Adelante (Spanish): Ahead, Onwards. The Adelante Caiman scholarship was established to support immigrant students who strive to get ahead and onwards with their educational ambitions but are unable to obtain federal or state financial support to make those goals a reality. These students embody the spirit of the American dream: overcoming many barriers, working hard to repay their parents’ sacrifices, and often being the first of their family to get into college. With the rising costs of a postsecondary education, lack of access to federal and state financial aid (including federal loans) can often prove to be an insurmountable obstacle to many. As UF Hispanic-Latinx alumni, we hope this scholarship provides support to the next generation to surpass the challenges of today in the same way that many alumni have overcome the challenges of our time.
Adelante Caiman will award $2,500 to an immigrant student who graduated from a US high school or obtained a high school equivalency diploma from the US and has resided in the United States for at least the past two years, but who is not eligible for  federal financial aid or state financial aid in the state of Florida (for example Pell Grants, Work Study, Federal Student Loans, Florida Bright Futures, and Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars). This student must be well-rounded and excel in service, and scholarship at the University of Florida and in the Hispanic-Latino community.