Scholarships 

Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship 

Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipients are selected from a nationwide applicant pool each year. As minimum criteria, students must: 

• Be a current student at an accredited U.S. community college or two-year institution with sophomore status, or a recent graduate (within the last five years). 

• Intend to enroll full time in an accredited four-year college or university in fall 2025. 

• Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above in community college. 

• Demonstrate financial need. 

They will consider applicants with a maximum annual family gross income of $95,000. During the selection process, the Foundation will conduct a full financial review which will take into account all income and assets of the student and the student’s parents.

Application Open October 3, 2024 - January 9, 2025 

Apply Online through the Common App JKCF.ORG/TRANSFER

Programs and professional development resources for current and prospective undergraduate students -- research experiences for undergraduates (REU), scholarships, and travel and research opportunities.

• A merit-based scholarship ranging in amounts from $500 to $5,000 or a non-merit based scholarship ranging from $500 – $1,000.         

• Listing in the GMiS Scholars press release

• Transportation support to the annual GMiS Conference, where Scholars are presented with their scholarship by the sponsor. The 2023 GMiS Conference is scheduled to be hosted in Pasadena, CA.. Scholars will be provided travel beginning TBD.

Application for this new academic year is TBD (update coming soon!) 

Lack of funds is one of the most challenging reasons facing Hispanic students pursuing their degrees. So SHPE offers thousands of reasons to ensure their members DO reach graduation – over a million to be exact. With 346 scholarships totaling over $1,800,000 awarded last year, SHPE is actively narrowing the gap in the Hispanic STEM education pipeline.

How to Apply for 2024-2025

Congratulations on taking another step towards advancing your academic career and giving the world what it needs – more Hispanics in STEM like you. Our scholarship application period opens on October 1, 2024 and will close on November 15, 2024.

STEP 1: Review the Available Opportunities Below

To apply to any of our scholarships, you must first complete our ScholarSHPE Common Application. This will allow you to easily apply to multiple scholarship opportunities without having to start every application from the beginning.

STEP 2: Create a SHPE Common Application

Please check this webpage on a weekly basis during the application period for the most up-to-date offerings. Also, once you have created an application, you will be notified as new opportunities become available.

Applications Due November 15

Start your application on October 1, save it, and come back as needed. Just make sure it’s finished and submitted by November 15, 2024.

Scholarship Requirements*

Our minimum requirements for all scholarships are as follows:

• Active SHPE Member (To become an active member, please visit shpe.org and select “Join” in the top right hand corner of the webpage.)

• Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.5 (This is a cumulative GPA as listed on the transcript of your latest academic institution.)

• Plan to pursue a STEM degree

• Plan to enroll at an accredited two-year or four-year college/university for the 2024-2025 academic year in the United States*

NOTE: Some sponsored scholarships may have additional requirements or specifications; these requirements will be listed on the ScholarSHPE application page.

* Includes ALL U.S. territories

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is pleased to be the administrator of scholarship opportunities provided by our partners. These scholarships can help students cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and other expenses (varies by scholarship).

HACU Scholarship Criteria

To be eligible to apply for HACU Scholarships, applicants must meet the following HACU Scholarship Program criteria listed below. 

• Are currently enrolled at a HACU-member institution in the U.S. or Puerto Rico;

• Have graduated from a high school (or have earned a high school equivalency diploma) in the U.S. or Puerto Rico;

• Have completed your first-semester of college at a HACU-member institution;

• Intend to enroll at a HACU-member institution in the Fall of 2024 or Spring of 2025. If you are transferring institutions, the institution must also be HACU-member to be eligible to apply; for the most up-to-date listing of HACU-member institutions, Please Click Here.

• Demonstrate financial need if required by the scholarship sponsor (typically determined by the FAFSA or State/Institutional Aid);

Please note that this is an interest form and not the actual application. By submitting this form you are indicating that you want to receive notification from SWE when your specific application of interest goes live.

Each year, the STEM Scholarship Program awards $10,000 to 200 recipients studying engineering or computer science at a 4-year college or university. Recipients may renew the scholarship up to three times for a total potential value of $40,000 per student. 

Applications for the 2023 cycle are now closed. Please check this page in early 2024 for information about our next application cycle.

The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship application opened on October 2, 2023 and is accepting applications until December 15, 2023. 

• Eligible students must be planning to attend an accredited 4 or 2-year college and planning to study engineering, computer science, or other related fields of study

• Up to $40,000 in scholarships and internship opportunities

• Other eligibility requirements apply. Please click the link above for more details.

Please be on the lookout for more information to come. We will be hosting an information session before the application deadline.