Dear colleagues: Please see below and attached for information about the National Puerto Rica Day Parade Scholarship Program, and share with students who might be interested. Best wishes, Eva Eva M. Fernández Acting Assistant Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu<http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/> From: NPRDP NPRDP <nprdp.scholars@gmail.com<mailto:nprdp.scholars@gmail.com>> Date: Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 1:45 PM Cc: Lorraine Reyes <lorrainerodriguezreyes@gmail.com<mailto:lorrainerodriguezreyes@gmail.com>>, "Rosa Gutierrez. Parade" <rosa.j.gutierrez@gmail.com<mailto:rosa.j.gutierrez@gmail.com>>, Louis Maldonado <lmaldonado@dex-p.com<mailto:lmaldonado@dex-p.com>> Subject: The National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2017 Scholarship Program | NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Dear High School Guidance Counselor/College Advisor/Candidate: The National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc., is now accepting applications for its 2017 Scholarship program. The National Puerto Rican Day Parade was established to create national awareness of Puerto Rican contributions. NPRDP's mission is to empower the Puerto Rican community through promoting culture, education, scholarships, and civic engagement. To this end, a Scholarship Awards Program was established. This year, NPRDP will award one hundred (100) $2,000 scholarships to exceptional Puerto Rican high school seniors and full time two/four years accredited Puerto Rican College students who are making a difference in their community Please see attached for application form and an informative letter from the NPRDP Education Committee. We look forward to hearing from you. Regards, -- Education Committee National Puerto Rican Day Parade P. O. Box 975 New York, NY 10272 607.699.9372