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Our 2026 Scholarship Program will open soon!​​
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We will offer the following scholarships this year -
Carmen Eliza Patiño de Beltrán Scholarship in the amount of $1000 (general eligibility requirements)
Elinor Irvin Scholarship in the amount of $800 (for a student majoring in the field of education - with special consideration for an applicant who wants to work with people who have a learning disability)
Grupo Atlántico Scholarship 2 in the amount of $500 each (a female majoring in a STEM field)
HECS Fund Scholarship 3 in the amount of $1000 each (general eligibility requirements)
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2022 HISPANIC EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL & SCHOLARSHIP FUND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES
HECSF Scholarships awardees, from left to right: Mr. Santiago Beltran, HECSF President, Sayge Garcia-Cooley, Joseph McBride, Isabel Garcia, Mayra Santander, Ana Davis Reed, Katherine Bluemel's representative, and Joseline Martin. Recipient not in the picture: Vivian Garcia.
The Hispanic Educational, Cultural and Scholarship Fund, is a public charity Missouri nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income taxes under section 501 (c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Its mission includes working toward the achievement of better economic and social conditions of the Hispanic community through local and regional educational, cultural and scholarship programs. Hispanic ECS Fund was founded on August 3, 1998.
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Give StL Day is May 7, 2026! This is a great opportunity to contribute to the Hispanic ECS Fund and support our mission!
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Please bookmark our Give StL Day page so that you can seamlessly access our page on May 7 (or any day) to make a much welcomed and appreciated donation!
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https://www.givestlday.org/organization/hispanicecs
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And as always, you can make a donation to Hispanic ECS Fund via Zelle by scanning the QR code below or sending to our Zelle profile: stlhispanicecsfund
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Congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship Recipients!
Photos from the 2025 Hispanic Scholarship Alliance Ceremony
Scholarship Program Committee Chair, Graziella Postolache; scholarship recipient Board Member, Carmen Dence; Scholarship Recipient Gabriela Rojo
Guadalupe Pichardo; Board President, Richard T. Middleton, IV
(ceremony photos by Tyler Small Photography)
To see a complete list of the awardees for 2025, click on the "Testimonials" link at the top of the page.
Photos from the 25th Annunal
HISPANIC FAMILY DAY AT THE BALLPARK
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AUGUST 16, 2025
STL CARDINALS v. NY YANKEES
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