Mailing Instructions

Please read instructions carefully and follow them to the letter.

Four copies of your complete Youth Award Application must be mailed to the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and postmarked no later than March 17th, 2008. If you do not submit 4 copies of your complete application, you will be disqualified. Please click here to see a video on how to assemble your application.

A complete application consists of the following documents stapled in the following order.

1. Top-Your Youth Awards Application
   Application can be printed from the homepage of your HHYA Account
2. Your letter of recommendation
   Place your Youth Awards ID (YAID) in the upper right hand corner of each copy. This letter can be written by a teacher, coach, advisor, mentor, employer or someone who knows the applicant outside his/her family structure. Letter must include a brief description of relationship to applicant and a statement as to how the applicant exemplifies excellence in his/her chosen award category, dedication to community service and why he or she is a role model. Letter should not exceed one page (typed please) and must include writer’s name, title, address, phone number and email address. Please note that the letter of recommendation must be submitted directly by applicant with his/her complete application.
3. Your school transcript.
   Place your Youth Awards ID (YAID) in the upper right hand corner of each copy. Transcript can be official or unofficial. Transcripts MUST be included in the application package
4. For the Journalism category only-Your work sample
   Place your Youth Awards ID (YAID) in the upper right hand corner of each copy. Journalism applicants must submit a sample of their work. Samples can include an original creative writing piece, an original published article or writing done as part of a journalism assignment. Students of broadcast journalism may submit a video that either features the applicant or was produced by the applicant [running time not to exceed two (2) minutes]. We regret that submissions cannot be returned.

Remember, you must submit four copies of your application or it will be incomplete and you will be disqualified!

MAILING ADDRESS

MAIL YOUR YOUTH AWARDS APPLICATION PACKAGES TO:

Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards
(Your Youth Award ID)
2600 Virginia Avenue N.W.
Suite 406
Washington, DC 20037-1905

DEADLINE

Please mail 4 copies of your complete application in ONE envelope. All applications packages MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN Monday, March 17, 2008. Each envelope must be labeled with your YA ID. Applications with incomplete or missing information will not be considered.