Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education. Founded in 1975 as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, HSF's vision is to strengthen the country by advancing college education among Hispanic Americans. In support of its mission to double the rate of Hispanics earning college degrees, HSF provides the Latino community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country.
Vision: To strengthen America by advancing higher education for Hispanic Americans.
Mission: To double the rate of Hispanics earning college degrees to 18 percent by 2010.
Inter-University Program for Latino Research
IUPLR is a national consortium of university-based centers dedicated to the advancement of the Latino intellectual presence in the United States. IUPLR works to expand the pool of Latino scholars and leaders and increase the availability of policy-relevant Latino-focused research.
Objectives:
• Promote comparative, interdisciplinary, and policy-focused research;
• Develop collaborative national programs that support Latino students and faculty in higher education;
• Establish collaborative projects with scholars in the arts, culture and the humanities; and
• Disseminate publications generated by the IUPLR national network of scholars.
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI)
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute is a nonprofit, freestanding research organization that advances critical, insightful thinking on key issues affecting Latino communities through objective, policy-relevant research, and its implications, for the betterment of the nation.
TRPI has built its reputation as one of the premier policy institutes on Latino issues through its capacity to conduct sound primary and secondary research. One of TRPI’s critical strengths is survey research. From questionnaire and sample frame development to survey interviewing, the Institute provides a reliable, objective source of information on attitudes held by the Latino community in the United States.
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