Hispanic Heritage Scholarship

TO:           All Undergraduate Teacher Education Students

FROM:      Jamie Manburg, Dean of Undergraduate Teacher Education

The Nova Southeastern University Fischler School of Education and Human Services Hispanic Heritage Scholarship Program (Programa de Becas para Estudiantes Hispanos de la Escuela Fischler de Educación y Servicios Humanos de la Universidad Nova Southeastern) seeks to prepare the next generation of Hispanic citizens by identifying worthy undergraduate students majoring in education and promoting the Fischler School of Education and Human Services.

The award will support education courses only. The $10,000 award, from the American Sales & Management Organization Corp. will be presented to selected recipients at the Annual Cervantes Award Celebration. For further in-depth information about the scholarship and to access the application, please visit our website at www.schoolofed.nova.edu/undergraduate or contact Rhonda Bobb at (954) 262-8497 or rhondabl@nova.edu.

To be eligible to receive the scholarship a student must:

• Be an undergraduate student, majoring in Education
• Be an entering junior student who has completed 60 credits and has been admitted into the Fischler School of Education and Human Services of Nova Southeastern University
• Be of Hispanic heritage, which is defined as having at least one parent of Hispanic ancestry
• Be fluent in Spanish
• Meet the Financial Aid Index
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 during the course of study
• Be willing to accept the scholarship at the Award ceremony
• Be a U.S. citizen

Additionally, students must submit an essay entry, written in Spanish, along with their application on the following topic – “Why is my Hispanic origin important to me”?

Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you.