Scholarship Description
HACER stands for Hispanic American Commitment to Education Resources. Your generation is making the world a better place, and McDonald’s® wants Hispanic students to be front and center in that transformation. That’s why we’re giving you and your community more opportunities to make a difference with the Hacer Scholarship.
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
- 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
How are scholarship winners for the McDonald’s Hacer National Scholarship selected?
The scholarship recipients are selected based on:
- Academic achievement
- Financial need
- Community involvement
- Personal qualities and strengths as portrayed in a personal interview, either in-person or by phone
Winners for the McDonald’s Hacer Scholarship are selected by May to June. (Check for emails by mid-February to find out if you are a semi-finalist.)
What materials and documents are required to apply?
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
Eligibility Requirements
- Must currently be in high school
- Must be Hispanic, Latino/a
Application Requirements
- Application form required
- Transcript required
- Essay required
- Recommendations or references required
- Special requirements exist (These are specified in text.)
- Community Service Required
- FAFSA Report, List of community service projects
How To Apply
OnlineOnline at: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/community/hacer.html
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