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2011 CALAHE Scholarship for High School Seniors and Undergraduate College Students, USA

CALAHE is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the participation of Latinos in different areas postsecondary education in Connecticut.
Award Categories:
• High School Seniors or GED equivalent
• Undergraduate College Students
Eligibility Criteria:
• Involvement with and commitment to activities that promote Latinos pursuit of higher education.
• Accepted for admission to an accredited institution of higher education
• Have a “B” average (3.0 College GPA) for all completed enrollment periods at the time of application.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Must have been a Connecticut resident during the preceding 12 months.
• Limited to Latino students from Connecticut (except for the Rosa Quezada Memorial Education Scholarship).
• Must demonstrate financial need.
• To be eligible, applicants must be seeking their first undergraduate degree.
• Recipients of the CALAHE Scholarship must attend a scholarship reception. The date, location, and time
will be announced once the recipients have been selected.

Scholarship Application Deadline:April 15, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Rent-A-Center Make A Difference Scholarship Program, USA

Rent-A-Center, Inc. has established a scholarship program to assist Rent-A-Center, Get It Now!, Home Choice, La Tiendita, RAC Acceptance, RAC Financial Services, and RAC Limited customers, their spouses, and their dependent children as well as the dependent children of employees of Rent-A-Center, Get It Now!, Home Choice, La Tiendita, RAC Acceptance, RAC Financial Services, RAC Limited and RAC National Product Service. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.

Eligibility

Applicants to the Make a Difference Scholarship Program must be:

* Current customers of Rent-A-Center, Get It Now!, Home Choice, La Tiendita, RAC Acceptance, RAC Financial Services, or RAC Limited in good standing, or
* Customers within the past two years who are in good standing, or
* Immediate family members* of the above customers, or
* Dependents, age 25 or younger, of current Rent-A-Center, Get It Now!, Home Choice, La Tiendita, RAC Acceptance, RAC Financial Services, RAC Limited and RAC National Product Service employees who have been continuously employed for at least one year on February 1, 2011.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Up to 60 awards will be granted each year. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Scholarship Application Deadline: February 1, 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application