NATIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 
 

JOSEPH ADAMS SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP

Deadline: December 5, 2024

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Each year the SHH awards scholarships in the amounts of $2000 and $1000 to graduating senior class members of SHH who have shown evidence of high achievement in Spanish or Portuguese throughout high school. Only one application per chapter will be accepted for each award.

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Click here to view the 2024-2025 Joseph Adams Senior Scholarship instructions.

Click here to download the Senior Scholarship Signatures form.

Click here to access the Joseph Adams Senior Scholarship application.

Click here to review the scoring rubric.

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BERTIE GREEN JUNIOR TRAVEL AWARD

Deadline: December 5, 2024

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Each year travel awards are awarded to high school juniors who are members of SHH. The students travel to a country or region of the Spanish-speaking world; the departure date for the trip is generally scheduled for mid-July. In 2025, the SHH will award 18 students a trip to the Dominican Republic. The trip will be July 7-14, 2025. Only one SHH application per chapter is accepted for each award.

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Click here to view the 2024-2025 Bertie Green Junior Travel Award instructions.

Click here to download the Junior Travel Award parent & sponsor signature page.

Click here to access the Bertie Green Junior Travel Award application.

Click here to review the 2025 Dominican Republic trip itinerary.

Click here to review the scoring rubric.

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BEST OF ALBRICIAS AWARDS

For each issue, a selection committee will choose the most outstanding contributions to Albricias in the categories of poetry, prose, and art/photography. Winners in each category will receive a check in the following amounts in recognition of their contribution to the journal: first place ($250), second place ($100), and third place ($50).

Click here for submission details.

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CHAPTER STUDENT AWARDS

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The following certificates are available at no charge for chapter sponsors to award at their discretion. These certificates are to honor your members, but they do not take the place of membership dues, which must be purchased yearly for each new initiate.

PREMIO DE HONOR

Application Deadline for names to be published: May 1, 2025

Sponsors of active chapters may award the Premio de Honor to the best graduating senior member of the chapter. Each chapter may submit one student to receive the Premio de Honor, free of charge. Applications are accepted year-round. Names submitted by May 1 will be published online. (See Past Winners) Please allow three weeks for membership verification and processing.

Click here for the 2023-2024 Application.

NOTE: It may take up to three weeks to process a Premio de Honor application.

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CERTIFICADOS DE EXCELENCIA / CERTIFICADOS DE EXCELÊNCIA

Sponsors of active chapters may award the Certificado de Excelencia / Certificado de Excelência to initiated members, winners in the National Spanish and Portuguese Examinations, or to the initiated member who has achieved the highest grade point average in Spanish or Portuguese for that school year. The number awarded is limited to 10% of current chapter initiates. Certificates are updated for 2024.

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SPANISH

Lined Border - This should be printed on card stock or parchment paper.
No Border - This certificate can be printed on certificate paper with a pre-printed border.

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PORTUGUESE

Lined Border - This should be printed on card stock or parchment paper.
No Border - This certificate can be printed on certificate paper with a pre-printed border.

CERTIFICADOS POR SERVICIOS / CERTIFICADOS POR SERVIÇOS

Sponsors of active chapters may award the Certificado por Servicios / Certificado por Serviços to recognize initiated members who have rendered meritorious service to their Chapter. The number awarded is limited to 10% of current chapter initiates. Certificates are updated for 2024.

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SPANISH

Lined Border - This should be printed on card stock or parchment paper.
No Border - This certificate can be printed on certificate paper with a pre-printed border.

PORTUGUESE

Lined Border - This should be printed on card stock or parchment paper.
No Border - This certificate can be printed on certificate paper with a pre-printed border.

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