The Hispanic Educational, Cultural and Scholarship Fund is pleased to announce that scholarships of $750 will be awarded this year. There will also be one Grupo Atlántico Scholarship of $1000. These scholarships are recognition of a student’s overall achievements and are available to (1) Hispanic/Latino students, (2) having a permanent domicile in in the Greater St. Louis area (includes counties in Missouri and Illinois listed below) (3) enrolled in post-secondary course work or trade school, (4) in the fall of 2025.

For the purposes of these scholarships and to qualify, at least one of the applicant’s grandparents (living or deceased) must be Hispanic/Latino. Members of the Board of Directors of Hispanic ECS Fund and their relatives cannot be applicants.

For 2025, the Hispanic ECS Fund is offering scholarships as follows:

• Hispanic ECS Fund Scholarships of $750  (the Beltran-Marti Scholarship Fund goes towards supporting the Hispanic ECS Fund Scholarships)

• Grupo Atlántico Scholarship – This one (1) $1,000 scholarship is to be awarded to a female student pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine (STEMM) in a college/university.