USHLI has awarded
over $1.3 million
in scholarships and internships to Latino college students. With affordability
being one of the main reasons many Latinos are unable to complete their
post-secondary education or training, USHLI tries to help students stay in
school and graduate by raising money for scholarships.
USHLI is proud to
partner with the Ford Blue Oval Scholars program. Twenty (20) Latino students
attending 17
colleges or universities in 8
states have been selected to receive scholarships in 2014. Students must
demonstrate strong leadership potential and the need for financial support must
be equally strong. Also, additional consideration is given to students
who are the first in their family to graduate high school or the first to
pursue post-secondary education or training.
Two of our
scholarship recipients are Jorge Pacheco and Clarissa Carrillo. Jorge is a
freshman at DePaul University and majoring in Biology. Clarissa is a junior attending
Emporia State University and majoring in Economics.
Click on their
picture to see their short video.
USHLI continues to be
the premier national organization empowering Latino youth by engaging students
in nonpartisan civic participation and leadership development, and promoting
education. Over 500,000 high school and college students have participated in USHLI's education programs
including Students for an Educated Democracy, Citizens for an Educated
Democracy, Student Leadership Series, Collegiate Leadership Development,
Grassroots Leadership Development, and 21st Century Leaders/MillerCoors
Scholars.
In addition, USHLI has registered over 2.3 million new voters and published over 425 studies and reports on Latino demographics. In 2012 USHLI was recognized as the National Organization of the Year.
In addition, USHLI has registered over 2.3 million new voters and published over 425 studies and reports on Latino demographics. In 2012 USHLI was recognized as the National Organization of the Year.
