Scholarship Bulletin: March

 Scholarship Bulletin: March

These are some scholarships coming up on march my main reference is the MALDEF Scholarship list (I linked it so you guys can take a look at it). These Scholarships are some of the many AB 540 friendly scholarships out there that don't require any social or citizenship.

Princeton University*

CALIFORNIA:

Orange County Hispanic Education Endowment Fund Scholarship Program (HEEF)

• Award Amount: from $250 - $5,00
• Deadline: March 4
• Requirements:
  * Award offered to Orange County Hispanic students with
  financial need at all levels of education.
  * Students may apply to more than one scholarship program but
  they may only receive one fund or program
• website: http://www.heef.org/scholarships/index.htm

Beca Foundation General Scholarship Fund

• Award Amount: $500-$1,000
• Deadline: March 2011
• Requirements:
  * Must be a resident of North San Diego County
  * (General) High School Senior entering 2 or 4 year university
  * (Medical Program) Available for students pursuing a degree in a
  medical related field
• website http://www.becafoundation.org/scholarship.htm

New American College Fund

• Award Amount: up to $5,000
• Deadline: March 1st
• Requirements:
  * Foreign-born, Documented Financial need, Lived in California for
  3 or more years of their high school career
  * Anticipated or previous graduation from a Bay Area high school
  * Minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0
• Website: http://www.e4fc.org/scholarsprogram/scholarsinstructions.html

Princeton University*

TELACU Education Foundation

• Award Amount: $500-$2,500
• Deadline: March 19
• Requirements:
  * Student must be from LA City, East LA, Montebello,
  Commerce, Bell Gardens or Monterey Park.
  * 2.5 GPA
  * Must be low income and first generation college student
  * See website for Regional Requirements
• Website: www.telacu.com

Youth Opportunities Foundation Scholarship

• Amount:Varies
• Deadline: March 31
  * Awards are given based on academic achievement and community
  involvement. Must be a CA resident and demonstrate financial need
  * Available to HS students with SAT scores of 1000 or above
  * Must be of Hispanic origin
• Contact: Felix Castro, PO Box 45762, Los Angeles CA 90045, (310) 670-7664, (310) 670-7664, Fax: (310) 670-5238 

GENERAL Scholarships after the break


GENERAL:

Princeton University*

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

• Award Amount: $250—$5,000
• Deadline: March 31
• Requirements:
  * Student must be enrolled full-time in a college or a university- or
  will be in an upcoming semester
  * Award amount is based on GPA and ACT/SAT scores
  * Check website for more details
• Website : http://lulac.org/programs/education/scholarships/

Wal-Mart Foundation

Princeton University*

• Award Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: March 1
• Requirements:
• * College scholarship available to Walmart and Sam’s Club associates who are based in the U.S.
• * Have taken the ACT/SAT and have a cumulative 2.5 GPA
• * Must be able to prove financial need

 A.R.E Scholarship (Undocumented Graduating Senior & Continuing College Students)

• Award Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: March 31st
• Requirements:
  * No Minimum GPA required, but will be taken into account
  * Undocumented students are encouraged to apply.
•  Website: http://razaeducators.org/about_projects_scholarship.html

Maria Elena Salinas Scholarship Program 

• Award Amount: Up to $5,000
• Deadline: March 
• Requirements:
  * Must be rising junior or senior in college
  * Must be pursuing a career as English-language newspaper or print
  reporter, editor, photographer, graphic artist/page designer, or online
  journalist

Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program

High School Seniors -- $42,500 Scholar Package.  Promising Hispanic students attending high school in Brownsville, TX; Elizabeth, NJ; and Los Angeles, CA are invited to apply to become one of ten Alliance/Merck Ciencia Scholars that will be selected in the Spring of 2012.  Scholars will receive up to $20,000 in scholarship (up to $5,000 each of four years of college) and up to $22,500 in summer internship stipends (up to $7,500 each of three summers).  Scholars will also receive mentorship and professional development support to complete a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and pursue a STEM career.


All of these scholarships are definitely worth the time and effort and as an undocumented student anything form of aid is always helpful! Make sure to check them all out, again I got most of them from the MALDEF website. If you have any questions please make sure to comment!

*All photos of Princeton were taken by me when I was there.

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