Latino Task Force of Monroe County

Promoting Civic Participation

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS:

Deadline Extended to July 31, 2008: Latino Task Force of Monroe County 2008 College Scholarship Essay Competition. The $250 scholarship will be awarded on a competitive basis to a Latino/Hispanic student accepted or enrolled full time in an accredited four-year college, university, or community college, who has resided for a minimum of two years in Monroe County, and who has obtained a GPA of 3.0 or greater. The awardee will be selected in August and the scholarship presentation will take place at the group’s annual gala dinner on Saturday, September 20th at the Chateau Resort & Conference Center, Tannersville, PA. To receive a scholarship application or volunteer to serve as a panel judge, e-mail latinomc@ptd.net .

GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)  http://www.pheaa.org/plan_for_college/fafsa/index.shtml                                                                                                        

Federal Student Aid -- Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG) $750 for first-year college students and up to $1,300 for second year students. Federal Student Aid -- National SMART grants third and fourth year Pell Grant-eligible students who meet the requirements (major in designated science, technology, math or critical foreign languages and maintains a 3.0 GPA) will automatically receive up $4,000.  Pennsylvania State Financial Aid -- Find out about all PA programs to help you get to college. 

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LATINOS

ASPIRA Association, Inc.
www.aspira.org/Scholarships.htm

Calafia.net
www.calafia.net/default.pk?ref=chci.org&tsearch=scholarships 

Chicana/Latina Foundation
chicanalatina.org/scholarship/information.html

College of the Sequoias, Scholarship Office
 
www.cos.edu/view_page.asp?nodeid=2930&parentid=886&moduleid=5

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
http://www.chciyouth.org/

Elmhurst College
public.elmhurst.edu/finaid/1288677.html#other 

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
scholarships.hacu.net/applications/applicants/

Hispanic Heritage
http://www.hispanicheritage.com/

Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation
www.hispanicheritage.org/ 

HispanicOnline.com
hol.hispaniconline.com/ 

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
www.hsf.net/scholarships.php

Latin American Educational Foundation
www.laef.org/scholarships/other.html

Latino Money Magazine
www.latinomoney.com/collegescholarships.htm

MANA, A National Latino Organization
www.hermana.org/organization/scholar.htm

National Association of Hispanic Journalists
www.nahj.org/student/scholarshipresources.html

Scholarships.kachinatech.com
http://scholarships.kachinatech.com/scholar3b.html

General Scholarships Links

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
www.aicpa.org/nolimits/become/ships/AICPA.htm  

American Political Science Association
www.apsanet.org/section_543.cfm

Golden State Minority Foundation
www.gsmf.org/scholarships.htm

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
http://hace-usa.org/scholarships

La Unidad Latina Foundation
www.elclick.com/lulfoundation/html/resources.html

Questbridge College Prep Scholarship
http://www.questbridge.org/access/collegepreptext/

Saludos Hispanos
www.saludos.com/educationpavilion/scholarships/lawschol.htm

ScholarshipAmerica
http://www.scholarshipamerica.org/  

Scholarships-4u.com
http://www.scholarships-4u.com/

Scholarships.kachinatech.com
http://scholarships.kachinatech.com/

Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
www.sacnas.org/fellow.html

Studentjobs.gov
www.studentjobs.gov/d_scholarship.asp

United Negro College Fund
http://www.uncf.org/

UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc.
www.unityjournalists.org/scholarships/index.html

Yahoo.com
dir.yahoo.com/Education/Financial_Aid/Scholarship_Programs  

Links to Perform Your Own Scholarship Search

Absolutely Scholarships
www.absolutelyscholarships.com/exec/scholarship 

College Board
apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

College Connection Scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.com/

College Xpress
http://www.collegeexpress.com/ 

College Net
mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index  

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
http://www.chciyouth.org/

Fastweb.com
http://www.fastweb.com/

FreSch!
www.freschinfo.com/scholarships-index.php

MSN.com
moneycentral.msn.com/family/home.asp

National Education Association/Hispanic Press Foundation
http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/

Petersons.com
www.petersons.com/resources/finance.html

Scholarships.com
http://www.scholarships.com/

Scholarship Experts
www.scholarshipexperts.com/?sourceid=dc_his

Scholarsite.com
http://www.scholarsite.com/

SRN Express
http://www.srnexpress.com/