Hispanic Heritage Awards

The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards run annually from March through January and honor young Latino leaders with grants for their college education or to fund a community service effort the student will plan, oversee and sustain. The 2010 online application will be available in April through May and will be open to current high school juniors only who maintain an un-weighted 3.0 GPA. Award categories include Green (for those interesed in Green fields), Education (future teachers), Engineering and Mathematics, Journalism, Science and Sports. More categories are added each year and are subject to change without notice. For questions, Please consult our FAQ's.

The Awards are divided into twelve different regions across the country: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Los Angeles, San Jose/Bay Area, Phoenix, Chicago, Miami, New York/Philadelphia/New Jersey, and Greater Washington, DC. Students may apply to as many categories as they wish within any one region (and only one) regardless of where they live provided that they can attend the regional recognition ceremony if selected.

Three recipients are selected for each category (Gold, Silver and Bronze Medallion) in each of the regions and special recognition ceremonies are held with local business, education and community leaders to pay tribute to their accomplishments. Medallion recipients are eligible to be selected as their category National recipient, receive a laptop computer, and a trip to be recognized at the National Youth Awards ceremony (Location TBA).

In 2009, over $650,000 in awards were given to almost 300 young leaders. To read more about 2009's recipients please click here. If you have more specific questions, please review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you are an educator or counselor and would like to be added to our mailing list to receive materials for distribution to your students, please sign up for our educators mailing list (Youth Programs Page). For more information about the Youth Awards please click here.