PIA 2024 SCHOLARSHIP
PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL AID (PIA) SCHOLARSHIP FUND OFFERS UP TO $2,000 TO FILIPINO-AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
San Francisco, CA - The Philippine International Aid (PIA) is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the PIA U.S. Scholarship Fund. This scholarship opportunity is available to Northern CA Bay Area community college students who have been accepted to a four-year college/university in California for the 2024-2025 academic year. The deadline for completed applications is Thursday, July 1st, 2024. The scholarship fund will award up to $2,000 each to successful applicants who meet the eligibility criteria. The scholarship is available to Filipino immigrant students or children of Filipino immigrants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference will be given to those with volunteer service in the Filipino American community and the potential to make a difference.
Selection criteria will be based on financial need, academic excellence, well-informed academic and career goals, personal strengths, including maturity and potential to succeed, and triumph over hardship. The scholarship is not renewable.
Applicants are responsible for submitting all materials to the Philippine International Aid by the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. Completed application forms, three written essays (250-500 words each), and the most recent transcripts (including grading scales) must be emailed to [email protected] by July 1, 2024.
Finalists will be chosen by August 1st and will be interviewed for final award consideration. Interviews will be conducted remotely via Zoom at a mutually agreed-up time and date. Winners' attendance is required at the PIA annual fundraising event in San Francisco to receive the
scholarship check.
"We are thrilled to offer this scholarship opportunity to Filipino American students in the San Francisco Bay Area," said James Lim, PIA President. "We believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities, and we hope that this scholarship will
help deserving Filipino American students achieve their academic and career goals."
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San Francisco, CA - The Philippine International Aid (PIA) is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the PIA U.S. Scholarship Fund. This scholarship opportunity is available to Northern CA Bay Area community college students who have been accepted to a four-year college/university in California for the 2024-2025 academic year. The deadline for completed applications is Thursday, July 1st, 2024. The scholarship fund will award up to $2,000 each to successful applicants who meet the eligibility criteria. The scholarship is available to Filipino immigrant students or children of Filipino immigrants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference will be given to those with volunteer service in the Filipino American community and the potential to make a difference.
Selection criteria will be based on financial need, academic excellence, well-informed academic and career goals, personal strengths, including maturity and potential to succeed, and triumph over hardship. The scholarship is not renewable.
Applicants are responsible for submitting all materials to the Philippine International Aid by the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. Completed application forms, three written essays (250-500 words each), and the most recent transcripts (including grading scales) must be emailed to [email protected] by July 1, 2024.
Finalists will be chosen by August 1st and will be interviewed for final award consideration. Interviews will be conducted remotely via Zoom at a mutually agreed-up time and date. Winners' attendance is required at the PIA annual fundraising event in San Francisco to receive the
scholarship check.
"We are thrilled to offer this scholarship opportunity to Filipino American students in the San Francisco Bay Area," said James Lim, PIA President. "We believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities, and we hope that this scholarship will
help deserving Filipino American students achieve their academic and career goals."
CLICK BELOW for APPLICATION FORM
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