Over $102,000 Awarded in Scholarships to 51 Recipients!

The California Farmworker Foundation (CFF) is proud to announce this year’s recipients of the Nueva Generación Scholarship. Created to support the next generation of college-bound students who parents work in the fields, this program invests in the dreams of many first-generation college students and graduates.

This year, CFF is awarding over $102K in Scholarships to 51 students attending universities and colleges across this nation – bringing our total investment to more than $450K since the program’s inception. We thank all 350+ applicants who applied this year and congratulate our 2026 recipients.

Education is the key to a brighter future, and CFF is proud to help make that future possible for the children of farmworkers.

2026 Scholarship Recipients

  • Adelina Ramirez Lopez – California State University, Bakersfield

  • Aidan Azael Garcia-Valdez – California State University, Bakersfield

  • Amberlyn Alyssa Hernandez Cruz – Fresno City College

  • Andrea Duenas-Torres – University of California, Los Angeles

  • Andrea Parra-Lopez – California State University, Monterey Bay

  • *Angie Calderon – University of California, Irvine

  • Anthony Altamirano Vivar – University of California, Irvine

  • Ariana Aguilera – California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

  • Belen Escamilla Gutierrez – University of California, Los Angeles

  • Brittny Angy Vargas Marquina– California State University, Fresno

  • Dayana Lisbeth Membreno Aleman – West Hills College Coalinga

  • *Dulcemaria Espinoza – California State University, Fresno

  • *Dylan Fuentes – Bakersfield College

  • Elizabeth Torres-Suastegui – University of California, Berkeley

  • *Emily Bernal Uribe – University of California, Berkeley

  • Esmeralda Garcia – California State University, Fresno

  • *Estrella Valeria Garcia – University of California, Irvine

  • Evelyn Corrales Ortiz – University of California, Irvine

  • Evelyn Sanchez Reynoso – University of California, Los Angeles

  • *Heidy Lemus Orozco – University of California, San Diego

  • Henry Maciel Lopez – University of California, Davis

  • *Ivelyn Sillas – West Hills College Lemoore

  • *Jacqueline Pereida – California State University, Fresno

  • Jasmen Ramirez Torres – California State University, Fresno

  • Jasmin De Jesus Esteban – University of California, Los Angeles

  • *Jay Harry Jocson Jacinto – University of California, San Diego

  • *Jazmin Isidro-Aguilar – University of California, Los Angeles

  • Jennifer Luna – California State University, Fresno

  • Jesus Reyes – University of California, Los Angeles

  • Jocelyn Samantha Cortez – Fresno Pacific University

  • Jonas Duarte – College of the Desert

  • Jose Jaime Garcia-Perez – University of California, Riverside

  • Juan Luis Cruz – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

  • Kimberly Montoya – University of California, Riverside

  • Kristal Martinez Munozcano – California State University, Fresno

  • Liliana Velasco – San Jose State University

  • Lucio Nunez – California State University, Bakersfield

  • Manraj Singh – California State University, Bakersfield

  • Maria Montanez-Sanchez – California State University, San Bernardino

  • Maricruz Pérez Ramírez – California State University, Fresno

  • Nadia Esperanza Gutierrez – University of California, Los Angeles

  • Nancy Ramirez Castro – University of Redlands

  • Nayeli Perez Mohedano – University of California, Los Angeles

  • Oralia Agustin Gonzalez – University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Prisila Navarro – University of California, San Diego

  • Regina Asuncion Zarate-Garcia – University of California, San Diego

  • Said Gracida-Velazquez – California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

  • Sayra Agustin-Zarate – California State University, Fresno

  • Sophia Espinoza – University of California, San Diego

  • *Valerie Reyes – California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

  • William Chavez-Rodriguez – University of California, Los Angeles
*Renewable Scholarship Recipient for 2025-2028

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