Amount: $1,000. About: Offered by the Asian Pacific Fund, the Chin: Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Scholarship is an annual award of $1,000 to up to two students at a two-year community college or four-year college/university. Applicants must be incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate at a two-year community college or four-year college/university in the upcoming academic year, who is (or whose parent is) currently or formerly employed at an Asian-owned or Asian cuisine restaurant. Additionally, applicants must have an ethnic heritage; meet a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement; demonstrate financial need; and have experience in community advocacy and social justice work on behalf of Asian American, immigrant, gay and lesbian and/or other progressive causes. There is no citizenship status requirement.
Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student
Eligible Majors: All majors
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Deadline: Application is currently closed. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.