September 8, 2021

Chris de Hoyos

HACU is accepting applications for Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships for 2021-22

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is partnering with The Coca-Cola Foundation to offer five scholarships for college and university students. Students at HACU-member institutions can apply for one of the five ($2,500) Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships to be awarded.

Students must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • Must be a first-generation college student (defined as a student of Hispanic descent who comes from a family where their parents did not complete a four-year college degree in the United States).
  • Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student attending a two-year or four-year HACU-member institution.
  • Open to all majors.
  • 2.5 GPA or above.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
  • Applicant must submit a 500-word essay about your personal motivation for applying to the Coca-Cola scholarship as a first-generation college student. Scholarship recipients are required to submit a head shot electronically to HACU.

Click here to apply. Online applications will be accepted until Dec. 3, 2021, 5 p.m. CST.

The Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship is part of the 2021-22 HACU Scholarship Program.



  

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

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