LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Los Angeles professional soccer team Chivas USA has formed a partnership with the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles to give $50,000 for need-based scholarships for Mexican and Mexican-American students at Loyola Marymount University this year. 

The new Chivas USA/IME Becas Scholarship Fund is a joint venture between the team's nonprofit foundation, Fundacion Chivas de Corazon, which is donating $25,000, and the Mexican government's IME Becas program, which is donating $25,000 in matching funds. The IME Becas program is a government fund that provides money to Mexican citizens and their descendants to attend colleges and universities abroad.

Alicia Mendoza, senior manager of Business Development for Chivas USA, said that starting this year, the team will donate a minimum of $25,000 from the proceeds of its annual golf tournament to provide scholarships at selected colleges and universities.

This is also the first year of a multi-year commitment between Chivas USA and the consulate to provide scholarship money for deserving students.

The Chivas USA's 6^th annual Charity Golf Tournament will take place on Oct. 22 at the Rancho Park Los Angeles Golf Club.

About Loyola Marymount University
Located between the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive university offering 60 major programs, 36 master's degrees and a doctoral degree in education from four colleges, two schools and Loyola Law School. Founded in 1911, LMU is ranked third in "Best Regional Universities/West" by U.S. News & World Report. LMU is the largest Jesuit Catholic university for undergraduates on the West Coast with more than 5,900 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. For more LMU news and events, please visit www.lmu.edu/news.

SOURCE Loyola Marymount University