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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation’s premier Hispanic educational and youth leadership development organization, launched a national campaign to recruit Hispanic students — college-bound, undergraduate and graduate — for its nationally recognized leadership development programs and scholarships.

Applications for CHCI’s Congressional Internship Program, Graduate & Young Professionals Fellowship Program, Public Policy Fellowship Program, and Scholarship Program are available now at www.CHCI.org .

“For almost three decades, CHCI has made a difference in the lives of young Hispanics — providing unparalleled, hands-on work experience and a national competitive edge,” said Esther Aguilera, CHCI President and CEO. “CHCI continues to meet the demands of a growing Latino youth population through innovative leadership development opportunities that prepare the next generation of Latino youth and our nation’s future leaders.”

The Congressional Internship Program provides college students with Congressional work placements on Capitol Hill for a period of eight weeks from June to August, to learn first-hand about our nation’s legislative processes. Interns are responsible for conducting extensive legislative research, monitoring day-to-day hearings, managing constituent communications and assisting with general office matters. Additionally, interns participate in weekly CHCI leadership and professional development sessions and meet with corporate representatives, national elected officials and foreign dignitaries. Interns are provided with housing, roundtrip transportation to and from Washington, D.C., and a $2,500 stipend. The Congressional Internship Program application deadline is January 9, 2009.

The Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program offers exceptional Latino graduates and young professionals unparalleled exposure to experience in the underserved public policy areas of health, housing, law, international affairs, and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The fellowship is open to applicants with a graduate degree from an accredited educational institution or equivalent three years professional experience in chosen policy field. This competitive program is comprised of a nine-month fellowship including a substantive work placement at a legislative subcommittee office, federal agency, national non-profit advocacy organization, or corporate office. The International Affairs Fellowship includes three months abroad in Mexico or Spain. Travel, health insurance and a $2,700 monthly stipend is provided. The Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program application deadline is February 13, 2009.

CHCI’s Public Policy Fellowship Program, conducted from September to May, provides college graduates with national hands-on public policy experience in a congressional office, federal agency, nonprofit sector, or corporate setting. Fellowship participants are provided with health insurance, roundtrip transportation to and from Washington, D.C., and a monthly stipend of $2,200. The Public Policy Fellowship Program application deadline is February 13, 2009.

With more than $2 million in need-based scholarships awarded to Hispanic students since 2001, CHCI’s Scholarship Program is available to students enrolled in a two or four year accredited college or university. Students pursing an associate’s degree may apply for a grant in the amount of $1,000; $2,500 for bachelors candidates; and $5,000 for graduate students. The Scholarship Program application deadline is April 16, 2009.

To be eligible, all program applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, have remarkable leadership potential, and have a demonstrated history and commitment to community and public service.

About Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a nonprofit and nonpartisan 501(c) (3) organization, provides leadership development programs and educational services to students and young emerging leaders. The CHCI Board of Directors is comprised of Hispanic Members of Congress, nonprofit, union and corporate leaders. For more information call CHCI at (202) 543-1771 or visit www.chci.org .
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Budweiser, sponsor of the American Nicaraguan Foundation’s (ANF) 8th annual gala on Oct. 4, will announce a $10,000 donation and the first donation to the newly formed ANF Scholarship Fund at the event. The Fund will provide higher education scholarships to students of Nicaraguan descent living in the United States and will be administered by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the nation’s largest Hispanic scholarship organization.

“Thanks to generous supporters like Anheuser-Busch, the ANF has been able to reach more than half a million people in Nicaragua through our education, health care and nutrition programs,” said F. Alfredo Pellas, Jr., president and co-founder, American Nicaraguan Foundation. “Anheuser-Busch is also one of the largest contributors to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, so we’re not surprised they joined with us to form the ANF Scholarship Fund.”

Earlier this year, Budweiser and the Anheuser-Busch distributors of South Florida donated 25 cents per case for every Budweiser, Bud Light and Budweiser Select 18-pack of bottles and cans sold at Navarro stores in June. The funds supported sustainable development in Nicaragua and the efforts of more than 2,000 local organizations established by ANF. ANF’s humanitarian efforts focus on housing, education, nutrition and health programs.

Anheuser-Busch is also a sponsor of the gala itself, which raises funds to cover the foundation’s yearly operating expenses.

“We’re proud to support the American Nicaraguan Foundation in their mission to end poverty in Nicaragua, and the formation of the ANF Scholarship Fund is the next step in providing opportunities to the Nicaraguan community both here in the United States and abroad,” said Paco Bendana, director of community relations, Anheuser-Busch, and a co-chair of the event. “We hope others who care about the Latino community will join us in supporting this effort.”

Anheuser-Busch’s support of the Latino community dates back more than a century. The company supports approximately 400 community-based, local and national Latino organizations with contributions totaling more than $58 million during the past two decades. Anheuser-Busch’s efforts in the Latino community focus on values such as education, leadership development, economic empowerment, public advocacy and arts and culture. The company has the No. 1 and No. 2 beer brands in the Latino market — Bud Light and Budweiser. To learn more about these efforts, please visit www.Latinobud.com .

Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch is the leading American brewer, holding a 48.5 percent share of U.S. beer sales. The company brews the world’s largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch also owns a 50 percent share in Grupo Modelo, Mexico’s leading brewer, and a 27 percent share in China brewer Tsingtao, whose namesake beer brand is the country’s
best-selling premium beer. Anheuser-Busch ranked No. 1 among beverage companies in FORTUNE Magazine’s Most Admired U.S. and Global Companies lists in 2008. Anheuser-Busch is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and one of the world’s largest recyclers of aluminum cans. For more information, visit
www.anheuser-busch.com .”

The 15th Annual Scholarship Awards Gala has sold more than 500 seats for its annual fundraising dinner, which will be held on Friday, October 17 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C.  New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is serving as honorary chairman.

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine will address the audience and introduce the evening’s keynote speaker, a 2008 Hispanic College Fund Scholar.

“This past summer, students across the Commonwealth had the opportunity to participate in two Hispanic Youth Symposiums held at George Mason University and the University of Richmond,” said Governor Kaine.  “The remarkable work the Hispanic College Fund is doing to help develop the next generation of Latino professionals will continue to strengthen the social fabric of our communities.  I look forward to attending this year’s gala and interacting with all the students who continuously show commitment by investing in their education.”

In addition to celebrating more than 600 winners of the 2008 Hispanic College Fund scholarships, the gala will honor Sodexo as Corporation of the Year and will present the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) with the Legacy Award for its upstanding commitment to promoting diversity in the U.S. workforce.

“We are really thrilled with the community’s response,” said Hispanic College Fund Chief Development Officer, Ingrid Embree.  “The monies we raise through this dinner allow us to provide the personalized student support for which the Fund is known.

“Through our newsletter we are able to provide scholarship and internship opportunities to 130,000 students.  Through our programs we are able to impact more than 1,000 high school students and 1,000 volunteers from across the country on an annual basis.

“Our students know that we are always just a phone call or email away with advice about college preparation and career achievement.  This dinner helps fund that very direct kind of support.”

In 2008 the Hispanic College Fund awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to 600 Hispanic high school and college students.  Winners were selected from a pool of more than 40,000 applications based on academic achievement, financial need, and application merit.

More than 80 percent of Hispanic College Fund scholarships are for studies in business, science, technology, engineering, or math - the major focus areas of the Fund.

A number of students will be in attendance at the dinner.

“Having the students in attendance makes the dinner really special,” said Idalia Fernandez, president of the Hispanic College Fund. “Once people come to one of our events, they get hooked because it’s such a feel-good event.  Not only that, but the dinner has become a hot recruiting ground for our sponsors!  It’s really a lot of fun for everyone.”

Last-minute tickets and tables are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.  For more information, please contact Vicmar Morales at (202) 296-5400 or vicmar@hispanicfund.org.

About the Hispanic College Fund
Founded in 1993, the Hispanic College Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides Hispanic high school and college students with the vision, resources, and mentorship needed to become community leaders and achieve successful careers in business, science, technology, engineering, and math.

The Hispanic College Fund has an annual budget of $6 million with 20 full-time employees. In 2006, the Hispanic College Fund received the Brillante award for “Nonprofit of the Year” from the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, and in 2007 was recognized by USA Today as one of the nation’s top 25 charities.

Hispanic Business Inc. has announced the recipients of the 2008 EOY Winner’s Circle Scholarships, to be awarded at Hispanic Business’ annual EOY event honoring entrepreneurial excellence. Each scholarship includes a $1,500 award, with travel to and accommodations at the 2008 EOY Awards, held this year at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
The four 2008 Winner’s Circle Scholarship recipients personify the next generation of accomplished Hispanics whom we salute each year at Hispanic Business magazine’s EOY event. These individuals are achievers in diverse courses of study, and hail from across the United States.
Puerto Rican-born Elizabeth Padilla is a graduate student at Georgia Institute of Technology, scheduled to graduate in spring 2010 with her Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology. Ms. Padilla’s participation in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Science Steering and Evaluation Panel in Potsdam, Germany solidified her career choice to become a scientist when she was able to witness first hand the opportunity to have her voice heard at an international forum. She looks forward to safeguarding the environment, and once a teacher, will educate her students on knowing that “opportunities are not waiting for them, and that they are in the drivers seat, responsible for chasing down opportunity.” Ms. Padilla’s Winner’s Circle Scholarship is sponsored by Wachovia, a diversified financial services company that provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services.
Alejandro Virrueta spends his weekends delivering wine caskets and building wine cellars with his father, CEO of Pacific Wine Cellar Consultants. They travel from San Francisco to Bakersfield in their white Ford truck and talk about the old days, and his father’s initiative and resiliency inspire Mr. Virrueta. At Stanford University, Mr. Virrueta studies Engineering and looks forward to being the first person in his family to hold a college degree. A positive role model for his younger siblings, he is eager to learn. Palladium Equity, a company that provides equity capital to companies seeking to grow, restructure or provide liquidity for shareholders, sponsors his Winner’s Circle Scholarship.
Raised in Chicago, Illinois, Elias Popuch is a senior at Macalester College in Minnesota and is majoring in Geography. He is currently working on an honors project on the effects of Empowerment Zones on the economic development in Minneapolis, MN. Mr. Popuch aspires to become an urban planner and analyst, committed to social justice as it relates to the people and the spaces they occupy. He is also proficient in Spanish and teaches ESL to members of the Latino community. His Winner’s Circle Scholarship is sponsored by KPMG, who helps clients successfully respond to changing opportunities by providing professional services, wherever and whenever they are needed.
Veronica Reyes is passionate about international development and is constantly exceeding her own expectations. A first generation Salvadorian American and winner of many scholastic achievements, she honors her success to her family’s courage in leaving their homeland, a country engulfed by civil war. Next year she joins the MPA/MBA program at Harvard University and sets an example for Hispanic women everywhere as she completes undergraduate studies at USC in Public Relations. Currently a humanitarian and goodwill ambassador to the underrepresented population, she aspires to work for the United Nations Children’s Fund and knows her commitment to education will help her work for impoverished communities. Her Winner’s Circle Scholarship is sponsored by the Cordoba Corporation, a civil engineering, construction management, program management, and planning firm specializing in education, transportation, and water.
The Hispanic Business Winner’s Circle Scholarship Fund is designed to assist Hispanic students with education-related costs as they complete their undergraduate or post-graduate education. The scholarships are available on a competitive basis to students enrolled full time at accredited colleges, universities or community colleges. It is open to Hispanic students who have demonstrated leadership and civic or community involvement, and have completed a minimum of 15 undergraduate semester credits after high school graduation with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. “

Today the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) announced the recipients of the John S. Martinez Scholarship Fund and will present them $1,500 scholarships during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The scholarship recipients are in DC participating in a legislative hearing during the 4th Annual NALEO National Summit on the State of Latino Education & Legislative Hearing on Pre-K and Early Grades. “We are proud of our scholarship recipients,” said NHCSL President Joseph Miro (DE). “Through our partnership with Comcast and these scholarships we can provide young and talented Hispanic students the opportunity to attend college and learn about public service at an early age.”

NHCSL’s scholarship fund was created to develop Hispanic leaders through exposure and learning opportunities within the public service arena. The scholarships are funded from a $150,000 grant to NHCSL from the Comcast Foundation; the grant will continue to be applied over the next year in support of the NHCSL scholarship program.

With state legislators in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and Maryland, this program offers guidance and financial support to 12 Hispanic high school students selected by the NHCSL, Hispanic state legislators and educational institutions. Each student will receive his or her $1,500 scholarship after graduating from high school with a GPA of 3.0 or better.

The scholarship recipients for the second year of the program include: Isaiah Fransua, Alexandria Salazar and Yadira Solis from Colorado; Rebecca Espinosa, Emilio Lopez and Glysel M. Rivera from Florida; Maritza Gomez, Brenda Ortega and Omar A. Torres from Illinois; Barbara Hendrick, Ruben Antonio Muñoz Ochoa and Mariana Olaizola from Maryland.

“This grant provides Latino students a unique opportunity to gain leadership skills and learn about the public and private sectors,” said Susan Gonzales, Vice President for the Comcast Foundation. “We are proud to partner with programs such as the NHCSL John S. Martinez Scholarship Fund to significantly impact the development of our future leaders.”

The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) is a nonpartisan organization representing the interests of Hispanic state legislators from all states, commonwealths, and territories of the United States. NHCSL is a catalyst for joint action on issues of common concern to all segments of the Hispanic community. For more information, visit www.nhcsl.org. “

Procter and Gamble (P&G) and its Bounty, Charmin, Tide, and Pampers brands, announced they are contributing $150,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation’s leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education, to provide scholarships for Latino students pursuing college careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The targeted nature of the contribution underscores the fact that Hispanic professionals are greatly underrepresented in these fields and many students who wish to pursue studies in them cannot afford to pay for a college education.

The announcement was made in New York yesterday by HSF President & CEO Frank Alvarez and Edgar Sandoval, General Manager, North America Marketing and Multicultural Business for P&G, at HSF’s Alumni Hall of Fame event, which honors Hispanics whose success demonstrates the power of higher education and highlights how earning a college degree can change individual lives and society as a whole for the better.

A Congressional Research Service report from 2008 on the U.S. Science and Technology Workforce indicates that science and technology-related professions are among the 30 fastest-growing occupations, with a growth rate of 27 percent compared to the 10 percent average for all other occupations. Data from the U.S. Census also confirms that only 13 percent of the Hispanic population 25 and older currently holds a bachelor’s degree or higher.(1)

“Providing early college preparation and financial support are key factors in encouraging Hispanic students to pursue STEM careers and help broaden the science, technology, engineering and mathematics workforce to meet future needs,” said Alvarez. “Last year, we were able to award 659 scholarships in the STEM fields, but unfortunately we also had an unmet need of 1,474 other, academically-qualified applicants we could not help simply due to lack of funding. Our partnership with P&G will allow us to meet more of the growing need for scholarships in these important areas.”

HSF’s scholarship application period is open now and will run until February 27, 2009. HSF and P&G will award 48 scholarships of $2,500 to eligible Hispanic students who will be enrolled in school the fall of 2009.

“As the Hispanic population in the United States continues to grow, it is important that we keep facilitating their access to a college education in order to build a diverse base of professionals in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” said Sandoval, who was the recipient of an HSF scholarship when he was an engineering major, exemplifying the impact a scholarship from HSF can have in a student’s life.

“Together with HSF, P&G hopes to help empower Hispanic youth with the tools to achieve their dreams, so they can ensure their economic prosperity and improve their lives and those of their families,” he added.

Thanks to its diverse group of engineers, scientists and researchers, P&G can consistently deliver new and innovative products that enhance its consumers’ experiences and meaningfully improve their everyday lives.

“The fact that I have an engineering degree gives me a sense of success. An engineering career can open the doors to employment at important companies,” said Guillermo Vidal, Senior Engineer for Charmin at P&G. “I encourage Hispanic students to reach out to HSF to get the resources they need to pursue a degree in the areas of STEM because only a few of us Hispanics are taking advantage of the great opportunities these fields offer.”

P&G has been a corporate partner of HSF for over two decades, contributing more than $3,000,000 in support of its commitment to help educate future Hispanic leaders. During the last academic year, P&G also funded the production of HSF’s College Road Map, a bilingual guidance tool to help parents and students navigate the college application process. The Road Map was distributed to 200,000 middle and high school Hispanic students and their families throughout the country.

For more information on how to apply for these scholarships, please visit www.hsf.net “

Latino College Dollars, a website offering interactive, no-cost information about scholarships available to Latino students, received over 110,000 unique visitors in the first eight months of 2008.

“We are continually updating the website,” said Corina Espinoza, Director of the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) Kids to College program. “And the 2008-09 directory will be coming out in late October.”

Latino College Dollars currently offers over 325 sources that students may contact for college scholarship information. The website grew from a TRPI research project assessing information available on the web to Latino students. “Curiously, we found that half of the websites on Latino scholarships were not functional,” stated Wendy Chavira, Associate Director of Operations at the Institute. “However, the remaining websites offered relevant information. Rather than saving the information, we decided to publish it.”

According to TRPI research, lack of information on college financing options is widespread among Latino youth and parents. Latinos lag behind in college preparation, resulting in only 7.2 % of Latinos between the ages of 18-24 enrolled in a 4-year college institution.

Please click here to visit TRPI’s Latino College Dollars website.

Click here to view the 2007-2008 directory.

TRPI encourages organizations offering scholarships for Latino students to contact the Institute to be included in the next Latino College Dollars directory.

About TRPI Founded in 1985, the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute advances informed policy on key issues affecting Latino communities through objective and timely research contributing to the betterment of the nation. TRPI is an affiliated research unit of the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development, and is associated with the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University.

Contact:

TRPI @ (213) 821- 5615″