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40 Scholarships For Hispanics and Latinos in 2024: The Ultimate List

Searching for college scholarships for Hispanics and Latinos can produce an overwhelming amount of information. Fortunately, we’ve scoured the web to find you only the most up-to-date financial awards, and we’ve distilled them into one easy-to-read post. The following 40 scholarships for Hispanics and Latinos have been vetted by us, and they’re confirmed to be up and running (and if they’re not open until later in the year, we’ve noted that for you to check back!). We’re simplifying this for you with a list of active scholarships for Hispanics and Latinos, so get ready to dive in!

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6 Awesome Scholarship Essays That Worked

When it comes to paying for college, scholarships are the best form of financial aid, since they offer students free money that never needs to be repaid. But let’s face it: completing scholarship applications, especially the essays, can feel overwhelming. The scholarship essay is arguably the most important part of the application and should be well-thought-out. In this article, we’ll walk  through five scholarship essay examples and explain why they worked, so that you can write your own winning scholarship essays.

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What’s the right scholarship essay format and structure?

Many scholarships require you to submit at least one essay – but you’re wondering: how should your essay be formatted? Should it be double-spaced or single-spaced? Should you include a title? Should you include the prompt? What does a typical scholarship essay format look like? Although you don’t have to worry about essay formatting at Going Merry (we’ll structure and submit your application for you, with our pre-filled forms!), maybe you’re also applying to some other scholarships too. So we’re here to help you understand how to format your scholarship essay.

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The Only College Financial Aid Guide You’ll Ever Need

Since 1982, the cost has increased by a total of 500%. As a result, about 40% of soon-to-be college students end up turning down their first-choice school and going for a cheaper option. Why has the cost gone up so much? One major reason for such drastic increases in college costs is a lack of funding from state and local governments. As more and more funding is being taken away from universities and colleges, upping tuition rates is an easy way to make up the difference. Other factors have also contributed to this, such as the ‘recreation parks arms race’ to attract students and rise up college rankings.

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How To Find and Apply For Scholarships: A Step-by-Step Guide

Students can expect to pay around $9,970 per year for a public university and $34,740 per year for a private university. One of the best ways to ease the pain of college tuition is earning scholarship awards. Learning how to apply for scholarships can save you a ton of money on tuition, plus it can help you feel more confident going into your college career!

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Why high school counselors say they love using Going Merry

In 2019,  NACAC (the National Association of College Admission Counseling) invited us to deliver an online demo of our scholarship platform. So Going Merry co-founder and CEO Charlie Maynard led high school counselors through how the scholarship platform works and how it benefits counselors: “It’s one place where students can come and get matched with hundreds of scholarships, based on their profile eligibility,” Charlie said.

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How Do Scholarships Work? Understanding the Scholarship Application Process — with FAQs answered!

When you’re looking for colleges to apply to, what’s one of the most common factors you look at before you apply? Tuition. If college tuition is expensive, students might be steered away from applying. However, a scholarship application makes it easier for any and all students to be awarded money toward their tuition, books, room and board, and more. We’re breaking down the most commonly asked scholarship questions and why you need to keep these on your radar in your search.

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Meet Ijeoma Asonye: Athlete, Design Specialist, Going Merry Scholarship Winner

Ijeoma won $5,000 with Going Merry’s 2019 Best All Around Superlative Scholarship by submitting a winning scholarship video. She’s currently studying Mechanical Engineering, and plans to continue to be involved in sports and other activities while attending college. We asked Ijeoma to share her scholarship tips for future scholarship applicants, and she shared her scholarship success story with us!

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Top 12 Scholarship Websites to Find Money for College

There are so many college scholarship websites on the internet, and it’s hard to know which are worth using. Which can you afford? Which have easy-to-use mobile apps? Which have the most scholarship money available to students like you? We’ve answered these questions and more to eliminate the guesswork. Here, we cover the 13 best scholarship websites for higher education.

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18 Essay-Free Scholarships to Apply for in 2024

Scholarships are a fantastic way to save money on your college tuition and avoid taking on too much student debt. But, let’s face it, the process of applying for scholarships can be time-consuming and, sometimes you just want something a little easier. The good news is that easy scholarships – in particular, scholarships without essays – do exist. Some require as little effort as simply entering your name and email address (a scholarship “sweepstakes”), while other scholarships without essays require you to submit something else (like a short video, social media post, or illustration) rather than an essay. These second group of scholarships rewards effort and creativity.

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Meet Daniel Gill: Expressive Art Specialist, Going Merry Scholarship Winner

After submitting his winning essay application for the 2019 Going Merry Most Unique Scholarship, Daniel won $1,000 to help fund his education. He’s studying the Early Childhood Special Education Masters and Credential program to strengthen his educational puppetry skills so he can continue to help young children with Autism. We asked Daniel to share his scholarship essay tips for future scholarship applicants, and he shared his scholarship success story with us!

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Scholarship Winner Spotlight: Jesús Adrian Arroyo-Ramirez

Jesús reflected on an early obstacle that fueled his drive to graduate first in his class with a semester’s worth of college credits. Jesús is on his way to become the first in his family to graduate from an American university for what he says will set an example for his own family in the future. We asked Jesús to share tips for future scholarship applicants, and he shared his scholarship success story with us!

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AP Credits: How do I use my AP test scores for college credit to graduate early?

Taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses to earn AP credits might just help you save money and graduate college early. According to U.S. News and the College Board, more than 2.6 million high school students in 2016 alone took 4.7 million AP exams. That’s double the number of students and tests taken 10 years ago! By transforming your AP test scores into college credit, you could get a head start on college and even graduate early (in other words: pay less tuition). The question with AP credits is: how does it work, and where do you start?

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