1

CuesLlons? lease emall: scholarshlp[glrlsasplre.org

As|an Amer|can Women's Scho|arsh|p Iund
Dead||ne: March 14
th
, 2014

About ASIkL

1he Aslan SlsLers arLlclpaLlng ln 8eachlng Lxcellence, lnc. (ASl8L) ls a non-proflL organlzaLlon servlng
Aslan Amerlcan glrls and women ln Lhe CreaLer 8osLon area. ASl8L ls CreaLer 8osLon's only Aslan
Amerlcan women-speclflc program provldlng leadershlp and professlonal developmenL opporLunlLles Lo
women from hlgh school sLudenLs Lo seasoned professlonals. ASl8L's programs lnclude our annual Aslan
Amerlcan Women ln Leadershlp (AAWlL) Conference, Lhe ?ouLh Leadershlp rogram (?L), Lhe Speakers
Serles, and ASl8L[Work. ASl8L seeks Lo connecL Aslan Amerlcan women across generaLlons and
Lhrough shared experlences.

ASl8L Lakes prlde ln our ldenLlLy as Aslan Amerlcan women. Powever, belng an Aslan Amerlcan young
woman can be challenglng. We ofLen face sexlsm, raclsm, pressure Lo do well ln school, parenLal
expecLaLlons, and pressures Lo flL ln. As you go Lhrough Lhls appllcaLlon process, Lhlnk abouL your own
experlences as an Aslan Amerlcan young woman. We wanL Lo know why you are proud Lo be you.

Scho|arsh|p n|story

WlLh flnanclal supporL from Lhe Cund kwok Aslan Women Llon & uragon uance 1roupe, ASl8L launched
Lhe Aslan Amerlcan Women's Scholarshlp lund ln 2011. 1he goal of Lhe scholarshlp ls Lo supporL an
ouLsLandlng and communlLy-orlenLed Aslan Amerlcan young woman ln her pursulL of hlgher educaLlon.

1hls scholarshlp wlll be awarded Lo an Aslan Amerlcan young woman enLerlng her flrsL year ln a Lwo or
four year accredlLed posL-secondary lnsLlLuLlon ln Lhe amounL of $1,000. 1he awardee should
demonsLraLe sLrong leadershlp skllls and Lhe ablllLy Lo make a meanlngful lmpacL ln Lhe Aslan Amerlcan
communlLy.

App||cat|on Deta||s

!"#$#%#"#&'(
1. AppllcanL ls expecLed Lo graduaLe or have graduaLed wlLh a hlgh school dlploma or recelved Lhelr
CLu by !une 2014.
2. AppllcanL ls 23-years-old or under 23-years-old.
3. AppllcanL musL be enLerlng Lhelr f|rst year ln a Lwo or four year accredlLed posL-secondary lnsLlLuLlon
by SepLember 2014.
4. AppllcanL ls a woman of Aslan/Aslan Amerlcan herlLage.
5. AppllcanL musL demonsLraLe sLrong leadershlp capablllLles and poLenLlal.
6. AppllcanL musL currenLly reslde ln Lhe CreaLer 8osLon area of MassachuseLLs.
7. rlorlLy wlll be glven Lo sLudenLs from underserved backgrounds and wlll be based on flnanclal need.

2
CuesLlons? lease emall: scholarshlp[glrlsasplre.org
As|an Amer|can Women's Scho|arsh|p Iund App||cat|on
2013-2014 Academ|c ear

!"#$%# '()# *+ ,#$'"( )+-,' (*.+ $,%/#+%0

App||cant Informat|on:

lull name:
___________________________________________________________________________________
LasL llrsL Mlddle lnlLlal

Malllng Address:
___________________________________________________________________________________
SLreeL Address AparLmenL/unlL #

___________________________________________________________________________________
ClLy Zlp

Pome hone: (____) ___________________________ Cell hone: (____) _______________________

lace of 8lrLh: __________________________________________ uaLe of 8lrLh: _____/_____/______
ClLy SLaLe CounLry

Lmall Address: _____________________________________ LLhnlclLy: _________________________

Secondary Schoo| Lducat|on:

Plgh School: ________________________________________________ CumulaLlve CA: _________

CraduaLlon uaLe: _____________________________

Add|t|ona| Informat|on (lease feel free Lo use addlLlonal paper as necessary):
1. rovlde Lhe names of posL-secondary lnsLlLuLlons (college, unlverslLles, Lrade schools, eLc.) Lo whlch
you are applylng and areas of academlc lnLeresL.



