Walmart & Hispanic Scholarship Fund Remind Students about Upcoming Deadline

by admin ~ January 20, 2010

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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

Walmart and Hispanic Scholarship Fund Urge Hispanic High School Seniors to Apply for Scholarship

–January Deadline Fast Approaching–

January 20, 2010 - Walmart and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) are reminding high school seniors planning to attend college in the Fall of 2010 to submit their application for this year’s scholarship before the January 31 deadline. An online application, along with additional educational resources and information, can be found at www.hsf.net/walmartscholarship.aspx.

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)/Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. High School Scholarship is available on a competitive basis to graduating high school seniors of Hispanic heritage in select locations. Students must be enrolled full-time as first-year freshmen during the 2010-2011 academic year. Awards are in the amount of $2,500.

“The tough economy should not keep any student from the long-term investment of a college education,” said Margaret McKenna, president of the Walmart Foundation. “We hope this scholarship will give more students access to quality higher education because we see the value it has for both the individual and our community as a whole.”

Walmart shares HSF’s commitment to advancement through education and has been a financial supporter and partner of HSF since 2006.

“Walmart is remarkably successful in business and strategic in its investments, which, thanks to their Foundation, includes a very real and significant commitment to Latino Higher Education. Thanks to partners like Walmart, in 2009 we awarded in excess of $28 million in scholarships to over 4,600 students,” said Frank. D. Alvarez, president and chief executive officer of HSF. “Our goal is to put a college degree in every Latino household in America and we believe we will accomplish this objective with the support of companies like Walmart who have continued their wonderful collaboration, even in the midst of a tougher economic climate.”

Eligible scholarship cities include: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis/Twin Cities, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. Full scholarship eligibility requirements can be reviewed at www.hsf.net/walmartscholarship.aspx or by calling HSF at 1-877-HSF-INFO.

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About Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the nation’s leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. In its 34 year history, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has awarded over $280M totaling more than 90,000 scholarships to students in need. Two-thirds of these students were the first in their families to go to college.

For the 2008-2009 academic year, 4,600 college bound Hispanic students were awarded scholarships worth $28M. HSF scholars are high achievers and they have or are attending close to 2,000 of the nation’s diverse and academically rigorous colleges and universities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

About Philanthropy at Walmart
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are proud to support the charitable causes that are important to customers and associates in their own neighborhoods. Through its philanthropic programs and partnerships, the Walmart Foundation funds initiatives focused on creating opportunities in education, workforce development, economic opportunity, environmental
sustainability, and health and wellness. From February 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009, Walmart - and its domestic and international foundations - gave more than $423 million in cash and in-kind gifts globally. To learn more, visit www.walmartfoundation.org.

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