Thread: Illegal Alien Scholarship Program

Family Scholarship Program

The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is a new initiative for migrants, immigrants and their families.

The Family Scholarship Program is intended to help two members of the same family move up the economic development ladder through education. Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy. For example, one family member may request assistance to attend college and the other family member may request assistance to attend English as a Second Language (ESL) course.

Eligibility

* All applicants must be age 18 or older.
* At least one of the applicants must be born outside the United States.
* Both applicants must be living in the United States currently.
* Applications must include educational providers for primary and secondary award recipients (must be 2 family members).
* Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy.
* Scholarships may not be used for advanced degrees (Masters, PhD).
* Scholarships will only be made to nonprofit accredited higher education institutions and nonprofit training/educational providers.

* Applicants MUST reside in the following metro areas:

Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, DC; Miami, Florida

* Priority will be given to applicants who have been in the United States for less than 10 years.

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NOTE: Western Union employees, Western Union Agents and dependents are not eligible to apply for these scholarships.

Criteria

The following criteria will be used to review applications:

* · Families that have overcome barriers to pursue their educational goals
* · Families that are involved in their communities
* · Personal educational goals
* · Plans to attain goals
* · Plans for utilizing the scholarship
* · Demonstrated financial need


Scholarship Amounts

Recipients are eligible to receive scholarships in amounts of $1,000-$5,000 per family. (For example, one scholarship recipient may receive $1,500 for an ESL course and the other recipient $3,500 for tuition at a university).

Process

Recipients are determined in a selection process independently managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE), an international non-profit educational exchange organization. All scholarship awards will be paid directly to the educational providers. No payments will be made to individuals.

To Apply

Please visit the Western Union Foundation Family Scholarship page to apply.

IIE will send a confirmation via e-mail if you have provided a valid e-mail address. If you do not have a valid email address confirmation will be sent by U.S. mail.

Please be advised that due to the volume of application submission activity, IIE staff cannot verify receipt of applications and supporting documentation via telephone inquiry.

Timeline

· July 21, 2010: Fall 2010 application available

· September 15, 2010: Fall 2010 application due date

· December 31, 2010: Notification date

Contact Information:

For award program-related questions, please contact the administering organization, Institute of International Education (IIE) by phone, fax, or e-mail at:

Institute of International Education
475 17th Street, Suite 800
Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-837-0788 | Fax: 303-837-1409
wufamily@iie.org

Privacy Statement

Information provided through this application will only be used for selection purposes and will be treated with utmost confidentiality. All data will be available only to members of the Institute of International Education and the Western Union Foundation. An application package becomes the property of the Western Union Foundation once it is submitted. The application or any parts of the application package will not be returned to the applicant.
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Adversus haereses omnes.


Family Scholarship Program

The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is a new initiative for migrants, immigrants and their families.

The Family Scholarship Program is intended to help two members of the same family move up the economic development ladder through education. Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy. For example, one family member may request assistance to attend college and the other family member may request assistance to attend English as a Second Language (ESL) course.

Eligibility

* All applicants must be age 18 or older.
* At least one of the applicants must be born outside the United States.
* Both applicants must be living in the United States currently.
* Applications must include educational providers for primary and secondary award recipients (must be 2 family members).
* Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy.
* Scholarships may not be used for advanced degrees (Masters, PhD).
* Scholarships will only be made to nonprofit accredited higher education institutions and nonprofit training/educational providers.

* Applicants MUST reside in the following metro areas:

Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, DC; Miami, Florida

* Priority will be given to applicants who have been in the United States for less than 10 years.

·

NOTE: Western Union employees, Western Union Agents and dependents are not eligible to apply for these scholarships.

Criteria

The following criteria will be used to review applications:

* · Families that have overcome barriers to pursue their educational goals
* · Families that are involved in their communities
* · Personal educational goals
* · Plans to attain goals
* · Plans for utilizing the scholarship
* · Demonstrated financial need


Scholarship Amounts

Recipients are eligible to receive scholarships in amounts of $1,000-$5,000 per family. (For example, one scholarship recipient may receive $1,500 for an ESL course and the other recipient $3,500 for tuition at a university).

Process

Recipients are determined in a selection process independently managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE), an international non-profit educational exchange organization. All scholarship awards will be paid directly to the educational providers. No payments will be made to individuals.

To Apply

Please visit the Western Union Foundation Family Scholarship page to apply.

IIE will send a confirmation via e-mail if you have provided a valid e-mail address. If you do not have a valid email address confirmation will be sent by U.S. mail.

Please be advised that due to the volume of application submission activity, IIE staff cannot verify receipt of applications and supporting documentation via telephone inquiry.

Timeline

· July 21, 2010: Fall 2010 application available

· September 15, 2010: Fall 2010 application due date

· December 31, 2010: Notification date

Contact Information:

For award program-related questions, please contact the administering organization, Institute of International Education (IIE) by phone, fax, or e-mail at:

Institute of International Education
475 17th Street, Suite 800
Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-837-0788 | Fax: 303-837-1409
wufamily@iie.org

Privacy Statement

Information provided through this application will only be used for selection purposes and will be treated with utmost confidentiality. All data will be available only to members of the Institute of International Education and the Western Union Foundation. An application package becomes the property of the Western Union Foundation once it is submitted. The application or any parts of the application package will not be returned to the applicant.
__________________
Adversus haereses omnes.

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The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is a new initiative for migrants, immigrants and their families.

Figures Western Union would turn around and give a scholarship to illegal invaders considering they are making a fortune helping illegal invaders send remittances back to mexico.

Family Scholarship Program

The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is a new initiative for migrants, immigrants and their families.

Of course they are not trying to assist illegal invaders who use their service to send billions back to mexico each year. Ironically, the eligibility requirements do not say they have to be living here legally.