Scholarships for Asian Americans

Asian American children are one of the poorest in the United States. One out of every five Asian American child is born into poverty. To help talented and disadvantaged youth pursue their goal of attending college, we have compiled the following list of scholarships. We have also compile list of Grant opportunities you should review.

Subject Specific Scholarships

• South Asian Journalism - SAJA JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIPS - Offer $8,500 worth of scholarships to South Asian students who wish to pursue a degree in journalism. To find more information, please visit SAJA

Asian American Organizations - APIASF

• The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund - is a ational organization devoted solely to the financial scholarship needs of Asian and Pacific Islander American students. scholarship amounts are typically $2,000. For more information, please vision APIASF

• Asian Pacific Fund offers multiple scholarships to nearly all Asian regardless of ethic background. The scholarship are forlow- and middle-income families cannot attend a good college or university because of the rising cost of higher education. Scholarship rangs from $500 to $5000. For more information, please visit ASF

Colleges and Universities

• The Boston College Asian American Scholarship was created to recognize BC juniors whose commitment to academic excellence, to promoting Asian American awareness, and to serving both the Asian American and the wider communities on and off campus, is exceptional. The scholarship is available to full-time BC juniors with a GPA of 3.3 and above. For more information, please visit Boston College