Is this scholarship for you?

The Luce Heritage Language Scholarship is recruiting for the 2015-2016 academic year and we would love to get your recommendations for potential candidates. All majors are welcome!

At LaGuardia, the global is local: our students' diversity is their greatest asset. The Luce Heritage Language Scholars Program is a co-curricular program for LaGuardia's heritage language speakers-- students who are to some degree bilingual. The program nurtures a global perspective that strengthens students' confidence in their sense of identity while giving them tools to analyze and contribute meaningfully to an interdependent world. With the support of The Henry Luce Foundation, our program taps the potential of students by building upon their inherent linguistic abilities and cultural understanding.

Some of the benefits of the program include:

-A monthly stipend
-Individualized advising and mentoring
-Learning to communicate in English and the heritage language at a professional level
-Improving cultural awareness by attending plays, dance and musical performances, ethnic holiday celebrations, and dining out events
-Transfer guidance
-Professional skills development
-Summer internship either abroad or in the U.S
-Bilingual conversation partners
-Networking with business leaders, non-profit professionals, LaGuardia alumni and cultural experts

Eligible candidates:

-Are enrolled full-time at LaGuardia
-Are a heritage language speaker (to some degree bilingual)
-Have a 3.0 GPA or higher
-Can commit to 12 months with the program

To apply, please direct students to our website:http://laguardia.edu/Luce-ApplyNow/

Thank you for your help!