CCSF Asian Coalition Scholarship Finder

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Asian American Architects and Engineers	The Asian American Architects and Engineers (AAAE) was founded in 1978 by Bay Area design professionals with the goal of increasing opportunities for Asian Americans in the design and engineering fields. The mission of AAAE is to represent Asian American design professionals and speak with one voice on issues affecting its membership, the profession, and the community as a whole. To inspire future architects and engineers, the AAAE is reaching out to local academia to recognize outstanding achievements in budding professionals and to assist in their development. Go Back
Asian American Journalists Association	"Every year AAJA offers scholarships to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. Students are selected based on the following criteria:commitment to the field of journalism; sensitivity to Asian American and Pacific Islander issues; journalistic ability; scholastic ability; financial need. Since its inception, AAJA has awarded more than $1 Million in scholarships and internships to more than 500 students pursuing a career in journalism." Go Back
Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund	The Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is a new national organization devoted solely to the financial scholarship needs of Asian and Pacific Islander American students. Go Back
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center	"Each year, the Queer Asian & Pacific Islander Pride Scholarship Fund will award scholarships totaling $16,000 to deserving applicants. “The goal of this landmark scholarship program is to help eradicate the isolation, invisibility, homophobia and heterosexism faced by thousands of Asian and Pacific Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth living in the Bay Area and beyond...” Go Back
Asian Pacific American Heritage Council	"The Asian Pacific American Heritage Council (APAHC), a non-profit IRS approved 501(c)3 organization, is proud to announce the establishment of scholarships for studies in the fields of business, education, finance, law, public service/administration, or science/engineering. Competition for the scholarships is open to all children of Asian Pacific Americans who are seniors in high school and for students matriculating at a college or university." Go Back
Asian Pacific Women's Network Scholarship	Four scholarships available. Applicants: may be immigrants, including refugees, who desire to pursue higher education or ESL; individuals who return to school after raising children or are changing careers; undergraduates or graduates in college, universities, trade, or technical schools. Applicant must be a woman of Asian or Pacific Island ancestry and a Southern California resident. AGENCY/ADDRESS Asian Pacific Women's Network Scholarship Committee P.O. Box 86995 Los Angeles, CA 90086 (213) 891-6040 Go Back
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies: Internships	Every summer, APAICS invites a group of exceptional college students from across the nation to experience working in Congress and federal agencies. In addition, the interns attend briefings with members of Congress, networking events with other interns from other national Asian Pacific Islander American organizations, and also participate in joint activities with the Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucus Institutes. Go Back
CANFIT: California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program	Undergraduate and graduate scholarships are available for African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander or Latino/Hispanic students expressing financial need to study nutrition, physical education, or culinary arts in the state of California. Checks will be mailed to the educational institution and are to be used toward tuition and fees. Go Back
Chinese American Citizens Alliance Foundation	The primary endeavor of the Foundation is to award academic scholarships to worthy college students of Chinese descent. The Foundation granted its first scholarships in 1971, each worth $500. Today, the Foundation has grown to include six endowed scholarships of $1000 each. Applicants must be available for an in-person interview in Los Angeles to be scheduled in July/August. In general, the scholarships are open to undergraduate students of Chinese descent who is going to be a Junior in the Fall, and they must attend a California college or university. Go Back
Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership	"Internship And Fellowship Programs For Asian Pacific Americans Interested in Public Policy " Go Back
George Choy Memorial/Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) Scholarship	The purpose of the George Choy Memorial/Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) scholarship is to provide financial assistance to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) entering their first or second year of post-secondary education. The maximum grant award is currently $1,000. Go Back
Japanese American Citizens Alliance	The JACL began its National Scholarship and Awards Programin 1946. The JACL recognizes education as a key to greater opportunities for its members and therefore offers over 30 awards, with an annual total of over $60,000 in scholarships to qualified students nationwide. The National Scholarship and Awards Program offers scholarships to entering freshman, undergraduate, graduate, law, and creative & performing arts students. The National Scholarship and Awards Program also offers a student aid award. All scholarships are one-time awards. Go Back
Korean American Scholarship Foundation	"Helping the need the financial needs of Korean American students." Go Back
Lagrant Foundation	THE LAGRANT FOUNDATION is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to increase the number of ethnic minorities in the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations by providing scholarships, career development workshops, professional development, mentors and internships to African Americans, American Indians/Native Americans, Asian Pacific Americans and Hispanics/Latinos. Our goal is to open the proverbial “door” for minorities by providing the necessary resources and tools not commonly available to many minorities entering the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations.
National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education	The National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education (NAAPAE) invites high school seniors, and college juniors and seniors to participate in its scholarship program. In spring 2005, NAAPAE will award up to two $500 scholarships to high school seniors, and up to two $1,000 scholarships to college junior/seniors. The recipients will be students who (A) are of Asian or Pacific Islander descent; and (B) are actively involved in extracurricular activities in school; and (C) have outstanding academic records; and (D) are young leaders who show concern and commitment to Asian/Pacific communities. Scholarship recipients must be citizens of the United States or Canada or be resident aliens.
Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund	" In 1980, nearly forty years after the wartime incarceration of the West Coast Japanese, a small group of New England Nisei established the Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund (NSRCF). The Nisei ("second-generation," American-born descendants of Japanese immigrants) created the NSRCF to pay tribute to the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council (NJASRC), an organization of religious groups and educators that had helped the Nisei students leave the camps to continue their college educations during the difficult war years. The founders of the NSRCF resolved to commemorate both the evacuation and the generosity of people who reached across race differences and wartime hatred to offer a helping hand. "
Organization of Chinese Americans	"Recognizing the lack of access to quality education and resources for underserved communities, including the Asian Pacific American (APA) community, OCA is known as a leading organization in administering scholarships for APA students." Go Back
Pacific Islander Community Council: Scholarship Listings	The Pacific Islander Community Council in an effort to assist Pacific Island students to access higher education and increase the number of college and university graduates nation-wide, has complied the following scholarship resource material. We than all who so willingly provided the Council with this information and are pleased to pass the material on to all interested parties. We hope that by informing Pacific Islander students of these wonderful opportunities, we will meet our goal in seeing an increase at the matriculation and graduation levels of higher education in a variety of disciplines and at as many level as possible. Although the list is not inclusive of all available funding resources, it does provide a basis for a good start in the right direction. Go Back
United Methodist Loan & Scholarship Programs	" The United Methodist Scholarship and Loan Programs are a churchwide educational service providing scholarships and loans to help supplement the financial needs of today's students. Funding for these scholarships and loans are provided through offerings, wills, annuities, and other designated gifts."
UPS and Organization of Chinese Americans "Gold Mountain Scholarship"	"The Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc. (OCA) has been provided with funding from the UPS Foundation to fund the OCA-UPS Gold Mountain Scholarships for Asian Pacific Americans (APA) who are the first persons in their family to attend an institution of higher education. Chinese immigrants looked upon America as a mountain of golden opportunities to make a better life for themselves and their families." Go Back
US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce	SCHOLARSHIPS - FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce’s Asian American Scholarship Fund was established in 1989 to provide financial assistance to Asian American high school seniors who have demonstrated scholastic achievements, financial need and will pursue post-secondary education at an accredited educational institution in the United States. SCHOLARSHIPS - FOR COLLEGE SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS SODEXHO PAN ASIAN NETWORK GROUP SCHOLARSHIP Go Back