APIASF Scholarship
Institution
Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
Deadline
Early January
Award
Amount: $2,500-$15,000
Award Number: n/a
GPA Required: 2.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale
Award Number: n/a
GPA Required: 2.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale
Field
None specified
Address
2025 M Street NW
Suite 610
Washington , DC 20036
Suite 610
Washington , DC 20036
Contact
Ethnicity
Asian American, Pacific Islander
Specifics
APIASF manages three scholarship programs:
- APIASF's General Scholarship
- APIASF Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander - Serving Institutions Scholarship Program
- Gates Millennium Scholars/Asian Pacific Islander Americans funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
APIASF provides scholarships to underserved AAPI students with a special focus on those who:
- Live at or below the poverty level, or are otherwise of low socioeconomic status;
- Are the first in their families to attend college;
- Are representative of the AAPI community's diversity, geographically and ethnically, especially those ethnicities that have been underrepresented on college campuses due to limited access and opportunity; and
- Have placed strong emphasis on community service and leadership as well as solid academic achievement.
- Be of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity as defined by the U.S. Census
- Be a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States. Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau are also eligible to apply
- Be enrolling as an undergraduate student in a U.S. accredited college or university in the Fall of 2014. Please read the scholarships by supporter details below for specific eligibility requirements regarding the academic standing required for each scholarship.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted) or have earned a GED
- Must apply for federal financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by February 15
- Submit one letter of recommendation online.