APIA Scholarship 2010-2011

Asian Pacific Islander Faculty Staff Association (APIA) seeks to recognize outstanding students who exemplify the spirit of APIA by achieving academic excellence and demonstrating personal commitment and dedicated service to the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community.

Specific eligibility criteria are:
• Be a currently enrolled student at Fullerton College
• Plan to be enrolled at least half-time at an accredited college or university in the Fall 2011 term
• Demonstrate community involvement or volunteer work with API population.

Members of the APIA scholarship committee read all applications and select the winner. The APIA Spring 2011 scholarship of $150 will be awarded to one currently enrolled student in any field at Fullerton College. The student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.00 and be continuing at Fullerton College or transferring to an accredited college or university in Fall 2011. The student must submit (1) a personal essay of 500 words describing his or her involvement with the API community and his or her long-term goals; (2) a transcript of grades (a printout of the unofficial transcript from MyGateway is acceptable); (3) a letter of recommendation; (4) and the application form.

Contact Jane Ishibashi at the Library Circulation Counter, 1st floor for application forms. jishibashi@fullcoll.edu OR go to the Cadena Cultural Center Asian & Pacific Islander web page.