Los Hermanos de Stanford Scholarship

Scholarship is open to Latino/Latina students who are graduating from high school with plans to attend any two-year or four-year institution of higher education.

Award: Up to $1,000

Deadline: May 8, 2016

More info: http://web.stanford.edu/group/hermanos/cgi-bin/HermanosWordpress2012/wordpress/?page_id=475

University of Penn Early Exploration Program

This fall, Penn will revive and enhance their fly-in program with a new focus on serving students who are a part of our partner community based organizations in addition to historically underrepresented students attending school in the United States. Penn Admissions will fully sponsor students accepted to this program, which includes all costs associated with food, housing, and transportation.

The program runs from October 12 - October 14, 2014 and allows students to gain a first-hand experience with the academic and social atmosphere at Penn as they continue to hone their college lists. The three goals for this program are:

•  To allow students to explore the interdisciplinary academic paths at Penn 
•  To help students strengthen their applications to highly selective institutions 
•  To inform students about Penn's no-loan, all grant financial aid program

Given Penn's firm commitment to enrolling a talented and diverse class, they are specifically seeking seniors who are from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and/or historically underrepresented groups, including Africa-American, Latino, Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian. The ideal candidates would be those who are academically high achieving, have demonstrated leadership, and are interested in either studying the liberal arts, business, engineering, and/or nursing.

More info: http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/peep

Marcia Silverman Minority Student Award - $5000

This scholarship is for students who are African American/Latino, Asian, American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Pacific Islander. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be enrolled in a journalism program, public relations studies, or courses preparing for a career in public relations; be entering their senior year in college in the upcoming fall; and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

The scholarship check will be payable to the winner’s university for use on his or her behalf, and can only be used to directly fund the winner’s educational pursuits.

Deadline: June 14, 2013. Award: $5000

More info: http://www.prssa.org/scholarships_competitions/individual/silverman/

The Tostitos Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship Fund

The Tostitos Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship Fund is awarding scholarships to students of Latino descent who are beginning or continuing their studies at an Arizona higher education institution. The fund provides financial assistance to qualified Latino/a Arizona students in an effort to promote academic success. Tostitos Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship Fund recipients will be honored at the annual Si Se Puede Gala presented by the Cesar Chavez Foundation. Award recipients will be required to complete 30 hours of service to the
PepsiCo/Frito Lay Adelante Employee Group within 12 months of award.

Deadline: May 31, 2013

For more info: http://www.cesarechavezfoundation.org/_cms.php?mode=view&b_code=003002000000000&b_no=2821&page=&field=&key=&n=

Application: http://www.cesarechavezfoundation.org/uploads/2013_Tostitos_CEC_Scholarship_Application.pdf

PRSA Diversity Multicultural Scholarship - $1,500

Deadline: May 24, 2013

Award: Two awards, each $1,500

This scholarship is made possible by the PRSA Foundation.

Eligibility

You must be registered as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited four-year college or university. Membership in the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is preferred, but is not a requirement. A major or minor in public relations is also preferred. A student who attends a school that does not offer a public relations degree or program must be enrolled in a communications degree program (e.g., journalism or mass communications).

You must be of African-American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native American, Alaskan Native or Pacific Islander ancestry.

You must have attained, by Fall 2013, at least junior status and have at most one full term remaining. You also must have earned and maintained a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 point scale in all courses.

More info: http://www.prssa.org/scholarships_competitions/individual/diversity/index.html