(Name-mce) ListServ APIASF Scholarship Applications available Monday Oct. 16

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From: Bindi Patel [mailto:bindi at apiasf.org] <mailto:[mailto:bindi at apiasf.org]> 
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 12:55 PM
Subject: APIASF Scholarship Applications available Monday Oct. 16

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) has a vision to see that all Asian and Pacific Islander Americans who wish to pursue higher education have that opportunity, regardless of their ethnicity, national origin or financial means.   As a leader in our community, you have the opportunity to support that vision.  APIASF asks that you help identify students, who have the academic achievement and leadership potential, to apply for the APIASF scholarship.

Encourage students to visit www.apiasf.org <http://www.apiasf.org>  to begin the application process (beginning Monday, October 16, 2006) or get more information on APIASF.  If you would like to have APIASF applications mailed to you please contact Bindi Patel at bindi at apiasf.org <mailto:bindi at apiasf.org> .  All applications must be submitted on-line by January 12, 2007, 11:59 pm EST or postmarked on or before January 12, 2007.

To be eligible for the APIASF scholarship, students must:

* Be of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity as defined by the 2000 Census. 
* Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. National, legal permanent resident, or a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau. 

* Be a first-time, incoming college student in the Fall of 2007. 
* Be enrolled full-time in a two or four-year program at a U.S. accredited college or university in the U.S., Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for the 2007-2008 school year (enrollment is verified in the Spring of 2007). In the Freely Associated States, this includes the Community College of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau. 

* Have a cumulative, unweighted grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or the G.E.D. equivalent. 

The APIASF application involves two parts, one part completed by the student and the other by a Recommender; an educator, advisor, community leader, or employer.  The entire application packet must be submitted in one method, completion either on-line or submitted by mail.

If you have any further questions, please contact Bindi Patel at bindi at apiasf.org <mailto:bindi at apiasf.org>  or via phone at (toll-free) 877-808-7032. 



Bindi Patel

Scholarship Associate

Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund 

1628 16th St. NW Ste. 400

Washington, DC 20009

T: 202-986-6892

F: 202-667-6449

bindi at apiasf.org <mailto:bindi at apiasf.org>