Scholarship Intent: The purpose of the Chicana Latina Scholarship Fund is to assist Latina students in completing their undergraduate and graduate college education.
Criteria:
1) Self-identify as a Chicana and/or Latina.
2) Female student residing in the following Northern California counties for at least 2 years at the time of application and enrolled in accredited colleges in one of the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, SF, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sacramento, Yolo, or Sonoma.
3) Community college and undergraduate students must:
a.) Be enrolled in a full-time college student (as defined by your institution) when applying and for the following academic year
b.) Have completed 12 college units after high school graduation
c.) Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 college coursework
4) Graduate students must be enrolled graduate/ professional students completing course/thesis/ dissertation; or have been accepted into graduate/ professional school.
5) Commitment to equality and justice for Chicana and Latina women.
6) Commit to volunteering 10 hrs for CLF before March the year after being selected.
7) Commit to attending the CLF Leadership Institute (August 6-8th, 2021 and February 2022).
8.) Commit to attending the CLF Annual Awards Dinner on October 15th, 2021.
