Martin Macias Honorary Scholarship Fund
It’s about hope.
The English Learner Group was founded in 2011. Since our inception, a foundational principle has remained: returning our gratitude to the community of English learners we serve.
The Martin Macias Honorary Scholarship, Inc. is a non-profit, 501c3 company and accepts tax-deductible donations. To support successful English Learners in their pursuit of higher education, click the button below.
From the beginning, it was important that we acknowledge the perseverance of students who have mastered English as an additional language and proven themselves to be academically successful.
Esperanza, the first recipient of the Macias Scholarship, attended Orange Cove High School in a rural, agricultural town located in eastern Fresno County. She is now a graduate of UCLA and has plans to attend medical school.
Her name translated: Hope.
The mission of the Martin Macias Honorary College Scholarship is to promote hope in every student we serve. Hope for the future and hope for opportunities.
The English Learner Group has awarded over $80,000 in scholarships to over sixty-five students from forty high schools across California. The scholarship’s namesake, Martín Macías, immigrated from México to the United States as a young student and continues to achieve academic, professional, and personal success. His leadership has contributed to the success of multilingual learners in many ways. Mr. Macías has served as the Superintendent of Schools with Golden Plains Unified School District in Fresno County, California, has been honored as “Superintendent of the Year” by CALSA, and is currently the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services for Merced County Office of Education.
For students interested in applying for the Martin Macias Honorary Scholarship Fund, please download the application using the button below and email the completed form to mmhscholarship2019@gmail.com.
“I am sincerely grateful to you and your foundation. I noticed the beautiful message of hope in your mission statement and I thank you for the reminder that we can demonstrate hope to others in several ways-one being through education which is so profound and necessary.”