Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community (APIQWTC) Scholarship

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Scholarship deadline

Varies

Amount

$2,500

Awards Offered

800

Renewable

No

Is this a No Essay scholarship?

No

DESCRIPTION

APIQWTC (Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community) is an organization in the SanFrancisco Bay Area providing support and community for nearly 800 queer and trans-Asian and Pacific Islander individuals. APIQWTC will be awarding scholarships of $2500 each to two Asian/Pacific Islander lesbian, bisexual, or queer women or transgender individuals pursuing technical/professional training or an undergraduate/graduate degree.

Education Level

High School

GPA

No Information Available

Application Start Date

No Information Available

Eligibility Criteria

Women

Applicant must be a current student in a certificate or degree-granting program as well as high school seniors and other future students about to matriculate into a certificate or degree-granting program.

Applicants should demonstrate academic commitment as well as community involvement.

REQUIREMENTS

The electronic copy of the following document needs to be submitted through email;

  • A one-page cover letter (300 words or less) describing 1-2 activities that you’ve been involved in within the API Queer & Trans community and why these activities are important to you, your future planned involvement in the API Queer & Trans community and, any other special circumstances (i.e. financial need)
  • A resume or c.v
  • A two-page double-spaced personal statement that addresses; How your cultural heritage, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity have influenced your life; Other community activities related to your cultural heritage, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity that you’d like us to know about; Any relevant experiences (i.e. work or school); Your future goals and planned community involvement, either through your career or otherwise o Any ties you have to the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • At least one but no more than two letters of recommendation. Letter(s) of recommendations should come from an instructor, employer, academic counselor, coach, community leader, or any other individual not related to you who is familiar with your personal, academic, or leadership qualities. Letter(s) of recommendation MUST be emailed directly from the author’s email address
  • Official transcript must be sent either as a secure, digitally signed electronic transcript file from your school
  • PROGRAM INFORMATION

    Program

    Master/Graduate

    Specialization

    Not Applicable

    Field of Study

    Scholarship General

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Gender

    Female

    Scholarship Frequency

    Annually

    Ethnicity

    Asian, Pacific Islander

    State

    Not Applicable

    Outside State Residents eligible

    No

    International Students eligible

    No

    Online Master Programs eligible

    No

    Credibility

    Medium