The North Carolina Hispanic College Fund (NCHCF)
Established charitable fund at the Triangle Community Foundation to benefit Hispanic students in North Carolina. The high cost of college tuition is often a major challenge for students when considering a college education. The NCHCF awards annual scholarships between $1,000 to $2,000 to help students pay for their college education. Scholarships recipients are recent graduates of North Carolina high schools who are of Hispanic/Latino descent. Recipients of the NCHCF scholarship must enroll in a degree program at a community college or a 2 or 4-year college/university and be committed to public service and community development.
NCHCF APPLICation Period is
OPEN
2025-2026 Scholarship Deadline: APRIL 4, 2025
Important Dates:
April 4, 2025
Deadline to apply.
Applications must be submitted no later than April 4, 2025, by 11:59 PM EST. Supporting documents must be received via email by the deadline. If applications or supporting documents arrive after the deadline, these will not be accepted.
APRIL-MAY 2025
NCHCF Review/Selection Committee meets to decide on awards.
MAY - JUNE 15, 2025
Awardees are notified and funds are disbursed accordingly.
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Scholarship Disbursement
Upon receipt of the recipient’s official email of acceptance and contact information for the school’s financial aid office, all scholarship awards will be sent directly to the college or university where the recipient is enrolled.
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Scholarship funds will be designated for tuition, room, and board only. If these expenses have already been met, the award will be placed into an account at the educational institution for use by the student as needed.
Renewable
All applicants and scholarship recipients may re-apply for up to 3 years. To obtain a renewal, the recipient must provide the NC Hispanic College Fund Committee with a renewal application, an official transcript and proof of enrollment for the following academic year prior to the start of the new school year.
Selection Criteria
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Graduate of a NC h
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High School within the past 2 years
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A four-year cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale
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2 letters of recommendation from a high school teacher, principal, pastor, employer, or other community leaders
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An official high school transcript
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Personal statement (500 words)
Additional Considerations
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Preference will be given to foreign-born applicants or the native-born children of foreign-born parents.
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Recipients will be chosen based on family economic need, community involvement, academic achievement, volunteerism, and leadership.
NCHCF Sponsors
2025-2026
Luis F. Olivieri-Robert
Family
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Anderson-Falconi
Family
Additional Scholarships within the NC Hispanic College Fund
*** Note if you are applying for any of the following scholarships on your application.***
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Marco & Susan Zárate Scholarship
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The Marco & Susan Zárate Scholarship was established with initial funding by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund at the NC Hispanic College Fund. This scholarship honors Mr. and Mrs. Zárate’s remarkable contributions to advancing education for Hispanic students in North Carolina. As co-founders of the NC Society of Hispanic Professionals, they have dedicated over 25 years to promoting educational opportunities and empowering Hispanic youth across the state.
The Marco & Susan Zárate Scholarship aims to provide need-based support to first generation college students that plan to enroll at a four-year college or university and pursue a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education, including becoming a STEM teacher, and who have a demonstrated interest in the Hispanic heritage, and community service. This scholarship is also available to students pursuing a two-year community college program in the fields of STEM education. This scholarship also creates opportunities and makes a difference for those students that would not be able to go to college, and to help them to realize their dream of getting a higher education.
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Recipients of Marco & Susan Zárate Scholarship will be awarded only to students that officially enroll in STEM education, including becoming a STEM teacher. Proof of enrollment and claim of major will be requested. DO NOT SELECT THIS SCHOLARSHIP IF YOU ARE NOT PLANNING TO ENROLL IN A STEM PROGRAM. Please be prepared to provide necessary documentation proving that you are pursuing an engineering-related major.
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Additional Resources
Support the NC Hispanic College Fund
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If you would like to DONATE to the NC Hispanic College Fund, please go to your DONATE page and indicate your desire to allocate it to the Fund in the “comments” section.
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If you would like to establish a scholarship within the NC Hispanic College fund at Triangle Community Foundation, please contact us via email: mailbox@thencshp.org
