Eligibility Requirements
- Must be of Hispanic heritage
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of3.00 on a 4.00 scale
- Be aU.S. Citizen,legal permanent resident, or eligible non-U.S. Citizen
- Plan to enroll full-time starting in 2012-2013 in a degree seeking program with the U.S. as a Freshman at a four-year U.S. accredited institution and obtaining their 1st undergraduate degree
- Must complete 10 hours per month of community service while in the program. This activity will be tracked by GOYA.
- Must be majoring in Culinary Arts and Food Sciences
- Must have a permanent address in one of the following areas:
- California(counties of Merced, Madera, Kings, Tulare, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Imperial)
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Must apply for federal financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Applicants are required to submit an essay response to the following prompt: “Please explain how GOYA has enriched your family traditions.”
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