2. ALLach a resume (experlences may lnclude: exLracurrlcular acLlvlLles and leadershlp poslLlons you've
held, work experlence durlng Lhe pasL Lwo years, lncludlng Lhe name of your employer(s), and any
academlc and communlLy awards and honors).


3. CpLlonal: LlsL oLher scholarshlps you are applylng Lo. We are lnLeresLed ln uslng Lhe lnformaLlon Lo
consLrucL a scholarshlp daLabase. 1hls dlsclosure wlll noL affecL ASl8L's flnal declslon.


3
CuesLlons? lease emall: scholarshlp[glrlsasplre.org
As|an Amer|can Women's Scho|arsh|p Iund App||cat|on
2013-2014 Academ|c ear

Lssay uest|ons: (lease compleLely answer each quesLlon ln no more Lhan 300 words, use addlLlonal
paper as necessary.)

1. Pow does your ldenLlLy as an Aslan Amerlcan woman lmpacL you ln everyday llfe?
2. uescrlbe a personal challenge or weakness LhaL you have overcome, or are learnlng Lo overcome, and
whaL has Lhe experlence LaughL you.
3. uo you feel LhaL lL ls lmporLanL for Aslan Amerlcan women Lo become leaders and role models? Why
or why noL?
4. WhaL are your sLrongesL quallLles and why? Pow dld you galn Lhese quallLles?
5. Pow wlll Lhls scholarshlp help you achleve your fuLure goals?
App||cant Check L|st (p|ease ema|| or ma|| ALL of the fo||ow|ng by March 14
th
, 2014):
! A compleLed scholarshlp appllcaLlon form emalled Lo: scholarshlp[glrlsasplre.org or malled Lo:
ASIkL Scho|arsh|p Iund, .C. 8ox S1037, 8oston, MA 0220S
! A copy of my offlclal hlgh school LranscrlpL.
! A copy of my lAlSA [(lree AppllcaLlon for lederal SLudenL Ald) for verlflcaLlon of flnanclal ald or lf l'm
noL ellglble for lAlSA, Lhe mosL recenL Lax reLurn of my parenL(s) or guardlan(s)]. lf nelLher one of
Lhese documenLaLlons are avallable, please conLacL us aL scholarshlp[glrlsasplre.org for addlLlonal
opLlons.
! My slgnaLure and Lhe slgnaLure of my parenL/guardlan lf l am under Lhe age of 18 (lf you are
submlLLed vla emall, you can Lype your slgnaLure)
! 1wo leLLers of recommendaLlon. lor example, from a Leacher, guldance counselor, menLor,
employer/supervlsor, a communlLy organlzaLlon l have worked wlLh eLc. LeLLers of recommendaLlon
should be aLLached Lo my appllcaLlon. 1hey can also be emalled by my recommender Lo:
scholarshlp[glrlsasplre.org or malled Lo: ASl8L Scholarshlp lund, .C. 8ox 31037, 8osLon, MA
02203

I have comp|eted a|| port|ons of my app||cat|on. I understand that any persona| |nformat|on I have
prov|ded w||| be kept conf|dent|a| and w||| not be d|str|buted to anyone outs|de of the scho|arsh|p
rev|ew comm|ttee. 8y s|gn|ng, I acknow|edge that a|| of the |nformat|on I have prov|ded |s accurate and
true to the best of my know|edge.



App||cant Name Date S|gnature


__________________________________________________________________________________
arent]Guard|an Name Date S|gnature