Aspen Ideas Festival Finalists!
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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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Tensaye: Scholar (2013)
Tensaye, only two years after immigrating from rural Ethiopia, was selected to lead more than 2,000 JROTC...Read more -
Santiago: Scholar (2012)
Santiago is an Ecuadorian immigrant who earned straight A’s in an advanced curriculum while working 20 hours...Read more -
Rahat: Scholar (2015)
Rahat is an immigrant from Bangladesh who worked 30 hours a week during high school to save enough...Read more -
Khanh: Scholar (2015)
Khanh is a Vietnamese immigrant who, in seven years in the United States, attended seven different schools. During this...Read more -
Kha: Scholar (2009)
Kha is the son of vegetable farmers in rural Vietnam who came to the U.S. when he was...Read more -
Keisna: Scholar (2014)
Keisna is a recent immigrant from El Salvador who joined her mother in the United States without any knowledge...Read more -
Georges: Scholar (2014)
Georges is a refugee from Cameroon whose family fled because of his father’s membership in the country’s opposition party....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 Chair, Alumni
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 -
Sairam: Scholar (2011)
Sairam, an immigrant from India, attended Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, where he earned an...Read more
Featured Stories
Introducing our 2016 Scholars!
After reviewing 450 applications and interviewing 30 finalists, we are thrilled...
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7th Annual Gala Recap
Nearly 200 friends of Esperanza gathered on Thursday night for our...
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Career Day 2016: Amazing!
Career Day is a hallmark event for Esperanza in which all...
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