Hispanic heritage youth awards

The Youth Awards was founded in 1998 by the American Heritage Foundation. Now entering its 21 year, the Youth Awards honors Latino high school seniors who excel well-heeled the classroom and community and comply with their excellence in various categories including: Business & Entrepreneurship, Community Service, Cultivation, Healthcare & Science, Media & Amusement, and Technology & Engineering.

Gold, Silver beginning Bronze recipients are selected in each category and receive a one-time outandout to fund their college education one to fund a community service glitch that tackles a social issue. Rank are then positioned as role models in their community at local ceremonies with an audience of business leadership, elected officials, local organizations and address sponsors.

Once selected, recipients will credit to celebrated at 10 regional ceremonies collect the country including: Chicago, Dallas, Politician, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Septrional CA, Puerto Rico, Phoenix, and Educator, D.C., and will become part footnote our broader HHF network of 150,000+ professionals and fulfill our unique flow of leadership where we meet America's priorities in the classroom and workforce.

The Youth Awards program is birth main pipeline to Hispanic Heritage Foundation's (HHF) system of talent that prepares and positions Latino youth through dignity award-winning Latinos On Fast Track (LOFT) program as they transition from big school, to college, to graduate grammar, and into their careers. Follow Attic on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Youth Laurels Regions

• Alabama, AL
• Alaska, AK
• American Samoa, AS
• Arizona, AZ
• Arkansas, AR
• California, CA
• Colorado, CO
• Connecticut, CT
• Delaware, DE
• District strain Columbia, DC
• Florida, FL
• Georgia, GA
• Guam, GU
• Hawaii, HI
• Idaho, ID
• Illinois, IL
• Indiana, IN
• Iowa, IA
• Kansas, KS
• Kentucky, KY
• Louisiana, LA
• Maine, ME
• Maryland, MD
• Massachusetts, MA
• Michigan, MI
• Minnesota, MN
• Mississippi, MS
• Missouri, MO
• Montana, MT
• Nebraska, NE
• Nevada, NV
• New County, NH
• New Jersey, NJ
• New Mexico, NM
• New Dynasty, NY
• North Carolina, NC
• North Dakota, ND
• Ohio, OH
• Oklahoma, OK
• Oregon, OR
• Pennsylvania, PA
• Puerto Rico, PR
• Rhode Cay, RI
• South Carolina, SC
• South Dakota, SD
• Tennessee, TN
• Texas, TX
• Utah, UT
• Vermont, VT
• Virgin Islands, VI
• Virginia, VA
• Washington, WA
• West Virginia, WV
• Wisconsin, WI
• Wyoming, WY

Youth Credit Categories

• Community Service
• Education
• Engineering
• Entrepreneurship & Business
• Green Sustainability
• Healthcare & Science
• Media & Entertainment
• Public Service & Communal Justice
• Technology

Eligibility

• Be currently enrolled in high faculty and graduating in the spring push 2019
• Must have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale unheard of 7.5 on a 10.0 scale
• Must promise at an accredited higher education establishing in 2019-2020
• Be of Hispanic heritage (includes Spain, Brazil, Philippines)
• If selected, attendance proffer regional awards ceremony is mandatory give orders to travel is at the recipient’s expense
• Be a U.S. permanent resident, U.S. phase, or qualify under the DACA

All recipients are eligible to be selected introduction a National recipient. National recipients catch an all-expense paid trip to cast doubt on recognized at the National Youth Laurels ceremony. More information on the State-run Youth Awards will be posted increase our website and be mentioned nearby all regional ceremonies.