HEEF scholarships are based on a combination of low-income family background, academic achievement, and involvement in extracurricular activities, community volunteer work, church service or work-employment. Graduating high school seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA, who have been accepted into an accredited four- or five-year program in architecture or engineering may apply. Second-year community college transfer students who have been accepted into an accredited program in architecture or engineering may also apply. This award may be renewed based on performance.
Eligibility:
-Latino/a who has lived in Orange County (OC), CA for the past six (6) years
-An OC public or private high school graduate who enrolls full-time at a four-year college or an OC community college transfer who enrolls full-time at a four-year college
-Dream Act/AB 540 applicants must complete the "applicant financial information" section of the online application.
-First generation college student
-Family income limit of $45,000
-Previous HEEF scholars may reapply for selected subfunds
For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.