Scholarships

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The Sallie Mae Fund sponsors several scholarship programs and supports hundreds of college scholarships. All of our programs are based on financial need, as The Fund seeks to bridge the dollar gap when no one else can. With an estimated $3 billion in private scholarships awarded nationally each year, The Fund aims to send the message that money is available to those who make the effort to apply. Since 2001, The Sallie Mae Fund has awarded more than $15.5 million in scholarships to more than 6,350 students.

Download our two-page flyer about our scholarships programs for posting on your school's website or to distribute: The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Programs (PDF, 2,063KB).

Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Programs

Scholarship Winner Quotes

“I am enormously appreciative of the help that is being given to me by this foundation… Your contribution towards students who don't have the resources to pursue an education, although it may not seem like it, helps us significantly.”
Katherine Lopez, freshman
Montgomery College, Germantown, Md.

“I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for accepting me into your program and giving me the opportunity of a lifetime. Words can not express how I feel about receiving your scholarship to help further my education.”
Angelique Ortiz, sophomore
Devry University, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

“Receiving a college degree has been something I have always wanted and I have worked very hard to try and meet this goal. Thank you so much for providing the financial means by which I am able to help myself and my family have a better quality of life through education.”
Fredy Jaramillo, junior
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

“I deeply appreciate your generosity in providing Hispanic American students with scholarships that will help them continue improving in their academic and personal goals. I am also very thankful for your sensitivity and respect to Hispanic American students who want to better themselves and become leaders in their communities. It is pleasing to know that there are programs willing to share their funds helping young adults accomplish their ambitions through a formal education.”
Eliezer Rochttis, junior
Cuny City College, New York, N.Y.

“Thanks to this program I am able to make my dreams come true… You have honestly saved us and have made my journey towards becoming a pediatrician so much easier.”
Gaby Galindo, sophomore
University of Maryland–Baltimore, Baltimore, Md.

“This scholarship also places me one step closer to fulfilling my dream of becoming a teacher. I am now so close, I can actually taste it. I am also one step closer to making my daughter proud, and to becoming the role model she deserves.”
Jennifer Rodriguez, senior
Dominican College of Blauvelt, Orangeburg, N.Y.

“This scholarship boosts my motivation to continue doing my best, and it is also a great financial help. With this money I will not struggle with tuition or books this upcoming year in which I will be a junior! It is a big help.”
Olga Salazar, junior
DePaul University, Chicago, Ill.

“...to me this scholarship is a great deal more than a fiscal currency given to my school of choice for an education; but instead it is a ticket to achieve my goals that will allow me to change the very essence of me for the better.”
Hector Brown, sophomore
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

“With the help of The Sallie Mae Fund ‘First in My Family’ [scholarship], the Hispanic College Fund has provided me with the financial opportunity to attend Syracuse University.”
Freddie Maneiro, junior
Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.

“While I was growing up, it seemed impossible to believe that I would be able to achieve a higher education. Nevertheless, with the support of my mom and the generous help of people like the Hispanic College Fund, my dream of pursuing a degree in Psychology is coming true.”
Linda De La Jara Votruba, senior
New York University, New York, N.Y.

“Sallie Mae First in My Family Program: Your continued generosity and support of my commitment to a first class education inspires me to push on and continue to excel in every aspect of life.”
Aaron Lemmon, junior
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

“I extend my warmest thanks and deep appreciation for the scholarship that I have been awarded. It has been a great challenge to fund an Ivy league education without parents and with a low income. However, there are sponsors like yourself that reward dedicated students.”
Carmen Paredes, senior
Columbia University, New York, N.Y.