HSF/Toyota Scholarship Program

Application Available                    June 2, 2011
Application Postmark Deadline      July 11, 2011
Application Processing                 July through August 2011
Award Notifications                     August 2011
Verification of Enrollment             Fall 2011
Award Distribution                      Fall 2011

Program Description
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and Toyota have partnered to provide financial resources to assist outstanding Latino undergraduate students who reside and attend school in the Greater Los Angeles, Houston, San Antonio, New York City, Atlanta, Miami, and Chicago areas.  Scholarships are available on a competitive basis. 
   
Eligibility Requirements
    Be of Hispanic heritage.
    Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States with a valid Social Security Number at the time of application.  All legal permanent residents must submit a copy of their valid permanent residant card or passport stamped I-551 (not expired).
    Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
    Be pursuing first undergraduate degree.
    Must submit a resume with the application.
    Have a permanent address in:
        Greater Los Angeles, CA (LA, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura Counties)
        OR Houston, TX (Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller, Montgomery, Liberty, Chambers, Harris, Galveston Counties)
        OR San Antonio, TX (Atacosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, Wilson Counties)
        OR New York City, NY (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond Counties)
        OR Miami, FL (Broward, Miami-Dade Counties)
        OR Atlanta, GA (Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Pauling, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding Counties)
        OR Chicago, IL (Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will Counties).
    AND attend an accredited four-year college or university in one of these regions (listed above) as a FULL-TIME student in a degree-seeking program during the 2011-2012 academic year.
    Must apply for federal financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Source: http://www.hsf.net/Toyota_Scholarship.aspx

“La Caixa” Foundation – Barcelona GSE Scholarships for Developing Countries 2011

Fully-funded scholarships 2011

“La Caixa” Foundation – Barcelona GSE Scholarships for students from emerging and developing countries

The “la Caixa” savings bank Foundation and the Barcelona GSE offer 14 fully-funded scholarships to students from emerging and developing countries (*) with excellent academic backgrounds who will return to their home countries at the end of their professional training process to implement their knowledge.

This award covers:
master program tuition
medical insurance
round-trip airfare from the student’s country of residence
monthly stipend for expenses during the student’s stay in Barcelona

(*) Note: “Emerging and developing countries” is an expression used to name all countries not included on the following 2008 IMF list of “advanced economies”: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States of America.

“La Caixa” Foundation is the institution which manages the resources that Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, “la Caixa”, devotes to its social and cultural work. Among its priorities are cooperation with developing countries and promotion of higher education. “La Caixa”, based in Barcelona, is the leading European savings bank.

http://www.barcelonagse.eu/Scholarship_Sponsors.html

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Admissions Dates and Timeline
The 2010-11 master program application period will open shortly. Students planning to apply should read carefully all of the information in this section. Students should also review the specific information available for each of the Barcelona GSE’s master programs as well as the Admissions FAQ page.

The Barcelona GSE has a rolling admission policy so applications are accepted throughout the year. When the total number of places in a program is covered, no more applications will be reviewed for that program. (For example, last year the Economics program closed applications on May 15). Therefore all candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible to avoide getting closed out.

Due to visa processing time constraints, it is highly recommended that non-EU citizens submit completed applications by July 15, 2011.

http://www.barcelonagse.eu/Application_Dates_and_Timelines.html