Hispanic Scholarship Endowment Fund

Scholarship Application

The Ibero-American Action League, Inc. strongly supports and encourages excellence in education and makes scholarships available to college bound Hispanic students in the area.

Please share this information to make the Hispanic students aware of this opportunity as soon as possible. The scholarship application deadline is announced in the last quarter of the year, and it usually happens around mid March.

Scholarship Eligibility And Selection Criteria

• Applicant must be a resident of the counties of Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario or Wayne.
• Applicant must be of Hispanic origin. (One or both parents must be Hispanic.)
• Applicant must submit a copy of birth certificate.
• Applicant must be a high school graduating senior.
• Applicant must demonstrate high academic achievement with a grade point average of 3.0 (B) or better in the core subjects.
• Applicant must be entering a college or university in the fall of 2010.
• Applicant must submit two letters of recommendation (use the sheets provided in this application.)
  • One from a school counselor or teacher
  • One from a member of the community (not a family member or relative.)
• Applicant must submit an official transcript from high school, which includes:
  • Senior grades to date
  • Official class rank Grade point averages and
  • College entrance scores (SAT, ACT, achievement tests.)

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

For further information, please contact Zoraida Martinez-Allocco at (585) 256-8900, ext. 631.