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Dolores Huerta Scholarship

This scholarship will award $1,000.00 to one Tempe Union High School District High School Senior. Deadline for applications is Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Applications must be received by email, or in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office, by 5:00pm on Wednesday, February 14. The winner will be honored at Tempe's 2024 Neighborhood Celebration on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Dolores Huerta is a civil rights activist and community organizer who has fought for labor rights and social justice for more than 50 years. In 1962, she and Cesar Chavez founded the United Farm Workers union. She is credited with the rallying cry, "Sí, Se Puede!" – which was first heard as she delivered remarks to Arizona farm workers, and now used both nationally and internationally outside of the farm worker movement. She received the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award from President Bill Clinton in 1998. In 2012, President Barack Obama bestowed Dolores with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the US. Additional information about Dolores Huerta can be found at doloreshuerta.org.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

1. Applicants must be a High School Senior.
2. Applicants must either live in Tempe or attend a Tempe Union High School District school.
3. Applicants must demonstrate participation in projects or activities that are in alignment with the Dolores Huerta Foundation in:
   1. Community Organizing
   2. Leadership Development
   3. Civic Engagement or Policy Advocacy
4. Applicants work can extend beyond Tempe boundaries.
5. B grade average is desired.

If chosen as a scholarship recipient:

     1. Scholar is encouraged to complete (40) hours of community service with a local non-profit, student organization or with our scholarship sponsor Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC).
     2. Upon a successful first year experience, scholar will be invited to submit a CPLC application to either Arizona State University or the Maricopa Community Colleges. Scholar will be afforded opportunity to          participate in the scholarship interview process for a larger tuition waiver.
     3. Participate in the CPLC scholarship opportunities (i.e., Town of Guadalupe Holiday Toy Drive, the Tempe Tardeada, etc.).

Instructions to Complete Application:

1. An application form is available HERE.
2. Respond to each award question in 500 words, per question. Attach responses to the application.
3. Attach two separate letters of recommendation to the application. One letter should address the applicant’s character. The other letter should address how the applicant’s work relates to Dolores Huerta.
4. Email, mail or fax the application form, essay responses, letters of recommendation, and unofficial transcript(s) to: 
   
   Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office
   c/o Dr. Velicia McMillan Humes
   31 E. Fifth Street, Mail Code 0105
   Tempe, AZ 85281
   Velicia_McMillan_Humes@tempe.gov

For further information, email Dr. Velicia McMillan Humes, SUBJECT: Dolores Huerta Scholarship, at diversity@tempe.gov. All applications will be reviewed by selected members of the Human Relations Commission. The award winner will be contacted the week of Feb. 26, 2024.