Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation Awards 2025 Warner Music Latina Scholarship

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation has awarded the 2025 Warner Music Latina Scholarship to trumpeter Arlen Borrego Miranda. Also known as the Prodigy Scholarship, the annual award supports music education and Latin music genres. A record label sponsored the award this year for the first time in the Foundation’s history.

The 2025 Warner Music Latina Scholarship enables Borrego Miranda to pursue a bachelor's degree at Berklee College of Music this fall. It also supports the costs of tuition, room and board, and wrap-around services, including ongoing mentorship and learning opportunities provided in partnership with the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation. Previous sponsors of the Prodigy Scholarship include: Sebastián Yatra (2024), Nicky Jam (2023), Sofia Carson (2022), Juanes (2021), Julio Iglesias (2020), Emilio and Gloria Estefan (2019), Carlos Vives (2018), Miguel Bosé (2017), Juan Luis Guerra (2016), and Enrique Iglesias (2015).

Borrego Miranda received the award during a special ceremony at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami on Wednesday (Aug. 13). The ceremony, hosted by 2022 Prodigy Scholarship recipient Valentina García, featured a performance by GRAMMY nominee and 10-time Latin GRAMMY nominee Elena Rose, alongside scholarship recipients and alumni. Latin-GRAMMY- and GRAMMY-winning producer, composer and conductor Carlos Fernando López, who’s also a triple graduate of the Frost School of Music, served as the musical director for the evening. Additionally, 48 more scholarships were awarded to music students around the world.

“At Warner Music Latina, we believe in the power of education as a catalyst for creativity and cultural preservation,” Roberto Andrade, managing director at Warner Music Latina, said in a statement. “Partnering with the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation to sponsor the Prodigy Scholarship reflects our long-term commitment to nurturing the next generation of Latin music talent. We’re proud to help Arlen take this next step and are honored to support the future of our music.”

"Music has saved my life. Finding this path from a young age and having the opportunity to pursue this dream, thanks to the support of Warner Music Latina and the incredible Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation, exceeds everything I ever imagined," Borrego Miranda said in a statement. "I am committed to making the most of this incredible gift by working hard and making everyone proud. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

The Foundation also awarded the first-ever Emerging Talent Scholarship to saxophonist Aina López Pla. Offered in partnership with Berklee College of Music, the Emerging Talent Scholarship covers a bachelor’s degree at Berklee, room and board, a laptop, and ongoing mentorship and learning opportunities provided in partnership with the Foundation. 

The Foundation also announced the recipients of its Gifted Tuition Scholarships and Tuition Assistance Scholarships — with an additional 48 talented students from diverse backgrounds receiving the opportunity to pursue an education at some of the most prestigious music institutions in the world.

Learn more about the Gifted Tuition Scholarships and Tuition Assistance Scholarships below:

Gifted Tuition Scholarship Recipients:

Two Gifted Tuition Scholarships of up to $120,000 each were awarded to students to cover tuition costs towards a four-year bachelor's degree in music, plus wrap-around services, starting this fall:

• Frost School of Music at the University of Miami awarded one scholarship to vocalist Irenda Arano Díaz to attend the elite music school

• Gil Family Foundation awarded one scholarship to drummer Miguel Francisco Pie Gil to attend the school of his choice

Tuition Assistance Scholarship Recipients:

In addition, 45 students each received the Tuition Assistance Scholarship, a one-time scholarship that ranges in value from $10,000 to up to $12,500 toward the tuition costs for the university or college of their choice and includes wrap-around services provided by the Foundation.

For the second consecutive year, Gibson Gives, Gibson's philanthropic division, sponsored three Tuition Assistance Scholarships — awarded to students who study guitar as their principal instrument — and gifted a Gibson guitar to each of their respective scholarship recipients.

Further generating impact, AIE Sociedad de Artistas, Amazon Music, Bulova, Kraft Family Inc., and Open Society Foundations sponsored Tuition Assistance Scholarships.

Since its establishment in 2014, the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation has committed more than $13.9 million in scholarships, grants, musical instruments, and educational programs throughout the U.S. and Ibero-America.

“Each year we have the privilege and responsibility of reviewing and awarding scholarships made possible by the generosity of our donors,” Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation Executive Director Raquel "Rocky" Egusquiza said in a statement. “We are moved by the talented students and grateful to our partners who have enabled us to provide more than $1.3 million across 49 scholarships to music students worldwide, ensuring the rich legacy of Latin music.”

To view all scholarships awarded and their respective recipients, please refer to the tables below for additional details:

2025 Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation Scholarship Award Recipients

2025 Prodigy Scholarship – Warner Music Latina Scholarship

2025 Emerging Talent Scholarship

2025 Gifted Tuition Scholarships

2025 Tuition Assistance Scholarships