Centro Cultural Cubano Scholarship
for
Spanish Majors
2008-2009 Academic Year
This annual scholarship was
established in December 2004 by Centro
Cultural Cubano of
Award: $1,000
tuition credit, awarded $500 in the fall and $500 in the spring. The spring
award is contingent upon maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average
of 3.0 and continued full-time enrollment (minimum of 12 semester credit
hours).
Qualifications
and Selection Process:
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Must be a student enrolled on a full-time basis (minimum
of 12 semester credit hours) as an undergraduate and completed at least 48
hours by the semester in which the scholarship will be first disbursed. |
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Must have declared a major in Spanish. |
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Must have an overall cumulative G.P.A. of at least 3.0,
based on a 4.0 scale. |
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Among equally qualified applicants, preference will be
given to students demonstrating a need for financial assistance as determined
by the Office of Student Financial Aid. |
Application
Requirements:
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Completed Centro Cultural Cubano Scholarship application,
including a 300-word essay in Spanish addressing interest in the study of the
Spanish language, and a 100-or-more-word essay in English addressing a
financial need for the scholarship. (forms available in HSS 4.01.01 and
may be downloaded here. |
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One letter of recommendation from a university professor
who is familiar with the applicant’s academic work. |
Completed
application and letter of recommendation must be returned by
to
Room HSS
4.01.01
or
mailed to
Chair,
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249-0644