Scholarships
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Name of the Scholarship |
Name of the Organization |
Contact Person |
Requirements |
Award Amounts
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Deadline
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Alicia Scholarship |
Latino Alliance Club |
Rodolfo Ruiz-Velasco (847) 543-2752
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· Be a Hispanic Student · Be a Lake County resident · Attend or be a student of College of Lake County. · Become a member of the Latino Alliance club · Work 10hrs with the club · Write an essay of minimum one page · One letter of recommendation
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April 25th, 2009
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Coalición Latinos Unidos de Lake County |
CLULC |
Myra Gaytan-Morales (847)665-4016
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· Be Hispanic · Be accepted into a college or university · Have community Services |
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July 31, 2009 |
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Waukegan Township - Scholarship
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Waukegan Township |
Candy Ortiz 847-244-4900 |
· Live in Waukegan Township · Be a High School senior
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University Center of Lake County Scholarship
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The CLC Alumni Association Board |
The College of Lake County Alumni Relations Office 19351 W. Washington St. Grayslake, IL 60030 (847) 543-2847 |
· Transfer from CLC to the University Center of Lake County · Be a domestic student per your institution’s admissions office · Be eligible to receive the scholarship · GPA 3.0
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$1,000
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No later than June 1st, 2009 |
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The Waukegan Business Association (WBA) Scholarship |
Waukegan Business Association (WBA) |
Beth Ragsdale Carol Dore (847) 623-6800
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· Be a high school graduate. · Reside within the 60085 or 60087 zip codes. · Provide an outstanding record of service to others. · Three letters of recommendation. · Have a minimum GPA of 3.0. · An official copy of the high school transcript.
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$500 |
March 14th, 2009 |
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Sí Se Puede Scholarship |
Lake County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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· Live in Lake County, Illinois · A graduating Lake County, Illinois High School Senior · Planning to enroll in college in the fall 2009 · A citizen or legal resident of the US · Of Latino descent (at least one parent) · Minimum 3.0 GPA (on 4.0 scale)
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$500 |
January 31st, 2009 |
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Puerto Rican Society Scholarship |
Puerto Rican Society |
Edwin Washington Edna Nievez (847) 662-1459 |
· Be a Hispanic · Be accepted into a college or university. · Provide a class schedule. |
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August 1st, 2009 |
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The Clara Abbott Foundation Admission and Financial Aid Fair – Lake County, IL
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Abbott Company
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Jordana Zazula (617) 393-7830
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· Must be an employee of the Abbott company |
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Eddie Washington - Scholarship |
The Office of State Representative Eddie Washington 60th District |
Must apply in person at 141A South Genesee St. Waukegan, Illinois 60085 |
· Be a citizen or resident · Attend an Illinois University · A copy of high school diploma, or college transcript · One page cover letter
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March 10th thru May 9th, 2009
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Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr. Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders |
United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) |
USHLI 431 S. Dearborn, Suite 1203 Chicago, IL 60605 (312)427-8683
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· Be enrolled as a full-time student in an institution. · Attend the National USHLI Conference. · Submit: a cover page, background information, an essay, an official transcript, a three letters of recommendation, resume, and a picture.
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$1,000 or $500 |
January 11th, 2009 |
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund |
Hispanic Scholarship Fund |
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· Be a undergraduate or graduate student · Be a U.S citizen or an eligible non-citizen. · Have a GPA of 3.3.
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$1,000 - $5,000.
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March 15th, 2009 |
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American Veterans (AMVETS) Scholarship |
American Veterans (AMVETS) |
Beryl W. Love Programs Director 301/683-4030
Post 35
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· Be a veteran. · Be an undergraduate or graduate student. |
$1,000 - $4,000. |
March 1st, 2009 |
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The Hispanic College Fund Scholarship |
The Hispanic College Fund (HCF) |
1-800-644-4223
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· Be a U.S citizen or a non-citizen. · Have a GPA of 3.0. · Enroll in a college as a full-time student. |
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March 15th, 2009 |
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Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
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Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (MCSF) |
http://www.marine-scholars.org
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Son, Daughter or Grandchild of: · An active duty or reserve U.S Marine. · Have received an Honorable Discharge, Medical Discharge, or was killed while serving the U.S Marine Corps. · Be a U.S Navy Corpsman. · GPA of 2.0 (Check website)
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$77,000 - $10,000 |
Every year (Check web cite) |
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AGI’s Minority Participation Program Geosciences Student Scholarships
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AGI America Geological Institute |
http://www.agiweb.org/application.html
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· Be a U.S citizen. · Have financial need. · Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate institution. · Primary major in geosciences sub-disciplines of geology.
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March 14th, 2009 |
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Astronaut Scholars |
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation |
http://www.astronautscholarship.org/scholarship.html
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Check website for more information
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Every year |
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CASUALTY ACTUARIAL SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP |
CASUALTY ACTUARIAL SOCIETY |
475 N. Martingale Road, Suite 600 Schaumburg, IL 60173-2226 (847)706-3500
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· undergraduate or graduate level · pursuing actuarial careers · Minority Students
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$1,000 to $2500 |
April 14th, 2009 |
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American Art Therapy Association |
American Art Therapy Association – Cay Drachnik Minories Fund |
1202 Allanson Rd. Mundelein, IL 60060 Tel: 847-949-6064
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· minority students in the field of art therapy · must be members of the American Art Therapy Association
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June 15th, 2009 |
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McDonald's Hispanic American Commitment to Education Resources (HACER) Program
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McDonald's Hispanic American Commitment to Education |
Contact your high school guidance counselor, local McDonald's Manager or the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund (415) 892-9971
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· Hispanic high school graduate |
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February 1st,09 |
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American Dental Association Foundation |
ADA Foundation-Minority Dental Student Scholarship Program |
211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 www.ada.org/ada/pro/adaf/prog_scholarship_prog.asp (310) 440-2547
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· High school seniors or college students · 3.0 GPA · Studying chemical engineering
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$1,000 |
October 16th, 2009 |
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Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) |
HACU |
Lorena Blanco (210) 573-3224 www.southwest.com/about_swa/press/college.pdf
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· Must a college student · 2.5 GPA
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4 Roundtrip tickets to and from University |
June 15th, 2009 |
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Que Llueva Café Scholarship |
Chicano Organizing and Research in Education (CORE)
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Send Application Materials: Chicano Organizing and Research in Education (CORE) Attn: Que Llueva Café Scholarship P.O. Box 160144 Sacramento, CA 95816
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· Two letter of recommendation · A statement of Financial Need · Written Response · Official Transcripts
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Que Llueva Café Scholarship |
Chicano Organizing and Research in Education (CORE) |
Chicano Organizing and Research in Education (CORE) Attn: Que Llueva Café Scholarship P.O. Box 160144 Sacramento, CA 95816
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· Letters of Recommendation · Statement of Finacial Need · Written Response · Official Transcripts
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A.R.E. Scholarship
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The Association of Raza Educatiors |
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Check website for more information |
$1,000 |
March 31st. 2009
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