The David M. Sperling DREAM Foundation Scholarship

Scholarship requirements:
• You are in good academic standing
• You are a full-time student
• You have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 for all courses taken at NCC
• You are Latino or of Latino Descent
• You are a student without legal status
• You must submit an essay describing why you are an appropriate candidate for this particular scholarship, your educational and personal accomplishments as well as your career goals (Your essay should be 1 to 2 pages with the following settings: double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins.)

Award
$1,000.00
Deadline
10/21/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you a full-time NCC student in good standing
  2. Do you have a minimum GPA of 2.5?
  3. Are you of Latino descent?
  4. Upload an essay explaining why you are an appropriate candidate for this particular scholarship. Describe your educational and personal accomplishments, your career goals, as well as how winning this award would help any financial hardship you are facing.
  5. Your essay should be 1-2 pages with the following settings: double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. A substantially longer or shorter essay may adversely affect your rating.
  6. This is a scholarship application; spelling and grammar are important. Be sure that the essay is clear and concise.
  7. Your essay must address the given topic above and include your name and the scholarship you’re applying for at the top of the page.
  8. The file uploaded must be a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file. Evaluators are only able to open and read files of this type so any other file type submitted will result in a low rating of the overall application.
  9. I understand that my scholarship award(s) are subject to adjustments or cancellations due to changes in laws, regulations, appropriations, discovery of data errors from the information provided on my FAFSA (if eligible), changes in my enrollment status, amongst other reasons.