The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the nation’s largest not-for-profit organization supporting Hispanic higher education.

Founded in 1975, HSF provides American families with the financial and educational resources they need to achieve a college education and help America be more competitive.

To date, HSF has awarded over $360 million in scholarships and has supported a broad range of outreach and education programs to help students and their families navigate collegiate life, from gaining admission and securing financial aid, to finding employment after graduation.

Our Mission

Increase the number of Hispanic college graduates by providing scholarships and assistance to students and their families.

Our Vision:

A college degree in every Latino household.

The Need:

The country needs more college graduates in order fill the job demands of the future. Within this decade, nearly two-thirds of jobs created will require a post-secondary education. Hispanics will account for 56% of the population growth and 74% of the labor force added.  However, only 13% of Hispanics have a 4-year college degree – less than half the rate of their peers.*

If America has any chance of remaining competitive in the global economy, then we need more Americans with college degrees.

 
That is why HSF is leading Generation 1st Degree, an initiative to close the Hispanic college degree gap by helping put at least one college degree in every Latino household.

Our Goals:

• Build a coalition of corporate and philanthropic partners committed to increasing Hispanic degree attainment.
• Ensure every Hispanic household in the U.S. has at least one college graduate, inspiring and mentoring others in the family and community.
• Increase Hispanic degree attainment from 19% to 60% by 2025.

Our Impact:

Aligned with the Generation 1st Degree initiative, HSF is impacting students and communities by:

 Increasing College Knowledge

Providing Financial Resources 

Supporting  Achievement

• 1,600 college planning workshops reaching more than 275,000 Hispanic families since 2000
• Bi-lingual PSAs in over 33,000 national multi-media outlets
• College resources delivered to 190,000 households
• Over 1.8 million web visitors
• 100,000+ publications

• Over $360 Million in scholarships since 1975
• Over 4,000 scholarships awarded annually
• Over two thirds are first generation and low-income
• 80% graduation rate, versus 57% national average
  

• 37 HSF-sponsored student organizations on college campuses nationwide
• 1st year retention workshops for transfer planning support and graduate school preparation
• HSF Alumni Network with over 50,000 former scholarship recipients
• Career Center – internships and job opportunities with HSF partner organizations
  

* Sources: Carnevale, Anthony P. “Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018. Bureau of Labor Statistics. US Census. Pew Hispanic Center.  U.S. Census Bureau.