Scholarship support enables SHPE to help bridge the gap between K-12 education and successful career placement. Over 1,500 scholarships have been awarded since 2018 totaling over $6,000,000, enabling students to take advantage of opportunities to further their STEM academic pursuits, realize early career goals, and engage effectively among their peers, mentors, and communities as rising leaders in STEM. With more than 10,000 student members, corporate sponsors’ support for the ScholarSHPE program will have tremendous reach into the Hispanic community.
Benefits Include:
| Legacy | Pioneer | Trailblazer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $10,000–$49,999 | $1,000–$9,999 | |
| Access to ScholarSHPE survey data and metrics | ✓ | ||
| Virtual meet-and-greet with your recipients | ✓ | ||
| Logo acknowledgement at SHPE signature events | ✓ | ||
| Opportunity to review finalists selected by committee | ✓ | ||
| Announcement on social media | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Logo featured at SHPE National Convention | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Named scholarship designation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Highlighted in SHPE Newsletter (reaching over 114,000 people) | logo | logo | name |
| Scholarship featured on the SHPE website | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Acknowledgement in SHPE annual report | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recipient contact & demographic information | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thank you letters from recipients | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
There is a 10% administrative fee applied to all scholarship contributions.
"By having the support of the SHPE Familia through this scholarship I know that there is a group of people who believe I can succeed."
Camila Salomon
University of Southern California, Winner SHPE Undergraduate Scholarship
Thank you to our Scholarship Sponsors!
Our scholarships would not be possible without the support of these individuals and corporations who understand the value of graduating a diverse STEM workforce.
Scholarship Sponsorship FAQs
Scholarship applications are reviewed by an independent committee. Each written application component is anonymously reviewed by three different reviewers to ensure fairness.
Scholarship sponsors can submit specific parameters for their SHPE scholarships including, but not limited to: career goals, community involvement, creative/innovative accomplishments, financial need, gender, geographical area, GPA, grade level, leadership experience, major, preferred college or university, citizenship/visa type, and standardized test scores. We will do our best to accommodate your selected parameters and identify the best-fit candidate.
The ScholarSHPE Program is administered by and through SHPE, so contributions are tax-deductible as permitted under the IRS 501 (c) (3) section rules.
Have questions? Email [email protected].
The Helen Cuesta Scholarship Fund
Miguel Alemañy, former Chair of SHPE’s National Board of Directors, made a $15,000 gift in 2018 to establish SHPE’s first scholarship fund created by an individual donor, saying “I am establishing a fund in her name, Helen Cuesta, to give a scholarship each year to a deserving female student in SHPE who has demonstrated the ability to overcome life’s obstacles and who doesn’t give up.”
Pride Scholarship Fund
Established as an endowment in 2019 by Board Members Dr. Emily Allen, Will Davis, and Diana Gomez, the SHPE Pride Scholarship is designed to recognize students who are out and proud, support an inclusive SHPE Familia, and make a difference for the LGBTQ and Hispanic community.