Meet our 2019 Scholars!
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The Esperanza Education Fund provides college scholarships and professional mentorship to local immigrant students regardless of national origin, ethnicity, or immigration status.
With nowhere else to turn, immigrant students turn to Esperanza to help them attend college and succeed when they get there.
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Our mentors are key to the long-term success of our scholars as they navigate college and embark on their careers.
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We build a one-of-a-kind community of young, promising immigrant students, new philanthropists and volunteers from all walks of life.
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Meet Our Scholars
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Welcoming New Leadership
One of the wonderful things about Esperanza is that every year, our supporters do more. Application readers...Read more -
Valeria: Scholar (2019)
Valeria is the daughter of Bolivian immigrant parents, the first in her family to attend college, a...Read more -
Kejsi: Scholar (2019)
Kejsi is an immigrant from Albania, who is passionate about advocating for women and girls. Her inspiration...Read more -
Dieudonne: Scholar (2019)
Dieudonne is a young refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo who lost both his parents before...Read more -
Rodrigo: Scholar (2019)
Rodrigo, 2019 JBG SMITH Properties Scholar, is a young honors student from Peru who took 7 honors and...Read more -
Muhammad: Scholar (2019)
Muhammad, an aspiring doctor from Pakistan, has been studying to become an EMT. On his first shift...Read more -
Nhu: Scholar (2019)
Nhu—a young woman from Vietnam and an aspiring physician—made her mark in school as the founder of...Read more -
Yetunde: Scholar (2019)
Yetunde is a Nigerian immigrant who, shortly after moving to the United States, started a writing club...Read more -
Nallely: Scholar (2019)
Nallely, the Campbell-Seltz Scholar, is an IB student from El Salvador who has coached young girls in running...Read more -
Safa: Scholar (2019)
Safa, the 2019 Linda and Fred Thode Scholar, is a young woman who arrived in this country two...Read more -
Anubhav: Scholar (2019)
Anubhav is a young immigrant from Nepal with near-perfect grades and SAT scores, who spent four years...Read more -
Oscar: Scholar (2019)
Oscar, the Alvaro Bedoya Commemorative Scholar, is an aspiring filmmaker, from Mexico, who has made several short films,...Read more -
Jerzel: Scholar (2019)
Jerzel, a recent immigrant from Guatemala who, although he immigrated with no English skills, graduated from ESOL...Read more -
Farideddin: Scholar (2018)
Farideddin is a young man from Iran and an aspiring aerospace engineer, who arrived 2 years ago and quickly...Read more -
Estefani: Scholar (2018)
Estefani is an aspiring elementary school teacher from El Salvador whose father passed away shortly after migrating to...Read more -
Daniel: Scholar (2018)
Daniel is an immigrant from Mexico who took care of his younger siblings while his parents worked and...Read more -
Brisa: Scholar (2018)
Brisa is an aspiring veterinarian from Peru who taught herself basic veterinary care — and dog obedience instruction...Read more -
Bao: Scholar (2018)
Bao is a young woman from Vietnam who walked into her neighborhood fire station in the Virginia suburbs to...Read more -
Ban: Scholar (2018)
Ban is a young woman who fled Iraq and came to Virginia via Syria after her father was...Read more -
Quetzali: Scholar (2018)
Quetzali, the daughter of a single mother from Mexico, fell in love with the bass and decided to...Read more -
Mehari: Scholar (2018)
Mehari is a refugee from Eritrea who fled to an Ethiopian refugee camp at age twelve and came...Read more -
Ly: Scholar (2018)
Ly is a young woman from Vietnam who was a part of her Maryland high school’s robotics team. She...Read more -
Grace: Scholar (2018)
Hyun Ah (Grace) is an immigrant from South Korea who maintained a 4.09 GPA despite working nearly full-time...Read more -
Getaante: Scholar (2018)
Getaante is a young dissident who fled Ethiopia who initially attracted the attention of the authorities when he...Read more -
Luleit: Scholar (2017)
Luleit is a political asylee from Ethiopia, who at 13 helped keep her family afloat by working...Read more -
Aya: Scholar (2017)
Aya is a Syrian refugee who had to flee her home and leave all her belongings behind to...Read more -
Juanita: Scholar (2017)
Juanita is a Colombian immigrant, the first in her family to go to college, who founded an...Read more -
Victoria: Scholar (2017)
Victoria is an immigrant from Uruguay who aspires to be an elementary school or ESL teacher. She...Read more -
Gilson: Scholar (2017)
Gilson is an immigrant from El Salvador who, upon arriving in his Maryland high school, enrolled in...Read more -
Maeov: Scholar (2017)
Maeov is the daughter of Iraqi Kurdish refugees who maintained a 4.4 GPA, was ranked seventh in...Read more -
Vidalia: Scholar (2017)
Vidalia is an El Salvadorean immigrant who came to the United States alone, and while working full-time...Read more -
Fawziyah: Scholar (2017)
Fawziyah is an immigrant from Nigeria, who, upon finding out that her high school did not offer...Read more -
Alaaeldin: Scholar (2017)
Alaaeldin is a Sudanese refugee who spent his childhood in Egypt, where his father was briefly imprisoned,...Read more -
Nida: Scholar (2016)
Nida, whose parents are from Pakistan, speaks four different languages, despite having lost her hearing as a...Read more -
Abi: Scholar (2016)
Abigail, whose parents are from the Philippines, endured poverty, hunger, and eviction throughout her childhood, and was...Read more -
Bryan: Scholar (2016)
Bryan is an immigrant from Peru who plays the flute and the piccolo in six different community...Read more -
Anastasia: Scholar (2016)
Anastasia is an immigrant from Kyrgyzstan who, during high school, committed 30 hours a week to community...Read more -
Oriella: Scholar (2016)
Oriella, whose parents are immigrants from Chile and El Salvador, is an aspiring family physician who coordinates blood...Read more -
Ngozi: Scholar (2016)
Ngozi fled Nigeria with her mother to escape a difficult and tumultuous home life. After starting high...Read more -
Suhani: Scholar (2016)
Suhani, an immigrant from Nepal, graduated third in her high school class and served as president of...Read more -
Enji: Scholar (2014)
Enji is a Mongolian immigrant who was valedictorian of her class, revived her school’s Red Cross Club, and...Read more -
Gloribel: Scholar (2013)
Gloribel, an immigrant from El Salvador, maintained a 3.8 GPA and won a statewide speech competition while taking...Read more -
Brian: Scholar (2014)
Brian is the son of Portuguese immigrants and earned straight A’s throughout high school. Heserved as a Boy...Read more -
Brenda: Scholar (2014)
Brenda is a Mexican immigrant who won first place in the regional science fair in Environmental Science and started...Read more -
Bibiana: Scholar (2013)
Bibiana (Bibi) immigrated from Mexico nine years ago and rose to become president and valedictorian of her...Read more -
Amy: Scholar (2013)
The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Amy played in her high school orchestra while working 25 hours a...Read more -
Stephanie Martinez: Alum and Alumni Committee Chair
Stephanie Martinez, Alumni Committee Chair, started her journey with Esperanza as a scholar in 2011. Born in...Read more -
Rubi: Scholar (2014)
Rubi, an immigrant from Nepal, was ranked in the top 2% of her high school class. She took...Read more
Featured Stories
Mentor a scholar!
For best consideration, apply by July 12, 2019!
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Celebrate 11 years of hope!
Please join us on Friday, June 7th for Esperanza’s 11th annual Benefit...
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Community Recognition
This fall, Esperanza was selected for the Community Agency “CORO” Award...
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