威尼斯人娱乐城是60名高中生和50名获得下一学年西班牙发展基金奖学金的在校生的第一选择。
表彰奖学金获得者的活动既是一种信息，也是一种庆祝活动。
“Family and community support is encouraged at the event,” says Scott Ezzell, manager of admissions and recruitment for the 亨利w布洛赫管理学院. “This support is such a critical part of the Hispanic Development Scholars’ success. HDF encourages family involvement in all aspects of their programming.”
西班牙发展基金（HDF）于1984年颁发了第一批奖学金，通过一个单独命名的西班牙奖学金基金向100名学生提供每人100美元的奖学金。 今年，HDF与当地和地区高等教育机构合作，向550名学者颁发了100多万美元的奖金。
由于新冠疫情，威尼斯人娱乐城几年来首次在布洛赫管理学院接待了这些学者及其家人。 学生们收到了关于他们的机会和合作组织的详细信息，但这次活动最重要的因素之一是学生和他们的家人有机会庆祝他们的成功。
加布里埃拉·乌雷亚是一名攻读护理学士学位的大二学生。
“The scholarship makes a difference. I’m able to worry less about tuition. Alleviating that burden helps me to stay focused on school,” she says.
菲利普·圣约翰（Phillip St. John）是攻读工商管理学位的大三学生。
"I'm in my third year and I’ve received this scholarship the entire time I’ve been at 威尼斯人娱乐城. It makes a huge difference and takes a lot of stress off of me and my parents.”
埃里克·贝当古（Erik Betancourt）是攻读工程学学位的大三学生。
“I wanted to stay close so I can continue to be a part of my community and family. The affordability makes that possible.”
Jazmin Romo是一名攻读市场营销学位的大二学生。 “Because of the scholarship I am able to study here and live in the dorm. It provides me an opportunity to really focus on school.”
弗里达·罗德里格斯正在攻读商业和戏剧学位。 “上个季度，他们真的和我合作，帮助我负担学费。”
莱斯利·罗莫（Leslie Romo）是攻读工商管理和市场营销学位的大二学生。 “布洛赫带来了巨大的机会。 Enactus的Brittany Bummer帮了很大的忙。”
黛西·加西亚·蒙托亚是一名大四学生，正在攻读公共管理硕士学位。 “The scholarship alleviates my worry about financial aid and allows me to focus on school and work full time. I’ve felt seen. 如果我请求帮助，我就会得到帮助。 It’s a whole different support system.”