MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY ACTION AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS
The Community Action and Human Services Department and the Community Advisory Committees are providing scholarships to assist low-income students attend college.
(MIAMI, February 3, 2012) – The Miami-Dade Community Action Agency and Human Services Department (CAHSD) and the Community Advisory Committees (CAC) are accepting applications from February 3, 2012 through March 16, 2012 for educational scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each.
Candidates must reside within the boundaries of the sixteen target areas represented by a CAC. The CAC target areas include the communities of Little Havana, Allapattah, Brownsville, Coconut Grove, Culmer, Edison/Little River, Florida City, Goulds, Hialeah, Liberty City, Naranja, Opa-Locka, Perrine, South Beach, South Miami and Wynwood.
Criteria for selection:
- The age criterion for eligible candidates is 16-25
- Applicants must be currently enrolled in a college or vocational institution or will be attending a college or vocational institution in the Fall of 2012
- Applicants must have achieved at least a “C” average
- The amount of community hours the applicant has performed will be considered
- The initiative and responsibility exhibited by the applicant by working during their junior and senior high school years and the input from the school faculty will be considered
- Applicants will be required to submit an essay
- Applicant’s family income must fall within 125% of the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Poverty Income Guidelines
Individuals interested in applying for the scholarship may obtain an application at any of the Community Service Centers, or by downloading the application from the Miami-Dade County web portal at: www.miamidade.gov/cahs/citizen_participation.asp. Applicants will be notified upon approval of the awards.
For more information about the scholarship application or the programs and services of the Miami-Dade Community Action and Human Services Department please call (786) 469-4600 or visit us on the web at www.miamidade.gov/cahs.
Who: The Community Action and Human Services Department and the Community Advisory Committees
What: Scholarship Applications for the 2012 school year
When: Beginning Friday, February 3, 2012 thru Friday March 16, 2012, 5:00 p.m. EST
Where: Miami-Dade Community Service Centers and by downloading the applications from Miami-Dade County web portal: www.miamidade.gov/cahs/citizen_participation.asp
Why: To provide monetary assistance to low-income students pursuing a college education or vocational certification.
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