Patina Community Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by Patina Network

Description

Description: This scholarship program supports AANHPI women and allies by providing modest financial assistance to under-resourced students to help advance their post-secondary education. It prioritizes applicants who demonstrate academic potential, community engagement, and clear financial need. The award is intended to foster educational opportunity and support commitment to advocacy for AANHPI communities. The program targets students connected to New York State and New Jersey.

• Supports AANHPI women and allies through targeted financial aid.
• Focuses on academic promise, community service, and financial need.
• Designed as a modest supplement to other financial resources.

Eligibility

Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate alignment with the program’s mission of empowering Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women and allies. Candidates must be enrolled in or accepted to an undergraduate or trade program at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution. Applicants should be based in New York State or New Jersey and must demonstrate financial need. Eligible immigration statuses include U.S. citizens, DACA recipients, and permanent residents; international students are not eligible.

• Open to students committed to supporting AANHPI women and communities.
• Requires current enrollment or acceptance to an accredited U.S. undergraduate or trade program.
• Residency requirement: applicants connected to New York State or New Jersey.
• Eligibility includes U.S. citizens, DACA recipients, and permanent residents.

Application Requirements

Application Requirements: Submit a personal statement (combined 500-word limit) addressing how your financial circumstances and/or identity have shaped your values and impact, and/or how you have demonstrated commitment to advocacy, leadership, or community service supporting AANHPI women. Provide your FAFSA SAI number and an optional 150-word financial statement to document need. Include an academic or community letter of recommendation (up to 250 words) and an unofficial or official transcript. Applications that omit required elements may be considered incomplete.

• Personal statement: up to 500 words covering specified prompts.
• Financial documentation: FAFSA SAI and optional 150-word statement.
• Recommendation: academic or community reference (approx. 250 words).
• Transcript: unofficial or official academic record required.

Evaluation Metrics

Evaluation: Applications are reviewed holistically by a selection committee that considers personal experience, demonstrated impact, and financial need. The scoring breakdown prioritizes financial need (40%), followed by scholastic achievement (20%), personal statement (20%), recommendation strength (10%), and extracurricular engagement (10%). An additional consideration up to +5% may be granted for documented extenuating circumstances. Final decisions balance quantitative criteria with qualitative evidence of advocacy and leadership.

• Holistic review combining quantitative scores and qualitative context.
• Primary emphasis on financial need (40% of evaluation).
• Academic performance and personal statement each contribute significant weight.
• Extra consideration possible for significant hardships or extraordinary circumstances.