Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards: DUE Mar 6

[Monica Biswas]

I apologize for the short notice (deadline March 6th, 2003), but we just 
stumbled across this award for Hispanic high school seniors.
-Monica
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Applications Invited for Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards

Deadline: March 6, 2003

A program of the Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation ( http://www.hispanicheritageawards.org/ ), the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards program seeks to identify and 
prepare the next generation of role models by promoting education and high 
standards and celebrating the accomplishments of Hispanic students across 
America.

The program offers educational grants to Hispanic high school seniors in 
twelve major metropolitan areas: Chicago,
Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San 
Antonio, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, and greater Washington, 
D.C. Currently, the foundation offers regional and national awards in the 
following categories: Academic Excellence, Health & Science, Journalism, 
Leadership/Community Service, Mathematics, and Sports. (Students may 
submit applications for more than one category.)

Students selected as Regional Winners will receive a $2,000 educational 
grant to use toward any aspect of their college career. National Hispanic 
Heritage Youth Awards winners receive an additional $5,000 educational 
grant, as well as a laptop computer and financial support to attend the 
National Youth Award Announcement Event and the Annual Hispanic Heritage 
Awards Gala.

To be eligible, applicants must be a high school senior or eligible for 
graduation in the 2003 calendar year; be a
citizen or permanent resident of the United States at the time of 
application; and be of Hispanic parentage. (For the purpose of this award, 
Hispanic parentage is defined as having at least one parent of Hispanic 
ancestry able to
directly trace his or her family origins to Spain, Latin America, or the 
Spanish-speaking Caribbean.)

See the Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation Web site to download a 2003 
application form.  [Foundation Center]
RFP Link: http://www.hispanicheritageawards.org/youth.php

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