THE
PACIFIC ISLANDER EDUCATOR NETWORK
The Pacific Islander
Educator Network (PIEN) is sponsored by Youth
Outreach United, a 501.C3 non-profit organization.
Youth Outreach United
has sponsored a number of events in the Pacific Islander Community, including
the American Samoa Youth Flag Day in April and the annual South Pacific Games
athletic event.
The purpose of PIEN is to
enlist the collaborative efforts of existing Pacific Islander community based
organizations and educators to better meet the educational needs of our
students.
PIEN has established the
following goals:
_ To identify existing
resources to assist school administrators, counselors, teachers, and classified
personnel who work with the 37,000 Pacific Islander students in California.
_ To develop an on-line and
written resource guide for schools featuring scholarship opportunities,
counseling services, employment agencies, health care agencies, after-school
programs, college and university outreach, and mentoring and leadership training
for Pacific Islander students.
_ To create a network among
Pacific Islander educators, non-Pacific Islander educators who serve Pacific
Islander students, and community-based organizations to better identify and
serve the needs of Pacific Islander students.
_ To develop a professional
network for Pacific Islander educators.
Contact: Victor C.
Thompson, Ed.D.
Coordinator of
Student Services, Paramount Unified School District
B (562)
602-6035 H (562) 496-2319 E-mail: [email protected]
Board of
Directors: Dr. Alofa Tanuvasa,
Teacher, Compton Unified School District, Freda Tanuvasa, Los Angeles Unified
School District
Sefa Aina,
Assistant Coordinator, Asian American Studies Center,
UCLA
Pacific
Islander Educator Network (PIEN)
Scholarship
Directory-January 30, 2001
PIEN would like to
recognize the Pacific Islander Community Council, Hawaii Magazine, the Guam
Communications Network, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) and the
UCLA Asian American Studies Center for their assistance in this first edition of
the scholarship list. This list is
intended to provide a brief synopsis of a variety of scholarships. Please contact the contact person listed
for more specific information.
Disclaimer: The
purpose of this list is to provide scholarship information for interested
students. Since this information was obtained from the public domain, PIEN does
not accept responsibility for misinformation. Inaccurate information should be
reported to PIEN immediately.
Undergraduate
Scholarships
‘Ahahui O Lili’uokalahi
Hawaiian Civic Club (AOLHCC) Scholarship
‘Ahahui O Lili’uokalahi
Hawaiian Civic Club (AOLHCC) ScholarshipScholarships of up to $1,000
for Native Hawaiian youth entering colleges and universities in the United
States. Deadline May
31st.
Scholarships of up to $1,000
for Native Hawaiian youth entering colleges and universities in the United
States. Deadline May
31st.Mohala K. Reed,
President 735 Bennett Long Beach, CA 90804
Mohala
K. Reed, President 735 Bennett Long Beach, CA 90804(562)
987-0506
‘Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian
Civic Club (AOKHCC) Scholarship
‘Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian
Civic Club (AOKHCC) ScholarshipAOKHCC provides scholarships
for full-time students in undergraduate or graduate college programs or
vocational/trade programs. Deadline
May 15th.
Lani
Ryan, Scholarship Committee Chairperson
312
South Devon Road Orange, CA 92868 (714) 978-3939
Asian Pacific Heritage
Council Scholarships
Asian Pacific Heritage
Council ScholarshipsMark L. Au, Chairman, APAHC
Scholarship Program Committee
Mark
L. Au, Chairman, APAHC Scholarship Program CommitteeAsian
Pacific American Heritage Council Inc.
8800
Fox Hills Trail
Potomoc,
Maryland 20854-4211 (301)
983-1845
E-mail:
[email protected] Deadline February
28th.
Association of Pacific
Island Educators (APIE) Scholarship
Association
of Pacific Island Educators (APIE) ScholarshipScholarships
of $250 to $1200 to encourage higher educational opportunities available to
Pacific Islanders based on academic success or financial need. Deadline May
22nd.
