Asian American Scholarships

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander undergraduate students enrolled at a U.S. accredited college or university may apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or legal permanent residents, including citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau. Trade and vocational students are not eligible. Scholarships range from $2,500 one-year awards to $20,000 multi-year awards. Priority goes to low-income, first-generation students and those underrepresented within the APIA community. Complete the online APIA Scholarship Program application and file a FAFSA for the upcoming academic year. Applications close January 15. APIA Scholars supports underserved APIA students with a focus on community service, leadership, and academic achievement.

Students of color who will be sophomores, juniors, or seniors when the award is granted, and who pursue radio, television, or digital journalism, may apply through RTDNA. One recipient receives $10,000. Submit contact information, a resume, cover letter, three to five work-sample links, and one recommendation through RTDNA's unified portal. The winner is invited to the RTDNA Foundation First Amendment Awards in Washington, D.C., with travel covered. Ed Bradley, the CBS News 60 Minutes correspondent, established this scholarship in 1994 to support aspiring journalists.

Full-time U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents at accredited four-year colleges, community colleges, portfolio schools, or art schools may apply if they identify as African-American/Black American, Indigenous American, Asian-American/Pacific Islander, or Latino/Hispanic and study art direction, copywriting, production, editing, illustration, or marketing strategy/analytics. Two recipients each receive a $10,000 scholarship plus one year of mentorship from a Saatchi & Saatchi professional, including monthly virtual meetups and email and text access. Complete the Giving Back Fund application and submit a creative pitch as an unlisted YouTube video (three minutes maximum). Optional project samples may be included. Priority goes to students who demonstrate financial need. Recipients are selected by a panel of creatives, strategists, data analysts, and talent managers at Saatchi & Saatchi and partner organizations.

BIPOC high school seniors or recent graduates from Colorado, Wyoming, or Montana who plan to enroll in an accredited two- or four-year program in interior design, architecture, or environmental design may apply for the IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter Elevate Scholarship. Two awards of $7,500 each are given. Funds are paid directly to the recipient's post-secondary institution and may be used for tuition, housing, supplies, or related program expenses. Submit one official high school transcript, one letter of recommendation, and a 500-word essay responding to the required prompt. You may optionally include one to three examples of creative design work.

Graduating high school students of color (African American, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Native American) who identify as agnostic, atheist, humanist, freethinker, or secular may apply for one of six scholarships from Black Skeptics Group Los Angeles. Preference goes to first-generation college students; students in foster care, who are homeless, undocumented, disabled, or LGBTQI+ are encouraged to apply. Six $5,000 awards are granted. Recipients are announced in August. Submit the online application with a letter of recommendation, proof of admission to a two- or four-year college, and a 500 to 700 word essay on your secular identity, humanist values, and community work.

Asian American full-time undergraduates at four-year colleges in California or New York with at least 50% Asian heritage and a minimum 3.0 GPA may apply for the Matt Fong Asian Americans in Public Finance Scholarship. Preferred majors include accounting, business administration, social sciences, or related fields. Four awards of $5,000 are offered. Preference goes to students interested in public-sector careers or community advocacy. Submit the online APCF application, transcript, and two recommendations by April 20. Finalists complete an online interview. The scholarship honors former California state treasurer Matt Fong's dedication to public service and public finance.

BIPOC esthetics students age 18 or older enrolled in an accredited U.S. or Canadian program that leads to licensure may apply if they are pursuing aesthetics, skincare formulation, or cosmetic chemistry. Up to five recipients each receive a $5,000 award funded by Circadia through Beauty Changes Lives, along with mentorship and an all-expenses-paid Circadia Connect trip. Complete the online application through the Beauty Changes Lives portal and submit proof of enrollment or attendance. Also submit a YouTube video of three minutes or less answering application questions.

Established in 1990 by design firm EDSA and administered by the Landscape Architecture Foundation, the EDSA Diversity Scholarship helps African American, Hispanic, Native American, and other cultural and ethnic minority students continue their landscape architecture education. Two $5,000 awards are made each year. Eligible candidates are in their final two years of undergraduate study or enrolled in a graduate degree program in landscape architecture at a college or university in the United States or Canada. Applications include essays, work samples, and letters of recommendation and are submitted through LAF's online portal. LAF announces its scholarship slate each November, and all application materials are due February 1; the 2026 cycle closed February 1, 2026.

Florida residents who are African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaskan Native and enrolled as juniors, seniors, or graduate students in a state-approved teacher education program at a participating FFMT institution may apply. Awards are $4,000 per year ($2,000 per semester). Recipients must teach one year in a Florida public school for each year of funding received. Apply through the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers. Special consideration is given to state and community college graduates. The program has supported minority teacher recruitment in Florida for over 20 years.

The Florida Minority Teacher Scholarship provides four thousand dollars per year to minority students pursuing teaching careers in Florida. Eligible applicants must be African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, or Native American; Florida residents; juniors or seniors accepted into the William F. Blois Education Program at Flagler College. Preference is given to community college transfer students. Applications are obtained from and submitted to the Flagler College Education Department in the spring semester. A committee recommends recipients to the college president for nomination to the State.