DESCRIPTION
Our scholarship program is available to all students that live in Cochise, Pima, Eastern Pinal and Santa Cruz Counties. We welcome scholarship applications from all students no matter their grade point average or the high school they attend. We focus on recipients that are in financial need, but we also support students from all demographics. We have received scholarship applications from youth with varying backgrounds and have been able to award scholarships to youth across the four counties. We also award scholarships to students already enrolled in college or trade/vocational programs.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Eligibility: Eligible students are from the communities of Pima, Cochise, Eastern Pinal or Santa Cruz Counties in Arizona with plans to attend or are attending post-secondary vocation, trade school, community college or university. Applicants should demonstrate financial need and a reasonable chance for academic success. Applicant should be able to express their intent clearly and have established educational goals.
Application Process: Students submit an application online, a one-page essay on why they are applying, resume, two letters of recommendation and unofficial transcripts. Applicant will indicate the category which they are applying for (Vocational/community college/university). The top candidates may be invited to an interview with members of the Scholarship Committee prior to the announcement of scholarship awardees.
Timeline: Applications are due March 31st of each year and all students will be notified via email regarding scholarship awards no later than April 20.
Scholarship Agreement: Scholarship awardees are required to sign a Scholarship Agreement which requires each student to provide certain information including date of birth, school attending, degree program if known, Address, phone number and email of financial/scholarship services office of chosen school, classes and number of semester units being taken, a school transcript at the end of each semester along with certain other criteria. Failure to return a signed scholarship agreement by June 30, 2024 will result in a revocation of the scholarship offer.
Continuation of your scholarship: The student is required to be a full-time student with at least 12 credit hours each semester and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.
ABOUT THE SPONSOR
The Los Charros Foundation, Inc. was founded on May 10, 2015, as a way for the Los Charros del Desierto ride members to give back to the communities where they have ridden for the last 66 years. The Foundation decided the best way to support these communities is through helping and supporting the youth, with a focus on leadership, education and agriculture. In that vein, we strive to help, assist and provide opportunities to youth who otherwise would not have the same chances as those in larger communities.
The mission of the Foundation is to support youth in Southern Arizona, primarily in Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties. Our primary purpose is to provide scholarships to youth who attend either 4-year colleges and universities, 2-year community colleges and trade/vocational schools. We also support 4-H and FFA programs in these counties during the annual county fairs.
The Los Charros Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
