* A completed USC Latino Alumni Association scholarship application * A demonstrated commitment to the Latino community * Demonstrated leadership * Overall academic and professional promise * Financial need and completed FAFSA, CSS Profile, and/or any other necessary financial aid documents * Current full-time enrollment at USC and/or full-time enrollment during the 2011-2011 academic year. Potential incoming freshmen and incoming transfer students should apply even if not yet admitted into the university. * Continuing USC undergraduate students and incoming transfer students must have completed 24 or more units for the 2009-2011 academic year with a G.P.A of 3.0 or better. Graduate students must have completed 16 units or more for the 2009-2011 academic year with a G.P.A of 3.0 or better.

Open to 11th and 12th graders in San Diego County, this year's essays will address one of three local debates: the county's role in providing social services; whether the city of San Diego should invest in recycling sewage for drinking water; and whether the San Diego Unified School District's decision not to pursue federal "Race to the Top" funding was right.

Must be resident of Northern California, of Hawaiian ancestry (born in Hawaii or a parent was born in Hawaii), in need of financial aid.

Open to residents of the following California counties: Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, & Tuolumne Enrolled in or entering their first year of law school; Solely on merit.

Merit-based scholarship. Must be enrolled in an accredited 2-year, 4-year or university program in Lodging Management. 2.7 minimum GPA. Must be California Resident.

Open to first-year law students who have enrolled into a law school in the state of California. Must be a minority which historically has been underrepresented in the legal profession. Demonstrate financial need. Commitment to community. Leadership potential. Two letters of recommendation. If enrolling in online law school, students must be California residents.

Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher. Must be of Hispanic descent. Must have conducted community service. Must have significant financial need. Enrolled at Fresno State fall of application year (Verification made prior to award); Fresno City College (FCC) recipients should apply through institution scholarship application.

Open to applicants who have completed at least one semester at a community college in Southern California. Must be 18 years or older and enrolled in a community college.

Must be of Hispanic Heritage. Must live and/or work in one of the following counties: El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Yolo or Yuba. Must be an active member of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce if awarded the grant. Agree to help identify candidates for the scholarship if awarded in the future. Must also submit free, online application to Drexel University.

Applicant's who are enrolled or accepted into an accredited California Vocational Nursing (VN) Program approved by the Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians. Recipients commit to practice direct patient care for two-years in a medically underserved area (MUA) of California.