The Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund has announced that it is accepting applications for its "Fullfilling Our Dream" scholarship program. The deadline to apply is August 10, 2015.
The scholarship gives Latino students, including AB 540 students, an opportunity to strive for a higher education by providing more than 1,000 scholarships since 1998. The nonprofit organization offers financial assistance and support to undergraduate and graduate students.
Applicants must:
- Be pursuing a Nursing field only
- Be of Central American or other Latino ethnicity
- Demonstrate proven financial need
- Possess a minimum 2.5 GPA
- Demonstrate a history of community involvement
Must be either a:
- Graduating High School senior
- Current undergraduate, graduate, MPH, MD, MSN, DNP or School of Dentistry student
- Community college student
- Vocational/Trade school student
Applicants must also reside in the Los Angeles Area, specifically Pico-Union, Hollywood or South Los Angeles.
Applictions may be downloaded at www.salef.org.