Cisneros Scholars
Students are chosen from the incoming class at GW to be Cisneros Scholars based on academic achievement, commitment to service, and interest in developing leadership skills. Cisneros Scholars take part in an innovative program throughout their entire undergraduate career that includes financial, academic and social support.
The Cisneros Scholars program encourages university participation, community involvement and academic achievement. The Cisneros Institute supports Cisneros Scholars beyond college to ensure paid internships and exposure to mentors and career coaches in the private and public sectors.
Students interested in the program, should note it in their application to GW. Cisneros scholars are informed of their selection when they are notified of their financial aid package.
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Special Opportunities
- Comunicadores for the Future Summer Internship Program
The Comunicadores for the Future internship program is an initiative made possible by the generosity of Vanguard Communications and President and CEO, Maria Rodriguez (B.B.A, 1982).
Launched in conjunction with Vanguard’s 30th anniversary, the program funds nine-week internships at local nonprofit organizations in the D.C. metro area during the summer. Comunicadores Fellows receive a stipend, housing and mentorship, and participate in professional development sessions highlighting PR and communications best practices and general leadership skills.
Unpaid internships are a valuable experience for college students preparing to enter the workforce. However, many students face challenges in participating in these opportunities because they are far away from home for the first time or are focused on how to pay for things like tuition, board, food and transportation. Comunicadores for the Future furthers and builds on the mission of the Cisneros Institute to bridge this gap by supporting, training, and educating the next generation of leaders in the field of communications.
- GW Scholar Cohorts
Cisneros Scholars join a larger community of scholar cohorts at GW, including District Scholars, Trachtenberg Scholars, POSSE and Chicago Scholars. The cohorts come together for special activities before the kick-off of the academic year and combined programming throughout the year.
- Mentor Families
As part of the Cisneros Institute mission to help foster community and mentorship, each Cisneros Scholar is assigned a mentor their first year. Mentors and mentees meet regularly and make up a larger "family" that they can count on for social, academic and personal peer support.
Current Scholars
- Class of 2026
- Class of 2027
- Class of 2028
- Class of 2029
Alumni
The Cisneros Scholarship is for four years, but Cisneros Scholars are part of the Cisneros Institute forever. Scholars leave GW with the skills and expertise to go on to make an impact in their communities through a broad range of industries and through continued study.
- Inaugural Scholars
Before the creation of the Cisneros Scholars program as it exists today, six outstanding students were awarded with the Cisneros Scholarship between 2010 - 2018.
- Class of 2020
- Class of 2021
- Class of 2022
- Class of 2023
- Class of 2024
- Class of 2025
