The Honorable Hector L. Díaz Scholarship

The Honorable Hector L. Diaz Scholarship Fund has been established to provide tuition support for 10 qualified Hostos Community College students who are pursuing their associate’s degree. The Honorable Hector L. Diaz Scholarship Fund is intended to assist students with tuition support in the amount of $2,500. Applicants must be entering their final year to qualify.
Scholarship recipients will be selected on a need basis. Please note that applications for this scholarship will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the opportunity will remain open until the 10 most qualified recipients are identified and the available funds are exhausted.
To be eligible for this award students must:
*Be entering their final year and have exhausted all other financial aid benefits.
*Have a GPA of 2.3 or higher
*Demonstrate a history of service with undeserved communities
*Write a personal statement explaining your educational and professional goals
*Answer all supplemental questions
*Provide a copy of their transcript
*Provide proof of amount due (bursar receipt)

All recipients must:
*Be available to participate in a meet-and-greet breakfast with donors on February 20, 2020 (time and location to be determined)
*Write a thank-you letter to the donor

For question and for more information please contact the scholarship office at 718.518.4166 / 718.664.2630 or mlibfeld@hostos.cuny.edu

Award
Up to $2,500
Deadline
01/20/2020
Supplemental Questions
  1. In one or two paragraphs please describe your history of service with underserved communities.
  2. Describe your Financial Need and explain how receiving this scholarship will help you achieve your educational and career goals(make sure to explain your career goals clearly).
  3. Describe your educational and professional goals.
  4. Please upload a copy of your bursar receipt with proof of current tuition balance or any other documents that can proof the need described.
  5. Please upload a copy of your unofficial transcript (must be downloaded from your CUNYfirst account, then uploaded on your application.)