MANA del Norte News:

SANTA FE – MANA del Norte is accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. The application deadline is June 14, 2024.

Applicants must identify as Latina/Hispana and be a current resident of one of the following northern New Mexico counties: Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, San Miguel or Taos.

For more information, visit: https:////www.manadelnortenm.org or contact Scholarship Committee Co-chair Virginia Martinez-Fiske at 505.316.4209.

Scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $1,000 to selected recipients who will be honored at MANA del Norte’s Scholarship Luncheon, held annually for students and their families during National Hispanic Heritage Month. This year, MANA del Norte’s scholarship event will be held Sept. 21, 2024.

“Since inception in 1989, MANA del Norte has awarded more than $232,000 in scholarships to residents of Northern New Mexico,” said Carmen M. Rodriguez, MANA del Norte’s founder and Vice President of Membership.

About MANA del Norte:

MANA del Norte, a chapter of MANA, A National Latina Organization, is an all- volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that works to create a better life for Latinas. Founded in northern New Mexico in 1989. MDN provides scholarships for Latinas, and brings together women from all walks of life to empower one another. For more information, visit www.manadelnortenm.org.

“Empowering Latinas through education, community service, leadership development and advocacy.”