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OCA-UPS Gold Mountain Scholarship

Award Amount
$2,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc.

Number of Awards & Eligibility: The number of awards offered varies annually and is dependent on the amount of funding. Last year, 12 awards were offered.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
  3. Must have a cumulative, unweighted grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
  4. Must be the first person in his/her immediate family to attend college.
  5. Must be an Asian Pacific American.
  6. Must be a graduating high school senior who will be entering his/her first year of college in the fall.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: Asian Pacific American students who are high school seniors with a cumulative, unweighted grade point average of 3.0 or higher are eligible for this award. Students must be the first person in each of their respective families to attend college.

Application requirements for the OCA-UPS Gold Mountain Scholarship are:

  • Application form
  • FAFSA
  • Official Transcript
  • Essay
  • Resume
  • Enrollment letter
  • Cost
  • Financial statement
Additional Information: The essay will be judged on the following components: relevance, mechanics, content, style and organization. Depending on the applicant's qualifications for any one of OCA's Scholarships Programs, scholarship winners may be announced between June and August.

Award Amount: $2,000 annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $2,000.

About Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc.:
Contact Information: Keith M. ,Scholarship Committee
Address: 1322 18th St. N.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20036

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