Stephen
Koletty, Vice President P.O. Box
548
Torrance,
CA 90508 (310) 547-2813 E-mail: [email protected]
Blethen Family Internships
for Minorities at the Seattle Times
Blethen Family Internships
for Minorities at the Seattle TimesThe Blethen Family
Internship c/o Patricia Foote
The
Blethen Family Internship c/o Patricia FooteAssistant
Managing Editor/Hiring and Staff Development
The
Seattle Times P.O. Box 70 Seattle, WA 98111
Brigham Young University
(BYU) Multicultural Student Services Scholarships
1320 ELWC Provo, Utah 84602-7918 (801) 378-3065
ELWC Provo, Utah 84602-7918 (801) 378-3065E-mail: www.byu.edu
California State University,
Long Beach Pacific Islander Association (PIA) Scholarship
California State University,
Long Beach Pacific Islander Association (PIA) ScholarshipScholarships available for
Pacific Islander students. Please
contact PIA at the University Student Union, Room 206
Scholarships available for
Pacific Islander students. Please
contact PIA at the University Student Union, Room 206Long Beach, California (562) 985-4181
Long
Beach, California (562)
985-4181
CANFit (California Nutrition
and Fitness) Program Scholarships
CANFit (California Nutrition
and Fitness) Program ScholarshipsAwards of $10,000 for
students interested in studying nutrition, physical education, or culinary arts
in the state of California.
2140
Shattuck Ave., Suite 610 Berkeley,
California
94704
(800)
200-3131 E-mail: www.canfit.org
Chamorro Community Council
of California Scholarship
Chamorro
Community Council of California ScholarshipMary
Salas, President. P.O. Box
11108 Carson, CA 90749
EVA
Scholarship
EVA ScholarshipFor outstanding student
athletes.
Dig
for Kids Foundation, Founder Eric Fonoimoana, Olympic Gold Medalist in Beach
Volleyball E-mail: [email protected]
Gates Millennium
Scholars
Gates
Millennium ScholarsFunds
available for the cost of college tuition, fees, books, and living
expenses.
P.O.
Box 10444
Fairfax,
Virginia 22031-8044 Deadline
February.
(703)
205-3400 E-mail: www.uncf.org
Local
Contact: Clinton Helenihi (619)
264-8470
Hawaii’s
Daughters Guild Scholarship
Female students of Pacific
Islander ancestry. $500-$1000
awards.
Leimoni
Daboda, Vice President 11843
Inglewood Ave.
Hawthorne,
CA 90250 (310) 973-8510 December deadline.
Hawaiian Homes Commission
Scholarship
Hawaiian Homes Commission
ScholarshipOffered to qualified native
Hawaiians (50% or more Hawaiian).
Based on financial need and merit. Department of Hawaiian Home
Lands.
(808)
896-3839
Jackie Robinson Foundation
Scholarship Award
Jackie Robinson Foundation
Scholarship AwardAwards of up to $5,000 for
minorities.
3
West 35th Street
11th Floor
New
York, New York 10001-2204 April 1st
deadline.
Kamaiana Club of Orange
County (KCOC) Scholarship
Kamaiana Club of Orange
County (KCOC) ScholarshipGreg Princler,
President
Greg
Princler, President(714)
537-8680
LEAP Scholarship (Leadership
Education for Asian Pacifics)
LEAP Scholarship (Leadership
Education for Asian Pacifics)Co-sponsored by The Ronald
McDonald House Charities and KSCI-TV Channel 18. C/O KSCI TV 1990 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles 90025
Co-sponsored
by The Ronald McDonald House Charities and KSCI-TV Channel 18. C/O KSCI TV 1990 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles 90025$1000
awards for outstanding leadership and academic achievement, plus a $500
honorarium for the community-based organization of their choice. March 30th deadline.
LEAP-Building
Community Through Leadership Program-Orange County
Hands-on,
professional training in public speaking, organizational management, media
relations, political awareness, networking, and grant writing. Ivee Wong (213) 485-1422, ext. 1409
E-mail:
[email protected]
LEAP Leadership Development
Program-Los Angeles
LEAP Leadership Development
Program-Los AngelesLinda Akutagawa, Director of
External Relations
Linda
Akutagawa, Director of External Relations(213)
485-0050 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.leap.org
Miss Pacific Islander
Scholarship Pageant
Miss Pacific Islander
Scholarship PageantE-mail: [email protected]
(619)
596-1588
Native Hawaiian Health
Scholarship Program
Native Hawaiian Health
Scholarship ProgramNative Hawaiians are
eligible for this award, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
1887
Makuakane Street, Building E
Honolulu,
Hawaii
96817-1887
(808)
842-8562
Native Hawaiian Higher
Education Program
Native Hawaiian Higher
Education ProgramNative Hawaiians are
eligible for this award, funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
1887
Makuakane Street, Building G
Honolulu,
Hawaii
96817-1887
(808)
842-8216
Native Hawaiian Leader
Project Scholarship
Native
Hawaiian Leader Project ScholarshipM.
