Hilton and the Hilton Global Foundation have established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors/students in their final year of upper or higher secondary school, graduates, current technical, CEGEP, college/university undergraduate or graduate level students who plan to continue their education at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical institution, CEGEP institution (or equivalent).
*Certification programs must be through an accredited institution. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Applicants to the Hilton Cares Scholarship Program must:
*Certification programs must be through an accredited institution. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed.
While the hope is to inspire students with an interest and passion for hospitality, Hilton Cares is not limited to hospitality majors.
Hilton Team Members are not eligible. Hilton Team members are defined as Corporate, Owned and Managed, and Franchised employees.
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive up to a $5000 award. Up to forty-five {45} awards will be granted.
Award amounts are listed in U.S. dollars (USD) and award payments will be issued in USD. Recipients may choose to receive award payments in their local currency when available.
Awards are one-time only.
Awards are for qualified education-related expenses only (tuition, fees, books, and required supplies/equipment). Awards amounts may be adjusted if award exceeds the cost of qualified education-related expenses.
Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study. *Certification programs must be through an accredited institution. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed.
All applicants will be notified in April.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Hilton Global Foundation. Payment is made in August.
Finalists will be selected based on modified SAI finalist selection criteria including the consideration of:
Financial need is not considered.
Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
