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Name Lapiz Family Scholarship
Number of Awards 2
Award Value $1,000
Award Type Need-Based Scholarship
Merit-Based Scholarship
Accept Applications From November 30 until March 31
Renewable
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Application

Contact Information

Contact Jo Anne Villarosa
Scholarship Coordinator
Asian Pacific Fund
225 Bush Street, Suite 590
San Francisco, California 94104
Phone (415)433-6859
Fax
Email scholarship@asianpacificfund.org

Scholarship Description

The Lapiz family members created the Lapiz Family Scholarship in honor of their parents, Apolonio and Arcadia Lapiz, who were farm workers, and to support students of farm working background who choose to pursue a college education at the University of California. The Lapiz Family Scholarship will award two $1,000 scholarships each year.

Criteria

* Full-time undergraduate student at a University of California campus (preference given to students at UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz)
* Farm worker or the child of farm or migrant workers
* Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
* Demonstrate merit and financial need
* U.S. citizen or permanent resident