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HEEF Architecture and Engineering Scholarships

Award Amount
$3,000
Awards Available
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Deadline
January 19, 2018
  • Scholarship Description
  • HEEF scholarships are based on a combination of low-income family background, academic achievement, and involvement in extracurricular activities, community volunteer work, church service or work-employment. Graduating high school seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA, who have been accepted into an accredited four- or five-year program in architecture or engineering may apply. Second-year community college transfer students who have been accepted into an accredited program in architecture or engineering may also apply. This award may be renewed based on performance.

    Eligibility:
    -Latino/a who has lived in Orange County (OC), CA for the past six (6) years
    -An OC public or private high school graduate who enrolls full-time at a four-year college or an OC community college transfer who enrolls full-time at a four-year college
    -Dream Act/AB 540 applicants must complete the "applicant financial information" section of the online application.
    -First generation college student
    -Family income limit of $45,000
    -Previous HEEF scholars may reapply for selected subfunds

    For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.
  • Contact
  • Michele Abril
  • 4041 MacArthur Blvd.
  • Suite 510
  • Newport Beach, CA 92660
  • mabril@oc-cf.org
  • 949-553-4202 x 46

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