CIE-USA DFW Chapter

(Dallas) * The Dallas County Community College District Foundation, through the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, is offering seven scholarships that are available for area Asian American high seniors who are interested in attending one of the system’s seven campuses: Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland. Each one-year, $1,400 scholarship will pay for tuition and books, up to $700 per semester.

Interested students must send their scholarship applications postmarked no later than March 31, 2006, for the 2006-2007 academic year. Recipients, whose names will be announced by the DCCCD Foundation after applicants are selected, must attend GDAACC’s annual education banquet on April 26 to receive their awards.

An application form is available online at http://www.gdaacc.com/annual_events.asp

In addition to their completed applications, students will need to send attachments that indicate their personal achievements in high school, including:

• academic achievements, awards and honors; - extracurricular activities for 2005-2006; - community service (name of institution/agency and number of hours volunteered per project or per week, if more than six months); - part-time employment, if applicable; - one-page, typed essay titled “What do I want to achieve in life?”; and - an official copy of their most recent senior transcript in a sealed envelope from their high school administrator.

For more information, contact Julia So in the DCCCD office of community development at (214) 860-2339.

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