Hispanic Center Scholarship Fund Grant

The Hispanic Center Scholarship Fund, managed by the Berks County Community Foundation, awards scholarships annually to residents of Berks County pursuing post-secondary education. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate academic achievement, involvement in community activities, and financial need. The fund aims to support individuals of Hispanic heritage from various Latin American countries, enabling them to succeed in their educational pursuits. Past recipients can reapply each year, fostering a commitment to ongoing academic excellence and community engagement.

Berks County Community Foundation
Since that time, the foundation has grown to manage hundreds of charitable funds. Each year, the funds distribute millions of dollars in scholarships and grants to support local students and nonprofit organizations and causes.
One or more scholarships will be awarded annually to a resident of Berks County who will be pursuing post-secondary, undergraduate education at an accredited institution.
Scholarship applicants shall exhibit a commitment to past academic achievement. The recipients will be involved in school activities or community activities or family obligations or job responsibilities. The intent is to acknowledge and encourage those individuals who have demonstrated a level of personal responsibility necessary to attend and succeed in a continuing education institution, and who have a financial need.
Past recipients may reapply each year and will be reconsidered along with all other applicants.

Eligibility

A resident of Berks County who will be pursuing post-secondary, undergraduate education at an accredited institution and whose ethnic background originates from Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Central America or South America.