Empower your academic future 

Pursue your aspirations in journalism, communication, or law with our scholarship, offered in collaboration with the Jaime and Blanca Jarrín Foundation. We’re here to support your path to academic excellence so you can keep making a positive impact in society.

Our partnership with Jaime and Blanca Jarrin Foundation

The Jaime and Blanca Jarrin Foundation has partnered with Los Defensores to award five $5,000 scholarships to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a degree in journalism or communication and two $12,500 scholarships to graduate law students.

We’re committed to serving our community and believe a student’s dreams should not go unrealized because the cost of education is too great a burden.

We understand the impact a single lawyer or journalist can have on their community. It’s our honor to support students who demonstrate not only academic excellence but also a desire to make a positive impact on society.

Who can apply?

We understand the financial and personal struggle of pursuing higher education, and we’re here to support you in your educational journey. Here are the criteria we seek in our scholarship recipients. Please remember, meeting every criterion is not mandatory for eligibility.

3.0 GPA or higher

In need of financial aid

Service in the hispanic Community

Letter of recommendation from someone in your local community

Currently enrolled at a California based school with interests in journalism or law.

Submitted application

Note that funds are taxable to the person receiving. We collect a W-9 and send a 1099 form at year end for tax purposes. Scholarships will be paid out to the school directly.

Application Process

Application will open on April 22, 2024, and winners will be notified the week of June 24, 2024.

Applications Open April 22, 2024
Submissions Due May 13, 2024
Live Interviews June 17, 2024
Winners Announced June 24, 2024

Applying is simple

  1. Complete the online questionnaire
  2. Provide any necessary documentation

How We Got Our Start

Los Defensores is proud to partner with spokesperson and Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Jaime Jarrin, who has long been active in the community since he arrived in Los Angeles from Ecuador. He has served as a member of the Dodgers since 1959. His 60+ year career as the “Voz” of the Dodgers was supported and strengthened by his wife Blanca.

In 2019, the Jarrin Family launched the Jaime and Blanca Jarrin Foundation in order to serve and support charitable, educational, and athletic programs in our local community. Their mission is to help students unlock their full potential and realize their goals.

Our Mission

We wish to empower Latino students by providing them the means to unlock their full potential and realize their goals.

Interested in donating to the program?

We believe in the power of people coming together to make positive change possible through collective generosity. We understand that your decision on where to give back is personal. 

If you want to have an impact on the academic future of students, we warmly invite you to join us. Your support can play a key role in changing our communities by helping students pursue careers in journalism, communication, and law.

Become part of a collective effort to turn educational aspirations into achievements. Let’s build a future where every student can reach their full potential, together.

Scholarship FAQ

For more information, please contact xxx-xxx-xxxx or click below to get in touch

While we would love to offer scholarships for students all over the country, at this time we are only able to offer these scholarships for undergraduates attending California State schools and for graduate students who are a part of the University of California school system.

While we would love to offer scholarships for students all over the country, at this time we are only able to offer these scholarships for undergraduates attending California State schools and for graduate students who are a part of the University of California school system.

While we would love to offer scholarships for students all over the country, at this time we are only able to offer these scholarships for undergraduates attending California State schools and for graduate students who are a part of the University of California school system.

While we would love to offer scholarships for students all over the country, at this time we are only able to offer these scholarships for undergraduates attending California State schools and for graduate students who are a part of the University of California school system.

While we would love to offer scholarships for students all over the country, at this time we are only able to offer these scholarships for undergraduates attending California State schools and for graduate students who are a part of the University of California school system.

While we would love to offer scholarships for students all over the country, at this time we are only able to offer these scholarships for undergraduates attending California State schools and for graduate students who are a part of the University of California school system.For more information, please contact xxx-xxx-xxxx or click below to get in touch.

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