Fastweb Highlights Scholarship Opportunities for Hispanic Students

In commemoration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Fastweb (www.fastweb.com), the leading website for scholarship and financial aid information and a member of the Monster Worldwide network, is shining the spotlight on scholarship opportunities for Hispanic students.

National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the contributions Hispanic Americans have made to American society and culture. Since 1988, it has been observed from September 15 through October 15 to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans with ancestors that came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Additionally, it honors five of our Central American neighbors who celebrate their independence in September.

Fastweb’s new online resource, Scholarships for Hispanic and Latino Students, features a collection of outstanding scholarship programs for students of Hispanic heritage. Opportunities are available for existing college and graduate students, as well as students who are college-bound. Applications are now open for these key opportunities:

HACU-IES Abroad Scholarship – Award $5,000, undergraduate opportunity
Rixio Medina and Associates Hispanics in Safety Scholarship – Award $4,000, undergraduate opportunity
APS Minorities Scholarship Program – Award $3,000, undergraduate opportunity
McKnight Doctoral Fellowship – Award $12,000, graduate opportunity
La Unidad Latina Foundation Scholarship – Award $1,000, graduate opportunity

Students can utilize the scholarship matching features on Fastweb.com to include heritage in their profiles in order to identify more scholarship opportunities where they qualify. View more scholarships opportunities for Hispanic Students here.

About Fastweb:

Fastweb, a top site in the Monster Worldwide (NYSE:MWW) network, is the nation's recognized leader in helping students pay for school, by providing scholarship and financial aid information, as well as information on jobs and internships. One out of three college-bound seniors use the site, and more than 50 million users have benefitted from Fastweb’s information and services. Fastweb lets students create personalized profiles that can be matched against its expansive databases of colleges and scholarships. As the oldest and most popular free online scholarship matching service, the database has more than 1.5 million scholarships totaling over $3.4 billion. To learn more about Fastweb, visit www.fastweb.com and follow on Twitter at @PayingForSchool.

About Monster Worldwide

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW), is the global leader in successfully connecting job opportunities and people. Monster uses the world's most advanced technology to help people Find Better, matching job seekers to opportunities via digital, social and mobile solutions including monster.com®, our flagship website, and employers to the best talent using a vast array of products and services. As an Internet pioneer, more than 200 million people have registered on the Monster Worldwide network. Today, with operations in more than 40 countries, Monster provides the broadest, most sophisticated job seeking, career management, recruitment and talent management capabilities globally. For more information visit monster.com/about.