CAPE VERDEAN WEST ASSOCIATION
CYNTHIA GONSALVES SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2021
INSTRUCTIONS:
Complete this APPLICATION ( or ) and provide an essay on the following:
In 700 words or less, 12 pt. font, in a Word document:
1- What are your academic and/or career goals? What or who inspired you to choose that path?
2- How has your Cape Verdean cultural influences, community and self- awareness helped shape who you are and why you have chosen to pursue your career goals?
3- What are some of the most important issues in your field of study? How has the recent pandemic affected those issues and your desire to pursue this field?
Please submit all application materials via email by
November 16, 2021 9:00am PST
Send to:
(Note: “Attn: Scholarship Committee” in the subject line)
* Winners will be announced by December 15, 2021
Please Include:
1- Completed scholarship application, including pg.1 and your responses to the above-stated questions.
2- The most recent transcripts from your current academic year.
3- Confirmation of your present, or anticipated attendance in an educational institution for Fall 2021.
4- Two academic letters of recommendation.
