The Aztlan Track Club College Scholarship
The Aztlan Track Club Perpetual Scholarship Fund established in 2008 to honor Aztlan Track Club after 34 years of dedicated service and leadership with the local Community. Many members have distinquist Aztlan Track Club with regional, statewide and national running championships.
The Aztlan Track Club established this Perpetual College Scholarship Program to reward our youth athletes who are current high school graduating seniors and have demonstrated athletic excellence with the Aztlan Track Club and their subsequent high school teams, together with academic achievement leading to a college career and a desire to continue their running career at the college level.
Candidates must also have demonstrated high personal character and leadership traits together with good citizenship with both the Aztlan Track Club and the community. Aztlan scholarship recipients must be good ambassadors for the Aztlan Track Club and an inspiration to the current younger Aztlan Track Club Athletes to reach for excellence in their life and continuing athletic careers.
Scholarship objectives
The Aztlan Track Club Scholarship not only honors Community contribution to excellence, but also provides an inventive to continue the Aztlan Track Club tradition. It is the objective to award multiple scholarships to qualified candidates who were ex-Aztlan athletes no matter what their event specialty might be: sprints, hurdles, distance or field events. It is hoped that each year the award winners will include both young men and women, sprinters/field events and distance.
· Candidates must be graduating high school seniors that have applied to enter college and have demonstrated high moral character and leadership.
· Athletic performance is the primary selection criteria beginning with their Aztlan Track Club career and to a lesser extent–but still very important–their high school career. It is hoped that the candidates will have competed at the State and National levels. Aztlan Track Club and Community Service are also important Factors. Financial Need is not the primary factor but will be considered.
Scholarship funds
Multiple scholarships will be awarded by the Aztlan Track Club to eligible high school seniors who have been Aztlan Track Club participants. The awards are not based on need but on athletic and academic merit. The stipend is intended for college related expenses such as tuition, room and board, and books. The Aztlan Track Club Scholarship Committee will have sole responsibility for choosing the scholarship recipients. It is hoped that in the future, with more fundraising, the size and number of awards can be increased.
How to apply
To apply for the Aztlan Track Club College Scholarship, download and complete an application, and retun it with the required attachments to the address below. Applications must be postmarked no later than May 20th to be considered, and must be received before May 25th in order to be evaluated for winners selected. The scholarship recipients will be announced at the Aztlan Track Club' annual picnic in early June. Questions can be directed to the scholarship program director, Carlos Alfaro, at (626) 799-3552, or by email at Aztlan.Athletics@gmail.com .
Click here for scholarship application form
Mail completed scholarship applications and attachments to:
Aztlan Athletics College Scholarship Fund
c/o Carlos Alfaro
529 El Centro Street
South Pasadena, CA 91030