Scholarships
Applicants to the scholarship program participated in a rigorous selection process, where a selection committee reviewed each application and conducted interviews to identify the 100 scholarship recipients. Each scholarship is in the amount of $2,000 for a total pool of $200,000, a 20-fold increase since 2013. This year’s applicants represent over 19 states and Puerto Rico. Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the Education Leadership Awards on May 24 th in New York City.
2018 NPRDP Scholarship Winners
- Jonathan Matthew Acevedo
- Alexandra Marie Acosta Villanova
- Brianna Isabella Agron
- Natalia Sofia Alvarez De Jesus
- Melanie Dianne Aviles Gonzalez
- Violeta De Los Angeles Ayala Otero
- Roger Omar Bautista
- Keyshla Marie Beltran Medina
- Neysha Marie Beltran Rivera
- Julia Veronica Betancourt
- Jeremiah Bosque
- Mariah Cabrera
- Santos Javier Rivera Cardona
- Sophia Isabelle Carrasquillo
- Briana Nicole Carreras
- Zoemar Lebron Castro
- Arianna Leah Cintron
- Waldo Karlo Martinez Colon
- Anarita Cruz
- Christina Cruz
- Sebastián Issac Vazquez Cuebas
- Orosmar Keire Cuevas
- William A Delgado Morales
- Isaac Argeo Diaz
- Miguel Xavier Diaz-Lopez
- Sol Del Rosario Estrada Pena
- Adriana Sophia Figueroa Rivera
- Daliany Gerena-Guerrido
- Lauren Marie Gonzalez
- Julissa M Gonzalez Fuentes
- Indra Maria Gonzalez Ojeda
- Deanna Kathryn Guzman
- Katelyn Hernandez
- Maria Cristina Hernandez Rodriguez
- Orliangely Gonzalez Huertas
- Jonathan Alexander Irizarry Vargas
- Aizess Imani Jones
- Daniel Patrick Juarbe
- Harmony Grace Leon
- Janeice Mari Lopez
- Leah Nicole Lopez
- Myla Janese Lopez
- Mariana Núñez Lozada
- Claudia Sofia Ramírez Marcano
- Paula Ariel Martinez
- Gabriela Mercedes Martinez Lopez
- Christian Alexis Milian Santiago
- Carlos Omar Mojica Torres
- Samantha Marie Monteiro
- Angel Morales
- Deyaneira Vega Morales
- Karina Mileska Corales Morales
- Paola Mirella Córdova Nieves
- Jaclyn Rebekah O’Leary
- Christian R Ortiz
- Miracle Ortiz
- Rafael Michael Pacheco
- Giovanni E Pagan Velez
- Adrian James Pastor
- Julian Wilson Perdomo
- Talia Frances Perez
- Yariel Jose Perez Rodriguez
- Katelyn Bianca Prieto
- Zuleinis K Ramos Lopez
- Rebecca Lynn Rios
- Becky Beatrize Rivera
- Indira Raquel Rivera
- Krystal L Rivera
- Rebecca Rivera
- Teresa Lynn Rivera
- Thaimary Delgado Rivera
- Kenneth S Rivera Jimenez
- Ariana Krystal Robert Martinez
- Ivan Bradley Robles
- Alexander Rodriguez
- Maelis Marie Lugo Rodriguez
- Ryan Joshua Rodriguez
- Lineisha Marie Rosario Hernandez
- Alondra del Coral Rosario Soto
- Kenya A Sanchez Torres
- Maricarmen Quintero Santiago
- Lismary R Santiago Cancel
- Adriel Soto Moreau
- Omar Toro
- Ian Daniel Torres
- Naishka N Roman Torres
- Jesselle M Torres Martinez
- Sonia Torres Rodriguez
- Karla D Travieso
- Nilka Karelis Cotto Valentin
- Karianys A Vega Rodriguez
- Jaleisha Joan Velez Velázquez
- Sofia I Vilar
- Alanís Nicole Villanueva Ubinas
- Siried Vizuete
- Darien Weston
- Eduardo Rafael Williams Medina
- Mackenzie Worley
- Dahiany Zayas
- Victoria Maria Zingarelli Garcia
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade’s theme Un Pueblo, Muchas Voces (One Nation, Many Voices) celebrates the creativity and diversity of thought in Puerto Rico and across the diaspora.
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The amount of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship is two thousand dollars ($2,000.00.)
The 2018 scholarship will be distributed the last week of August.
You will know if you were awarded a scholarship during the week of May 14, 2018
Due to challenges with transcripts for applicants in Puerto Rico, the deadline to submit the scholarship application package has been extended to Friday, April 6, 2018.
Yes, we are excited to offer a National Scholarship. This means that anyone in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the USVI may apply.
In order to apply for the scholarship you must be of Puerto Rican descent.
Yes, there are other alternatives to the in person interview. Applicants living within the tri-state area of New York will have in person interview. Applicants living outside of the tri-state area will be granted an interview via Skype or Facetime.
We have several events for the scholarship recipient to attend. These events include the Education Leadership Award Ceremony, The Scholar Enrichment Day, The Puerto Rican Cultural Symposium, and the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. The parade will be held on June 10, 2018. The dates for the other events will be advised as soon as they are determined.
No, you will not be disqualified if you live outside of the NY Tri-State area. The events are mandatory to any scholarship recipient who lives in the NY Tri-State Area. The scholarship recipients who live within the NY Tri-State area must attend at least three (3) events.
Absolutely. All recipients of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade scholarship are welcome to march in the parade on June 10, 2018. Attending the parade is mandatory to scholarship recipients who live within the NY Tri-State area.
