Orange County Taiwanese American Community Scholarship Award Application

Applicants should be US citizens (or permanent residents) and college-bound seniors in the graduating class of 2010 from high schools in Orange County, California.
Please submit the application in the mail with the following documents:
1. A biography of no more than 500 words demonstrating leadership potential and commitment to public service. It must be typed, double-spaced, with size 12 font and one-inch margins on all four sides.
2. An essay of no more than 1000 words, on the topic below:
Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you and describe that influence.
It must be typed, double-spaced, with size 12 font and one-inch margins on all four sides.
3. One recommendation letter from one of your school teachers or counselors
4. A copy of your official high school transcript
AND please email to shinghsu@yahoo.com:
- A brief biography of no more than 250 words, to be used to introduce you at the award ceremony.
- A photo of yourself in JPEG not larger than 2 inches by 2 inches, to be included in the award ceremony program.

Deadline: Your completed application must be postmarked no later than April 16, 2010 and mailed to:
Taiwanese American Community Scholarship Award
P.O. Box 4127
Irvine, CA 92616-4127

Award: A scholarship of $500.00 and a plaque for each award recipient.

The applicants will be informed of the results by May 10, 2010.

Award Ceremony:

The award ceremony will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on June 6, Sunday, 2010 at Irvine City Hall.

The objectives of Taiwanese American Community Scholarship Award are:
(1) to promote community involvement and social service,
(2) to recognize high school seniors with leadership qualities as well as a commitment to community services, and
(3) to encourage them to pursue higher education.


NUMBER OF AWARD

There are a total of eleven groups. Each of the ten core schools listed below is considered a group. Applicants from any other high schools in Orange County are categorized together as a group. In each group, there will be one scholarship award per 1 to 5 applicants, two awards per 6 to 10 applicants and three awards for more than 11 applicants.

Northwood High School
Woodbridge High School
University High School
Irvine High School
Villa Park High School
Esperanza High School
Aliso Niguel High School
Troy High School
Fountain Valley High
Laguna Hills High School


OCTA (Orange County Taiwanese Association) and TACL (Taiwanese American Citizens League) are non-profit educational and social organizations.