Luso-American Youth Scholarships
Scholarship Sponsored by Luso-American Education Foundation
The Luso-American Education Foundation (LAEF) supports students’ academic success by providing scholarships to qualified applicants.
Eligibility
All scholarship candidates must meet the following basic qualifications:
- Be a current high school senior who will graduate this year.
- Be planning to enroll in a junior college, a four-year college or university, or a trade/business school.
- Be an official resident of the United States.
- Be of Portuguese ancestry (proof may be requested) or be enrolled in Portuguese language classes in high school.
Note: You may apply for more than one LAEF scholarship, but an individual will receive only one award.
Scholarship Opportunities
1) C-1 — General Youth Scholarship
- Award amounts vary. Examples of award structures include:
- $6,000 scholarship — distributed in four annual installments of $1,000 each year
- $3,000 scholarship — distributed in two annual installments of $1,000 each year
- $1,000 scholarship — paid in full during the first year
- In addition to the general eligibility above, applicants for this scholarship must meet at least one of the following:
- Be of Portuguese ancestry and have a minimum GPA of 3.5;
- Be currently taking Portuguese language courses in high school and have a minimum GPA of 3.0; or
- Have attended the Luso-American Education Foundation Cultural Youth Summer Camp for at least two years and have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
2) C-2 — Nicole Marie Goulart Memorial Scholarship
- This is a non-renewable award; the amount varies.
- Applicants must not be a direct descendant of the donor.
- Additional requirements:
- Be of Portuguese ancestry with a minimum GPA of 3.0; and
- Plan to major in one of the following areas: medical, educational, business, or law.
Application Deadline
The scholarship application and required supporting materials must be postmarked or received in our office by March 1st to be eligible for review by the scholarship committee. Applications lacking these items by that date will not be considered.