"The greatest benefit of NSPA membership is being able to share policies, procedures, and new ideas with other members. These resources have helped the Jeannette Rankin Foundation increase the efficiency of our operations, and most importantly, improve the services we provide to our scholars."
Andrea Anderson
Program Coordinator
Jeannette Rankin Foundation
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Being a member of NSPA means being part of a community where we share the same values and goals. We know that our fellow members possess the same desire that HCF has to support students – and that motivates us in our own work.
Angel Hernandez receiving his HCF scholarship at the 2009 Annual Gala in Washington, DC.
The Hispanic College Fund was founded in 1993 as a scholarship organization designed to support Hispanic students pursuing higher education and a professional career in business. Since then, the organization has expanded to develop an educational pipeline that provides emotional, academic and financial support to Latino students from high school through their early professional careers. The organization has a particular focus on students who are interested in STEM and business careers.
2009 was a banner year for the Hispanic College Fund. The organization hosted six Hispanic Youth Symposia across the country to motivate high school students to pursue higher education, awarded over $2 million in scholarships to 592 students, and brought 35 of its top scholars to Washington, DC to participate in the Karen Márquez Institute, a 4-day professional development workshop. This year, the Hispanic College Fund will expand its programs even further, launching new Hispanic Youth Symposia in Arizona and the Silicon Valley. HCF expects to award between 500 and 600 scholarships to deserving students, and will serve over 1,200 high school students with its Hispanic Youth Symposia.
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