Latinos in Technology Scholarship

The Latinos in Technology Scholarship was established by the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, a public foundation dedicated to inspiring community philanthropy and engaging people to invest in the educational achievement and leadership development of a thriving Hispanic community in Silicon Valley. This program supports third and fourth-year undergraduate Latino students who have declared a major in a STEM-related field at a four-year university with scholarships of up to $6,000 renewable for up to three years for a total of up to $18,000.

Deadline: February 29, 2024

Amount: up to $18,000 (paid over three years, provided renewal eligibility requirements are met)

Requirements:

• Must be of Latino or Hispanic origin
• Have a declared major in and been accepted into a STEM program
• Students with the following enrollment statuses are eligible to apply:
  – Current college students entering their junior or senior year at a four-year undergraduate college or university in the 2024-2025 academic school year
  and planning to enroll on a full-time or part-time basis. Preference will be given to full-time and rising junior students.
  – Current community college students transferring to a four-year undergraduate college or university in the 2024-2025 academic school year and
  planning to enroll on a full-time or part-time basis. Preference will be given to full-time students and students with sufficient course credits to be
  classified as a rising junior (60 semester units or 90 quarter units).
• Graduate of a high school in the following Northern California counties: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Napa County, San Francisco
  County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Solano County, Sonoma County and Yolo County; OR, a graduate of a high school
  not in the above counties, but enrolled at a college/university within the 11 listed counties.
• Minimum cumulative college grade point average of 3.0
• Demonstrated financial need

Contact: scholarships@siliconvalleycf.org or (650) 450-5487