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Oportunidad de Becas para Estudiantes de Alabama |
Scholarship Opportunity for Alabama Students The Hispanic American Business Association of the Gulf Coast (HABAGC) is taking applications for scholarships to be awarded in May. Eligible students are encouraged to apply. Scholarship award are $1,000 each. To be eligible, an applicant must be an Alabama resident in high school senior planning to enroll in a post-secondary program, be it a four year college or community college, anywhere in the country; Hispanic or of Hispanic descent; a citizen or legal resident of the United States; not related to HABAGC´s Board members or scholarship committee members; and preferably bilingual. Applicants must provide an official copy of a school transcript, including ACT or SAT scores; two letters of recommendation, one from a teacher and one from a counselor; copy of parents’ last year income tax return (if applying to financial need based scholarship); a 1000-word (minimum) typed and double-spaced essay about how your Hispanic heritage has influenced your school life and your life in general in Times Roman 12 font; a 500-word (minimum) statement of purpose; copy of résumé listing activities, jobs, responsibilities, and awards from 9th to 12th grade; a copy of a graded writing sample. Entry documents must be mailed in a 9” x 11” envelope to Ed A. Seoane, HABAGC´s Scholarship Committee Chair, 11 North Water Street, Suite 18290, Mobile, AL 36602. Each document should be stapled separately with applicant’s name on upper right corner of each page. Entries should be postmarked by March 5th, 2012. HABAGC´s Board reserves the right to request an interview with the candidates. Additional information can be found on www.HABAGC.org. |