Summer Fellows live in apartments in San Marcos, Texas, a 12 minute drive from NHI in Maxwell. San Marcos is a small university town of about 31,000 people, located in the heart of Central Texas. On a small scale, San Marcos offers all the services of large cities including restaurants, local recreation, site-seeing, tubing, cinemas, malls, and gift shops. Financing the Lopez Fellowship Meeting the cost of a summer internship involves a shared approach to financing. The National Hispanic Institute covers all Fellow training and management, materials, expenses while at programs, and living quarters in San Marcos.
Fellows carpool together to cover transportation to and from work.
Students should be prepared to ask for an official transcript, write an essay, and include insurance information on their applications. NHI welcomes inquiries about late admissions in the spring. Please call for more information.