The Tang Scholarship

Institution

Silicion Valley Community Foundation

Deadline

End of April

Award

Amount: $60,000 awarded up to 4 years
Award Number: Up to 4 students
GPA Required: 3.0

Field

N/A

Address

Edward Tang
P.O. Box 6961
San Carlos , CA 94070

Contact

Name: Edward Tang
Email: ecmt@yahoo.com

Ethnicity

Asian American, Pacific Islander

Specifics

Mr. Edward C. Tang established this award in 2007 to provide financial assistance to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (l/g/b/t) Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) for post-secondary Education. This scholarship is to help LGBT youth proudly achieve educational pursuits and dreams without shame. This scholarship awards up to four outstanding students annually, a combined scholarships totaling up to $60,000, awarded over up to four years. These scholarships are renewable for a maximum of three more years (a total of four years) provided each student annually meets the renewal requirements.
Each applicant must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
  • Self-identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender; (at least 25% API ancestry); and involved in the GLBT community;
  • Graduate from a high school in one of the nine Bay Area counties; Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara County, Napa, Sonoma or Solano;
  • Scholarship will be awarded for full-time (minimum 12 units for all semesters/quarters) enrollment in an accredited two, four-year university or graduate school; (college, university, community college or vocational school).
  • United States citizen or legal resident;
  • Demonstrated financial hardship;
  • Demonstrated academic promise;
  • Minimum unweighted grade point average 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for all schools attended or attending;
  • Be between the age of 17 and 25 on 30 April 2015

Included in application packet must be: 

1) Application form

2) Letters of reference

3) Transcripts of grades

4) Signed and dated personal statements

5) Financial Need

6) Proof of Citizenship/Legal residence

7) Personal Interview (upon completing application)