The Hispanic Scholarship Fund and Wells Fargo Empower Latino High School Juniors Through Leadership Conference Series

LOS ANGELES (June 28, 2016) The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation’s largest non-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, in partnership with National Presenting Sponsor Wells Fargo, is kicking off its summer calendar with its annual Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) – a series of four-day, overnight college-empowerment conferences for outstanding Latino high school juniors, slated for three cities across the U.S.

Each YLI conference will host 150 exceptional Latino high school juniors who have distinguished themselves as leaders in their schools and communities, through a competitive application process.  The conferences are designed to give these outstanding students the practical tools they need to successfully apply to top universities, have full access to scholarship and financial aid opportunities, and set a course for academic and career success, as well as continuing leadership, throughout their lives.

Attendees will enhance their leadership skills and begin to build professional networks by participating in college and career workshops, living on a college campus, and interacting with college students and professionals who serve as their mentors.

“We want to prepare the students for what it will be like on a college campus, help them start networking with like-minded students and professionals, and learn about lifelong leadership from adult leaders in the Hispanic community,” said Fidel A. Vargas, President & CEO, Hispanic Scholarship Fund. “With the continued support of our Groundbreaking Partner Wells Fargo, we are able to empower even more exceptional students, than ever, and nurture their leadership skills, so they can realize their full potential as leaders in their professions and communities when they enter the workforce.”

“Wells Fargo is a proud supporter of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and its Youth Leadership Institute, which makes higher education more available to students across the country,” said Georgette “Gigi” Dixon, Director of National Partnerships at Wells Fargo. “Our continued collaboration with HSF gives us the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of so many young people by emphasizing the importance of education.”

The first YLI conference of the 2016 summer season launched on June 22-26 at the University of California, Irvine, with conferences to follow at the University of Pennsylvania, June 30-July 3, and The University of Chicago, July 28-31. For more information about the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the YLI Program, please visit HSF.net.

About the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Founded in 1975, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to Latino students, as well as related support services.  HSF seeks to give students all the tools they need to apply to college, do well in their course work, graduate, enter a profession, excel, help lead our nation going forward, and mentor the generations to come.  As the nation’s largest non-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, the Fund has awarded over $500 million in scholarships and provides a range of programs for students, HSF Scholars, and their families. HSF further strives to make college education a top priority for every Latino family across the nation, mobilizing our community to proactively advance that goal – each individual, over a lifetime, in every way he/she can.  For more information about the Hispanic Scholarship Fund please visit: HSF.net. 

About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.8 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,700 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2015 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Blogs and Wells Fargo Stories.