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