Application Opens: November 1st, 2024
Scholarship Application and Submission Deadline: March 1st, 2025
Scholarship Recipient’s Selected: August 1, 2025
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Omar Hazyl Diaz
May 30, 1990 – October 24, 2021
We Get It Foundation is proud to present the Hazyl Diaz Scholarship for the Arts, a scholarship that promotes music, martial arts, and soccer. Hazyl Diaz was a son, a brother, and a friend to many. He enjoyed a close connection with and was lovingly referred to as Uncle Hazyl by the Founder of our Teen Ambassador’s program, an Autistic youth in our organization.
All who knew Hazyl or had the opportunity to meet him regarded him as the brightest light in the room. His laughter was heard a mile away and he always met each and every opportunity and adversity with positive intention. He was a proponent for acceptance in the Neurodiverse community and spoke often about inclusion and change. Among the many things Hazyl loved to do, he spent many years playing soccer, he was a DJ, and he was a Mixed Martial Artist. Therefore, this scholarship encompasses all three of his truest loves and keeps his dreams and his legacy alive.
The Scholarships
The Hazyl Diaz Scholarship for the Arts awards a grant paid directly to the institution of learning for musical instrument lessons or Disc Jockey training. This grant may also be used to purchase an instrument or DJ equipment if that is the intention of the applicant and so stated when the applicant is applying.
The Hazyl Diaz Scholarship for the Arts awards a grant paid directly to the institution of learning for lessons in any style of Martial Arts that the applicant so chooses. This grant could also be used to purchase uniforms or equipment if that is the intention of the applicant and so stated when the applicant is applying.
The Hazyl Diaz Scholarship for the Arts awards a grant paid directly to a high school soccer team, the institution in which they learn, or toward the purchase of uniforms or equipment. If chosen, We Get It Foundation will also provide a small patch bearing Hazyl Diaz’s name to be worn in tribute on the sleeve of the uniform for the duration of the season.
Eligibility Requirements for Music and Martial Arts Categories
I. The individual interested in lessons or the purchase of equipment must be a resident of any of the 50 United States, District of Columbia or US Territories.
II. The individual interested in lessons or the purchase of equipment must be a Neurodiverse individual.
Eligibility Requirements for Soccer Team Category
I. Applicant must have prior approval from the Lead Coach of the team to apply for the Hazyl Diaz Scholarship of the Arts on behalf of the soccer team.
II. The soccer team must flyer in the Special Education Department classrooms on campus during tryouts and must make a reasonable effort to promote the inclusion and acceptance of Neurodiverse people on their team. If the soccer team has already completed tryouts prior to learning about our scholarship, the team must make a reasonable effort to invite the Special Education Department students to their soccer games.
III. The soccer team and school must be located within any of the 50 United States, District of Columbia or US Territories.
Terms and Conditions
I. There are no age requirements for our music or martial arts scholarships.
II. Unless noted otherwise, you must be a U.S. resident to be considered for We Get It Foundation’s Hazyl Diaz Scholarship for the Arts award.
III. Winners of the scholarships will sign a press release, waiver of liability, and a short-term confidentiality agreement prior to receiving the award. The short-term confidentiality agreement ends when We Get It Foundation publicly announces the recipients.
IV. Winning soccer team must agree to wear a small sleeve patch upon their uniforms provided by We Get It Foundation bearing Hazyl Diaz’s name. This will only be worn for the duration of the season unless the team decides to extend the wearing of the patch.
V. If the winners of the scholarship choose not to accept the awards or fail to respond in a timely manner after being selected to receive the awards, We Get It Foundation reserves the right to rescind the award and award it to another applicant.
VI. Applicants must also submit a written statement telling us why you should be chosen to receive this scholarship and what music, soccer, or martial arts means to you. If applicant is unable to provide a written statement, you may ask a family member or a friend to write the statement for you. If unable to do both, you may submit a statement in the form of a video or an audio. Written, video, or audio submissions are to be sent to info@yeswegetit.com
VII. (Optional) We would love to see a picture of our proposed scholarship candidate or team, but only if that’s something you would like to send, this is not mandatory. Submissions of photographs are to be sent to info@yeswegetit.com
If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact We Get It Foundation at least 72 hours in advance of the application deadline at info@yeswegetit.com
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