The Asian Women In Business Scholarship Fund, USA

Description
The Asian Women In Business Scholarship encourages and promotes exceptional Asian female students who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, community service and/ or entrepreneurship. The AWIB Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to students who have the attributes to be our next generation of leaders.

Eligibility
Candidates for the scholarship must be female of Asian (includes those who can trace their ancestry from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam) or Pacific Islander ancestry.
Candidates must also fulfill the following criteria to be considered:

• Have at least one or more of the following:  a) demonstrated a leadership role in a community endeavor and/or b) a record of entrepreneurial achievement
• Enrolled full-time in an accredited four-year undergraduate institution in the U.S. at the time of application and award.  Please be advised that this scholarship is for currently enrolled undergraduates who have completed at least one semester. 
• Carry a minimum of 3.0 (out of 4.0) GPA at the time of application (H.S. credit/grades do not count towards this scholarship)
• Provide most recent college transcript; semi-finalists will be required to provide their official college transcript
• Provide at least one professional recommendation
• Fully complete the AWIB Scholarship Application
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Application Procedure

• TYPE and fill out the text-enabled pdf application; handwritten applications will NOT be accepted
• Do not use acronyms or uncommon abbreviations
• If you include college organizations in your Leadership Positions and Volunteer Work, please attach the college’s official description of the organization
• A college transcript is required for the application; semifinalists will be asked to provide their official college transcript
• Each applicant must submit two essays. Essay prompts can be found on the last page of this application
• Each applicant is required to submit a minimum of 1 and no more than 6 letters of recommendation
• Recommendation letters and references listed on the application must NOT be your relatives, peers, or other students; good references are employers, supervisors, professors, deans, etc.
• Be sure to include correct and current contact information for references

The application and accompanying materials must be postmarked to Asian Women In Business, 42 Broadway, Suite 1748. New York, NY 10004

Submission Deadline
August 1, 2012

Website Link
http://www.awib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction