Vision:
Los Seis and their visions are never forgotten and are fulfilled.
Mission:
The intent of the Los Seis Memorial Scholarship Fund is to support any student whose background would bring economic, racial or ethnic parity representation to the student body at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Recipients, as students and throughout their professional and/or personal work, create a just society by recognizing unjust infrastructure and restructuring it so that it works equitably for all.
This scholarship exists in honor and memory of Una Jaakola, Reyes Martínez and Neva Romero, who died on May 27, 1974, after a car bomb exploded at Chautauqua Park, and Francisco Dougherty, Heriberto Terán and Florencio Granado, who died on May 29, 1974, after a second car bomb exploded near 28th and Canyon, also injuring Antonio Alcántar. These individuals were fighting for parity representation and inclusion of Chicano students and other students of color at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Qualifications and criteria for applying:
- Must be a current incoming student at CU
- GPA requirements: minimum for acceptance to CU
- Pursuing at least a four-year degree in any discipline at CU
- Mentor/mentee agreement – recipient agrees to be mentored by The BUENO Center
- Agrees to follow-up with administrators of the scholarship 5 years after graduation, or if student departs from CU for any other reason, follow-up upon departure
Application requirements:
In addition to meeting the above, applicant must submit a 500-word essay (single spaced, 12 point non-cursive font, one inch margins) that responds to all of the following questions:
- What do you know about Los Seis?
- How do you find their stories inspiring?
- What aspirations do you have that relate to their visions?
- Upon finishing your studies, how do you plan on serving your community?