Ralph De La Rosa Sr. Trade Pioneer First Generation Scholarship

Minimum Requirements:

• Recipients must demonstrate financial need by completing the national Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and be eligible for a Pell Grant.
• Recipients must be the first generation in their family to attain a college bachelor’s degree (students whose siblings have attained or are pursuing a degree are also eligible).
• Recipients must be residents of the state of Florida.
• Recipients must be enrolled in or accepted for admission to the university and be a degree-seeking undergraduate student enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours per semester.
• Recipients must be pursuing a degree in College of Business – Supply chain management major.
  Preference will be given to juniors and seniors.
  Consideration for a scholarship award will be strongly determined by the content of the application essay. When writing the essay, the applicant should focus on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
  • Why did you decide to study logistics and supply chain management?
  • What does being a first generation university student mean to you?
  • What are the current trends in the industry and what ideas do you have to capitalize on them?

Scholarship will be awarded Fall 2023-Spring 2024

Questions- contact the Office of Scholarships at 305-348-0349 or scholarships@fiu.edu