Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund

Award details

Scholarships at APIA Scholars are open to AANHPI undergraduate students attending U.S. accredited colleges or universities. Scholarship amounts range from $2,500 one-year awards to $20,000 multi-year awards. APIA Scholars has a special focus on supporting AANHPI students who live at or below the poverty line; are in the first generation of their family to attend college; are representative of the AANHPI community’s diversity, (geographically and ethnically), especially those ethnicities that have been underrepresented on college campuses due to limited access and opportunity.

Eligibility

All applicants must:

• Be able to describe their ethnicity, heritage, or ancestry in relation to the countries, territories, or lands in Asia and/or the Pacific Islands.
• 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 or continuing enrollment as an undergraduate student in a U.S. accredited college or university in Fall 2025. Full-time and part-time degree-seeking students are eligible.

Award timeline

Deadline: January 15th , 2025