Asian & Pacific Islander Scholarships

Scholarships at APIA Scholars

Asian & Pacific Islander American (APIA) Scholars offers a range of scholarships to support students who identify as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI). See below to learn more about eligibility and application requirements!

Applications are currently closed. Please continue to check the website for more information closer to the November 15th open date!

Key Scholarship Dates

November 15, 2024

APIA Scholarship application opens


January 15, 2025

APIA Scholarship application closes


Spring 2025

Scholar Notification


Summer 2025

Scholarship Distribution


About The APIA Scholarship Program

Scholarships at APIA Scholars are open to AANHPI undergraduate students attending  U.S. accredited colleges or universities. Scholarship amounts range from $2,500 one-year awards to $20,000 multi-year awards. APIA Scholars has a special focus on supporting AANHPI students who live at or below the poverty line; are in the first generation of their family to attend college; are representative of the AANHPI community’s diversity, (geographically and ethnically), especially those ethnicities that have been underrepresented on college campuses due to limited access and opportunity. 

Scholarship applicants should…

  • Be able to describe ethnicity, heritage, or ancestry in relation to the countries, territories, or lands in Asia or the Pacific Islands
  • Be a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States; citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau are also eligible to apply
  • Be enrolling or continuing as a degree-seeking undergraduate student in a U.S. accredited college or university in Fall 2025

Questions?

Follow us on social media for updates, and visit this page for more details when the application opens in the fall.  Please contact us at  applicant@apiascholars.org if you have any questions. Thank you for your interest in APIA Scholars!

Scholarship Supporters

Scholarships at APIA Scholars are supported by 3M, The Coca-Cola Foundation, Cox Enterprises, Edison International, FedEx, First Republic Bank, McDonald’s, MUFG-Union Bank, Nakupuna Foundation, NBCUniversal, Orchid Giving Circle, Target, Toyota, United Health Foundation, The Walt Disney Company, and Wells Fargo.