From its beginnings, the Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival has emphasized its revenues towards Latinx students in higher education. Regardless of the major, we strongly believe our community will benefit greatly from Latinx students being given access to a college degree. The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara takes in applications and chooses the scholarship recipients based off our chosen criteria. Once chosen, awarded students and their families are invited to a scholarship reception ceremony, along with our sponsors, who make this event possible. Student scholarship recipients and two guests are also invited to our Mariachi Festival show in August.

We are proud to say that since the inception of the Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival Scholarship Fund, we have awarded ALMOST $1,000,000 in scholarships towards our youth!

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Jimena Meza- CSU, Long Beach

Michael Aguilar- UC, Los Angeles

Kenya Arias- San Francisco State University

Itzli Lopez Torres- University of Southern California

Kimberly Melena-Gonzalez- San Jose State University

Deamon Colocho- UC, Los Angeles

Andrew Aguilar- California Lutheran University

Samadzary Herrera- CSU, Fullerton

Eddie Salazar- CSU, Channel Islands

Yahir Perez- UC, Merced

Nayeli Lopez Teran- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Sebastian Uribe Ambrosio- UC, Los Angeles

Bryan Guillen- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Vanessa Ruiz- Westmont College

Marisol Alejandre- Arizona State University

Arleth Guzman Rodriguez- Yale University

Joseph Latin Beltran- UC, Los Angeles

Stephanie Ramirez Garcia- UC, Los Angeles

Ulises Segura- San Diego State University

Makai Copado- American Musical & Dramatic Academy LA

Carly Medina- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Trinidad Rojas- CSU, Northridge

Fatima Herrera Hernandez- UC, Santa Cruz

Kylie Hupton- Hussain College

Joseline Gonzalez Aguilera- Claremont McKennaCollege

Asaf Bautista Valdez- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Osiris Cerda- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo