Hispanic Advisory Committee Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Oregon Trail Community Foundation
Overview
Each year the Hispanic Advisory Committee awards scholarships to residents of Scotts Bluff County of Hispanic heritage who are pursuing undergraduate study. Awards are available to graduating high school seniors and to students already enrolled in undergraduate college programs. The number of scholarships and total award amounts change annually based on the Hispanic Advisory Committee’s funding; awards may be renewable.
Eligibility
To be considered for the Hispanic Advisory Committee Scholarship, applicants must meet all of the following:
- Be a United States citizen.
- Have at least one parent of Hispanic descent.
- Live in Scotts Bluff County or be a graduate of an accredited high school in Scotts Bluff County.
- Be either a graduating high school senior or an undergraduate college student who has not yet earned a bachelor’s degree.
- High school applicants must enroll full-time for their first semester of college.
- College applicants must be currently enrolled in twelve (12) semester hours or eighteen (18) quarter hours at an accredited college or university.
- GED applicants must have completed nine (9) semester hours of college-level coursework and provide verification of their GED certificate.
Application deadline
All applications and supporting documents must be submitted by April 1.
Required application materials
Applicants must complete the online application and include the following attachments:
- Three (3) letters of recommendation.
- A personal essay authored and signed by the student.
- A copy of official ACT/SAT scores and a copy of the high school transcript or current college transcript (final senior-year high school grades are not required).
Renewal, reporting and address updates
- Scholarship recipients are responsible for sending college transcripts to the Oregon Trail Community Foundation (OTCF) within three (3) weeks after the close of each grading period. Failure to provide required transcripts may jeopardize scholarship renewal.
- Scholarships are paid directly to the recipient’s school.
- If a recipient or a parent/guardian moves, the new mailing address(es) and phone number(s) must be provided to the Oregon Trail Community Foundation promptly.