McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship ~ Due 2.01.23 ~ Senior Hispanic students



How Dream Chasers Become Dream Makers

The McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship Program will offer scholarships to up to 30 outstanding Hispanic students from all over the country. Funds are aimed to help recipients finance their college tuition, and there are three tiers. Tier 1 recipients will be awarded up to $100,000. Tier 2 recipients will receive $20,000 or $10,000 and Tier 3 recipients will receive $5,000. Recipients are selected based on their academic achievement, community involvement, personal statement and financial need. To date, more than $33 million in McDonald’s HACER National Scholarships have been awarded to Hispanic students across the country.

What materials and documents are required?

No essay is needed. The only other requirements are these documents:

  • Transcript
  • Personal statement
  • Letter of recommendation to be submitted online
  • List of community service projects
  • FAFSA report and/or 1040s

How are scholarship winners selected?

The scholarship recipients are selected based on:

  • Academic achievement
  • Financial need
  • Community involvement
  • Personal statement
  • Personal qualities and strengths as portrayed in a personal interview, either in-person or by phone

Winners are selected by June. (Check for emails by March to find out if you are a semi-finalist.)

Are you eligible?

Check out the requirements below to find out if the McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship is right for you:

  • You’re a high school senior
  • You’re a legal U.S. resident or a DREAMer/DACA recipient
  • You’re younger than 21 years old
  • You carry a minimum 2.8 GPA
  • You’re eligible to attend a two- or four-year college or university with a full-time course of study
  • You’ll disclose other scholarship programs that you’ve applied for
  • You’ll enroll and attend an accredited institution in the academic year after your selection (verification needed, as scholarship funds are paid directly to the schools)
  • You have at least one parent of Hispanic heritage

More information – https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/community/hacer.html.


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