SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Application Deadline: May 15, 2020
Applications must include...
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Completed application form (click here to download);
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Résumé (including any involvement in Latino & Hispanic arts or community groups);
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Personal statement (maximum length: 1 page) introducing yourself to the selection committee while addressing your career goals and how the LTF Scholarship would assist you in pursuit of your degree;
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Unofficial copy of most recent college transcript (http://louisville.edu/registrar/online-services);
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One letter of recommendation from an educational or community professional knowledgeable of applicant's academic and/or volunteer performance (letters from relatives will not be accepted);
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An agreement to attend the July 25, 2020 Louisville Tango Festival Showcase, held at the Henry Clay, to receive the scholarship. The presentation will be made at approximately 10:30pm.
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Email your completed application, résumé, personal statement, and transcript as a single pdf file to Marcos Morales at marcos.morales@louisville.edu (subject line: “LTF Scholarship”) by May 15, 2020.
Note: the Letter of Recommendation must be directly emailed by the recommender to Marcos Morales at marcos.morales@louisville.edu (subject line “LTF Scholarship Letter”)
by May 15, 2020.
The Scholarship Recipient will be selected from applicants who are...
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Current, full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students at the University of Louisville who have completed at least one semester.
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Students who identify as Latino or Hispanic.
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Students who have a 2.75 or higher cumulative GPA.
The LTF Scholarship is available to...
...full-time and part-time Latino/a/x and Hispanic students pursuing a degree in any major at the University of Louisville. Undergraduate and graduate students may apply. Preference will be given to students who have been active in Latino & Hispanic arts or community groups.
The recipient will be notified by mid June.
The $1,000 award will be presented at the Louisville Tango Festival’s Saturday Showcase on Saturday, July 25, 2020 and includes two passes for the recipient and a guest.
And the Scholarship goes to...
2017
Sofia Calleja
2018
Martha Marin Gilbert
2019
Elena Nunez and
Edwin Herrera Jimenez
The UofL Hispanic/Latino Initiatives office serves Hispanic and Latino students at the University of Louisville by creating scholarship and professional development opportunities for its diverse student population.