Eligibility & Requirements

Are you eligible?

Check out the requirements below to find out if the HACER® National Scholarship is right for you:

You’re a high school senior
You’re a legal U.S. resident
You’re younger than 21 years old
You carry a minimum 2.8 GPA
You’re eligible to attend a two- or four-year college or university with a full-time course of study
You’ll disclose other scholarship programs that you’ve applied for
You’ll enroll and attend an accredited institution in the academic year after your selection (verification needed, as scholarship funds are paid directly to the schools)
You have at least one parent of Hispanic heritage

The scholarship recipients are selected based on:

Academic achievement
Financial need
Community involvement
Personal qualities and strengths as portrayed in a personal interview, either in-person or by phone

Winners are selected by May-June. (Check for emails by mid-February to find out if you are a semi-finalist.)

No essay is needed. The only other requirements are these documents:

The application period for the McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship Program for 2020-2021 begins October 5, 2020.

For more information google HACER National Scholarship.