Scholarship
Information

The Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators will be awarding several scholarships for students, which will include registration to attend the 18th Annual 2026 AHSIE Best Practices Conference scheduled March 8-11, 2026 at the Sheraton Boston - Boston, MA. Scholarship categories include: associate’s level, bachelor’s level, and graduate/doctoral levels.

Recipients will be selected based on the following eligibility requirements:

First-Generation college student
Currently attend an HSI or eHSI in U.S. or Puerto Rico
Must minimally turn 18 by March 8, 2026
Enrolled full-time in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
Have high financial need
Undocumented students are eligible to apply
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Completed application (including 3 imbedded short essays)
Scholarship recipients must attend the AHSIE Conference (if unable to travel,
possible exceptions will be considered)

The ideal candidate will demonstrate not only academic achievement, but also the potential for leadership and contribution to the community. By attending this conference, we hope to provide students the ability to broaden experiences, develop networks and foster mentorship possibilities with HSI designated campus professionals.

The award package includes cash scholarship, conference registration, travel & hotel
expense, and recipients will be honored at the AHSIE Conference.

PLEASE NOTE:
We require a Gmail account, so if you don’t have one, you will need to create one. Applicants will need a Gmail account to upload documents to Google Drive.

New Scholarship cycle will open in Fall 2026. To be presented for 2027 Conference.

Victoria Ruiz, AHSIE Student Scholarship Vice President ruizv@wustl.edu

Leslie Calderon , AHSIE Student Scholarship Assistant Vice President lcalderon@ahsie.org