One of the most interesting things we have noticed throughout the United States in the last decade was how diverse the population has become on college campuses. You see all kinds of cultures and races joined together to take their education to the next level. However, perhaps the largest growing population in colleges are Asians. This makes us very proud because we have been advocates for Asian scholarships for a very long time. So, when the population of Asians going to college raises that just means that scholarship providers will take notice and start creating programs or scholarships that Asians can enter to allow them to obtain the money the need to attend college. Thankfully, that is exactly what happened!
Communities That Are Considered “Asian”
Pinning down what an Asian is can be difficult. This is due to a number of reasons but perhaps none greater than the fact that there are so many communities that are classified as Asians. So, in order help our visitors from becoming confused we decided to list a few of the most popular communities that are associated with being Asians.
- Chinese
- Filipino
- Vietnamese
- Korean
- Japanese
- Cambodian
- Samoan
(There are many more communities associated with being “Asian” we just included the most popular ones above. To see the full list please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_in_Asia.)
Asian Women Scholarships
If you are an Asian woman then we have some very good news for you. There are multiple foundation and programs that have been created, specifically for you to obtain money for college. Obviously, you are going to want to sign up for FAFSA because you will probably be required to be a part of the national financial aid program in order to apply for a lot of the scholarships available.
- APIASF- Stands for Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. Have to be of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage to apply for this scholarship. Minimum GPA of 2.7 and have to be enrolled in a college.
- Asian Pacific Fund- A very popular site for getting information or apply for Asian scholarships. Not much more to say other than that. Visit the homepage to learn more about your opportunities.
- Asian Reporter- This isn’t a scholarship. However, it may very well be the most helpful asset of this page. It lists a lot of the top scholarships for Asians.