Ford PAS Student Scholarships and Opportunities for 2009

You have a chance to go international with AFS and Ford PAS! Student nomination forms are due January 13, 2009.

Visit www.afsfordpas.org/ for complete details.

Download the 1-page flyer and student nomination form.

SME Ford PAS/ Henry Ford Learning Institute Scholarship

Get your applications in now! The deadline is February 1, 2009.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is presenting eligible Ford PAS & Henry Ford Learning Institute students and alumni with some grand scholarships. Three Ford PAS students and one HFLI student will receive $10,000.00! Yes, that right! $10,000.00! Scholarship winners will receive $2500.00 each year for up to four years. If you are already in college you can still apply! Check out the SME Web site for details. (Direct link to the Ford PAS/ HFLI scholarship page)

Apply online at www.smeefscholarship.org/

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Ford Motor Company CHLI Leadership Program (Summer Opportunity)
 
In the summer of 2004, Ford Motor Company and the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute welcomed its first class of interns to this highly promising leadership program. As a commitment to advancing the next generation of Hispanic and Portuguese American leaders, Ford Motor Company and CHLI combined forces to create this innovative program as a means to provide leadership training and mentoring opportunities to a group of promising students. College students, representative of the rich diversity found within our nation’s largest minority community, take part in an intensive six-week internship program in Washington, DC. This program consists of professional leadership development workshops, exposure to key federal departments and agencies, national advocacy groups, think tanks, as well as important diplomatic and international organizations. Interns are placed in congressional offices and meet regularly with key Hispanic and Portuguese Americans appointed and elected officials from across the United States.
 
Eight undergraduate university students will be selected to participate in the 2009 Ford Motor Company CHLI Leadership program. Participants will travel to Washington, D.C. to take part in a six-week internship program consisting of professional leadership development workshops while learning about local and state government, federal government, national advocacy organizations and policy development. Interns will have the opportunity to interact with appointed and elected officials, as well as other community members and leaders from across the country.
 
Program Dates:
June 15, 2009 - July 24, 2009
 
Compensation:
• Air fare and housing accommodations during Washington, D.C. stay
• $2,000 stipend
• Metro card
• Dell laptop computer

Application Instructions

1. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents of Hispanic or Portuguese origin, enrolled in a four university or two year community college.
2. Online application and supporting materials must be submitted by February 20, 2009. There are no exceptions. Transcripts, letters of recommendation, and other application materials postmarked after February 20, 2009 will be disqualified.
3. Paper copies of all transcripts, letters of recommendation, resume, personal statement, and legislative analysis are required to be submitted via U.S. mail. E-mail submissions will not be accepted.
4. Transcripts must include all semesters for which grades have been awarded at all colleges or universities attended.
5. Two letters of recommendation from a professor or an employer are required, and may be included with supporting application materials in a sealed envelope or mailed separately by the recommender.
6. Resume must include educational and employment background as well as extracurricular activities and special awards/honors.
7. If the space provided for your responses on the online application is not large enough, you may submit additional sheets with the supporting application materials. Be sure the enclosure is clearly marked as to the question each portion applies to and includes your full name.
8. A personal statement and legislative analysis are required to be submitted.
9. Personal Statement: In approximately 1250 words describe the family, work, educational and community experience that led you to apply to the Ford Motor Company CHLI Leadership Program. How do these experiences relate to your long-term goals? How will you continue your leadership within the Hispanic community? In your opinion what are your greatest strengths and areas you would like to develop or improve?
10. Legislative Analysis: In approximately 1250 words identify a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 110th Congress and analyze the pros and cons of the legislation.  State and explain your position, provide policy recommendations and identify their impact on the Hispanic community.
11. Mail all supporting application materials to:

Yisel Cabrera
Manager of Programs & Operations
Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute
734 15 ST NW, Suite 620
Washington, DC 20005

For questions or concerns about the Ford Motor Company CHLI Leadership Program, contact Yisel Cabrera at (202) 347-8280 x.303 or at ycabrera@chli.org.

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and Ford Motor Company Fund are proud to announce our new scholarship
program for the 2009-2010 academic year. 18 scholarships of $2,500 are available.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Be of Hispanic heritage.
Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident of the United States.
Have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Be a high school senior graduating in 2009.
Have plans to enroll FULL-TIME in a degree seeking program in the Fall of 2009.
Preference given to students who have participated in the Ford PAS program.

Apply online at WWW.HSF.NET.

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (WWW.HSF.NET) was founded in 1975 to help Hispanic-American college students complete their education. HSF exists for one simple reason: to strengthen America by advancing the college education of Hispanic Americans.

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