Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $2000

https://www.ocanational.org/gold-mountain-scholarship-high-school

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI).
• Applicants must currently be enrolled in high school, be classified as a senior, and will be attending college by Fall 2021.
• Applicants must be the first in their immediate family to attend an institution of higher learning.
• If awarded this scholarship, applicants must be able to provide a Social Security Number or Employment Number.
• If awarded a scholarship, applicants may be required to submit either a 2020 or 2021 tax return.
• Applicants must not be a child or dependent of:
  • an OCA National staff member,
  • OCA Executive Council member,
  • or OCA Business Advisory Council member.

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $2500

https://www.ocanational.org/gold-mountain-scholarship-for-rising-college-seniors

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI).
• Applicants must currently be enrolled as an undergraduate student.
• Applicants must be starting their senior year during the Fall 2021 term.
• Applicants must be the first in their immediate family to attend an institution of higher learning.
• Applicants must be able to provide a Social Security Number or Employment Number if they are awarded this scholarship.
• If awarded a scholarship, applicants may be required to submit either a 2020 or 2021 tax return.
• Applicants must not be a child or dependent of:
  • an OCA National staff member,
  • OCA Executive Council member,
  • or OCA Business Advisory Council member.

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $2,000

https://www.ocanational.org/public-service-scholarship 

The S.Y. & S.F. Fung Public Service Scholarship Fund aims to support this work by awarding financial aid to students pursuing a Masters Degree in Public Administration and who intend to pursue a career in public service.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Scholars must identify as an Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI).
• Scholars must have an acceptance letter from a Masters of Public Administration program and intend to pursue, or are currently pursuing, this degree in 2021
• Scholars must not be a child or dependent of:
  • an OCA National staff,
  • an OCA Executive Council member,
  • or OCA Business Advisory Council.

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $1,000

http://againstthegrainproductions.com/atg-artistic-scholarship/

The Against The Grain Artistic Scholarship provides financial assistance and promotion of Asian American college students pursuing a major in the performing, visual arts, journalism and/or mass communications.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be of at least 25% Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity
• Must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S.
• Must be either a high school senior or a college student currently enrolled fulltime at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university and must be a full- time, associate/bachelor/master degree seeking student by the upcoming academic calendar year and pursuing a major in the visual/performing arts (film, theatre, fashion, photography, graphic design, dance, music, journalism, mass communications, etc.)
• Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted)
• Family members of Board members are ineligible

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $1,500

http://againstthegrainproductions.com/groundbreaker-leadership-scholarship/

The Against The Grain Groundbreaker Leadership Scholarship provides financial assistance and promotion of Asian American college seniors and graduate students who have exhibited exemplary leadership, vision, and passion that is blazing a trail for others to follow and changing lives in the Asian American community.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be of at least 25% Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity
• Must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S.
• Must be either a high school senior or a college student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university and must be a full- time, associate/bachelor/master degree seeking student by the upcoming academic calendar year
• Scholarship is open to students of all majors
• Have demonstrated visionary leadership abilities through innovative means
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted)
• Family members of Board members are ineligible

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $1,000 - 5,000

http://againstthegrainproductions.com/lily-pabilona-emerging-entrepreneur-scholarship/

The Lily Pabilona Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship recognizes Asian American high school, graduate and post-graduate students pursuing a career in entrepreneurship. 

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be of at least 25% Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity
• Must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S.
• Must be either a high school senior or a college student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university and must be a full- time, associate/bachelor/master degree seeking student by the upcoming academic calendar year
• Scholarship is open to students of all majors
• Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted)
• Family members of Board members are ineligible

Specific Eligibility Requirements:

• Must own and operate a small business
• Must have been in business for at least one year and generating revenue for at least the past six consecutive months
• Must provide a business plan and/or a link to business website along with all relevant social media accounts

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $1,500

http://againstthegrainproductions.com/livelikelyly-memorial-scholarship/

In honor of Lyly Koenig Koenig Mendez, the #LiveLikeLyly Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance and promotion of Asian American college students pursuing a major in fashion and/or graphic design.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be of at least 25% Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity
• Must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S.
• Must be either a high school senior or a college student currently enrolled fulltime at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university and must be a full- time, associate/bachelor/master degreeseeking student by the upcoming academic calendar year and pursuing a major in fashion or graphic design.
• Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted)
• Family members of Board members are ineligible

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $5,000

https://www.aaae.ngo/scholarship/apply-scholarship/

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be attending a U.S. high school / trade school / college / university. International students are welcome!
• You must be full-time student working towards a degree or interested in one of the following professions:
  • Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning and Urban Design
  • Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering
  • Construction or Construction Management
  • Interior Design
• You must be an AAa/e member before the application due date. AAa/e Student membership is only $8.00. Apply for AAa/e membership at: www.aaaesc.org/membership_join
• If awarded, you are required to be present at a scholarship presentation.
• If awarded, you must be available to participate in the filming of a short video clip to be shown at the Awards Banquet.

