Puerto Rican Day Parade Accepting Applications For Scholarship Program

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is now accepting applications for its 2023 National Scholarship Program. This program awards 100 scholarships of $2,000 each, for a total $200,000, to outstanding students of Puerto Rican descent who are making a difference in their communities. “We are excited to launch the 2023 NPRDP Scholarship Program, which has awarded $1.2M in scholarships to deserving Puerto Rican students who are committed to pursuing higher education, said Lillian Rodriguez Lopez, NPRDP Board Chair. “We are grateful for the many companies, organizations and individuals who invest in the parade activities and our scholars every year.”

To be eligible, applicants must:

Be of Puerto Rican descent;

Have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better, or equivalent high school grade;

Be a high school senior or freshman through junior in college, ages of 17 through 25;

Be enrolled in an accredited two or four-year college/university, for college students;

Have a track record of doing volunteer work or community service;

Participate in an interview with a member(s) of the scholarship selection committee.

Additionally, scholarship winners from previous years are also eligible to re-apply.