I just received an email on this scholarship program for business students:
The applicants must be full time students, citizens or legal permanent residents of the US, have a grade point average of at least 3.0, and have applied for the FAFSA financial aid. If you qualify, you must hurry up because the deadline’s right around the corner.
MassMutual Scholars Program
Application Available March 4, 2010
Application Deadline May 30, 2010
Application Processing June – July 2010
Award Notifications July – August 2010
Verification of Enrollment Fall 2010
Award Distribution Fall 2010
Eligibility Requirements
- Be of African American/Black, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic decent.
- Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551 (not expired).
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Have plans to attend FULL-TIME in a degree-seeking program at a U.S. accredited institution in the U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands or Guam during the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Be entering their sophomore, junior, senior or 5th-year senior year at a four-year university.
- Reside or plan to attend an institution in one of the following metropolitan areas: Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Central New Jersey; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Miami, FL; Los Angeles, CA; San Antonio, TX; or San Francisco, CA.
- Be majoring in business, economics, finance, financial planning, management, marketing or sales.
- Demonstrate leadership and extra curricular activities.
- Must apply for federal financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Go to the MassMutual website for more information.
I was a business and economics major in college, and wish more Latinos would major in those subjects. Here’s a way to facilitate that.
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