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The Asian Pacific Fund offers 14 scholarship programs to help undergraduate and graduate students achieve their education goals. 

To apply for a scholarship administered by the Asian Pacific Fund, please complete the Common Application for Asian Pacific Fund scholarships and the additional academic and career questions for the program(s) to which you are applying.

Deadlines:

  • Yale Fellowship: January 30, 2012
  • Undergraduate and graduate scholarships: March 15, 2012
  • Jack and Jeanette Chu scholarship: September 10, 2012

 

Please click for detailed information on each scholarship.

Questions? Please e-mail scholarship@asianpacificfund.org.

Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund College Scholarship 

Background: 

  • Number of awards: 5
  • Amount: $5,000 (annual award)
  • Renewable? Yes
  • Total award: $20,000
  • Benefactors: The Family of Dado and Maria Banatao

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Grade level: Incoming freshman enrolled full-time at an accredited four year-college or university in 2012-13
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • Career: engineering, physical or biological sciences (excluding healthcare)
  • Ethnic heritage: Filipino heritage (at least 50%)
  • Financial need
  • Residency: Northern California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma or Stanislaus.  Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange or San Diego.

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Chin: Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Scholarship

Background:

  • Number of awards: up to 2
  • Amount: $1,000
  • Renewable? No, however past recipients may apply
  • Established in honor of Shui Kuen and Allen Chin

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Grade level: Incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate at a four-year college or university in 2012-13
  • Self or parent currently or formerly employed at an Asian-owned or Asian cuisine restaurant
  • Community advocacy and social justice work on behalf of Asian American, immigrant, gay and lesbian and/or other progressive causes
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • Financial need
  • Note: past scholarship recipients are eligible to apply

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Chu: Jack and Jeanette Chu Scholarship

Background:

  • Number of awards: 1-2
  • Amount: $2,500-5,000
  • Renewable? Yes, for a total of 2 years
  • Total award: $5,000-10,000

Eligibility:

  • Grade level: Incoming junior or junior transfer at UC Berkeley in 2012-13
  • Major: Business Administration at Haas School of Business
  • Career: Business
  • Ethnic heritage: Asian (at least 50%), preference given to students of Chinese heritage
  • Financial need ($100,000 maximum household income)
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • Preference given to students with record of community service

Note: The deadline for this scholarship is Monday, September 10, 2012.

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Equilar Scholars Program

Background: 

  • Number of awards: 1
  • Amount: $1,000
  • Renewable? Yes
  • Total award: up to $4,000
  • Established by Equilar

Eligibility Criteria:

  • University: University of California, Davis
  • Major: Economics, mathematics, science, statistics, business, finance or other related majors
  • Grade level: Incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate in 2012-13
  • Financial need
  • Residency: Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Marin county in California
  • Minimum GPA: 3.5 for incoming freshmen, 3.0 for current undergraduates

Note: This award alternates between UC Berkeley and UC Davis.

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

Hsiao Memorial Economics Scholarship

Background: 

  • Number of awards: 1
  • Amount: $1,000
  • Renewable? No
  • Established in honor of Liang-Lin Hsiao who was a professor of economics at Indiana State University

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Grade level: Graduate student attending US based college or university in 2012-13
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • Pursuing a graduate degree in economics
  • Career: preference given to students pursuing a career in academia (teaching or research)
  • Research/study topics: preference given to topics that benefit Asians or Asian Americans, especially those in social/economic need
  • Ethnic heritage: Asian heritage (at least 50%), preference to students of Chinese descent
  • Residency: U.S. citizen, resident or foreign national
  • Financial need

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Human Capital Scholarship

Background: 

  • Number of awards: 2
  • Amount: $1,500
  • Renewable? No

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Incoming freshman enrolled full-time in 2012-13
  • Minimum GPA: 2.7
  • First generation in the family to attend college
  • Attending any University of California campus
  • Major: preference given to liberal arts
  • Financial need
  • Ethnic heritage: African American, Asian American, Latino American or other heritage from an underrepresented group

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Lapiz Family Scholarship

Background: 

  • Number of awards: 2
  • Amount: $1,000
  • Renewable? Yes
  • Total award: up to $4,000
  • Established in honor of Apolonio and Arcadia Lapiz, who were farm workers

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Grade level: Incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate in 2012-13
  • University: University of California (any campus, preference given to Davis and Santa Cruz)
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • Farm worker or child of farm or migrant worker
  • Financial need
  • Any ethnic or racial background
  • Residency: US citizenship or permanent residency

