Hispanic Heritage
Submitted by aashton on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 11:14
Organization Website:
Name of Award:
Hispanic Heritage Youth Award
Grant status:
closed
Award Focus:
General Volunteerism
Type of Award:
Scholarship
Award Description:
Grants are awarded for applicants with Hispanic background, in various categories of excellence. In each category three winners are selected at $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000. The National Hispanic Heritage Youth Award Recipients receive $5,000 academic grant and a laptop computer. Applicants may apply to as many categories as they like within ONE region. The categories for 2008 were: Business, Sponsored by NSHMBA; Education (future teachers), Sponsored by Southwest Airlines; Engineering and Mathematics, sponsored by ExxonMobil; Journalism, Sponsored by NBC Universal/Telemundo; Leadership, Sponsored by Sallie Mae; and Sports, Sponsored by SUBWAY Restaurants.
Eligibility Guidelines:
Applicants must be: a high school junior; planning to enroll in college in the fall; a citizen or permanent resident of the US; of Hispanic/Latino descent (at least one parent); minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale); willing to travel to the awards ceremony in your selected region. If you are receiving your GED and 21 and under, you may also apply.
Website/link for the application:
Application Deadline:
2011 application available at the end of March
Winners announced:
June
For additional scholarship and financial aid
information, visit www.fastweb.com.
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