La Lucha Las Vegas Community Scholarship

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The La Lucha Las Vegas Community Scholarship will award $1,000 scholarships to help students with their transition to college. These funds can be used for expenses such as:

• Airfare
• Moving costs
• Deposits for college housing
• Dorm room items (e.g., sheets, blanket, pillow, etc.)

Often, families and students are unprepared or unaware of the additional funding needed to support travel and transition costs for college. These scholarships are designed to bridge that gap and will be disbursed prior to the student’s arrival at their college in the fall.

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered for a scholarship:

• Must be currently enrolled and graduating from a local Las Vegas High School for the 2024/2025 school year.
• Must have received an acceptance letter and/or be enrolled as a full-time student in a college or university for Fall 2025.
• Must be a part of a minority, LGBTQI community and/or a DACA recipient.

Students are able to apply for the 2025-2026 award starting March 1, 2025. The deadline to submit applications is May 1, 2025.

The “La Lucha Las Vegas Community” Scholarship application contains five (5) parts, as detailed below and only those items. Please complete the application in full. Failure to complete the application will result in disqualification of your application.

1. Applicant Information – This section will ask you to provide basic information about yourself.
2. High School Information – This section will ask you to provide basic information about your high school.
3. Academic Information – This section will ask you to provide a list of colleges you applied to or will apply to, and your most current high school transcript (unofficial or official).
   1. Your transcript must be in an easily readable, scanned or downloaded PDF format. Failure to provide a transcript in this format may result in your application no longer being considered.
4. Extracurricular Activities – This section will ask you to provide a list of activities you do outside of class. You are limited to listing no more than 10 activities.
5. Recommendation Letter – This section will ask you to provide at least one recommendation letter. You may provide up to two recommendation letter, but only one is required.
6. Personal Statement – 500-word minimum; 1,000-word maximum. Please read carefully.

• Write a response to only one of the following writing prompts below:
  
  • Provide an autobiography that includes your dreams, hopes, and aspirations.
  • What is your greatest motivation for attending college next year?
  • Write about a challenge or obstacle you have faced and overcome.  Include what the challenge or obstacle was, what steps you took to overcome the challenge or obstacle and what you learned from that.

• Ensure your personal statement:
  
  • Includes a description of your current financial need as a minority, LGBTQI community student and/or a DACA recipient.
  • Clearly indicates that you are a minority, a part of the LGBTQI community and/or a DACA recipient.