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entomom - What's the cutoff for NHRP?
I just texted her for exact scores. 690 CR, 700 M, 760 W = 1390/2150. Jr. PSAT was 222 with -perfect- CR. And unlike writing, the critical reading section from PSAT to SAT doesn't change much. So she has plenty of improvement potential.
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NHRP is based on PSAT scores and with a 222 (and a 3.5 gpa), she's easily over the threshold (which varies by state and year and is not well publicized). The problem is that students have already been notified of the designation; however, there are several students on the Hispanic forum that called in and got the award late. It doesn't hurt to try, have her call:
National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP)
NMS is a higher level award, but there may be some merit opportunities that are aimed specifically at NHRP, check these threads out:
Colleges offering scholarships to National Hispanic Scholars College emails/letters that Refer to NHRP: A List
This last is based on the NHRP list that is sent out to participating colleges. While it's too late for your friend to get on the list, if she could get NHRP designation, she would qualify for scholarships and could contact schools interested in recruiting Hispanic students.
p.s. while they aren't all in the NE, several of the merit scholarships at the schools I listed earlier are targeted at Hispanic or URM students, so your friend might have a higher chance of getting those compared to open scholarships.