Each year, the Asian Community Development (ACD) and Asian Business Association of Orange County (ABAOC) award scholarship grants in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) to deserving students. To be eligible, the student must be a resident of Orange County at the time of graduation and have at least one Asian parent. The student must also either have graduated from High School in 2013 or be in their second or third year of college at present time.
The student awardees will be chosen based on the following criteria:
- Academic performance
- Financial need
- Community involvement
- Proficiency and quality of the submitted essay on a given topic
We require the candidates to supply a scholarship application packet by October 5th, which includes:
- A verified copy of their school transcript of records
- A resume
- Two sealed letters of recommendation from a teacher/professor, mentor/coach, or director/superior at his/her community involvement organization.
Please send the scholarship application packet no later than Saturday, October 15th to:
ACD/ABAOC Scholarship Committee
2960 S. Daimler Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: (949)222-2291
From the list of submitted scholarship application packets, a short list of qualified students will be invited for a personal interview, at which time, the topic of the essay will be provided to the candidates. The awardees will be selected by end of October. The scholarship grants are awarded to the student awardees at the ABAOC 22nd Annual Recognition and Awards Gala to be held on November 16, 2013, at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. We appreciate your help in forwarding this information to all qualified applicants.
Should you have any questions or be interested in donating to our Scholarship Fund and helping our youth, contact us at Sarah.Gunther@abaoc.org, info@ACDCharity.org or info@ABAOC.org.
Truly yours,
Sarah Gunther
Scholarship Committee Chair