FYI --Apply for $125,000 in Scholarships from the LAGRANT Foundation LOS ANGELES, Calif. (PRNewswire) - The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) is now accepting scholarships applications for the 2011-12 academic year. Applications must be submitted to TLF by Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, for consideration. Twenty outstanding students will be awarded college scholarships: €15 undergraduate students will receive awards of $5,000 each € five graduate students will receive awards of $10,000 each. In addition, all students will receive a trip to New York City to celebrate TLF¹s 13th Anniversary Scholarship Recognition Reception and Awards Program on May 23, 2011. Recipients will participate in a daylong career development workshop and have the opportunity to meet with industry professionals. All travel expenses for the scholarship recipients will be paid for by TLF. To apply: students must be of African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American descent pursuing degrees in: € advertising €marketing €public relations at an accredited college or university. Undergraduate students must have at least a 2.75 GPA, and graduate students must have at least a 3.2 GPA. All recipients must be available to attend all TLF scholarship events and make a commitment to maintain contact with TLF for assistance with professional development. The lack of ethnic minorities working in advertising, marketing and public relations is shocking, and TLF works to close this gap in the industry by providing scholarships and helping students gain the knowledge and tools they need to be successful. Most impor- tantly, TLF also helps students break into the field with internships. ³At the end of the day, what¹s important to me is to get minorities placed,² says Kim Hunter, the founder/chairman of TLF. This directly helps the scarcity problem of minorities in the field. TLF was established in 1998 by Mr. Kim L. Hunter, whose vision is to see more ethnic representation within the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations. Since its inception, the LAGRANT Foundation has awarded close to $1 million and more than 180 scholarships to ethnic minority students nationwide. Thanks to its committed board of directors and donors, TLF continues to strive toward achieving its mission of increasing ethnic minorities in advertising, marketing and public relations. Dr. Frank Talamantes, Ph.D. Professor of Endocrinology (Emeritus) University of California Santa Cruz, California Res: 83 Sierra Crest Dr. El Paso, Texas 79902 ********************************************************* Welcome to the La Red Latina WWW Network "LaRed Latina" WWW site: http://www.lared-latina.com "LARED-L" Discussion Group: http//www.lared-latina.com/subs.html Roberto Vazquez <[log in to unmask]> President, CEO http://www.lared-latina.com/bio.html *********************************************************** ------ End of Forwarded Message ------ End of Forwarded Message