Ka’iama, University of Hawaii at Manoa
2402
Maile Way, Bus. Ad. A405(a)
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (808) 956-7258
Honolulu,
Hawaii 96822 (808) 956-7258E-mail:
[email protected] or Sharon Paulo (213) 485-2347 [email protected] Deadline February
22nd.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Education Foundation Scholarships
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Education Foundation ScholarshipsIndividuals of Hawaiian
descent are eligible for this award, which is also sponsored by the Kamehameha
Schools.
(808)
594-1912
(808)
594-1912
Pacific Islander Financial
Aid Workshop
Pacific Islander Financial
Aid WorkshopAinahau o Keleponia
HCC
Ainahau
o Keleponia HCCCal
State University, Long Beach
(562)
401-7262 Victor Kaiwi
Pang
Pacific Islander Festival
Association (PIFA)-San Diego
Pacific Islander Festival
Association (PIFA)-San DiegoFor San Diego area high
school students.
PIFA Education Director P.O. Box
86046
PIFA
Education Director P.O. Box
86046San
Diego, California 92138 Internet: www.pacificislanders.com
Polynesian American
Association (PA’A) Scholarships
Polynesian
American Association (PA’A) ScholarshipsChief
Fala 505 S.E. 14th
Street
Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida
33315
E-mail:
polynesianamericanassociation@juno.com
The Polynesian Society
Scholarship
The Polynesian Society
ScholarshipMartha Waialae
Martha
Waialae 2325
Becknel Ave. Lomita,
California
90717
$250-$500 awards. (310) 534-1404 Deadline 5/15.
The Sisters Alumni of the
South Pacific Scholarship
The Sisters Alumni of the
South Pacific ScholarshipMasina Loi-On. 833 West Torrance Blvd. #7-50. Torrance, CA 90502.
(310)
327-6560. Deadline
May.
The Son’s of
Hawaii
The Son’s of
HawaiiSteve Enomoto 534 Grace Ave. #1 Inglewood, CA 90301
Steve
Enomoto 534 Grace Ave. #1 Inglewood, CA 90301Deadline
December.
Sterling Scholars-Polynesian
Cultural Center
Sterling Scholars-Polynesian
Cultural CenterFor Hawaii high school
students nominated by their respective schools.
Polynesian Cultural
Center 55-370 Kamehameha
Highway
Polynesian
Cultural Center 55-370 Kamehameha
HighwayLaie,
Hawaii 96762 (808)
293-3001
Tan
Chong Padula Humanitarian Scholarships
Lola
Sablan-Santos, Guam Communications Network
4201
Long Beach Blvd. Suite 218 Long
Beach, California
90807
(562)
989-5690 E-mail: [email protected]
University of Arizona
Minority Student Achievement Scholarship
University of Arizona
Minority Student Achievement ScholarshipAward covers resident
tuition (currently valued at $2,272) annually, renewable for three additional
years, if the academic standards as described in the award offer are
maintained.
Scholarship Office Old Main, Room 235 P.O. Box 210021Tucson, Arizona
85721-0021 (520)
621-2483The University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Scholarship
Office Old Main, Room
235 P.O. Box 210021Tucson,
Arizona 85721-0021
(520) 621-2483The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)Over $100,000 in
undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate scholarships are available.
Meg Malpaya Thornton,
Coordinator and Sefa Aina, Assistant Coordinator-Asian American Studies
Center
3230 Campbell Hall, Los Angeles Internet: www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc
Deadline
March.
University of Oregon
Diversity-Building Scholarship
University
of Oregon Diversity-Building ScholarshipAwards
of partial to full tuition. Office
of Multicultural Affairs470 Oregon Hall 1255 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1255(541) 346-3479
FAX541) 346-3416 E-mail: om[email protected]Deadline
February.
The University of Southern
California (USC)
The University of Southern
California (USC)Scholarships of $1,500 to
$2,500 are available to undergraduate students.
Scholarships
of $1,500 to $2,500 are available to undergraduate students. Willette S.T. Clark,
Assistant Director for Alumni Student Programs
Asian Pacific American
Support Group Scholarship Committee
C/o APASS, Student
Union 410, University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089-4851 E-mail: [email protected]
(213)
740-4999 Deadline
March.
The University of Utah
Minority Scholarship
The University of Utah
Minority ScholarshipNick and Helen Papanikolas
Minority Student ScholarshipFor specific details and application, please inquire
at the Ethnic Studies Program Office. Award of $515 or more, depending on
available funds.
