Scholarships for Asian American students: Where to start and how to win

SAJA is committed to promoting high-quality journalism. The SAJA Scholarship Program helps students afford tuition and other costs associated with higher education to pursue their journalism degree. Applicants must be students continuing their studies in the fall of 2025 at a university in the U.S. or Canada. Applicants must either be of South Asian descent (includes: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and people of South Asian origin from the Caribbean) or demonstrate an interest in covering South Asia and/or the diaspora. Immediate relatives of SAJA Board members and judges are ineligible to apply. Applicants must submit a short statement describing their financial need, including student loans and a summary of all other financial aid they have received or hope to receive; and 2-3 clips (or, if the applicant does not have published clips, then 2-3 writing samples) of their published work. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

LPA, Inc. has established the LPA Diversity in Design Scholarship to champion the design professions among students from underrepresented demographics. We believe diversity and inclusion are essential to innovation, belonging, and representation. To that end, we aim to foster a culture where students feel that anything is possible regardless of their starting point. Applicants must be high school seniors in states California and Texas. They must have been accepted in an undergraduate study at an accredited NAAB, LAAB, ABET, CIDA, NASAD, four or five-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year. Applicants must be pursuing a degree in one of the following majors associated with the building and design industry: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture/Design, Architectural Engineering, Structural Engineering, Building Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related degree. They must also be a student who has overcome significant challenges in their academic pursuit and/or belong to a group historically underrecognized or marginalized within the building and design industry. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Awards are renewable for up to three years or until a bachelor's degree or for four years or until a Bachelor of Architecture (BARCH) degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Awards may be renewed for the fourth year for a bona fide five-year undergraduate program upon sponsor review. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Rizing Tide will annually award the Crest scholarship to students who are pursuing a physical therapy degree and who come from an underrepresented racial and/or ethnic background (self-identifying as BIPOC). Applicants must be a student entering their first or second year of a DPT program (with their second year beginning no sooner than June 1, 2023); or be an active first-year student; or be a student entering a PTA-to-DPT bridge program. They must have been accepted into a CAPTE-accredited ...

Officially adopted by the NSCDA as a national project in the 1930s, the American Indian Medical Scholarship gives students of American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian Native descent the opportunity to pursue careers in nursing, healthcare, and health education. The scholarship is specifically designed to assist students who, following graduation, plan to work on reservations or in hospitals that serve Native populations with the goal of improving healthcare within those communities. Applicants must be enrolled in a tribe or village. If not enrolled, students may be considered if they can prove direct tribal ancestry. Applicants may be a high school graduate, in the last semester of high school, or have equivalent education. Post-graduate students are also eligible. Applicants must also be enrolled in an accredited school and enrolled in a professional health program, having achieved good scholastic standing in pre-nursing or pre-med programs, or enrolled in a health care or health education program. They must be expected to graduate two years after enrollment for an Associate's degree or expected to graduate four years after enrollment for a Bachelor's degree. For new applicants, two letters of recommendation from a previous teacher, counselor, or employer must be submitted. The Fall 2025 deadline is June 1 and the Spring/Winter 2026 deadline is November 1. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) in partnership with Frontiers: A Journal of Women's Studies invites paper submissions for the 2025 NWSA Women of Color Caucus Frontiers Student Essay Award. The purpose of this award is to discover, encourage, and promote the intellectual development of emerging scholars who engage in critical theoretical discussions and/or analyses about feminist/womanist issues concerning women and girls of color in the United States and diasporas. An annual award is available for a woman of color who is a current graduate student and member of NWSA. The Editorial Collective envisions this award as initiating a relationship between the author and the journal, and thus we expect the prize-winning essay to be formally submitted to Frontiers (pending any initial revisions requested by the co-editors). We are willing to work with authors on timeline/schedule, but we kindly ask that you do not apply for the award if you are not willing to pursue the submission, review, and publication process with the journal. Submissions must be from Women or Non-Binary People of Color who are current individual NWSA members and currently enrolled in a graduate or professional program. Recent recipients of a terminal degree (no later than May 2025) are also eligible to apply. Submissions must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a mentoring professor. The letter of recommendation should speak to the importance and innovation of the applicant's particular research interventions, and should also address the applicant's skills, accomplishments, and other qualities that make them well suited as a leader in research on women of color. Additionally, the letter of recommendation must address the suitability of the paper for publication in Frontiers. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The AIChE Minority Affairs Community's Minority Scholarship Awards for College Students is presented to selected AIChE undergraduate student members annually. Applicants shall be required to be undergraduates in chemical engineering during the current academic year and be members of a minority group that is under-represented in chemical engineering. Applicants who will complete the chemical engineering baccalaureate degree requirements in mid-academic year, if successful, will receive prorated awards. Thanks to a multi-year gift by Lance Collins, the most exceptional applicant will be recognized as the 2025 Collins Scholar. Selection of winners will be based on the applicant's academic record; the applicant's participation in AIChE student chapter, and professional or civic activities as outlined in the chapter advisor's, department chair's, or other faculty member's evaluation in their letter of nomination; and the applicant's career objectives and plans as outlined in their career essay. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for more information.

The AIChE Minority Affairs Community's Scholarship Awards for Incoming College Students is presented to selected incoming college students annually. Applicants shall be required to be high school seniors during the current academic year and must plan to enroll during the current academic year in a four-year college or university offering a science or engineering degree. Students are encouraged to choose classes leading to a degree in chemical engineering. While students admitted for science and engineering degrees are encouraged to apply for this scholarship, preference will be given to students admitted into chemical engineering degree programs. Selection of winners will be based on the applicant's academic record; the applicant's participation in school and/or outside jobs or activities; and the applicant's reason(s) for choosing science or engineering. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for more information.

WLAF awards a scholarship to a Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) student who has been admitted to a master's degree program in library and information science or in library media for the coming academic year beginning with the fall term. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of experience and background in library and library-related work; career plans in the library profession; the need and desire for scholarship; and past academic performance. Applicants must submit a completed application form. If any information requested cannot be provided via the online submission form, please submit them through mail. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Wisconsin Library Association for more information.

The Korean-American Scholarship Foundation Southern Regional Chapter Scholarships will be awarded to students of Korean heritage (i.e., have a Korean parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent, or be adopted from Korea) who will be a student at a school in one of the designated Southern region states during the full 2025-2026 school year. Students who are a direct descendant of a Korean War Veteran who served in Korea from June 25, 1950 - January 31, 1955 (Korean War Era, as designated by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs) are also eligible to apply. High school sophomores, juniors, and seniors, current or soon-to-be college students, and current or soon-to-be graduate students may apply for the scholarship. High school sophomores, juniors, and seniors will be awarded based on achievement, not based on financial need. College seniors must submit a letter of acceptance from the graduate or professional school they plan to attend. International students may apply. Current non-students are eligible if they can provide documentation indicating they will be a full-time student in one of the aforementioned categories in the 2025-2026 school year. Students who reside, or will reside, in the US during the 2025-2026 school year, whether US citizens or foreign nationals, are all welcome to apply. There are different application links and requirements for high school students, college students, and graduate students. Please make sure to use and submit what is appropriate for you. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Korean American Scholarship Foundation for more information.