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Scholarship Program/Programa de Becas 2025

Updated: Mar 12

MEDIA RELEASE

NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE LAUNCHES 2025 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Applications available now on NPRDPinc.org, Deadline is March 14, 2025

Eligibility nationwide, including Puerto Rico Past recipients are eligible to re-apply



February 11, 2025, New York City - The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) is now

accepting applications for its 2025 National Scholarship Program.

For the eighth consecutive year, the NPRDP will award 100 scholarships valued at $2,000 each,for a total $200,000, to exceptional students of Puerto Rican descent that are making a

difference in their communities. Applicants must be high school seniors or full-time

college/university students in their freshman through junior years in college.


“We are proud and committed to continue supporting the advancement of education by

awarding another $200,000 in scholarships to college-bound students in our community,” said Jason Macias, Chair of the NPRDP Education Committee. “Since 2014, we have awarded over. $1.8 million dollars, and we are grateful for the many companies, organizations and individuals who support the parade and make these scholarships possible.”


To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Be of Puerto Rican descent;

  • Have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better, or equivalent high school grade;

  • Be a high school senior or freshman through junior in college, ages of 17 through 25;

  • Be enrolled in an accredited two or four-year college/university, for college students;

  • Have a track record of doing volunteer work or community service;

  • Participate in an interview with a member(s) of the scholarship selection committee.

Scholarship winners from prior years are eligible to re-apply, given that they comply with all

other eligibility criteria.


Visit the Parade website at www.nprdpinc.org to complete the application. Candidates must

electronically submit completed application and academic transcripts by March 14, 2024.

Applications received after this date will result in disqualification.


Application submissions must include: a completed application form; an essay; a written

biography; two letters of recommendation, of which one letter of recommendation must be

from the site where the student performs his/her volunteer work; official academic transcripts

and a headshot photo. Letters of recommendation should be requested from teachers,

professors, counselors, mentors, clergy, community leaders, etc. Letters should speak to the

applicant's community service, length of the relationship with the candidate, and any specific

contributions the applicant has made to the community.


For more information about other NPRDP programs, the public can visit www.nprdpinc.org.

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COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

DESFILE NACIONAL PUERTORRIQUEÑO ABRE PROGRAMA DE BECAS 2025

Solicitudes ya disponibles en prparade.org. Fecha límite 14 de marzo, 2025

Elegibilidad nacional, incluyendo Puerto Rico, Becados de años anteriores podrán volver a solicitar



11 de febrero, 2025, Ciudad de Nueva York - El Desfile Nacional Puertorrique.o

(NPRDP por sus siglas en ingl.s) ya est. aceptando solicitudes para su Programa Nacional de Becas 2025. Por el octavo a.o consecutivo, el programa otorgar. 100 becas de $2,000, para un total de $200,000, a estudiantes excepcionales de ascendencia puertorrique.a que est.n haciendo una. diferencia en sus comunidades. Los solicitantes deber.n ser graduandos de escuela superior (secundaria) o estudiantes universitarios a tiempo completo en su primer, segundo o tercer a.o (freshman, sophomore o junior, respectivamente).


"Estamos orgullosos y comprometidos a seguir respaldando el avance de la educaci.n al otorgar otros $200,000 en becas a estudiantes que se dirigen a la universidad en nuestra comunidad", dijo Jason Mac.as, presidente del Comit. de Educaci.n de NPRDP. "Desde 2014, hemos otorgado m.s de $1.8 millones, y estamos agradecidos por las empresas, organizaciones e individuos que respaldan el desfile y hacen posible estas becas".


Para ser elegible, los candidatos deben:

  • Ser de descendencia puertorrique.a;

  • Tener un promedio general (GPA) de 3.0 o mejor, o el grado equivalente de escuela

    superior;

  • Ser estudiante graduado de escuela superior o estar matriculado en universidad (niveles freshman a junior), entre las edades de 17 a 25 a.os;

  • Estar matriculado en una universidad acreditada de dos o cuatro a.os (requisito para estudiantes ya universitarios);

  • Tener historial de trabajo voluntario o servicio comunitario;

  • Participar en una entrevista con integrante(s) del Comit. de Selecci.n.

Los estudiantes ganadores de becas en a.os anteriores podr.n volver a solicitar, siempre y

cuando cumplan con los dem.s requisitos de elegibilidad.


Los estudiantes pueden visitar www.prparade.org y completar la solicitud. Deben enviar. electr.nicamente la solicitud completa y las transcripciones acad.micas antes del viernes 14 de marzo de 2025. Las solicitudes recibidas despu.s de esta fecha resultar.n en descalificaci.n.


Las solicitudes de becas deben contener: el formulario de solicitud completado, un ensayo, una biograf.a escrita, dos cartas de recomendaci.n (una de las cuales debe provenir del lugar donde el estudiante realiza su trabajo voluntario); transcripciones acad.micas oficiales y una foto. Las cartas de recomendaci.n deber.n pedirse a maestros, consejeros, mentores, l.deres religiosos y comunitarios, y otros. Las cartas deber.n destacar el servicio comunitario voluntario del candidato, la longevidad de la relaci.n con el candidato y las aportaciones particulares del candidato a la comunidad.


Para m.s informaci.n acerca de los programas del Desfile Nacional Puertorrique.o, el p.blico

puede visitar www.prparade.org.

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