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The purpose of the Scholarship Program of the Hispanic Educational, Cultural, and Scholarship Fund, Inc. (Hispanic ECS Fund), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, is to promote and advance Hispanics in the Greater St. Louis region. The scholarship program rewards academic achievement by providing funding for higher education. Scholarship funds are awarded each year to Hispanic students residing in the Greater St. Louis region who intend to enroll at a college, university or other institution of higher learning for the following fall semester. Students who enter a college or university in a term other than Fall will have their applications for scholarship assistance considered in the spring for the following fall semester. Applicants do not have to belong to the Hispanic Educational, Cultural, and Scholarship Fund to apply.

The following are application guidelines:

1. Applicants are Hispanic.

2. Applicants are citizens or legal residents of the United States of America.

3. Applicants are seeking an associate, baccalaureate or graduate degree (college student or high-school graduate).

4. Applicants have a minimum cumulative grade average of B or better on all prior work attempted in high school and/or college, as applicable.

5. Applicants are accepted or enrolled in an accredited college, university or institution of higher learning in the United States as a degree-seeking student by June 15.

6. Applicants must enroll and take six (6) or more credit hours in each semester. The selection process for scholarship candidates is competitive, and scholarship funds are awarded by the Hispanic ECS Fund without regard to financial need. Scholarship awards to students have ranged from $500 to $5,000. Each year, the Board of Directors determines the number of scholarships to be awarded and their amount.

Click here to download the application form. Application deadline for this year is June 30.

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