National Hispanic Recognition Program
National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) was initiated in 1983 by the College Board to identify outstanding Hispanic high school students and to share information about these academically well-prepared students with subscribing colleges and universities. Previously, in order to be eligible, students had to be at least one-quarter Hispanic. Each year, the NHRP identified approximately 7,000 of the highest-scoring students from a nationwide total of 250,000 high school juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT and designated themselves as Hispanic, as well as approximately 200 of the top scoring PAA students from Puerto Rico. The nationwide selection also included students from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and U.S. citizens attending international and APO schools. The NHRP was expanded to the National Recognition Programs in 2019. Benefits The College Board was and is still not able to provide a monetary award to these students. Previously, an important component of the program was the CD-ROM distributed to subscribing four-year postsecondary institutions. The CD-ROM listed the names of all students selected in the program and was mailed in September to subscribing colleges and universities. However, currently, being listed as a National Hispanic Scholar gives students an opportunity to hear from colleges that are interested