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Central Valley President's Scholarship Program

A partnership with the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium and the Hispanic College Fund. 

Funded by a grant from the College Access Foundation of California.

Welcome! 

In order to be eligible for the Central Valley College President's Scholarship Program, you need to:

*Be of Hispanic descent
*Be a current Senior in high school
*Have a minimum 2.5 GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
*Be the first in your family to attend college
*Demonstrate California residency (to be verified by college or university)
*Demonstrate financial need (determined by your annual household income, which is compare to the median household income of California)
*Be accepted to, and plan to enroll fulltime in, one of the following colleges or universities in California's Central Valley for the 2008-2009 academic year:
CSU: Bakersfield, Fresno, Stanislaus

Independent: Fresno Pacific University, University of the Pacific

UC: University of California, Merced

Community Colleges: College of the Sequoias, Taft College, Merced College, San Joaquin Delta College, Bakersfield College, Porterville College, Cero Coso College, Fresno City College, Reedley College, West Hills College Lemoore, Coalinga, Columbia College, Modesto Junior College

Important Application Instructions - Please Read!

In order to apply for this scholarship, you must:

1. Write your essay and gather all necessary information to fill out the Online Application Form, below.

2. Fill out this entire online form.  Once you submit the form, you cannot return to resubmit the information.

3. Provide, by mail, Proof of Income, Proof of College Acceptance, and an Official Transcript.  Please click here to read descriptions of these documents.  Documents must be postmarked by May 15th, 2008.   Mail all documents to:

Central Valley Higher Education Consortium
Attention: Central Valley College President’s Scholarship Program
University of California Center
550 E. Shaw
Suite 100
Fresno, CA 93710

Online Form:

First Name: * 
Last Name: * 
E-mail Address: * 
Phone Number: * 
Social Security Number: 
Permanent Address: * 
City: * 
State: * 
ZIP Code: * 
High School currently attending: * 
Central Valley College or University planning to attend: * 
Do you plan to enroll as a fulltime student for the 2008-2009 academic year? * 
Yes No
Cumulative High School GPA: * 
Essay Question: * 

Important: Please type your essay in a separate document and save it on your computer or disc and then copy and paste it in the space below.
 
Please write a 500 word essay to discuss the following:
 
Why do you want to be the first person in your family to attend college?
 
Your essay should describe your thoughts and ideas on how you are connected to your community or how you plan on becoming connected to your community and what you hope to accomplish for yourself, your family, and our nation. Feel free to include information about your dreams for the future and the obstacles you have overcome, as the essay is your opportunity to tell your story.

Reminder: You also need to mail your documents (see instructions above) in order for your application to be considered complete!  Also, you cannot modify this information once you submit it.

  

* Required

 

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HCF Scholarship Recipients will be announce the first week of August.

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