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Hispanic College Quiz 2013

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The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and Central City Productions are once again partnering on the “Hispanic College Quiz” show series. Applications from HACU-member institutions in the U.S. are currently being accepted.

The “Hispanic College Quiz” features Hispanic college students answering a series of multiple-choice questions on Latino history. This year's series will consist of four half-hour quiz shows that will air across the country, September 15 – October 15, 2013, during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Student must be an undergraduate student attending a HACU-member institution in the U.S. 
  • Only one student per institution is eligible to participate.
  • Entry should be submitted by the individual who will serve as the coach for the student or a university administrator/representative. Only one entry per institution will be considered.
  • Online application must be submitted at www.hacu.net by May 3, 2013.

Selection Details:

  • Participants will be announced on June 5th. 
  • Central City Productions will randomly select nine to twelve entries from HACU–member institutions in the U.S. 
  • From those institutions selected, one student and one coach/advisor will be flown, at the expense of Central City Productions, to Chicago for the taping in August.
  • The 2013 taping will take place on the weekend of August 24th. Flights will be booked for a Friday departure and a Sunday return date. 
  • Two copies of the Hispanic College Quiz study guide will be provided to study for the quiz show.  
  • The show will be broadcast on English-language television stations.
  • Selected students and their coach will be provided with hotel accommodations, per diem and ground transportation in Chicago. 
  • The finalist will receive scholarship funds for their current college education.
  • A conference call for all competing schools will be scheduled with all coaches to go over the rules of the quiz show, the game play and the study guide, as well as to answer any questions that coaches and administration may have.

The HACU contact for the program is Norma Jean Revilla-Garcia