{"id":40828,"date":"2025-11-18T17:57:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=40828"},"modified":"2025-11-19T06:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:57:02","slug":"mas-family-scholarships-accepting-applications-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mas-family-scholarships-accepting-applications-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mas Family Scholarships Accepting Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications for the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/masfamilyscholarships.org\/apply\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mas Family Scholarships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are open until Jan. 31.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scholarship, which awards up to $8,000 annually, aims to support the educational development of young Cuban Americans. 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