The Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) announces its 2016-2017 scholarship program and provides details on eligibility requirements, the application process, selection criteria, and timeline. ALPFA is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering Latino professionals that currently serves over 72,000 members. Since 2006, ALPFA has awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships with support from corporate sponsors. The scholarships aim to support Latino students in business-related fields of study and provide opportunities for networking and career development.

2. ALPFA is proud to announce its annual Scholarship Program
for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Founded in 1972, the Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) is the leading organization dedicated to empowering
and developing Latino men and women as leaders of character for the nation, in every sector of the global economy. With the goal
to reach 100,000 Latino students and professionals in the next three years, ALPFA currently serves more than 72,000 members
through its 44 professional and over 155 student chapters across the country and represents all professions.
Join ALPFA To Empower Students
Since 2006, ALPFA, with corporate support, has awarded nearly 1 million dollars in scholarships. Top scholars are brought to ALPFA’s
annual convention in order to benefit from the Convention programming and to meet their scholarship sponsors. Participating
corporate partners will have the opportunity to sponsor individual scholarship amounts ranging between $2,500 - $10,000 for ALPFA's
student leaders.
Association of Latino Professionals For America
2/1-4/30 Application Period (launch and deadline)
4/15 Deadline for Sponsor Commitments
5/2-5/27 Application Review
6/3 Recipients are notified
8/8 ALPFA Convention Scholarship Luncheon - Scholarship recipients are recognized. Individual recipients of awards
in excess of $5,000 are awarded on-stage by sponsor.
9/15 Deadline for scholarship recipients to provide Enrollment Verification Forms, verifying full-time enrollment status
for fall 2016 semester.
9/30 Scholarship Award Check Disbursements are mailed directly to student's university.
Scholarship Timeline Receiving the ALPFA National Scholarship was truly a
blessing for me. It provided me with great networking
opportunities, but it also gave me the financial resources
that the son of maintenance man desperately needed. It
was at convention that I met the company (Wells Fargo)
who gave me my internship after my junior year, and who I
will be beginning my career with this July.
– Juan Castillo
Florida International University
alpfa.org

3. Key Facts
An independent committee will review qualifications for each scholarship (additional requirements provided by partners)
and determine winners of each scholarship. (In order to maintain independent review, partners cannot review applications.)
ALPFA will best accommodate sponsor preferences based on availability of applicants.
Scholarships awarded will go directly to University to avoid the issue of students using the funds for non-educational
expenses.
The ALPFA Scholarship Program is a program administered by and through the ALPFA Foundation. Contributions are tax
deductible, as permitted under the IRS 501 c-3 section rules.
Association of Latino Professionals For America
Selection Criterion
Sponsors will be encouraged to provide input on the following parameters:
Minimum GPA (cumulative and/or academic major)
University Preferences
Academic Program Major
Class Standing (undergraduate sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student)
Internships/job offer commitments in summer 2016 or 2017
"With a passionate platform to build my foundation as a
first generation college student, the ALPFA scholarship
has made a difference in my life through recognition and
sponsorship. My involvement with ALPFA has shaped me
into a leader that understands postponing immediate
pleasures for long-term values."
– Amir Ismail
Rutgers University Newark
alpfa.org

4. Association of Latino Professionals For America
Scholarship Prerequisites
must be of Hispanic heritage
must be paid ALPFA members in good standing
must be US citizens or legal permanent residents
must possess a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
must be enrolled full-time in a degree seeking program at a four year U.S. accredited college or university in the U.S.,
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands or Guam during the fall of 2016
must be majoring in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Information Technology,
Management, Marketing, and other business-related fields
must be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year of undergraduate study OR entering a Master's degree program
for the 2016-2017 academic school year (also open to community college students intending to transfer to a four-year
college or university in fall 2016 as a junior or senior)
must be eligible and apply for federal financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for
the 2016-2017 Academic Year
must submit a resume, official transcript, and proof of full-time enrollment for fall 2016
Eligibility and Requirements
“Seven days at the ALPFA convention
made me a different person. It’s not
about networking, it’s about connecting.”
– Thao Nguyen
Graduate of Cal Poly Pomona
alpfa.org
Verna Greer
SVP of Strategic Partnerships
Tel (646) 695-4200 / Cell (617) 620-8198
verna.greer@national.alpfa.org
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Frank Lopez
SVP of Strategic Partnerships
Tel (646) 695-4200 / Cell (202) 294-6874
frank.lopez@national.alpfa.org
Radhames Nova
SVP of Strategic Partnerships
Tel (857) 250-2149 / Cell (617) 981-0431
radhames.nova@national.alpfa.org