1. “What does being an "Unstoppable Mujer" mean to you, and how has it shaped your goals?”

2. Describe a challenge you have overcome and how it helped you discover your purpose.

3. What legacy do you hope to leave through your education, leadership, or service to others?

Essay Guidelines: Length: 450–500 words – Typed, double-spaced, 12-point font (Times New Roman or Arial) – Essay must be written in English – Include a separate cover sheet with your name, school, year, and contact info.

Important Rules: Essays must be the student’s original work – Use of AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, GrammarlyGO) is prohibited – Submissions will be scanned through an AI detection program – Plagiarized or AI-generated essays will be disqualified

By applying for the Scholarship and/or accepting the scholarship award, the applicant and/or recipient agrees to the following terms and conditions. Failure to abide by any of the following terms and conditions shall result in either disqualification of the Scholarship award or termination of the Scholarship award.

1. All application submissions shall become the property of the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce regardless if the applicant is awarded the Scholarship. In addition, the applicant agrees to execute a Consent and Release Form and further agrees that CCHCC and its subsidiaries may release the application and the information contained therein to its agents, contractors and related third parties for the purposes set forth below

2. Upon the submission of the application by applicant or the award of the scholarship and recipient’s acceptance, The Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, including their subsidiaries as well as its agents, and others working for it on its behalf or at its direction and their respective licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right to use and republish the submitted application or any of its content; it may reference and acknowledge the recipient’s name and authorship of the application; and may use recipient's name, image and likeness, for any purpose relating to the scholarship, including but not limited to, any promotional materials, internal sites, external company sites, press releases and social media

3. Recipients must continue to meet all admission and educational requirements for the college and university that they are attending. Scholarship funds may only be used toward a bachelor's, master or doctoral degree. Non-degree single courses, and certificate programs, are not covered by the Scholarship(s)

4. During the term of the Scholarship(s), the recipient(s) shall notify CCHCC immediately if he/she is convicted of a crime, excluding traffic offenses. Recipient acknowledges that said conviction may impact this Scholarship in the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Latina Women’s Conference Scholarship committee’s sole discretion

5. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that he/she will not portray CCHCC, The Latina Women’s Conference or any affiliates in a negative, harmful, disparaging, offensive or otherwise inappropriate manner or associate the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Latina Women’s Conference or any affiliates in any way with content related to tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs or sexually explicit material or engage in conduct that is immoral or illegal that results in a criminal conviction

6. These terms and conditions are in addition to any other terms and conditions set forth in any other part of this document. Any necessary determination, or clarification, as to the interpretation or to the application of a particular term shall be made by the selection committee officials in their sole discretion. Furthermore, the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Latina Women’s Conference reserves the right in their sole discretion to make any changes or modifications to the Scholarship(s), including but not limited to, the criteria, the selection process, the deadline dates, and the terms and conditions

7. There will be no exceptions to these terms and conditions unless otherwise approved in writing by the Scholarship selection committee

8. Any violation of these scholarship terms and conditions will result in disqualification of the Scholarship(s) and/or termination of the Scholarship(s) award. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that he/she shall have no right to appeal or contest the decision of to terminate the scholarship(s) as set forth herein. Any unused portion of the Scholarship will be returned to the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

9. In the event that any provision of the scholarship(s) terms and conditions shall be held void, voidable, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect

10. APPLICANT/RECIPIENT HEREBY AGREES TO RELEASE THE Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Latina Women’s Conference AND THEIR AFFILIATES, AS WELL AS EACH OF THEIR OFFICER, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, SERVANTS, DIRECTORS (“THE RELEASED PARTIES”), FROM DAMAGES, LOSSES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF EARNINGS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF WAGES), COSTS, EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCLUDING CLAIMS OF DAMAGES OR INJURY TO PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FURTHER AGREE TO RELEASE THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, AND WHETHER OR NOT CONCEALED OR HIDDEN, WHICH I MAY NOW HAVE OR MAY HEREINAFTER HAVE AGAINST THE RELEASED PARTIES RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION PROCESS, OR FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION BY THE RELEASED PARTIES