Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Program

Scholarship Sponsored by Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholars

Scholarships at APIA Scholars are open to AANHPI undergraduate students attending U.S.-accredited colleges or universities. Scholarship amounts range from $2,500 one-year awards to $20,000 multi-year awards. APIA Scholars has a special focus on supporting AANHPI students who live at or below the poverty line; are in the first generation of their family to attend college; are representative of the AANHPI community’s diversity, (geographically and ethnically), especially those ethnicities that have been underrepresented on college campuses due to limited access and opportunity. APIA Scholars has a wide range of scholarship opportunities including those for students currently attending or planning to attend AANAPISI institutions.

APIA Scholars offers a range of scholarships to support Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students who are underserved, with a focus on those who are living at or below poverty level, are first-generation college students, and who represent a geographically or ethnically diverse AANHPI community. Awards range from one-time $2,500 awards to multi-year $20,000 awards. Our vision is to provide scholarships to AANHPI students so they can cultivate their academic, personal, and professional success regardless of their ethnicity, national origin, or financial means.

Eligibility Criteria

All applicants must:

• Be able to describe their ethnicity, heritage, or ancestry in relation to the countries, territories, or lands in Asia or the Pacific Islands
• Be a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States; citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau are also eligible to apply
• Be enrolling or continuing as a degree-seeking undergraduate student in a U.S.-accredited college or university in fall 2025

Note: students pursuing an associate or bachelor’s degree are eligible to apply. Full-time and part-time degree-seeking students are eligible, as well as students who plan to enroll in online courses at accredited institutions. Students who are pursuing a second bachelor’s degree or a graduate-level program are not eligible to apply.

Application Requirements

• Complete the APIA Scholarship online application by Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 5pm Eastern Time
• Scholarship recipients will be asked to complete an online scholarship confirmation form to prepare for the award disbursal process