Latest Events
Elevating Leaders Summit
The APIA Scholars Elevating Leaders Summit (ELS) is the largest program in our suite of holistic college to career programs in which we celebrate and welcome our newest Scholar cohorts to the APIA Scholars community.
This 3 Day Event is by Invitation Only.
Mental Health Initiative
The APIA Scholars Mental Health Initiative utilizes a 3-pronged approach to address mental health needs in our Scholar community.
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More About APIA Scholars
We are proud of the work we do at APIA Scholars. If you’d like to learn more, without reading too much, we have plenty of informative videos on our YouTube channel.
Meet Hewett Chiu, an APIA Scholar achieving amazing things! Learn more about him and other stories of success from current and former scholarship recipients.
Our Impact
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholars makes a difference in communities by mobilizing resources to create opportunities for students to access, complete, and succeed after post-secondary education, thereby developing future leaders who will excel in their careers, serve as role models in their communities, and will ultimately contribute to a more vibrant America.
Our Impact
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholars makes a difference in communities by mobilizing resources to create opportunities for students to access, complete, and succeed after post-secondary education, thereby developing future leaders who will excel in their careers, serve as role models in their communities, and will ultimately contribute to a more vibrant America.
83%
of the first three APIA Scholars cohorts are college graduates
60+%
of APIA Scholars live at or below poverty level
Charity Ratings & Reviews
As an evidenced-based organization, APIA Scholars is proud to be acknowledged for its commitment to transparency and effectiveness by a number of independent charity evaluation platforms (below). In addition to recognition in the Social Impact Exchange’s S&I 100, an index that measures the scalability of top-performing nonprofits, APIA Scholars is also a Platinum GuideStar Exchange participant, and has received 4 out of 4 stars on Charity Navigator. We hope you will read more about our work, including our most recent Annual Report. To discuss funding and other sponsorship opportunities, please contact Stacy Lewis at slewis@apiascholars.org or 202-986-6892.
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📣 Our scholarship applications are officially open! Since 2003, we've awarded a total of 7,200 scholars, with 65% of our scholars being first generation college students and 70% living below or at poverty line. We hope to continue to provide students access to higher education and elevate the Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) community. Apply now or share with someone who might want to submit an application ✨
Join APIA Scholars during AANAPISI Week 2023 for a virtual advocacy bootcamp! We will empower and equip Scholars, college students, and young leaders to take action in support of AANAPISIs and the AANHPI student community. In this workshop, participants will learn about Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), develop advocacy skillsets and knowledge, and take action to become advocates for AANAPISIs. S�tudent voices deserve to be heard, and we look forward to empowering yours! Register at https://bit.ly/AANAPISIBootCamp
Help us to select our People's Choice Award winner from our runner ups! This summer, APIA Scholars held an art contest for our Scholars where we asked Scholars to submit pieces that captured their young AANHPI experiences. We received overwhelming responses, which we will share more with you all in the near future. One of the awards we give out for some of our top runner ups is the People's Choice Award, selected by you! If you would like to participate, please take a look through the pieces in this post and comment the art piece # that is your favorite. Please note that you can only vote for 1 art piece, and multiples will not count. Make sure you take a look at the link in our bio to read through the descriptions accompanying these pieces before casting your vote. And of course, feel free to share this post with your friends and family! VOTING IS OPEN UNTIL SEPTEMBER, 21, 2023. Happy art viewing!
The recent HI fires have brought attention to the inequities that Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders face. APIA Scholars is committed to elevating the needs of our NHPI students. These are our key findings and conclusions from our research on how we can work towards student success. We express our gratitude to our partners including colleges, staff, faculty, & administrators for their contributions to this report and commitment to serving NHPI students. @collegeofsanmateo @mtsac @kauaicommunitycollege @uog_tritons @hawaiicc @UNLV @uofwa College of the Marshall Islands
We are expanding our team and looking to fill four new roles at APIA Scholars. Do you know of someone who might be interested or are you looking to apply for the positions yourself? Applications are linked in bio.
