Hispanic Leadership Council

Every year, the Hispanic Leadership Council is pleased to award scholarships of varied amounts to qualified students who enroll in a four year accredited college/university and to qualified students who enroll in an accredited trade/business school or junior college.

Description	Competitive scholarship that provides an award for Hispanic students who demonstrate the desire and ability to excel academically and promote Hispanic culture.
Amount	$1,000 one year scholarship Five scholarships for incoming freshmen and one scholarship for a current college student are available. Other scholarships offered by ACU, HSU, McM, and Cisco.

Scholarship Guidelines

• The applicant must be Hispanic and/or of Hispanic descent and a U.S. citizen or a legal resident.
• The applicant must be admitted to an accredited college, university or trade school at the time of the application.
• The applicant must reside in a county serviced by the Region 14 Service Center.
• Other scholarships, grants or loans received do not exclude students from eligibility.
• Applicants are encouraged to volunteer for different HLC events.
• The amount of the scholarship may not exceed total expenses, which include tuition, lab or other fees, and book expenses incurred each semester. Four $1,000 incoming freshman scholarships, one $1,000 current traditional college student scholarship, and several university scholarships will be awarded.

Process

• Any recipient who withdraws from school automatically forfeits all scholarship funds.
• The application packages are received by the HLC Scholarship Committee. (Deadline: March 25)
• The HLC Scholarship Committee will grade the application packages and select a group of finalists.
• Finalists will be interviewed by HLC members.
• The HLC Scholarship Committee will select recipients based on application packages and interviews.
• The awards will be announced at an upcoming event (event information is still to be determined).
• Recipients are encouraged to express their appreciation in writing to the HLC.

Time Schedule

• March 30: Postmark Application Deadline
• April 13-14: Finalist Interviews
• May 31: Applicants receive scholarship notifications by this date
• August / September : Scholarship disbursement after verification of student enrollment

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