An expanded McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship aims to provide more Hispanic students the opportunity to obtain a college degree. Scholarship applicants can receive up to $100,000 to help finance their tuition and will be selected based on their academic achievement, community involvement, and financial need.
“The McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship has evolved, awarding $4.5 million in scholarships to-date,” says Richard Castro, a McDonald’s franchisee and founder of the McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship in 1985. “McDonald’s commitment to the Hispanic community includes opening doors for Hispanic youth to pursue higher education and support students on their path to success.”
The new scholarship application period opened on October 22 and runs through February 4, 2019.
Over the past year, McDonald’s Corp. has launched enhancements to existing programs, including:
· Youth Opportunity – a global effort starting in Chicago that aims to reduce barriers to employment for two million young people by 2025 through pre-employment job readiness training, employment opportunities and education programs.
· Archways to Opportunity – a $150 million investment, which provides eligible employees at participating U.S. restaurant an opportunity to earn a high school diploma, receive college tuition assistance, access free education and career advising services and learn English as a second language. Since its launch in 2015, the program has increased education access for over 33,000 people and awarded $42 million in high school and college tuition.
“Hundreds of thousands of young people dream about getting an education and finding the right pathway to pursue a career. All too often they face hurdles along the way including financial challenges, lack of support or limited English proficiency,” said Melissa Kersey, McDonald’s U.S. Chief People Officer.
“McDonald’s has the unique opportunity to remove some of those barriers through our expanded HACER scholarship investment and by offering a suite of education, training and employment opportunities to help young people realize their fullest potential.”
College-bound high school seniors and their parents are encouraged to visit http://mcdonalds.com/HACER for details on how to apply to the McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship. The scholarship application period opened on October 22 and runs through February 4, 2019.
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