Ricardo Salinas Scholarship Fund Expands Latino Participation in Aspen Institute Events and Programs

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program and Ricardo Salinas, president and founder of Mexico-based Grupo Salinas and Aspen Institute Trustee, are pleased to announce the Ricardo Salinas Scholars for the summer of 2016.

The Ricardo Salinas Scholarship Fund awards scholarships twice a year. Candidates need to apply to the program of their interest and if it's a good match the program will request the funds on behalf of the candidate.  A scholarship committee reviews all requests and makes selections. Questions regarding the Ricardo Salinas Scholarship Fund may be directed to Sarah Alvarez at [email protected].

"This scholarship seeks to increase Latino and Latin American participation in Aspen Institute programs, with the goal of creating awareness of the Latino community and its important contribution to American society," said Ricardo Salinas. "There are a lot of creative ideas that Latinos can share and we should not be left out of the conversation."

The Ricardo Salinas scholars will have the opportunity to attend policy and public programs such as the Ideas Festival, The Resnick Aspen Action Forum, Business & Society, Communications & Society, Spotlight Health, and the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, among others.

"Ricardo's generous contribution has enriched the experience for all program participants and the Aspen Institute," said Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson. "The opportunity to include different voices in these conversations has been transformational."

As a leading educational and policy studies organization, the Aspen Institute convenes a number of public events, policy roundtables, seminars, and other programs each year to foster leadership and encourage analysis, consensus building, and problem solving on a wide variety of issues. The Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program, aims to create broad awareness of the growth and importance of the Latino community to the future success of the United States and manages the Ricardo Salinas Foundation Scholarship Fund. 

Congratulations to all of the Ricardo Salinas Scholarship recipients for the summer period of 2016:

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute is based in Washington, DC; Aspen, Colorado; and on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It also has offices in New York City and an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.

The Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program (AILAS) is a policy program committed to increasing the understanding of, and improving outcomes for, the growing US Latino population and therefore, the nation. AILAS convenes meaningful dialogues among cross-sections of society with the goal of influencing more informed decision making, contributes to public awareness of Latino issues as America's issues, infuses the work of the Aspen Institute with Latino voices, faces and ideas, and develops Latino leadership capacity and networks. www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/latinos-society

Grupo Salinas (www.gruposalinas.com) is a group of dynamic, fast growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, building the Mexican middle class, and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com), Grupo Salinas operates as a management development and decision forum for the top leaders of member companies. These companies include: TV Azteca (www.tvazteca.com.mx; www.irtvazteca.com),  Azteca America (us.azteca.com), Grupo Elektra (www.grupoelektra.com.mx;  www.elektra.com), Banco Azteca (www.bancoazteca.com.mx), Advance America (www.advanceamerica.net), Afore Azteca (www.aforeazteca.com.mx), Seguros Azteca (www.segurosazteca.com.mx), Totalplay (www.totalplay.com.mx) and Enlace TP (enlacetp.mx). Each of the Grupo Salinas companies operates independently, with its own management, board of directors and shareholders. Grupo Salinas has no equity holdings.

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SOURCE The Aspen Institute