The scholarships are renewable as along as recipients maintain a minimum grade point average. Approximately 15 scholarships are awarded each year. Applications are due each June. The goal of this program is to attract the best and brightest minority liberal arts graduates to the teaching field. Minorities who are college seniors or graduates are eligible to apply if they majored in one of the liberal arts and are interested in pursuing a career in high school teaching.
Awards range from half to full tuition.
Further financial assistance, including grants, loans, and work study, is also available. Grants are for one academic year, and are available at Cornell University and Stanford University. Programs at the two universities vary but both result in completion of a master's degree. Please note that the Mellon Grants for Harvard and Columbia have been discontinued. This Hispanic scholarship program is open to students who have completed at least 15 units of college credit courses, are enrolled on a full-time basis, and need funding to continue pursuing their education on the undergraduate or graduate school level.