SHPE Student Chapter
University of Houston
At Great Minds in STEM, we believe that the key to cultivating tomorrows' technology leaders is to recognize and support the leadership of today's outstanding science, technology, engineering and math students. With that in mind, we are asking that you promote a great opportunity offered by Great Minds in STEM - the HENAAC Scholars Program.
Since our inception, the HENAAC Scholars Program has experienced tremendous growth awarding over $1.7 million dollars in educational grants to 874 STEM students. These awards are made possible through the continued generous support of our outstanding scholarship partners including the Northrop Grumman Corporation, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Cummins, NAVSEA, SPAWAR, Verizon, Rockwell Collins, Oracle and Texas Instruments.
To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must be full time college STEM students active in the Hispanic community with an overall grade point average of at least a 3.0. This year's scholarships will be presented at the 25th Anniversary HENAAC Conference during our Student Leadership Dinner. In addition to their scholarship, recipients will receive financial support to travel and attend the Conference where they will meet their scholarship sponsor and be able to participate in a number of rewarding activities. This year's Conference will take place on October 3-5 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Great Minds in STEM will be once again awarding travel grants to attend the 25th Anniversary Conference. We invite you to attend and take advantage of all the wonderful networking opportunities such as the Career and Graduate School Fair. Student registration and travel grant information will be available on our website beginning in March. The "early bird" student registration rate is $115. We also award monetary grants through the HENAAC College Bowl and our Technical Papers and Poster Competition. For additional information on how to participate in these programs, please visit our website at: www.greatmindsinstem.org.
HENAAC Scholarship Program information is now available on our website. I would like encourage you or any qualifying students that you may know to take advantage of this outstanding opportunity. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is April 30, 2013. If additional information is needed, I can be reached at (323) 262-0997, extension 300 or kbbarrera@greatmindsinstem.org. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Kathy Borunda Barrera
Manager, Recognition Programs
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2012-2013 Executive Board
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
University of Houston Student Chapter
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