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Latino Community Development Agency
High School Scholarship
Scholarship Application
Qualifications to request an Application
1. Be of Hispanic Heritage.
2. Be a student who has successfully completed all of the requirements to graduate.
3. Be a student in good standing in an Oklahoma Metropolitan Area High School(consistent adherence to rules and policies).
4. Accepted or applying to an institution of Higher Education
5. Have a minimum of 3.0 grade point average.
6. Need for financial assistance
Application Requirements and Materials to be Submitted
1. Fully completed application. (Incomplete applications will not be considered)
2. Written essay of not less than 600 words in response to three of the following five questions:
a. What is the value of being bilingual?
b. Discuss a particular class, activity or experience, which molded or influenced you.
c. As a bilingual person, how will you remain a part of, or become involved in, the
community to contribute to its sustained improvement?
d. What issues do you consider most relevant to today’s youth? Why?
e. How can the acculturation process influence your education and personal
experiences?
3. Official sealed school transcript of grades.
4. Two (2) letters of recommendation from non-related to the student teachers, counselor or community leaders. (All LCDA staff is excluded.)
5. Show proof of financial needs by submitting one of three:
a. Copy of the parents income tax return
b. Parents employer letter stating the yearly salary
c. Copy of the parents previous month check stubs
6. Copy of the application submitted to an institution of Higher Education, or Letter of acceptance. Complete and return this application postmarked by Feb 29th, 2011
SCORING will be on a scale of 1 to 5 and based on the following set of factors:
a. (PA/ACT/SAT)
b. Essays
c. Family income and family size
d. Community involvement
e. Other grant or scholarships received Education Committee Scholarship Review
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