Campesinos Unidos de Idaho

“Families from the Fields”

Scholarship Program Application

Last Name First Name

Address

City, State, Zip Code Telephone

High School Date of Graduation

College (attending now or enrolled to attend) GPA

Email Address: ______

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Scholarship Requirements:

·  College student for 2010-2011 school year.

·  Idaho or Eastern Oregon resident

·  Farm worker (work must have been performed within the last 5 years)

·  This Application and the responses to the six (6) questions must be received or postmarked by:

Friday, April 16, 2010

Mail to:

Campesinos Unidos

803 10th Street South

Nampa, ID 83651


Campesinos Unidos de Idaho

“Families from the Fields”

Scholarship Program

Campesinos Unidos’ “Families from the Fields” Scholarship Program announces scholarships to be awarded during the spring of 2010.

There will be scholarships in the amount of $2,500. Additional $1,000 scholarships will also be awarded during the spring of 2010. These scholarships are made available from funds provided to Campesinos Unidos by the Lynd Hoover Scholarship Endowment.

These scholarships will be awarded to either a high school senior who is college bound or to a college student.

Idaho and Eastern Oregon residents who are or have been farm workers and who will be a college student during the 2010-2011 school year may apply. Note: Farm work must have been performed within the last 5 years. Application form (on reverse side) and responses to the following six (6) questions must be received or postmarked by Friday, April 16, 2010

1.  When did you work in the fields?

2.  Where did you perform this field work?

3.  For whom (employer/company) did you perform this field work?

4.  Describe the type of work you did.

5.  What are your educational goals?

6.  How do you now, or how will you in the future, serve the farm worker community? NOTE: This question may be answered in English or Spanish.

The questions must be answered in typewritten form. Please limit your responses to 2 pages total.

For more information, please call María at (208) 230-2416 or write to or 803 10th Street South, Nampa, ID 83651.