Scholars Latino Initiative Scholarships

College scholarship

Summary

This fund provides college scholarships for Latino students who have completed SLI’s intensive three-year program and are accepted to college but lack sufficient funds to matriculate. progress reportread updates from the field

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Higher education is out of reach for many talented Latino/a graduates from undersourced high schools who lack the financial resources to attend college and do not qualify for loans and other scholarship assistance. SLI provides counsel and special programming to improve their chances for admission to college. SLI's scholarship fund makes their attendance affordable.

Activities

Students participate in an early college Poverty and Pluralism course alongside their mentors that exposes them to college work, complete self-designed structured volunteer service, receive SAT and ACT training to enhance test taking abilities.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $13,386
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $128,614
Total Funding Goal: $142,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Providing promising Latino students with college education gives them the tools to succeed in college and assist their communities. This is critical to prevent the Latino population from forming a permanent underclass in society.

Project Message

These students are the newest global commodity. They think, speak, and operate in two cultures. They are one of our greatest resources and we must provide more access to higher education for them.
- Janet Kier Lopez, Project director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Peter Kaufman
Project Coordinator
SLI, c/o Peter Iver Kaufman
Dept of Religious Studies, CB 3225, Saunders Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
United States
919-962-9487
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Scholars Latino Initiative
Center for Global Initiatives University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill CB 5145
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5145
United States
919.962.6200
http://www.unc.edu/sli

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United StatesUnited States and can also be found under EducationEducation.

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When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 4, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 17, 2006

Latest Update from the Field

Fall 2010 Updates

By Lauren-Kelly Devine - Scholars' Latino Initiative Mentor, January 04, 2010 02:01 PM

This semester has been an exciting and significant time for SLI participants and supporters! Under the guidance of dedicated student leadership and knowledgeable faculty advisers, the SLI program has continued to blossom as our mentees further their personal journeys to higher education.
Throughout the past several months, we have held several events for the academic and cultural enrichment of our students, as well as solidified the important bonds between mentors and mentees. In October, the SLI community events committee planned a Halloween-themed get-together for mentors and mentees. Most recently, SLI families and friends gathered together on the UNC campus for the annual holiday party, complete with a potluck dinner, a recap of the successes of the semester, and a white elephant gift exchange.

In addition to these regular social gatherings, SLI students also participated in service activities and the Early College classes with Dr. Peter Kaufman. Through these lectures, readings, and related assignments, SLI students experience the rigor and excitement of college-level academics. Our SAT preparation committee has been working diligently with the SLI mentees, sending them weekly SAT sample questions and essay prompts to tackle with the help of their mentors.
SLI also led a campus-wide book drive, in which members of the university community donated SAT and Advanced Placement testing materials to be used in the preparation of SLI mentees for these important exams. In its organizational sector, the SLI Development Committee also recently revamped the SLI website in order to better convey its mission and goals to prospective mentors, mentees, and supporters, as well as to keep the entire community apprised of SLI events and news.

As we prepare for the spring semester, we would like to thank you for following the progress of the SLI program. We truly appreciate your support and wish you a wonderful 2010!

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