HENAAC Scholars Program Now Accepting Applications

LOS ANGELES, CA, February 22, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The 2013 HENAAC Scholars Program at Great Minds in STEM is now accepting applications from competitive-eligible, graduating high school seniors, undergraduate students and graduate students, who demonstrate high academic excellence and a commitment to the Hispanic community, while pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM).

Since its inception, in 2000, the HENAAC Scholars Program has awarded over $1.7 million in scholarships to 874 exceptional STEM students.

"I am very honored to receive this leadership award," states Toni Tullius, the 2012 HENAAC Graduate Student Leadership Award Winner, and a mechanical engineering doctoral candidate at Rice University. "Through my actions, I want to help as many people as possible to succeed in their endeavors and to find happiness in their daily lives...I will work to positively influence those I can reach through my years of teaching and mentoring."