The Estevez Group Hope for Humanity Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements
The Hope for Humanity Scholarship aims to award both undergraduate and graduate students who are at least 17 years of age and citizens of the United States. Additionally, to be considered for this scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Applicants should be actively pursuing an internship or research opportunities with a non-profit organization.
  • Applicants should demonstrate a history of commitment to human rights through prior academic work, volunteer experience, or activism.
  • Applicants should maintain a GPA of at least 3.0. Exceptions may be made for applicants with strong non-academic contributions to humanitarian causes.

Application Requirements
Your essay should be submitted in .docx or .PDF format. In addition to your essay, please provide the following documents as separate attachments:

  • A resume that highlights your academic achievements, volunteer work, activism, or other relevant experiences.
  • A letter of confirmation from the non-profit organization where you will intern.
  • A letter of recommendation from a professor, employer, or mentor in recognition of your work and devotion to human rights.
  • Document(s) demonstrating your proof of enrollment as well as your most recently achieved GPA.
  • Applicants must submit a typed essay responding to the following prompt in approximately 500 words:
    How has your personal journey shaped your passion for human rights, and how do you plan to create change in one of the scholarship’s focus areas through your internship or future career?

Award
$1,000
College/Department
External Scholarships
Deadline
08/12/2026