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!
Throughout the month, the nation hosts a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Why 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 designation of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month after President Bush signed it into law in 1992.
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: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 5
Award Amount: $5,000
Available to: College Graduate Students, Years 1-5
Award Amount: $18,000
Available to: College Juniors
Award Amount: $10,000
Available to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: $10,000
Available to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: $10,000
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: $4,000
Available to: College Sophomore through College Senior
Award Amount: Awards from $1,000 - $3,000
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: Awards from $1,000 - $3,000
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
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Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
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Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
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Available to: Graduate Students, Year 1 through Year 5
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Available to: College Sophomores through College Seniors
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Available to: High School Senior through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $27,000
Available to: High School Senior through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $16,150
Available to: Graduate Students, Year 1
Award Amount: $15,000
Available to: Graduate Students, Year 1 through Year 5
Award Amount: $15,000
Available to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: $11,400
Available to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: Awards from $11,000 - $15,000
Asian American Architects and Engineers Association Scholarship
Deadline: 5/28/21Available to: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 5
Award Amount: $5,000
Minority Fellowship - American Sociological Association
Deadline: 1/31/22Available to: College Graduate Students, Years 1-5
Award Amount: $18,000
Duracell/National Urban League Scholarship and Internship Program
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Juniors
Award Amount: $10,000
Jalen Rose Endowed Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: $10,000
Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: $10,000
Vaughn Scholarship for Students of Color
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: $4,000
YMCA of Greater Rochester Enhancement of Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Sophomore through College Senior
Award Amount: Awards from $1,000 - $3,000
Wildermuth Asian - Technology Endowed Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: Awards from $1,000 - $3,000
Li Ching Fellowship Fund
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: Varies
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: Varies
Queer Asian & Pacific Islander Pride Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: Varies
Dr. Kwan-Wai So Memorial Scholarship Fund in History
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: Graduate Students, Year 1 through Year 5
Award Amount: Varies
Rashad G. Richardson "I Can Achieve" Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Sophomores through College Seniors
Award Amount: Varies
Trustee Diversity Scholarship – Rice University
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: High School Senior through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $27,000
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: High School Senior through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $16,150
Ralph Johnson Bunche Distinguished Graduate Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: Graduate Students, Year 1
Award Amount: $15,000
Diversity Advancement Program Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: Graduate Students, Year 1 through Year 5
Award Amount: $15,000
Arrupe Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: $11,400
George Washington Carver
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen
Award Amount: Awards from $11,000 - $15,000
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