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: Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500
Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $2,500 - $5,000
Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $2,500 - $5,000
Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $2,000
Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $1,000 - $5,000
Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $3,000 - $5,000
Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $10,000
Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $1,000 - $2,500
Available to: High School Seniors & College Juniors
Award Amount: $2,000 - $2,500
Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $12,000
Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $7,500
Available to: High School Students
Award Amount: $500
Available to: Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,000
Available to: High School Seniors & College Students
Award Amount: $1,000
Korea Section Student Award
Deadline: 12/31/22Available to: Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500
APIA Scholarship Program
Deadline: 1/19/23Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $2,500 - $5,000
AANAPISI Scholarship
Deadline: 1/19/23Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $2,500 - $5,000
InspirASIAN Scholarship Program
Deadline: 1/31/23Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $2,000
Chi Am Circle High School Scholarship
Deadline: 3/1/23Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $1,000 - $5,000
USPAACC Scholarship
Deadline: 3/1/23Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $3,000 - $5,000
SEED Scholar Award
Deadline: 3/1/23Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $10,000
Asian Commercial Professionals Scholarship
Deadline: 3/1/23Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $1,000 - $2,500
OCA/UPS Gold Mountain Scholarship
Deadline: 3/31/23Available to: High School Seniors & College Juniors
Award Amount: $2,000 - $2,500
Korean Ancestry Grant
Deadline: 4/1/23Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $12,000
Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund
Deadline: 4/3/23Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $7,500
KSCPP National Essay Contest
Deadline: 4/16/23Available to: High School Students
Award Amount: $500
Hsiao Memorial Social Sciences Scholarship
Deadline: 5/19/23Available to: Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,000
Against The Grain Artistic Scholarship
Deadline: 5/31/23Available to: High School Seniors & College Students
Award Amount: $1,000