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $1,000

https://www.apalaweb.org/awards/apala-scholarship/

The APALA Scholarship will provide financial assistance to a student of Asian or Pacific background who is enrolled in, or has been accepted into, a master’s or doctoral degree program in library and/or information science at a school accredited by the American Library Association (ALA).

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicant must be attending or admitted into a master’s degree or doctoral program in library and/or information science at a school accredited by ALA. Students pursuing archives and other information studies concentrations are also eligible to apply.
• Applicant may be either a full-time or part-time student.
• Applicant must be in library school by Fall 2021.
• Applicant must be of Asian/Pacific Islander heritage.
• Applicant must be an APALA member in good standing by application deadline.
• Recipient may not receive more than one APALA scholarship award.
• Recipient will serve on the Scholarship Committee the following year.

Deadline: March 25, 2022

Award(s): $1,000

https://asianpacificfund.org/what-we-do/scholarships/apply-for-scholarship/#chin

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Grade level: Incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate at a two-year community college or four-year college/university in 2022-23
• Student or parent currently/formerly employed at an Asian-owned or Asian cuisine restaurant
• Any ethnic heritage
• Community advocacy and social justice work on behalf of Asian American, immigrant, gay and lesbian and/or other progressive causes
• Minimum GPA: 3.0
• Financial need
• No citizenship status requirement

Deadline: May 16, 2022

Award(s): $1,000

http://asianpacificfund.org/what-we-do/scholarships/apply-for-scholarship/#hsiao

The Hsiao Memorial Social Sciences Scholarship was established in honor of Liang-Lin Hsiao who was a professor of economics at Indiana State University.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Grade level: Graduate student attending US based college or university in 2022-23
• Minimum GPA: 3.0
• Pursuing a graduate degree in the social sciences, economics preferred but not required
• Research/study topics: preference given to topics that benefit those in social/economic need, especially Asian and Asian American communities
• Ethnic heritage: preference for Asian heritage though not required
• Residency: US citizen, resident or foreign national
• Financial need
• Preference given to those whose journey parallels Dr. Hsiao’s who struggled to obtain his education in the midst of financial uncertainty as a young graduate student from China. He devoted his career to academia as a professor in the field of economics. He also was committed to giving back to those in need, including lecturing in China upon his retirement to educate the post-Mao era of economists who are now leading the country.

Deadline: January 26, 2022, 5 pm EST

Award(s): Ranges from one-time $2,500 awards to multi-year $20,000 awards

https://apiascholars.org/scholarship/apia-scholarship/

APIA Scholars provides scholarships to underserved APIA students.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• 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 APIA 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 a strong emphasis on community service and leadership as well as solid academic achievements

Deadline: January 17, 2022

Award(s): $3,000 stipend

https://www.capal.org/site/2018/09/04/scholarship-internship-program/

CAPAL’s Public Service Scholarship Program awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who will be serving in unpaid public service internships in the Washington, DC area. These scholarships are intended to enable outstanding students with leadership potential to work full-time and learn ways to influence their local communities and the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. Recipients of the scholarships are responsible for securing their own internship opportunity.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Only currently enrolled students are eligible for an internship or scholarship through CAPAL.
• U.S. citizenship is not required for CAPAL’s Public Service internships. Permanent residents, and in some instances, interns with appropriate work visas, are eligible to apply. Specific citizenship and residency requirements may vary by federal agency. CAPAL’s scholarships, however, are open to all students, regardless of residency or citizenship status.

• All applicants must either have secured or applied to an unpaid public service internship in order to be eligible to receive a scholarship from CAPAL.

Deadline: February 15, 2022

Award(s): Varies

https://fteleaders.org/grants-fellowships/fellowships-for-doctoral-student-of-latinoa-asian-first-nations-descent

The fellowship provides financial support for doctoral students of Latino/a, Asian, Pacific Islands or First Nations descent who have completed the course work stage of their Ph.D. or Th.D. program in religion, theological studies or biblical studies.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be of Latino/a, Asian-Pacific Islander or First Nations descent enrolled or admitted full time in a Th.D. or Ph.D. program in religious, theological, or biblical studies.
• Applicants must be finished with coursework by the beginning of the fellowship year (September 1, 2022).
• Applicants at the dissertation stage must be in a position to write full-time during the fellowship year.
• All pre-dissertation applicants must be past the coursework stage but have not yet reached candidacy [ABD].
• To be classified at the dissertation stage [ABD], applicant’s dissertation committee must have approved the dissertation research proposal and writing plan and given the student full approval to proceed before submission of an application.
• Students enrolled in or applying to Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) programs are ineligible for this opportunity.
• Applicants must be studying at an accredited academic institution in the U.S. or Canada. Please note that doctoral programs that receive their accreditation by bodies beyond the U.S. and Canada, even if their institution is located in the U.S. or Canada, are not eligible for this opportunity.
• Applicants must be a United States of America or Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Deadline: March 21, 2022

