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Orange County Register/Excelsior Scholarship

Hispanic Education Endowment Fund
Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 11/3/2025
Closes: 1/16/2026

The Orange County Register/Excelsior Scholarship is available to first-generation Hispanic or Latino high school or community college transfer students in Orange County, California. Students who participate in newspapers, yearbooks, journalism, or communications are eligible to apply.

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: Yes
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • Resident of Orange County, California
  • High school senior or community college transfer student
  • Seeking a bachelor's degree fulltime
  • U.S. citizen, permanent resident, dreamer, or AB540 student
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Participate in extracurricular activities, community service, employment, newspaper, yearbook, journalism, or communications
  • Firstgeneration college student
  • Demonstrate financial need

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Senior
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: CA
    • County: Orange
    Citizenship Status
    California AB 540, Current DACA Status, Not a U.S. Citizen, Pending DACA Application, U.S. Citizen, Other, Permanent Resident
    Activities
    Community Service, Extracurricular Activities, Student Newspaper, Work, Yearbook
    Situation
    First-Generation College Student

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