The Jorge and Darlene Perez Scholars Scholarship is awarded to an Honors College student for their outstanding leadership experience within the South Florida community. The scholarship will be given to students demonstrating outstanding scholastic aptitude and accomplishments and, secondarily, financial need. Students must Fulfill annual Honors College engagement and service requirements. This scholarship is open to incoming first-year students and current FIU students. All students are strongly encouraged to get their application reviewed by a teacher, guidance counselor, advisor, or by the professionals at the FIU Writing Center to avoid spelling and grammatical errors and so that your application is as strong as possible. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.