Ricardo Zamora, Kansas City, Kan., was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Hispanic Development Fund.
Fort Hays State University, which has a partnership with HDF, will match the money, bringing the total to $2,000.
Zamora, a 2014 Bishop Ward High School graduate, is a sophomore majoring in international business and economics.
The HDF scholarship fund program was created in 1985 to invest in the Hispanic community in the Kansas City, Kan., area.
In addition to other requirements, recipients must also live in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area which includes Clay, Jackson, Platte, Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Missouri and Kansas.