Celebrating 38 Years of Community Service

南加州華裔家長教師協會以提升華裔的教育品質，鼓勵推動華裔子弟接受更好的教育為宗旨。協會亦致力于服務社區，奉獻社會，特別為華裔應屆高中畢業生設立獎學金。2017年第13屆獎學金現在開始申請，至二零一七年二月二十四日截止。本年度將評選出3名品學兼優的學生，每名學生的獎學金為800美元。

凡就讀於南加州,具公民或绿卡身份,品學兼優和熱心社區服務之華裔高中應屆畢業生,均有資格申請。主辦單位評鑑主要項目:  

一 . 課外與社區服務 25% 

二 . 自傳論文         20% 

三 . 學業成績         30% 

四 . 領導與才藝      25% 

如需申請表格，請電Tel：（626）374 8884，Email：caeasc@gmail.com。

CHINESE AMERICAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

PRESENTS

THE 13th ANNUAL CHINESE STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP

AWARD：Three $800 SCHOLARSHIPS

Deadline：Application must be received on or before Friday, Feb. 24th, 2017

QUALIFICATION:

Chinese American Education Association is accepting applications for scholarships.  Candidates must be seniors attending a high school located in Southern California, of ethnic Chinese heritage, in good academic standing, have strong leadership skills, have participated in a variety of extracurricular activities, and have provided services to the Chinese and /or other Asian American Communities. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

1）     A panel of impartial judges will evaluate applications based on a list of criteria weighted as follows:

Community Service        25%（Letters or certificates attached）

Personal Essay               20%

Academic Achievement   30%（Minimum GPA 3.0.  Three years transcripts attached）

Leadership/Talents         25%（Documents Attached）

2）     Entries that do not meet the published guidelines or are incomplete will be disqualified.

3）     Candidates may choose to submit their entries either in English or in Chinese.  All entries submitted in English must be typed.  Entries submitted in Chinese, including the composition portion, may be typed or hand written.

4）     The three winners will be notified before March 6th, 2017. If for whatever reasons a winner cannot accept the award, the scholarship will be awarded to the first runner-up.

HOW TO ENTER:

1）     On one 8 ½  ” x 11” sheet of unlined white paper, write an essay, doubled-spaced, of no more than 250 words describing your leadership activities, extra-curricular activities and your community involvement with Chinese and/or Asian American communities.  Discuss how your activities contribute to the betterment of Chinese Americans.  Print and sign your full name on the bottom of your essay.

2）     Applications and essays submitted in Chinese may be neatly handwritten.  Print and sign your full name on the bottom of your essay.

3）     Include two letters of recommendation, in English or Chinese, from someone involved with your school or community-based organization capable of expounding upon your leadership skills and community service work.

4）     Submit a resume to show your leadership activities, extra-curricular activities and your community involvement with Chinese and Asian American communities.

5）     Submit a copy of ONE of the following documents：birth certificate, passport, or green card.

6）     Applicants must mail an application form, essay and all requested documents to:

Robert Liu

c/o Scholarship Committee of Chinese American Education Association

2001 Alpha Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030

7）     Due date：Entries must be received by Feb. 24th, 2017. Late entries will be disqualified and missing documents will also cause disqualification.

Award Ceremony will be held in March 17, 2017. Winners will be informed about all details of the ceremony.  CAEA will present certificates to winners.  CAEA will invite elected officials（national, state, county and/or city levels）to attend the ceremony and the elected officials may also present certificates to winners.