The Chicana/o Studies Program at Eastern Washington University has served as an academic and community resource center for students of Chicana/o, Latina/o, or Hispanic origin and their families coming from mainly the vast rural inland Northwest region for over 40 years.

The purpose of this fund is to offer need-based stipends to first-generation students of Chicanx, Latinx, or Hispanic for whom attending a college means breaking a wide array of barriers. Your support will help close the financial gaps (travel expenses to visit home, healthcare, winter clothes, professional clothes, textbooks, school supplies, support to participate in internship/volunteer sites, and more.)

The Chicana/o Studies Program not only positively shapes students’ experiences for success but also then impacts the greater Latina/o community. Chicana/o Studies has the potential to be the “second home” for an increasing number of prospective EWU students who will count on the academic, social, and financial assistance this scholarship seeks.

“The Chicanx Studies Program has allowed me to work with others who come from similar backgrounds as me. The staff and faculty have also been very welcoming and have helped make the program feel like a second home. I know that the experience I have gained has prepared me for my future career goals of being able to work with others in my community and being able to help them.”—2020 Graduate, Student Mentor