High-school seniors throughout Monroe and surrounding counties are invited to apply for scholarships through the 2025 Hispanic Scholarship Endowment Fund presented by Rochester’s Ibero-American Action League.
Scholarship applications are due March 7, 2025. If selected, applicants can receive scholarships from $500 up to $1,500 to help finance post-secondary studies.
According to the scholarship application form, an applicant must
• be a resident of Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne or Yates counties;
• be of Hispanic origin, with at least one parent of Hispanic origin, with family roots from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay or Venezuela;
• be a graduating high-school senior;
• demonstrate high academic achievement and have a grade point average of 3.0 (B) or better in the core subjects; and
• must be committed to entering a college or university in the fall of 2025.
An applicant also is required to submit a copy of his or her birth or adoption certificate, an official high-school transcript and two letters of recommendation, plus complete a short essay.
For more information on the Hispanic Scholarship Endowment Fund or to download a 2025 application, visit www.ibero.org/scholarship.
