2,000

  • Varies - check with HDF Team

  • Up to $5,000 - Undergraduate only

  • Up to $1,000 - Undergraduate only

  • Up to $1,000 - Undergraduate only

  • Full Match - Undergraduate only

  • Up to $2,000 - Undergraduate only

  • Full Match

  • Varies - check with HDF Team

  • Up to $1,000 - Undergraduate only

  • Up to $1,000 - Undergraduate only

  • Full Match - Undergraduate only