Links & Resources :: AGUILA Youth Leadership Institute

Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students.

What better books can there be than the book of humanity?

- César E. Chávez


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College Planning

AGUILA Youth Leadership Institute Campus Gateway
Within this site you will find information about preparing and paying for college. You will also find several online tools and calculators to help you plan for your future.
Borrow Smart
Borrow Smart is an easy-to-understand and informative 24-minute video that offers tips on saving for college, reining in costs, and taking full advantage of scholarships and grants to further hold down out-of-pocket costs.
CSO Opportunity knocks
Center for Student Opportunity helps students and their supporters discover the many colleges and universities committed to serving the traditionally underserved. Check out these programs and more to find schools promoting a college-bound culture.

Employment Opportunities

AGUILA Job Board
AGUILA Youth Leadership Institute is proud to partner with Jobing.com to provide you with the most comprehensive listing of employment opportunities throughout Phoenix.

Scholarships

Dorrance Scholarship
Up to 25 scholarships are awarded annually to incoming freshmen at the residential (main) campuses of Arizona’s public universities: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and The University of Arizona.
College Scholarships.org
Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Programs
Phoenix College Scholarships
ASU Scholarships
Latino College Dollars
Directory of scholarships for Latino students

Financial Aid

Stanford Cuts Tuition for Students
The university plans to eliminate tuition for students with annual family incomes totaling less than $100,000. It also will pay most room and board for students with families making less than $60,000.
Harvard College Financial Aid Office
Learn more about Harvard's recent announcement offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year.

Career Development & Planning

LEAD Program
The Leadership Education and Development Program in Business (LEAD) encourages students to pursue business careers by developing intensive three to four week Summer Business Institute programs at top universities where students interact with leading executives and are introduced to both business principals and career opportunities in a variety of disciplines.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Seeks Applicants for 2010-2011 Graduate and Young Professional Fellowship Program
CHCI, the nation’s premier Hispanic educational and youth leadership development organization, is seeking applicants for its Graduate and Young Professional Fellowships. The Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program offers exceptional Latino graduates and young professionals unparalleled exposure to experiences in the underserved public policy areas of health, housing, law, international affairs, and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The fellowship is open to applicants who have earned a graduate degree from an accredited educational institution in the last three years.The application deadline is February 19, 2010.

Information on Educational Issues