$22,500 will be awarded to graduating  high school seniors
Deadline to apply April 30

Hispanic high school seniors nationwide are invited to apply for the NCLR – Best Buy Emerging Latino Leaders Scholarship. $22,500 will be awarded to graduating Hispanic seniors who demonstrate excellence in community and school.

The program will award three scholarships. One grand prize winner will receive a one-time payment of $15,000. One winner will  receive a one-time payment of $5,000. One winner will receive a one-time payment of $2,500.

The Best Buy Children’s Foundation and National Council of La Raza (NCLR) are proud to unveil the third NCLR – Best Buy Emerging Latino Leaders Scholarship Program, which will award more than $22,000 in scholarships to graduating Hispanic high school seniors across the U.S. Beginning March 25, 2010, on-line applications will be accepted at and winners will be announced in late May 2010.

To apply visit: http://lideres.nclr.org/section/opportunities/bestbuyscholarship

To participate in the program students must write an essay. Students can visit the application information page  to register online, download contest materials and review all contest rules and guidelines. Students of Hispanic descent currently seniors in high school with a minimum GPA of 2.0 are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. school, and be graduating high school seniors with plans to plan to enter a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocation technical school in the U.S. no later than fall 2011.

Essays must be submitted in English, be no longer than 1,000 words, and address the following topic: Please discuss the biggest challenge or challenges that you have encountered as a Latino youth. How have these difficulties impacted your life and personal goals? Describe your determination to overcome these obstacles and how you have worked to excel beyond your existing limitations. How have these experiences inspired leadership in your life? Lastly, please discuss specific ways in which you have positively influenced your community.

Online applications will be accepted from March 25, 2010 to April 30, 2010.