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    2023 Scholarship

    Status: Open
    Available
    Jan 1
    2024
    Deadline
    Feb 22
    2024
    Finalist phase
    March
    2024
    Selection
    May
    2024
    Awards
    November
    2024

    About the VAMOS Scholarship Program

    The Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities Scholarship (VAMOS) Scholarship program supports exceptional graduating high school seniors from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.  Students must identify as Hispanic and must be Pell Grant recipients. 

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    Award

    Selected students attending the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley will receive $3,000 per year, for four years ($12,000 total). All other selected students attending other institutions will receive $5,000 per year, for four years ($20,000 total). 

    Eligibility Requirements

    • Must be Pell-eligible
    • Plan to enroll full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university during the fall of the scholarship cycle
    • Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

     

    Class Level

    • High school graduating seniors only - Cumulative GPA of 2.70, based on a 4.00 scale (or equivalent) earned from 9th through the first semester/term of 12th grade  

     

    Geographic Restrictions

    • High school students must be graduating seniors in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas), specifically Hidalgo, Cameron, and Starr counties.

     

    Ethnicity

    • Must be of Hispanic heritage

    Other

    • All majors are accepted

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