The Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Council (APISWC) of the California Chapter of NASW is proud to announce
Two scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded at the NASW-CA annual conference in October 2015 in South San Francisco.
Individuals applying for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:
– Must be an undergraduate or graduate social work student enrolling in his/her final year starting in Fall 2015.
– Be bilingual in an Asian language.
– Be enrolled at any of the following universities: San Jose State, CSU East Bay, San Francisco State, or UC Berkeley.
– Applicants do not have to be a current member of the APISWC, but scholarship winners will be asked to become actively involved with APISWC as time permits.
The application packet must include the following:
1. Cover letter with name, email address, and phone number.
2. One letter of recommendation.
3. Copy of most recent official transcript.
4. Limit of 500 words responding to: “How would you advance social work in the Asian and Pacific Islander Community?”
5. Limit of 500 words responding to: “How do you plan to or have you used your bilingual skills to help others?”
All applications must be postmarked by Monday, June 8, 2015 and mailed to:
Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Council
c/o Quarry Pak
P.O. Box 591073
San Francisco, CA 94159
Winners will be notified no later than July 31, 2015.
Questions can be emailed to apicouncilnorth@gmail.com
More history about Diana Ming Chan can be found at:
http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/c/chan.html
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