The first set of Foothill-De Anza Community College scholarship awards for 2012-13 were announced May 15.
A total of 175 winners were selected from 379 applicants for 70 different scholarship awards ranging from $500 to $1,500. The majority of applications were due in early February.
Applications for the Amigos de Educacion Las Americas scholarship, awarded by Latino/a staff members from De Anza, is not due until June 8. The scholarship, which has existed since 1995 and awards a total of $750 to $1,000, is a scholarship that is open to all Latino/a De Anza students who are currently enrolled in 12 units with a minimum GPA of 2.5, have completed a minimum of 24 units at De Anza, will be transferring this fall must participate in the Latino/a student recognition ceremony on June 22.
Donor committees are composed of students, staff, faculty and administrators including the De Anza Student Body academic senate, Asian Pacific American Staff Association, Classified Senate and the FHDA board of trustees.
The scholarship committee will offer awards to students next year. Application forms will be available on the FHDA website with the descriptions and requirements for each award.
Many of the awards are granted to students who have met the criteria such as “GPA, course of study, community and or campus involvment or overcoming great obstacles like first in family to go to college, single parent, learning or physical disabilities,” said Robin Lyssenko, assistant director of the Foothill-De Anza Foundation.
For more information on the Amigos de Educacion Las Americas scholarship and other awards go to www.scholarships.fhda.edu