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Philippine International Aid-Wells Fargo Scholarship

Background:

  • Number of awards: 4
  • Amount: $2,000
  • Renewable? Yes, for a total of 2 years

Eligibility:

  • Ethnic heritage: Filipino (at least 25%)
  • Grade level: Incoming freshman at an accredited four-year college or university in 2012-13
  • College/university: located in California
  • Minimum GPA: 2.75
  • Financial need
  • Status: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
  • Residency: San Francisco Bay Area, including Sacramento and Monterey counties (preference given to Daly City, San Bruno, Oakland, Union City, Richmond, Hercules and Pinole)

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Poon: Lauren C. Poon, MD Scholarship

Background: 

  • Number of awards: 1
  • Amount: $1,000
  • Renewable? No
  • Established in memory of Dr. Lauren C. Poon, physician, who grew up in the Castro Valley community.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Grade level: incoming freshman enrolled full-time at a four-year college or university in 2012-13
  • High School Graduate of Alameda County
  • Preference given to students from Castro Valley Hayward, San Leandro or San Lorenzo, CA
  • Career: medicine, public health or allied health field
  • Any ethnic background
  • Minimum GPA: 3.5
  • Financial need
  • Community service

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Sang Chul Lee and Donald O. Cameron Memorial Scholarship

Background: 

  • Number of awards: 2
  • Amount: One at $1,000 and one at $3,000
  • Renewable? Yes
  • Total award: $4,000 or $12,000
  • Established in memory of Sang Chul Lee and Donald O. Cameron

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Grade level: Incoming freshman enrolled full-time at an accredited four year-college or university or a community college with a strong commitment to transfer to a four-year institution in 2012-13
  • Residency: Alameda County in California
  • Any ethnic background
  • Minimum GPA: 3.2
  • Academic excellence
  • Financial need ($100,000 maximum household income)

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

Seguritan: Frederick and Demi Seguritan Scholarship

Background:

  • Number of awards: 1
  • Amount: $5,000 (annual award)
  • Renewable? Yes
  • Total award: $20,000
  • Benefactors: Frederick and Demi Seguritan

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Grade level: Incoming freshman enrolled full-time at an accredited four year-college or university in 2012-13
  • Interest: passion for business (not required to be business major)
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • Financial need
  • Residency: San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda or Santa Clara county in California
  • Community service
  • Ethnic heritage: First generation Asian American (that is, immigrants)

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Wong: Helen and L.S. Wong Memorial Scholarship 

Background: 

  • Number of awards: 1-4
  • Amount: $1,000-3,000
  • Renewable: Yes, for up to four years ($500 - $1,000)
  • Total each award: $2,500 - 6,000
  • To honor Helen and L.S. Wong, residents of the Fairfield-Suisun community

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Grade level: Incoming freshman enrolled full-time at an accredited four year-college/university or a community college in 2012-13
    • incoming community college students should have a strong commitment to transfer to a four-year institution
  • Minimum GPA: 2.8
  • Graduate of high school in the Fairfield-Suisun communities
  • Financial need
  • Ethnic heritage: Asian heritage (at least 50%)
  • Status: US citizenship or permanent residency

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Yuchengco: Maria Elena Yuchengco Memorial Journalism Scholarship

Background: 

  • Number of awards: 1-3
  • Amount: $1,000-3,000
  • Renewable? No
  • Established in honor of Maria Elena Yuchengco, who graduated summa cum laude from University of San Francisco and was instrumental in the founding of Filipinas Magazine.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Grade level: Incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate at an accredited four-year college or university in 2012-13
  • Major or Career: journalism
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • Ethnic heritage: Filipino (at least 50%)
  • Financial need
  • Status: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
  • Residency: San Francisco Bay Area

Note: additional writing sample required.

For complete eligibility criteria, additional academic and career questions and application checklist, please click here. For the Common Application, please click here.

 

Tina E. Yeh Community Service Memorial Fellowship (For current Yale students)

General Information:

  • Two $3,000 - 5,000 fellowship grants are available for Yale students who will intern for 10 weeks at a non-profit organization that serves Asians (in the U.S. or Canada). The host organization must be tax-exempt and have at least one paid full-time employee.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Yale undergraduate or recent graduate
  • Asian ethnic heritage (at least 50%)
  • Financial need

The deadline for this program has passed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Helen and L.S. Wong Scholarship: Extended Deadline May 13, 2011
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