National Hispanic Scholar Benefit

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<p>Hi:</p>

<p>I’m a single mom, full time, who’s been raising a lovely, smart, active daughter in Orange County, CA. I was laid off in June, 2007, and will definitely need grants and/or scholarships for my daughter to go to college. I know I’ll qualify for $9800 in a Cal Grant the first year, but we’ll need more, and I don’t want loans.</p>

<p>Several colleges have sent us letters congratulating my daughter for receiving National Hispanic Scholar Recognition, Finalist, or the Award. However, we haven’t received any notification from any organization that has awarded her this status.</p>

<p>How do we find out about this, and what does it mean for college?</p>

<p>Also, what do you know about the following:</p>

<li> Bill Gates Hispanic Scholarship, although I don’t think we meet Pell Grant Status, but may be close.</li>
<li> Evander Holyfield grant</li>
<li> Other grants</li>
<li> Other scholarships</li>
<li> Grants for single mothers and for their child enrolling in college.</li>
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<p>Thank you for your help.</p>

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<p>Congrats to your daughter on her NHRP status.</p>

<p>The National Hispanic Recognition Program is operated by Collegeboard, the same people who run the PSATs and SATs. If your daughter has been nominated as a National Hispanic Scholar, the Collegeboard will be notifying your daughter as well as her school.</p>

<p>The collegeboard provides no scholarships for NHRP Scholars, but they send a list of NHRP Scholars to many colleges, and a number of them offer full rides to these students.</p>

<p>Look in the Financial Aid forum on this website for a list of schools and deals they offer to National Hispanic Scholars. Based on your geographic location you may want to consider Arizona State and/or U of Arizona.</p>

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<p>vamontes - College Board is the organization that sponsors the National Hispanic Recognition Program:</p>

<p>[NHRP</a> - National Hispanic Recognition Program - PSAT/NMSQT Scholarships & Recognition](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Scholarships and Recognition with PSAT/NMSQT - SAT Suite)</p>

<p>I’m not sure about CA universities, but here in Texas, some of the public universities do offer scholarships to Nat’l Hispanic Scholars. For instance, at UT-Austin, National Hispanic Scholars who are in-state students receive $12,000 over 4 years. NHS who are from out of state receive a waiver of the non-resident portion of tuition (current total value $38,000) plus $4000 over 4 years.</p>

<p>[Texas</a> Scholarships: OSFS Scholarships: National Hispanic Scholars](<a href=“http://www.texasscholarships.org/types/osfs/ntl_hispanic.html]Texas”>Types of Financial Aid - Texas One Stop - University of Texas at Austin)</p>

<p>Even though College Board doesn’t award scholarship money with this distinction, being a NHS does translate to merit money at many universities. I’d check the websites and with the admissions office of colleges in which your daughter is interested for more specifics about what those universities can provide your daughter.</p>

<p>And congrats!! :)</p>

<p>(sorry…cross posted with Sam…)</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/247029-full-rides-national-hispanic-scholar-finalists.html?highlight=national+hispanic+scholar[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/247029-full-rides-national-hispanic-scholar-finalists.html?highlight=national+hispanic+scholar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>^ that thread has a bunch of colleges/universities offering full rides, or big scholarships, for National Hispanic Scholars. it might help :)</p>