Award(s): $3,000 - $5,000

https://islamicscholarshipfund.org/policy-scholarship/

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Muslim or active member of the Muslim community
• Enrolled at an accredited university in the U.S. by Fall semester
• An undergraduate (junior or senior) or of graduate standing (master's, PhD, or law degree)
• Studying an ISF-supported major:
  • International Relations
  • International Affairs
  • Political Science
  • Public Policy (Social Justice & Civil Rights)
  • Public Administration (Government)
  • Anthropology (PhD only)
  • Sociology (PhD only)
• Maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA
• A U.S. citizen, DACA recipient, or permanent U.S. resident

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s): $500 to $5000

https://www.kasf.org/apply-msrc/

General Eligibility Requirements:

Deadline: April 1, 2022

Award(s): Maximum of $10,000

https://dingwallfoundation.org/kag-guidelines/

The William Orr Dingwall Foundation will provide at least seven new Korean Ancestry Grants.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be of Asian ancestry, with at least one Asian grandparent
  • There is a strong preference for applicants of Korean ancestry
• The minimum GPA to apply is 3.50
• The grant is for undergraduate study only

Deadline: Ended for 2022-2023, will update for 2023-2024

Award(s):

• Maximum of  $90,000
  • Each Fellow receives $25,000 in stipend support a year (all stipend awards are capped at $50,000 per year, as well as 50 percent of required tuition and fees, up to $20,000 per year, for one to two years. The first year of Fellowship funding cannot be deferred.

https://www.pdsoros.org/apply

Upakar provides Indian American students scholarships based on academic excellence and financial need.

General Eligibility Requirements:

1. New American Status

• Born in the US: You are a US citizen by birth and both of your parents were born abroad as non-US citizens.
• Born abroad:
  • Naturalized Citizen: You have been naturalized as a US citizen either on your own or as a minor child under the application of one of your parents.
  • Adopted: You were born outside of the US or one of its territories and were subsequently adopted by American parents and were awarded US citizenship because of your adoption.
  • Green Card: You are in possession of a valid green card.
  • Refugee & Asylees: You have been granted asylum or refugee status in the US.
  • If None of the Other Categories Above Apply: Graduated from High School and College in the US: If none of the other categories apply to you and you were born abroad but graduated from both high school and college in the US (this includes current and past DACA recipients).
• If you were raised by only one of your birth parents, the following must be true:
  • The parent who raised you must have been born abroad as a non-US citizen.
  • Your second birth parent was not part of your life growing up and you have no contact with them.

2. Academic Standing

• Have bachelor’s degree as of the fall of 2022. You may be applying to graduate school at the same time that you are applying to the Fellowship, or you may already be enrolled in the graduate program that you are seeking funding for as of the application deadline.
• Open to all fields of study and fully accredited full-time graduate and professional degree programs
• Enrolled full-time in an eligible graduate degree program at a US university for the full 2022-23 academic year.
• Must not have begun the third year of the program that you are seeking funding for as of the October 28, 2021 deadline
• Individuals who have a previous graduate degree are eligible
• For individuals in a joint- or dual-degree program, the program you are enrolled in for the 2022-23 academic year must meet the eligibility requirements.
• While online programs, including most hybrid programs, are not typically eligible for Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships funding, any program that is intended to be an in-person program under regular circumstances is still eligible for Fellowship funding, regardless of whether it is fully online during the pandemic.

3. Age

• The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program is intended for students who are early in their careers. All students must be 30 or younger as of the application deadline. To be eligible for the 2022 Fellowship, you must not have reached or passed your 31st birthday as of the application deadline. There is no minimum age requirement.

Deadline: Ended for 2021-2022, will update for 2022-2023

Award(s):

• $8,000 over four years at a university ($2,000 per year) or
• $1,000 over 2 years at a community college ($500 per year) and can receive $4,000 over 2 years at university ($2000 per year).

https://upakar.org/scholarships/

Upakar provides Indian American students scholarships based on academic excellence and financial need.

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Have either been born or have one parent born in the Republic of India
• Be either a U.S. citizen or a U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card) holder
• Plan to enroll Full-Time in an accredited, not-for-profit, 4-year university or 2-year Community College, during the FALL of a scholarship cycle (year)
• Have a prior year Family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) on the IRS form 1040 of less than $90,000
• Currently be a graduating high school senior living in the USA with a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.6 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)