2026-2027 LAWA Scholarship: New Youth Application

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• First Name *
• Last Name *
• Mobile Phone *
• Email *
• Street *
• City *
• Zip *
• County *
  Eligible Counties Cabarrus Gaston Iredell Mecklenburg Union Other
• Date of Birth *
• What is your country of birth? *
• Gender: *
  - Select a Value - Male Female Non-binary Prefer not to answer
• Name of your School(High School, Early College, Middle College, Etc.): *
• Higher education institution that you plan to attend in the Fall of 2026: *
• Would you be enrolled as a full time or part time student based on your credit hours? *
  - Select a Value - Full Time Part Time
• What is your area of study? (Major(s) and Minor(s)) *
• Are you eligible to apply for the FAFSA? *
  Pick One Yes No
• Is English predominantly spoken at home? *
  - Select a Value - Yes No
• Do you identify as Latino/a? *
  - Select a Value - Yes No
• What ethnicity do you identify as? *
  Please choose one Hispanic or Latino Non-Hispanic White Black or African American Asian Native American or Alaska Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Middle Eastern or North African Multiracial Prefer not to answer
• What is your grandparents' country of birth? (Please write down the countries for all four grandparents) *
• Parent #1 country of birth: *
• Highest degree/ level of education obtained by your Parent #1: *
  - Select a Value - Elementary Middle School High School Some College Associates/Technical College Degree Master's Degree Doctorate
• Parent #1 occupation: *
• Parent #2 country of birth: *
• Highest degree/ level of education obtained by your Parent #2: *
  - Select a Value - Elementary Middle School High School Some College Associates/Technical College Degree Master's Degree Doctorate
• Parent #2 occupation *
• Are you a first-generation student seeking post-secondary education? *
  - Select a Value - Yes No
• Verified household yearly income (rounded to the nearest dollar) *
• How many people live in your household? List each person living in your household, include their name, and relationship to you. Please include yourself: *
• How many children under the age of 18 are currently living in your household including yourself? *
• Will you receive/ have you applied to grants and scholarships? If so please list them here. *
• Are you currently employed? *
  - Select a Value - Yes No
• If employed, please provide the number of hours of work per week: *
• If employed, please provide name, address and phone # of employer:
• Have you attended a LAWA High School Series? *
  - Select a Value - Yes No
• If you attended a LAWA High School Series, please list the name of the workshop you attended: *
• Are you an applicant planning on majoring in a STEM field? *
  - Select a Value - Yes No
• School Involvement- Please list school extracurricular activities in which you have participated in this year (activity/ year/ leadership position, if applicable): *
• Volunteer Involvement - Please list community or religious groups and activities in which you have served as a non-paid volunteer this past year. *
• Total number of community service/involvement hours in 2025-2026: *
• Has a family member received a LAWA scholarship? *
  Choose one Yes No I don't know
• If you answered yes in the previous question, please list their name/s.
• If I am selected to receive a LAWA scholarship, I agree to volunteer 3 hours and attend a minimum of 2 College Hacks workshops a year. *
  Choose one Yes No
• If I am selected to receive a LAWA scholarship, I agree to attend the LAWA Scholarship Award Ceremony on the morning of June 6th, 2026? *
  Choose one I agree to attend I will try to attend, I will contact LAWA
• Personal Essay *
• School Transcript *
• Proof of Income Documents (Accepted documents are: Tax Statements, W2s from Parents, Employer Letter) *
• Acceptance letter from College/University *
• Attach Additional Document (Only one document can be attached here)

NOTE: Letters of Recommendations MUST be sent from recommenders to scholarships@lawanc.org

• How did you hear about us? *
  Choose one Counselor/Professor Church Flyer Friend GenOne EMBRACE All Latino Voices LatinoYes LAWA Website My School Other Other Non Profit School Newsletter Social Media University Email
• How easy was it to fill up this application? (1 being easy - 5 being difficult)
  Please choose one 1 2 3 4 5

NOTE: If you have not been officially accepted yet, please upload a Word Document stating which schools you have applied to or are planning to apply. In order to receive funds, you must be accepted to a college/university by May 2026.

I acknowledge that the information provided in my application is, complete and accurate. I understand that any false statements on this application will disqualify me from receiving a LAWA Scholarship.

All the information provided is subject to verification. LAWA has the right to make all final decisions regarding the granting of all scholarship awards.

I acknowledge that Letters of Recommendations must be sent to scholarships@lawanc.org by my recommenders and will notify them where to submit their Letter of Recommendation and deadline due date.

• Acknowledgment *
  - Select a Value - I agree I do not agree

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