HEEF Scholarships

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Scholarship Information

Requirements

Scholarships Available

The Program

The Orange County Hispanic Educational Endowment Fund (HEEF) serves students who live in Orange County (OC), California only. It provides scholarships for OC high school and community college graduates who enroll at a two year or four year college or university or Law School. HEEF supports scholarships, programs and institutions that respond to the educational needs of Hispanic youth. Our mission is to inspire, enhance and improve opportunities for Hispanic students.

Eligibility

Students may apply to more than one scholarship program but they may receive an award from only one fund or program. Refer to the ON LINE APPLICATION.

Each fund or program has its own criteria as listed on attached page. On your application, indicate scholarship programs for which you are eligible from the following:

Adorno, Yoss, Alvarado & Smith
Angel and Rosemary Varela Scholarship Fund
Architecture and Engineering Scholarship
Arts Scholarship Program
Association of Hispanic Professionals for Education
Chapman University Scholarship Program
The Eisner Foundation Fund
The El Viento Foundation
Friends of Cal State Fullerton/Richard Bermudez Scholarship Fund
Friends of University of California, Irvine
Healthcare Education Scholarship Fund
Henry T. Nicholas III Foundation
Hispanic Bar Association/Wally Davis Memorial Legal Scholarship Fund
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Fund
Hispanic Council of Realtors Fund
Jose Angel Garibay Memorial Fund
De La Libertad Fund
Lara Family Scholarship Foundation
The Luevano Foundation
Mana de Orange County
The Mike Carona Foundation Law Enforcement Scholarship Program
National Hispanic Business Women's Association
New Century Financial Corporation
Fernando and Olga Niebla Fund
Orange County Register/Excelsior
Orange County United Way
Sage Hill School
Soka University Scholarship Fund
Southern California College of Optometry
Union Bank of California
Vanguard University Scholarship Fund

Selection of Recipients

Applications will be reviewed by community advisors and Foundation staff. Candidates will be notified by email of their application status by March 31 of the application year. An awards ceremony will follow be held in June.