The Southern Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund provides opportunities for Latino/Hispanic students living in the Southern Oregon region to complete their post high school career/degree goals. Each year, the Southern Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund (SOLSF), with the help of generous community sponsors, awards multiple college scholarships to students of Latino heritage.
Contact Information
Name/Company:
Southern Oregon Education Service District
Title/Attention:
Southern Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund Committee
Name:
Address:
5465 S. Pacific Highway
City:
Phoenix
State:
OR
Zip:
97535
Contact Notes:
Send completed application to:
Southern Oregon Education Service District
Southern Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund Committee
5465 S. Pacific Highway
Phoenix, OR 97535
Eligibility
Gender:
NA
Min GPA:
3.00
Ethnic/Minority:
Hispanic
Eligibility:
The Southern Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund provides opportunities for Latino/Hispanic students living in the Southern Oregon region to complete their post high school career/degree goals. This scholarship’s primary aim is to build leadership in our region’s communities. To be eligible for this Southern Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund Scholarship, a complete application and required documents must be postmarked by April 12, 2013. Entering freshmen and continuing college students seeking their first academic degree, and students in an accredited technical training program that leads to licensure may apply.
General Applicant Requirements: •Must be a resident of Jackson, Josephine or Klamath counties and be of Latino heritage. •As of academic year 2009/10, awards can be given for two years. Those who received an award previously are entitled to apply one more year. •Must have a minimum of 3.00 cumulative high school grade point average or a minimum combined verbal and math score of 1010 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test I (SAT I) or a minimum of 21 on the American College Test (ACT). •Continuing college students must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative grade point average. •Must be enrolled full time in a degree-seeking program at an accredited community college, technical institute or public/private university for the 2013/14 academic year in Oregon. •During the 2013/14 academic year, scholarship recipients must complete at least 30 hours of an approved community service activity. •Must participate in a S0LSF scholarship recipient interview.
Special Criteria:
Required Application Materials: •Submit an official high school or an official college transcript in a sealed envelope together with a completed application, personal statement essay. (See Parts I, II ) •Completed Activities Chart (See Part III) Two applicant recommendations, which may be submitted separately. (See Part IV)
