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The United Health Foundation has joined with the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas to present $40,000 in scholarships for the upcoming academic year to eight deserving Latinas from across the state of Texas who plan to pursue careers in health care. The scholarships, averaging $5,000 per student, are being offered through United Health Care Foundation's Diverse Scholars Initiative which awarded $1,225,000 in scholarships this year to African-American, American-Indian, Asian-American and Latino students planning to pursue careers in health care. By cultivating health professionals from diverse, multicultural backgrounds, the Diverse Scholars Initiative is designed to increase culturally-competent health care delivery, close the health care disparities gap and improve outcomes over the long term.
United Health Foundation/HWNT Scholarship
DEADLINE: March 23, 2012
Scholarship Application Requirements
To qualify for the United Health Foundation/HWNT Scholarship a Latina must be studying in a health care field and pursuing a health care career. She must also be a member of a HWNT Chapter who has an active HWNT Latinas in Progress© Education Series (LIP) Education Program.
- Must be a graduating Latinas In Progress© Senior High School Student by May 2012 or LIP© College Student
- Must turn in completed application and required forms (Essay, Community Service and three Reference Forms) by the designated deadline of March 23, 2012.
- Must have completed at least 12 hours of community work throughout the 2011-2012 school year
- Proof of ACT/SAT scores with a minimum GPA of 2.8
- Must have applied and been accepted to a university or college
Mail Completed Application, Essay and Forms to:
Eva Bonilla
Chair of HWNT State Education Committee
7801 Grassland Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76133
REQUIRED MATERIAL
United Health Foundation/HWNT Scholarship for Healthcare career
Due Friday, March 23, 2012. All the following forms are required:
UHC/HWNT Scholarship Guidelines
UHC/HWNT State Scholarship Application
UHC/HWNT State Scholarship Reference Form
HWNT State Community Service Form
UHC/HWNT Guidelines for Essay Writing
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About Latinas In Progress
Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas developed an Education Series for young Latinas to provide enriching learning experiences for girls that will encourage higher education participation by providing access to opportunity, information, financial resource, and exposure to university life. In January 2009, the state adopted LIP with the component of the Hermanitas® Program by MANA, a national organization of Latinas.
For more information contact:
Eva Bonilla
State Education Chair
stateeducation@hwnt.org |
