The Madruga Scholarship

The Madruga Family Scholarship

The Madruga Family Scholarship Fund has been established for students who are facing financial hardships. The scholarship will award up to $1000 to 12 full-time or part-time students. Awards will be allocated depending on the individual need described and in accordance with the supporting documentation provided.

The Madruga Family Emergency Fund has been established for students with “Extenuating Circumstances.” The Scholarship will assist students currently facing housing or eviction issues, which may prevent them from completing their courses for the current semester. The Scholarship will award up to $1000 to 12 full-time or part-time students. Awards will be allocated in accordance with the individual need described and with the supporting documentation provided.
This Emergency fund is open to all students currently enrolled at Hostos who are in GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING. Please note that first-year students have no GPA requirement, but continuing students must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher to qualify for this award. All Scholarship applications and required materials must be submitted through the Hostos Scholarship system. Paper applications will not be accepted, and incomplete applications will not be considered. Recipients will be selected on a need basis.
The Scholarship will close once all qualified applicants have been identified or until all available funds are exhausted.

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The Madruga Family Emergency Fund For Financial Need has been established for students facing outstanding medical bills, overdue electric bills, past due childcare bills, assistance with books, tuition balances, and other academic-related reasons who are eligible to apply. The scholarship will award up to $1000 to 12 full-time or part-time students. Awards will be allocated depending on the individual need described and in accordance with the supporting documentation provided.
This Emergency fund is open to all students currently enrolled at Hostos who are in GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING. Please note that freshman students have no GPA requirement, but continuing students must have a 2.0 or higher GPA. All applications and required materials must be submitted through the scholarship system. No paper applications will be accepted. Only complete applications will be considered, and recipients will be selected on a need basis. The Scholarship will close as soon as the 12 qualified candidates are nominated or when the available funds are exhausted, whichever happens first.

To qualify, students must:

-Submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty, staff, academic advisor, guidance counselor, supervisor, or employer.
-Be currently enrolled as a Hostos student
-Answer all supplemental questions
-Have a demonstrated need (only housing or eviction issues or facing outstanding medical bills, overdue electric bills, past due childcare bills, assistance with books, tuition balances, and other academic-related reasons who are eligible to apply. )
-Submit documentation that supports the needs described in the Scholarship application
-Apply through the Scholarship website (paper applications will not be accepted)

For questions, more information, and/or assistance in the application process, please contact the Scholarship office at mesquilin@hostos.cuny.edu or 718-518-4166.

Students can only apply to one financial need or extenuating circumstances; it is a one-time award.