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Program

Latinos Progresando Dr. Angela Perez Miller Scholarship
Organization

Latinos Progresando

Opportunity Type

Scholarship
About the Program

The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Dr. Angela Perez Miller earned two master’s degrees and a PhDfrom the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and served for more than 30 years as an educator and advocate for Latino and immigrant students in the City of Chicago.

In addition to being an educator, Dr. Perez Miller served as board president of the Latino Institute, a civil rights think tank that addressed Latino concerns in Chicago. She also served as a member of Senator Miguel Del Valle’s education committee and as a founding member of the Alivio Medical Center, which opened in 1989 to provide primary health care services to Latinos.
Application Deadline

May 09, 2024
Application Website

latinospro.org/dr-angela-perez-miller-scholarship-application/

Program Benefits

Renewable?

No

Requirements

Open to residents of:
  • IL
Open to students attending school in:
 National - All 50 States
Minimum GPA
 3.0
Year in School
  • 12th Grade
Citizenship
  • U.S. Citizens
  • Deferred Action (DACA) – Approved
  • Undocumented Students
Ethnicities
  • Hispanic/Latino
Keywords
 Dr. Angela Perez, Dreamers, Scholarship, Chicago
Last Modified Date
 July 20, 2015