A public announcement of scholarship winners will be made at the LIA Youth Leadership Conferences.
Students will be contacted over the summer to follow up with the required information to receive their scholarship. Be sure to include accurate contact information in your scholarship application, including a personal email address and phone number (do not use your school email address).
LIA will not distribute scholarship funds until the winning student has submitted the follow-up information. Scholarship funds will be distributed to students’ college financial aid office accounts at the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester.
Scholarship recipients who have not enrolled in a post-secondary program for the Fall of 2024 may forfeit the scholarship funds.
Requirements:
You must be a graduating high school senior currently enrolled in an LIA class.
Submit a personal essay as a pdf file.
Submit a letter of recommendation as a pdf file.
Your cumulative GPA, included in the scholarship form submission.
What You Will Need:
A letter of recommendation from an adult with whom you have worked (ex: school administrator, employer, community representative, teacher, etc). Your letter of recommendation should not be written by a relative/family member.
A personal essay that portrays the “Stronger Together” theme. Your essay must be a maximum of 2 pages, double spaced, using size 12 font with 1” (one inch) margins.
Your cumulative GPA, included in the scholarship form submission.
What to Include in Your Personal Essay:
Share who you are, your family background, and your heritage. How have these influenced you? What personal challenges have you overcome in your life?
Explain your educational and career goals. What is your motivation for pursuing them?
Share the ways you have been involved in Latinos In Action to help your school and community. How has being in Latinos In Action impacted you?
Judging Criteria:
Please review the LIA Scholarship Rubric and ensure that your scholarship application includes all required elements.
Competition submissions and conference registration
will open on January 2, 2024.