Scholarship Chairperson
University of Utah 380 S. 1400 E., Rm. 112 Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0310 (801)
581-5206
University of Washington
Diversity Enhancement Scholarship Program
This
scholarship will be awarded to high-achieving underrepresented minority students
who will be entering the University as freshmen. Underrepresented minority students
(African American, American Indian/Alaska Native with appropriate documentation,
Hispanic, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander) are eligible for the
awards.
The
Diversity Enhancement Scholarship provides each recipient with a full
scholarship and grant package of $13,000 annually, from all sources, for a total
value of $52,000, to attend the University for four years of undergraduate
study.
Eric S. Godfrey, Assistant
Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Student Financial Aid
University of Washington 476
Schmitz Hall, Box 355831Seattle, WA 98195-5831
Working Assets Scholarship
Program
Working Assets Scholarship
ProgramPromote environmental
protection, economic and social justice, civil rights, or peace &
international development.African American, Native American, Hispanic, or
Asian/Pacific IslanderScience, business, economics majors. $2,000 award, late
April deadline.Scholarship Management Services, CSFA, 1505 Riverview Rd, POB
297St. Peter, MN 56082 (507)
931-1682
Xerox Technical Minority
Scholarship Program
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship ProgramFor undergraduate students in Chemistry, Engineering
(Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Mechnical, Software), Information Management,
Physics. $4,000-$5,000 awards per
year.
907
Culver Road
Rochester,
New York 14609 September
deadline.
Internet:
www.xerox.com
Graduate/Post-graduate Scholarships, Grants, and
Fellowships
Graduate/Post-graduate Scholarships, Grants, and
Fellowships
Bannerman Fellowship Program
Bannerman Fellowship Program
Provides community activists
of color 3 month sabbaticals of $15,000.
1627
Lancaster Street
Baltimore, Maryland
21231. Deadline
December.
(410)
327-6220 FAX (501) 421-5862 E-mail: [email protected]
Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Fellowship Program
Senator
Daniel K. Inouye Fellowship ProgramThe
Daniel K. Inouye Fellowship Program is open to all applicants holding a
bachelor's degree by June 30, 2001. A
9 month fellowship of $15,000 to individuals committed to assisting the Asian
Pacific community through public policy.
Asian
Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies2445 M Street, NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20037
Ford
Foundation
Ford
FoundationLeadership
for a Changing World awards for community leaders. Up to $130,000 in awards. E-mail: www.leadershipforchange.org
1629
K Street NW Suite 200 Washington,
D.C. 20006-1629
Ford
Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities
Up
to $35,000 for postdoctoral research.
Deadline January/February.
Fellowship
Programs Office/FP, TJ 2041
National
Research Council 2101
Constitution Ave.
Washington,
D.C. 20418 E-mail: [email protected] (202) 334-2860
Washington,
D.C. 20418 E-mail: [email protected] (202) 334-2860
National Science Foundation
Minority Graduate Fellowships
National
Science Foundation Minority Graduate FellowshipsStudent
Services Office 30 Cooper
Square 6th
Floor
Washington,
D.C. 20418 Internet: www.nsf.gov
November
deadline.
The University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
The University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA)Over $100,000 in
undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate scholarships are available.
Meg Malpaya Thornton,
Coordinator and Sefa Aina, Assistant Coordinator-Asian American Studies
Center
3230 Campbell Hall, Los Angeles Internet: www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc
Deadline
March.
Vanguard Public
Foundation
Vanguard Public
FoundationSocial Justice Sabbatical
Fund. Grants of $12,000 for
Northern California community activists.
December deadline. Mario
Salgado.
(415)
487-2111
On-Line Services
On-Line Services
If you do not have Internet
access, see your high school or college counselor or visit your local
library.
College
Scholarships.com www.collegescholarships.com
College
and university information, scholarship and financial aid searches, SAT and ACT
preparation tips.
FastWeb.com www.fastweb.com
FastWeb.com www.fastweb.comA scholarship search engine
with access to thousands of scholarships.
FAFSA on the Web www.ed.gov
FAFSA on the
Web www.ed.govProvides on-line access to
the federal financial aid form on-line.
Free
Scholarships and Financial Aid.com
www.freescholarshipsand
financialaid.com
On-line recruitment and
information about scholarships and financial aid.
MOLIS
(Minority On-line Information Service)
http:/content.sciencewise.com
The Smart Student Guide to
Financial Aid www.finaid.org
The Smart Student Guide to
Financial Aid www.finaid.orgInformation on loans,
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