Internships & grants

Nine health professional students from California will win $5,000 and $2,000 scholarships from the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF). NHHF is a non-profit Organization affiliated with the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University.

The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) invites Hispanic undergraduate students from across the country to apply for the 2008 Ford Motor Company CHLI Leadership Program. Applications can be downloaded from the CHLI website at http://www.chli.org. Eight undergraduate students will be selected to become part of this intensive six-week internship program in Washington, DC. The interns will be placed in congressional offices, federal agencies or public policy organizations.

The Make It Your Own Awards ™ , a new initiative from the Case Foundation, that launched today, June 26, 2007, is about giving grants, tools, and recognition to people who are coming together to discuss what matters, form solutions, and take action.

Twenty semi-finalists will each receive $10,000 grants to start bringing their ideas to life. Four final grant recipients will then be chosen by the public using an online voting system. These finalists will each be awarded an additional $25,000 grant.

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the award of 33 new grants totaling more than $20.5 million that will directly benefit Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education.

"Under No Child Left Behind, Hispanic students' scores have risen to all-time highs. Having seen the positive impact at the grade school level, we must continue to promote that kind of success in our institutes of higher education," said Secretary Spellings. "By giving colleges and universities the ability to improve and facilitate their Hispanic education efforts, these students will graduate better equipped to succeed in both the workforce and in life."

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor today announced five grants totaling more than $4.9 million to improve English language skills in the workplace. The grants will train approximately 4,400 individuals in California, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York and Texas.

The Hispanic College Fund (HCF) launched its 13th annual search to provide 2 million dollars in scholarships to more than 700 outstanding Hispanic college students across America. HCF is looking for the next generation of engineers, business executives, scientists, and health professionals with the drive to become leaders of America's professional workforce.

CLEVELAND – Upon receiving a $100,000 donation from the Key Foundation, Cuyahoga Community College today announced its intent to further increase the number of Hispanic students attending the College. Latest U.S. Census figures indicate that the Hispanic population of Cuyahoga County is 3.8 percent. For the College’s recently completed fall semester, 881 students, 3.5 percent of the 25,358 fall semester students enrolled, identified themselves as being Hispanic.

GALVESTON, TX — Building upon its role as a leader in minority student recruitment and retention, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received a $3.2 million grant that will continue to support academic, clinical and mentoring programs for Hispanic high school, college and medical school students and faculty.

The grant from the Health Research Service Administration will sponsor various UTMB programs through the Hispanic Center of Excellence to encourage and prepare Hispanic students aspiring toward careers in medicine.

UTMB officials have maintained a longstanding partnership with the Hispanic Center of Excellence. Since 1992, the program has contributed funds that have helped UTMB to continue diversifying its student population.

NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) November 30, 2005 -- John Paul Sanchez has a ticket to his dream of becoming a doctor; so does Philip Josephs, who is seeking a career in dentistry and public health; and Yessica Diaz, a doctoral student in public health. They are among 10 Hispanic students who each won $1,500 scholarships in medicine, dentistry, nursing, public health and public policy at an awards ceremony Dec. 1 in New York City presented by the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF). The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis Hotel.

“This is the first time we’ve established a national scholarship to help Hispanic students in health professional schools reach their dreams,” said Dr. Elena Rios, president and CEO of NHHF.

AP - Medical students at the University of Puerto Rico will serve internships at an Orlando hospital as part of an agreement to attract personnel who speak Spanish and understand the culture of a growing Hispanic population in central Florida. "We need people who understand our population," said Dr. Kris Gray, director of Florida Hospital's family medicine residency program.