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FOR THE NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Every year, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade awards 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.
Due in great part because of the generosity of many companies, organizations and individuals who invest in parade activities and make direct donations to the organization, The NPRDP has awarded over $1.6M in scholarships to deserving Puerto Rican Students committed to pursuing higher education. To donate and support NPRDP’s initiatives including our scholarship program, click here.
To be eligible for scholarship consideration, applicants must meet the following criteria:
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Be of Puerto Rican descent.
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Have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better, or an equivalent high school grade;
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Be a high school senior or freshman through junior in college, ages of 17 through 25;
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Be enrolled in an accredited two or four-year college/university, for college students;
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Have a track record of doing volunteer work or community service;
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Participate in an interview with a member(s) of the scholarship selection committee.
Scholarship winners from prior years are eligible to re-apply while they still fit the above criteria.
How to Apply:
You can begin your application by clicking here or at the button at the bottom of the page. Candidates must electronically submit the completed application and academic transcripts by Sunday, March 16, 2025. Transcripts and recommendations can be uploaded directly to your application, or sent to your teachers and/or school administrators to upload themselves.
Materials received after Sunday, March 16, 2025 11:59 PM will result in disqualification.
NPRDP Scholarship application packages must include:
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A completed application form;
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An essay;
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A written biography;
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Two letters of recommendation, of which one letter of recommendation must be from the site where the student performs his/her volunteer work;
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Official academic transcripts and a headshot photo.
Note: Please do not use AI applications to write your essays. Any evidence of such use will result is disqualification.
Letters of recommendation should be requested from teachers, professors, counselors, mentors, clergy, community leaders, etc. Letters should speak to the applicant’s community service, the length of the relationship with the candidate, and any specific contributions the applicant has made to the community.
If you have questions about the scholarship program, please email scholarships@nprdpinc.org.
Good Luck!
BEGIN YOUR APPLICATION BY CLICKING THE BUTTON BELOW
(You will be directed to Kaleidoscope, our third-party vendor for completion of the NPRDP scholarship application.)
2025 NPRDP Scholarship Winners
Abienezer Lopez
Florida State University
2025
Alana Cortés
University of Michigan
2025
Alanna Herbert
Skidmore College
2025
Alexandra Matos
Montclair State University
2025
Allanie M Ortiz Cruz
Berklee College of Music
2025
Anthony Benedetto
Villa Maria College
2025
Austin Rios-Colon
Columbia University in the City of New York
2025
Carolina Lugo
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
2025
Cinaya Garcia
City College of New York
2025
Dakota Pippins
Undecided
2025
Deanna Cruz
New Jersey City University
2025
Diana Torres-Nieves
Texas State University
2025
Edgardo L. Cartagena Gonzalez
Universidad de Puerto Rico - Cayey
2025
Emily Morales
Montclair State University
2025
Fabiola Ortiz
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
2025
Gabriela Guadalupe
Syracuse University
2025
Gavriel Rodriguez
St. John's University
2025
Hallie Garcia-Sanabria
Emory University
2025
Isabella Perez
Undecided
2025
Jason Veintimilla
Delaware Valley University
2025
Jessica Rosado
Oberlin College
2025
Joseph Parrino
New York University
2025
Karina Torres Figueroa
University of Florida
2025
Kaylee Cardona
Purdue University
2025
Larson Marquez
Cornell University
2025
Madison Gonzalez
Georgia Institute of Technology
2025
Maria Fernanda Alverio
Undecided
2025
Mirialys Diaz-Robles
Loyola University New Orleans
2025
Nelson Paredes
Manhattan University
2025
Paulette M. Flores
University of Michigan
2025
Sadie Munoz
Northeastern University
2025
Sophia Rosa
Arizona State University
2025
Susannah Brown
Yale University
2025
Victoria Soto Torres
George Mason University
2025
Yadiel M. Cruz Ortiz
University of Puerto Rico - Cayey
2025
Adrian Moreno
University of Puerto Rico
2025
Alanis Rivera
Universidad Sagrado Corazón
2025
Aleah Rivera
Georgia State University
2025
Alexandra Sánchez
University of Notre Dame
2025
Angel Hernández
University of Miami
2025
Anthony Vazquez
Yale University
2025
Brandon Gonzalez
Suny Oswego
2025
Celeste Montanez
Michigan State University
2025
Crystal Quiros
University of Connecticut
2025
Daniela Martínez Cordero
Fashion Institute of Technology
2025
Devron Gooding
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
2025
Dylan Santiago
Undecided
2025
Elisa Cintron
Montclair State University
2025
Erica Hoang
University of Florida
2025
Faith Villanueva
Ithaca College
2025
Gabriella Mercado
Villanova University
2025
Gianna Rodriguez
Virginia Tech Univeristy
2025
Hana Hairston
University of Delaware
2025
Isabella Rivera
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
2025
Jeanlis Ramos Rodriguez
Undecided
2025
Jose M. Del Valle Hernandez
Bard College, NY
2025
Juan I. Rodríguez Bonilla
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
2025
Karol Morales
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico
2025
Kimberly Rodriguez Arroyo
Oberlin College
2025
Laura Isabel Velez-Figueroa
University of North Carolina in Charlotte
2025
Malena Pérez Díaz
Bard College
2025
Mariana Colon
Pennsylvania State University at University Park
2025
Nahir Roqué
Tulane University
2025
Nhedrick Jabier Torres
University of Houston
2025
Sabella Torres
Undecided
2025
Sara Contreras
Hunter College - CUNY
2025
Steven Melendez
Montclair State University
2025
Tatiana Rivera
Undecided
2025
Vivianna Rivera
University of Central Florida
2025
Yazmin Muniz
Cornell University
2025
Adriana Diaz Ayala
Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Rio Piedras
2025
Alanis Santiago
University of Akron
2025
Alexandra Delgado
Universidad de Puerto Rico
2025
Alexis Rivera Carrasquillo
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piendras Campus
2025
Angelica Lopez-Tucker
Barnard College
2025
Antonio Rodriguez
Iowa State university
2025
Brandon Hoang
Santa Fe Honors College
2025
Ciara Cameron
Undecided
2025
Cyann Leverett
Spelman College
2025
Dariana Pesante De Jesus
Berklee College of Music
2025
Diana Calzada
McKendree University
2025
Edangely Mendez
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico
2025
Emileis Matos Pabon
Universidad Sagrado Corazon
2025
Fabiola Marrerod Díaz
University of Conneticut
2025
Gabriel Reyes Rivera
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
2025
Gabriella Sanchez
University of Miami
2025
Guillermo Nogueras Correa
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piendras Campus
2025
Indira Fe Sanchez Bhajan
Berklee College of Music
2025
Jason Gaskin
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
2025
Jeremias Contreras
Baruch College
2025
Joselyn Cosme
Boston University
2025
Kailey Rodriguez
Undecided
2025
Karvin Ortiz
University of Pittsburgh, PA
2025
Kimora Cuadrado
UCONN
2025
Luis Meléndez Alejandro
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus
2025
Marcel Borreli
Undecided
2025
Milana Paulino
Brooklyn College
2025
Natalia Estela
Hamilton College
2025
Nicole Lopez-Suarez
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico
2025
Sabina Hawks
Vassar College
2025
Sienna Torres
Undecided
2025
Suleimarie Gutiérrez Barreto
Atlantic University
2025
Valeria Diaz
University of Rochester
2025
Xavier Gonzalez
Undecided
2025
Zylexi Diaz
Undecided
2025