CAPE VERDEAN WEST ASSOCIATION

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                                                 CAPE VERDEAN WEST ASSOCIATION CYNTHIA GONSALVES & 

                                              ALLAN “PEPPY” FORTES SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR THE YEAR 2017

                                                                                    INSTRUCTIONS

                                                           Complete the application and be certain to include:

                  1. Two (2) letters of recommendation from teacher/s or school personnel:

                  2. Copies of any college acceptance letter, High School or College transcripts:

                  3. 750 Word Essay on one of the following topics:

                        a. What are the differences between the President of Cabo Verde and the Prime Minister?

                        b. Who is António M. Monteiro and why is he important to the development of Cabo Verde?

                        c. Describe the different forms of Cabo Verde music (Morna,Coladeira, Batuque and Funaná) 

                           what are the differences and similarities.

                        d. Jewish people settled on Santiago and other islands. Describe their plight.

                  4. The application must be emailed in either PDF or Word format to:  rmfortes@icloud.com  ONLY.

                     And must be received no later than June 30, 2017.