Tang Scholarship
Direct application
Up to $15,000
4 winners
Eligibility
Demographics
LGBTQIA+Asian
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
LGBTQ+ Asian or Pacific Islander students with at least 25% API ancestry who graduated from a Bay Area high school in one of nine counties, are ages 17 to 25, maintain a 3.0 GPA, demonstrate financial need, and are enrolled full-time at an accredited post-secondary institution may apply. Up to four students receive up to $15,000 annually, renewable up to three additional years.
Submit a personal statement, letters of reference, transcripts, proof of citizenship or legal residency, and financial documentation by April 30 at 5 p.m. PT.
Edward C. Tang established this award in 2007 to assist LGBTQ+ API students with post-secondary education costs.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Personal statement (500–850 words)
- Letters of reference
- Transcripts
- Financial documentation
- Proof of citizenship or legal residency
- Personal statement must be between 500 and 850 words (minimum 500, maximum 850)
- Statement should be typed, approximately 2-3 pages double-spaced
- Sign and date the Personal Statement
- Application deadline: 5 p.m. on April 30, 2026
- Award may be renewed for up to three additional years.