Scholarships

Scholarships

Latinidad Series Scholarship

Approximately two to three $300 scholarships will be awarded to students for the fall 2025 semester. 

Minimum Requirements:

  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (high school GPA for freshmen)
  • Applicants may be incoming freshmen or undergraduate students in the School of Transborder Studies
  • Must be enrolled full time during the fall 2025 semester; minimum 12 hours for undergraduate students
  • No residency requirement

Application deadline: passed

Transborder Studies General Scholarship

Approximately one to two $500 scholarships will be awarded to students for the fall 2025 semester. The general scholarship is need-based only. 

Minimum Requirements:

  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (high school GPA for freshmen)
  • Applicants may be incoming freshmen, undergraduate students or graduate students in the School of Transborder Studies
  • Must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours during the fall 2025 semester
  • No residency requirement

Application deadline: passed

Wells Fargo Scholars in Business or in Transborder Studies

Two students from the School of Business and two students from the School of Transborder Studies will be awarded approximately $3,500 for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Business students must be in a degree business program or pursuing a minor in general business or small business. Liberal Arts and Sciences students must be a declared major or minor or certificate student in the School of Transborder Studies.
  • May be graduating seniors in high school or undergraduate students at ASU
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Financial Need is required. Applicants must complete the ASU standard academic budget form and submit it with the scholarship application
  • Arizona residency status required
  • Preference given to first generation students. Definition of a first generation student is that neither parent has graduated with a baccalaureate degree from a college or university
  • Students receiving the scholarship one year may reapply in a future year

Application deadline: April 23, 2025​​​​​​​

Wells Fargo Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies Research Scholarship

Approximately three to six $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate and graduate students during the academic year. Students interested in engaging in research/creative projects directly related to transborder, transnational and/or Latina/o and Chicana/o issues are encouraged to apply!  ASU juniors, seniors will work with an STS faculty or faculty affiliate during the 2025-26 academic year to complete their project and enroll in TCL 499 Individualized Instruction for 3 credit hours. Barrett students working on their thesis (492/493) will not be required to register in TCL 499. 

Minimum Requirements for undergraduate students:

  • ASU undergraduate student, any major, full-time status
  • Junior or senior academic level (having 56 or more credit hours completed)
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00
  • Must select a research topic relating directly to Mexican, Chicana/o and/or Latina/o populations
  • Must select an STS faculty or an affiliated faculty who will supervise research

Application deadline: passed

For minimum criteria, requirements and to apply, please visit Scholarship Universe.

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Questions? Email Rebeca Alvarado Ortega (ralvar32@asu.edu)