Thank you for your interest in the 2020-21 Hispanic League Scholarship Program. To be eligible for this award, you must:

• Be high school seniors, high school graduates (including GED), or undergraduate students who have been accepted into a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States (excludes graduate studies)

• Be past or present Forsyth County, NC, English Language Learner (ELL) or classified as a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students

• Be NC resident

• Be of Hispanic/Latino origin

• Be present on Spanish Night on April 4, 2020 to receive their award and attend the Scholarship Orientation on March 1, 2020.

• Demonstrate academic achievement with a minimum GPA of 2.7

• Planning to attend or admitted to a regionally accredited college or an institution of higher education in the fall of the year the award is offered (excludes graduate studies).

• Must have financial need

Note:

• US Citizenship is not required

• Family of current Hispanic League Board and Scholarship Committee are not eligible for these scholarships

• There is no age limit for applicants

• Applicants may be former recipients of Hispanic League scholarships

• All applicants are encouraged too also apply for the Winston Salem Foundation Scholarship: https://www.wsfoundation.org/scholarships

• All applicants are encouraged to apply for other scholarships through the Hispanic League: https://www.hispanicleague.org/other-scholarship-opportunities

To complete this application:

• Complete all the required fields on this form.

• Upload all required documents.

• Request all required supplement forms.

• Click the Submit button on the Save/Submit page.

It is your responsibility, as the applicant, to monitor your homepage and ensure a Complete application status.

You may complete the online application in any order you prefer. Information is automatically saved as you move from one page to the next. You may exit at any time and return to make changes or complete the process until January 6, 2020. You must click the Submit button on the last page for your application to be considered.

DEADLINE: January 6, 2020 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time Zone

What are the details of the award?

• Scholarships are generally in the amount of $2,000, $3,000, and $4,000 which will be awarded annually based on criteria listed above and are not renewable.

• The number of awards given depends on the number of complete, qualified applicants, and available funds.

• Students may reapply each year as long as they continue to meet the eligibility criteria.

• The scholarships will be applied to tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment required for course load at regionally accredited, two or four-year colleges/universities in the United States.

• Students may transfer from one institution to another and retain the award.

• Scholarships may not be applied to room and board and cannot be used to purchase a laptop if not required for all students attending the institution or course.

What are my responsibilities if I am chosen as a recipient?

You must enroll as a full-time undergraduate student in the fall of the year in which the scholarships are awarded. You must continue the entire academic year without interruption unless approved by the scholarship sponsor. You are responsible for delivering your scholarship check(s) to the proper office at your institution with its attached instructions. You should notify ISTS should your check not arrive within 30 days of the issue date. You will receive an email notification when your funds are issued.

• You must enroll at a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States as a full time undergraduate or part time student working toward a degree in the fall of the year in which the scholarships are awarded.

• Continue the entire academic year without interruption unless approved by the Hispanic League.

• Deliver your scholarship check(s) to the proper office at your institution.

• Notify ISTS should your check not arrive within 30 days of the issue date.

• Provide 20 hours of volunteer service in the community as requested on the application, and during the scholarship year. Please have organization sign the form found on the ISTS website.

• As a recipient of one of our prestigious scholarships, you will commit to participate in a virtual or other style fundraiser to raise donations toward 3 scholarships.

• Update your progress report as requested on the ISTS website.

• Stay connected with your sponsor and attend Scholars and Sponsors Events

• Write a letter of thanks to your sponsor by June 2020 and send or email a copy of the letter to the Hispanic League. It may be used for marketing the scholarship program to future sponsors.

• Send a graduation announcement to your sponsor.

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