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APIA Scholars Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Directors

April 14, 2020
Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholars (APIA Scholars) has elected new members of its Board of Directors: Julie Caperton, Head of Wealth Client Solutions for Wealth and Investment Management at Wells Fargo, and Jeff Luong, Vice President of Radio Access Network Construction and Operations at AT&T.   Read More

APIA Scholars Rings in Lunar New Year with $1.2 Million Donation from Wells Fargo

February 6, 2020
Asian & Pacific Islander American (APIA) Scholars the nation’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to the higher education needs of the APIA community, is ringing in the Lunar New Year with a $1.2 million grant from Wells Fargo.  Read More

APIA Scholars Successfully Completes Spring 2019 Jump Start College Tours

June 25, 2019
APIA Scholars successfully completed their Spring 2019 Jump Start College Tours (JSCT) in Hayward, California and Atlanta, Georgia. The spring events, held at California State University, East Bay and Georgia State University on April 6 and 27, attracted more than 330 students and parents in total. Read More

APIA Scholars Jump Start College Tour Delivers College Success Strategies, Financial Aid Knowledge, and College Application Tips to Boston

December 3, 2018
APIA Scholars, formerly known as Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), the nation’s leading non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs), will hold its next stop of the 2018 Jump Start College Tour (JSCT) at the University of Massachusetts Boston on October 20, 2018 from 9:00 am to 3:15 pm. Read More

APIASF Jump Start College Tour Delivers College Success Strategies, Financial Aid Knowledge, and College Application Tips to Chicagoland Area

September 28, 2018
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), the nation’s leading non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs), will hold its next stop of the 2018 Jump Start College Tour (JSCT) at the University of Illinois at Chicago Read More

Noël Suzanne Harmon Selected as New APIASF President and Executive Director

June 5, 2018
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs), announced the appointment of Noël Suzanne Harmon, Ph.D. to serve as President and Executive Director, who joined the organization effective June 1, 2018. Read More

Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) and Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) to Host Third Annual Community Fundraise

April 24, 2018
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), in partnership with the Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) and Southern Nevada leaders, will host their third annual Community Fundraiser at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 25th at ACDC’s Community Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read More

APIASF Jump Start College Tour Delivers College Success Strategies, Financial Aid Knowledge, and College Application Tips to the Twin Cities

April 20, 2018
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs), will hold its next stop of the 2018 Jump Start College Tour (JSCT) at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities on April 21, 2018 from 9:00 am to 3:15 pm. Read More

New Report Calls for Increased Resources in 2020 Census for Boys and Men, Especially Asian American and Pacific Islanders

April 6, 2018
Asian American and Pacific Islander boys and men are disproportionately susceptible to being miscounted in the 2020 Census, according to a new report from Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), and sponsored by RISE for Boys and Men of Color. Read More

220 Students Selected as Class of 2017-18 APIASF AANAPISI Scholars

March 8, 2018
This year, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs), selected 220 students to receive the APIASF Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Scholarship. Read More