Four New Scholarships for Immigrant Students

1. Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF)

MALDEF is committed to providing resources and information to immigrant students regarding private scholarships and financial opportunities for higher education.  Please visit our website at www.maldef.org where you will find a list of scholarships that do NOT require a social security number or legal residency (on our main page, scroll down and look on the right hand side of the page until you find a link that says "scholarships- lista de becas", you must have Acrobat Reader on your computer to download the list.)  The following scholarships are new to our list.  Please contact the organizations listed for further information.  Pay close attention to deadlines.  Latino Initiatives for the Next Century Scholarship- www.linc-usa.org

All scholarship applicants must meet the following requirements:

*  Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent resident.  NOT REQUIRED.

*  Applicant must demonstrate an unmet financial need. 

*  Applicant must be a Latino(a), first generation college student. 

*  Applicant must have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5. 

*  Applicant must be a high school graduate or have obtained a GED.  

*  Applicant must be enrolled full-time in a degree or certificate program at an approved college or technical school within the United States during the 2003-2004 academic year.  In order to maintain eligibility, scholarship recipients must adhere to the following guidelines and requirements:

* Scholarship recipients must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA (4.0 scale)

 each semester.

* Scholarship recipients are required to provide LINC with official transcripts and a personal report on their academic progress at the end of each semester.

* Scholarship recipients are required to participate in LINC's academic support programs.

* Scholarship recipients are required to provide ten (10) hours of community service per academic year.

 When all requirements are met, scholarship awards will be disbursed throughout the academic year (50% Fall semester and 50% Spring semester). LINC-TELACU reserves the right to withdraw scholarships for any reason including failure to adhere to the scholarship guidelines and requirements.

Contact Information for Latino Initiatives for the Next Century:

Chicago Office:

2500 South St. Louis Avenue

2nd Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60623

Telephone: 773-762-8970

Toll Free: 877-510-LINC

Fax: 773-762-8971

Los Angeles Office:

5400 East Olympic Boulevard

Suite 300

Los Angeles, CA 90022

Telephone: 323-721-1655

Fax: 323-724-3372

2. Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation

www.henaac.org

Applicants must have demonstrated leadership through academic achievements and campus/community activities. Applicants must be Engineering, Math, Computer Science or Material Science majors.  Applicants must have an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.  Winning applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program for the following Fall semester.

HENAAC Office

HENAAC Inc.

3900 Whiteside Street

Los Angeles, CA 90063

Phone: (323) 262-0997

Fax: (323) 262-0946

Email: info@henaac.org

3. Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

http://www.davisputter.org

We provide need-based grants to students who are able to do academic work at the college level and are actively working for peace and justice.

Davis-Putter scholars are both graduate and undergraduate students and must be enrolled in an accredited school and receiving college credits for the time period covered by their grant. Early recipients fought for civil rights, against McCarthyism, and for peace in Vietnam. More recently, grantees have been active in the struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression; building the movement for economic justice; and creating peace through international, anti-imperialist solidarity.

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

P.O. Box 7307

New York, NY 10116-7307

e-mail: davisputter@hotmail.com

4. American Association of Law Libraries

www.aallnet.org

For information on scholarships and requirements. 

The American Association of Law Libraries

53 W. Jackson, Suite 940

Chicago, IL 60604

Phone: (312) 939-4764

Fax: (312) 431-1097