May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, which means it's the perfect time to honor and celebrate students who are also Asian and Pacific Islanders within the United States!
In honor of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, Fastweb is celebrating students with Asian-Pacific heritage with the following list of scholarships, all of which celebrate the value of a student's diverse background.
Available to: High School Seniors & College Students
Award Amount: $1,000
The Against The Grain Artistic Scholarship is available to high school seniors and full-time college students of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity. You must pursue a major in the performing / visual arts, journalism, and/or mass communications and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to qualify for this award. You must also demonstrate leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $7,000
The AAa/e Scholarship is available to full-time students pursuing a degree in architecture, interior design, engineering, or construction. To be eligible for this award, you must be a student member of the Asian American Architects and Engineers Foundation.
Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $3,000
The Helen Gee Chin Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students who have studied one or more Chinese martial arts for at least five years. To be eligible for this award, you must have a minimum "B" average.
Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $1,500 - $3,000
The MAPS Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students majoring in Japanese language, Japanese literature, Asian studies, or illustration and animation. To be eligible for this award, you must have a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
The KASF Western Region Scholarship is available to high school seniors and undergraduate and graduate students of Korean descent. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and attend school in one of the designated Western states to be eligible for this award.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
The KASF Eastern Region Scholarship is available to high school seniors and full-time undergraduate and graduate students of Korean heritage. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need to qualify for this award. You must also attend school in the following states: Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
The KASF Northeastern Region Scholarship is available to high school students and full-time undergraduate and graduate students of Korean descent. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need to qualify for this award. You must also be attending school in one of the following states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
The KASF Midwestern Region Scholarship is available to high school students and undergraduate and graduate students of Korean heritage. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and attend school in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin to be eligible for this award.
Available to: Law Students
Award Amount: $3,750
The SAIL Scholarship is available to first-year law students who have a strong interest in and commitment to public service. To be considered for this award, you must demonstrate outstanding professional promise and leadership potential.
Available to: Graduate Students
Award Amount: Full-Tuition
The Schwarzman Scholars Program is open to graduate students. It is a fully funded one-year master's degree program in global studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Applicants must be proficient in English and demonstrate extraordinary leadership skills, the ability to anticipate and act on trends and changes in their context, strong intellectual capacity, and exemplary character.
Available to: Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500
The Korea Section Student Award is available to students pursuing a Ph.D. at a Korean University. You must be studying a field related to the objectives of the Electrochemical Society and be nominated by a university faculty member to be eligible for this award. According to The Postsecondary National Policy Institute, AAPI students make up 8% of the population at public four-year colleges, 6% at private non-profit institutions, and 5% at four-year for-profit schools. Their college enrollment has increased 36% since the 2000-01 academic year. Why is Asian-Pacific Heritage Month in May? According to the government's Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month site, "the month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants." What began as a week-long celebration in the 1970s, the honor was extended to a month under President George H.W. Bush. May became the official Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month designation after President Bush signed it into law in 1992.
Against The Grain Artistic Scholarship
Deadline: 5/31/25Available to: High School Seniors & College Students
Award Amount: $1,000
The Against The Grain Artistic Scholarship is available to high school seniors and full-time college students of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity. You must pursue a major in the performing / visual arts, journalism, and/or mass communications and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to qualify for this award. You must also demonstrate leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities.
Asian American Architects and Engineers Association Scholarship
Deadline: 5/31/25Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $7,000
The AAa/e Scholarship is available to full-time students pursuing a degree in architecture, interior design, engineering, or construction. To be eligible for this award, you must be a student member of the Asian American Architects and Engineers Foundation.
Helen Gee Chin Scholarship
Deadline: 6/10/25Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $3,000
The Helen Gee Chin Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students who have studied one or more Chinese martial arts for at least five years. To be eligible for this award, you must have a minimum "B" average.
MAPS Scholarship
Deadline: 6/15/25Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $1,500 - $3,000
The MAPS Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students majoring in Japanese language, Japanese literature, Asian studies, or illustration and animation. To be eligible for this award, you must have a minimum 2.5 GPA.
KASF Western Region Scholarship
Deadline: 6/30/25Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
The KASF Western Region Scholarship is available to high school seniors and undergraduate and graduate students of Korean descent. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and attend school in one of the designated Western states to be eligible for this award.
KASF Eastern Region Scholarship
Deadline: 6/30/25Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
The KASF Eastern Region Scholarship is available to high school seniors and full-time undergraduate and graduate students of Korean heritage. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need to qualify for this award. You must also attend school in the following states: Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia.
KASF Northeastern Region Scholarship
Deadline: 6/30/25Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
The KASF Northeastern Region Scholarship is available to high school students and full-time undergraduate and graduate students of Korean descent. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need to qualify for this award. You must also be attending school in one of the following states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
KASF Midwestern Region Scholarship
Deadline: 6/30/25Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
The KASF Midwestern Region Scholarship is available to high school students and undergraduate and graduate students of Korean heritage. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and attend school in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin to be eligible for this award.
SAIL Scholarship
Deadline: 6/30/25Available to: Law Students
Award Amount: $3,750
The SAIL Scholarship is available to first-year law students who have a strong interest in and commitment to public service. To be considered for this award, you must demonstrate outstanding professional promise and leadership potential.
Schwarzman Scholars Program
Deadline: 9/10/25Available to: Graduate Students
Award Amount: Full-Tuition
The Schwarzman Scholars Program is open to graduate students. It is a fully funded one-year master's degree program in global studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Applicants must be proficient in English and demonstrate extraordinary leadership skills, the ability to anticipate and act on trends and changes in their context, strong intellectual capacity, and exemplary character.
Korea Section Student Award
Deadline: 12/31/25Available to: Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500
The Korea Section Student Award is available to students pursuing a Ph.D. at a Korean University. You must be studying a field related to the objectives of the Electrochemical Society and be nominated by a university faculty member to be eligible for this award. According to The Postsecondary National Policy Institute, AAPI students make up 8% of the population at public four-year colleges, 6% at private non-profit institutions, and 5% at four-year for-profit schools. Their college enrollment has increased 36% since the 2000-01 academic year. Why is Asian-Pacific Heritage Month in May? According to the government's Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month site, "the month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants." What began as a week-long celebration in the 1970s, the honor was extended to a month under President George H.W. Bush. May became the official Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month designation after President Bush signed it into law in 1992.
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