2022-2023 Scholarships
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $2,000
Gold Mountain Scholarship – High School
Eligibility:
- Identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI)
- Currently enrolled in high school as a senior attending college by Fall 2021
- First in immediate family to attend higher education
- If awarded, must provide Social Security Number or Employment Number
- May need to submit 2020 or 2021 tax return
- Not a child/dependent of OCA National staff, Executive Council, or Business Advisory Council members
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $2,500
Gold Mountain Scholarship – College
Eligibility:
- Identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI)
- Currently enrolled undergraduate starting senior year in Fall 2021
- First in immediate family to attend higher education
- Must provide SSN or Employment Number if awarded
- May need to submit 2020 or 2021 tax return
- Not a child/dependent of OCA National staff, Executive Council, or Business Advisory Council members
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $2,000
Fung Public Service Scholarship
Supports students pursuing Masters in Public Administration for public service careers
Eligibility:
- Identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI)
- Accepted to or currently in Masters of Public Administration program in 2021
- Not a child/dependent of OCA National staff, Executive Council, or Business Advisory Council
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $1,000
For Asian American students pursuing performing/visual arts, journalism, or mass communications
Eligibility:
- At least 25% Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity
- U.S. citizen, national or permanent resident
- High school senior or full-time college student in visual/performing arts
- Demonstrated leadership through community service
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Not a family member of Board members
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $1,500
Groundbreaker Leadership Scholarship
For Asian American students demonstrating exemplary leadership
Eligibility:
- At least 25% Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity
- U.S. citizen, national or permanent resident
- High school senior or full-time college student (all majors)
- Demonstrated visionary leadership
- Minimum 3.5 GPA
- Not a family member of Board members
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $1,000-$5,000
For Asian American students pursuing entrepreneurship
General Eligibility:
- At least 25% Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity
- U.S. citizen, national or permanent resident
- High school senior or full-time college student (all majors)
- Demonstrated leadership
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Not a family member of Board members
Specific Requirements:
- Own and operate a small business
- In business ≥1 year with revenue for past 6 months
- Provide business plan/website/social media
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $1,500
For Asian American students in fashion/graphic design
Eligibility:
- At least 25% Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity
- U.S. citizen, national or permanent resident
- High school senior or full-time college student in fashion/graphic design
- Demonstrated leadership
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Not a family member of Board members
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $5,000
Eligibility:
- Attending U.S. school (international students welcome)
- Full-time in architecture, engineering, construction, or design fields
- AAa/e member before application due date ($8 student membership)
- Must attend scholarship presentation if awarded
- Must participate in video clip for Awards Banquet
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $1,000
For Asian/Pacific students in ALA-accredited library/information science programs
Eligibility:
- Attending/admitted to ALA-accredited master's/doctoral program in library science
- Full-time or part-time
- Must be in library school by Fall 2021
- Asian/Pacific Islander heritage
- APALA member by deadline
- Cannot receive more than one APALA scholarship
- Recipient serves on Scholarship Committee next year
Deadline: March 25, 2022
Award: $1,000
Eligibility:
- Incoming freshman or current full-time undergraduate in 2022-23
- Student/parent employed at Asian-owned/Asian cuisine restaurant
- Any ethnicity
- Community advocacy for Asian American/immigrant/LGBTQ+ causes
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Financial need
- No citizenship requirement
Deadline: May 16, 2022
Award: $1,000
For graduate students in social sciences benefiting underserved communities
Eligibility:
- Graduate student in 2022-23
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Social sciences degree (economics preferred)
- Research benefiting socially/economically needy, especially Asian communities
- Preference for Asian heritage
- U.S. citizen/resident/foreign national
- Financial need
- Preference for students with similar journey to Dr. Hsiao
Deadline: January 26, 2022, 5 pm EST
Award: $2,500-$20,000
For underserved APIA students
Eligibility:
- Low socioeconomic status
- First-generation college student
- Represent APIA diversity (geographically/ethnically)
- Strong community service/leadership
- Solid academic achievements
Deadline: January 17, 2022
Award: $3,000 stipend
For students with unpaid public service internships in DC area
Eligibility:
- Currently enrolled student
- No citizenship requirement for internships (open to all for scholarships)
- Must have/applied to unpaid public service internship
Deadline: February 15, 2022
Award: Varies
For doctoral students in religion/theology/biblical studies
Eligibility:
- Latino/a, Asian-Pacific Islander or First Nations descent
- Full-time in Th.D./Ph.D. in religion/theology/biblical studies
- Finished coursework by September 1, 2022
- Dissertation stage must write full-time during fellowship
- Pre-dissertation must be past coursework but not ABD
- Not in D.Min. programs
- At accredited U.S./Canadian institution
- U.S./Canadian citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: March 21, 2022
Award: $3,000-$5,000
For Muslim students in policy-related fields
Eligibility:
- Muslim or active Muslim community member
- Enrolled at U.S. university by Fall
- Junior/senior undergraduate or graduate student
- Studying ISF-supported major (International Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, etc.)
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- U.S. citizen, DACA recipient, or permanent resident
Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023
Award: $500-$5,000
Eligibility:
- Korean heritage (parent/grandparent/great-grandparent or adopted from Korea)
- Full-time student in Mountain States region (CO, NE, KS, NM, WY) in 2021-22
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Financial need
Deadline: April 1, 2022
Award: Up to $10,000
Eligibility:
- At least one Asian grandparent (strong preference for Korean)
- Minimum 3.5 GPA
- Undergraduate study only
Deadline: Ended for 2022-2023, will update for 2023-2024
Award: Up to $90,000 ($25k stipend/year + 50% tuition up to $20k/year)
New American Status:
- Born in US to non-citizen parents OR
- Born abroad as naturalized citizen, green card holder, refugee/asylee, or DACA recipient who graduated US high school/college
Academic Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree by fall 2022
- Enrolled full-time in eligible graduate program for 2022-23
- Not in third year of program by October 2021 deadline
- Previous graduate degrees allowed
Age: ≤30 by application deadline
