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Apply For Southwest, HACU’s Education Travel Program
Southwest Airlines, in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), today announced that they are accepting applications for their annual “Lanzate! / Take Off!” education travel award program.
Online applications will be accepted through May 15, 2013, at www.hacu.net. The program is geared toward Hispanic college students with economic need who travel away from home to pursue higher education. All applicants must complete an online application including an essay describing their inspiration to pursue a college degree.
A panel of judges comprised of college professors and education advocates from across the nation will gather this summer to select the 2013 travel award recipients. To view the criteria for the 2013 award program, please visit: SWAmedia. Each student that receives and award will be eligible for up to four tickets for use by the student and/or a family member traveling to/from the university.
“Southwest Airlines is excited to, once again, work with HACU to impact the lives of students throughout the country. In our ninth year of the Lanzate! travel award program, we have heard the inspirational stories of students who are giving it their all to achieve their educational dreams,” said Christine Ortega , Southwest Airlines Manager of Community Affairs & Grassroots. “By providing these students the opportunity to stay connected with their families through roundtrip travel on Southwest Airlines, we are breaking down a barrier that could keep them from making those dreams a reality.”
More than 1,000 Southwest Airlines roundtrip tickets have been awarded to students across the nation since the program’s inception in 2005.
Published in Latino Daily News
2013-04-10 21:01:39
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