From Hispanic Grants.net
Are you Hispanic and in high school or know someone who is? 200 Hispanic high school students will get the chance of a lifetime to attend the Dallas Hispanic Youth Symposium at Southern Methodist University.
Program highlights include:
- Workshops on how to prepare for, apply to, and finance college – taught by college admissions counselors!
- Career workshops that introduce students to engineering, science, math, and more!
- “Issues to Action” – Workshops focusing on the role of community involvement and public policy with competitions and prizes for actionable solutions
- $14,000 in scholarship monies – Awarded to winners of the art competition, essay competition, talent competition, and speech competition! (Participation is not mandatory.)
- “Hispanic Heroes” – Breakout group meetings with Hispanic role models from the community. 90% of symposia attendees leave the program with a mentor!
- College and career fair
What are you waiting for, make this a priority for you and all your friends. SMU is such a nice campus, you may even want to attend school there as well. Si Se Puede!
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