2025 Cathay Bank Foundation Scholarship Program
$50,000 in Scholarship Awards Available
Twenty $2,500 Scholarships Available for High School Seniors
Planning to Attend College as a Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Student in the Fall of 2025
Cathay Bank Foundation is committed to supporting youth residing in its business service territories to fulfill their dreams of obtaining a higher education.
ELIGIBILITY:
High school seniors residing in the Bank’s service counties in the states of California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington
Plan to attend a U.S. Accredited 4-Year College/University or Community College as a 1st year student in the Fall of 2025 (if selected, must provide college acceptance letter for verification)
A minimum cumulative unweighted high school GPA of 3.0
A household income at or below the Low-income level for the county of residence (if selected, must provide 2023 or 2024 tax return for verification)
Open to ALL MAJORS
Employees of Cathay Bank and their immediate family members are NOT eligible
APPLICATION CHECKLIST:
Application Form
Recommender Form
High School Transcript
INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES:
APPLICATION MATERIALS:
Applicants only have to fill out the common application once to apply to all scholarship programs they are eligible for
APPLICATION LIVE DECEMBER 2024
The scholarship awards will only be used to cover the cost of tuition for attending a college/university, as defined by the institution attended.
All materials must be RECEIVED by 11:59pm PDT, Monday, April 21, 2025. Anything received (whether mailed, emailed, or faxed) past that date and time will not be considered, regardless of the postmark. Application and recommender forms MUST be submitted online – Hard copies will NOT be accepted.
Questions or inquiries?
Contact by phone: (213) 624-6400 ext. 6 or by email: scholarships@apcf.org.
Cathay Bank Foundation Scholarship Awardees
Click the links below to see the scholarship recipients from years prior:
2024
Aarju Karki; Montgomery Village, MD - Georgetown University
Aarya Drover; Chicago, IL - Loyola University Chicago
Aileen Lopez-Merida; Lawrence, MA - University of Massachusetts Lowell
Alan Zeng; San Francisco, CA - University of California Berkeley
Alvin Sung; Bellevue, WA - Carnegie Mellon University
Ania Saucedo Cedillo; San Diego, CA - Stanford University
Annie Cai; Los Angeles, CA - University of Southern California
Bianna Chen; Brooklyn, NY - Binghamton University
Derek Cho; Tenafly, NJ - University of Pennsylvania
Isaac Briones; Las Vegas, NV - University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jessica Li; Malden, MA - Tufts University
Martin Bassett; Fort Lee, NJ - Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochelle K-Ahwireng; Las Vegas, NV - The University of Arizona
Sara Essa; Houston, TX - University of Texas at Austin
Sebastian Rico; Irving, TX - University of North Texas
Shilten Kenzhegazy; Auburn, WA - University of Washington
Sylvia Tai; Queens, NY - Cornell University
Yaa Ofori-Appiah; Gaithersburg, MD - Union College
Yanfen Lin; Los Angeles, CA - California Institute of Technology
2023
Anna Kove; Las Vegas, NV – University of California, Los Angeles
Brandon Quach; Rosemead, CA – Yale University
Brian Thai; Houston, TX – University of Texas, Austin
Dan Truong; Houston, TX – University of Texas, Austin
Genevive Chang; Rego Park, NY – University of Michigan
Glorimar De Los Santos; Lawrence, MA - Providence College
Hadassah Choi; Bellevue, WA – Harvard University
Immanuel Ogundipe; Chicago, IL - University of Illinois, Chicago
Shani Su; Walnut, CA - Stanford University
Jasmine Spencer; Upper Marlboro, MD - Cleveland Institute of Art
Stecia Nazziwa; Silver Springs, MD - Towson University
Madison (Logan) Render; Oakland, NJ - University of New England
Maya Wong; Castro Valley, CA - Northwestern University
Moises Munoz; Melrose Park, IL - Northwestern University
Naia Woods; Seattle, WA - Case Western University
Samantha Wagner; Henderson, NV - University of Nevada, Reno
Shauna Sperou; Marlbourough, MA - Olin College
Saad Omar; San Diego, CA - Grossmont College
Victoria Rojas; Harrison, NJ - Seton Hall University
Zoe Shack; Brooklyn, NY - Johns Hopkins University Peabody Institute
2022
Adalia Fragoso; Elizabeth, NJ – Davidson College
Afua Siwa; Bronx, NY – Tufts University
Aman Kumar; Montebello, CA – University of Southern California
Asmy Sylvain; Stoughton, MA – University of Massachusetts Amherst
Carolyn Pham; Silver Spring, MD – University of Maryland
David Dzul; Houston, TX - University of Virginia
Favour Ejims; Boston, MA – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Fiona Persaud; Germantown, MD – University of Maryland
Jala Taylor-Pickett; Chicago, IL – University of Michigan
Janice Tran; Oakland, CA – Wesleyan University
Jean Botani; Katy, TX – University of Texas Austin
Jessica Zhang; Chicago, IL – Pomona College
Lisa Guerrero; Las Vegas, NY – Cal State University Fullerton
Metztli Carbajal; San Ysidro, CA - Stanford University
Mohammed Lashuel; South San Francisco, CA – University of California, Berkeley
Nishelle Phansalkar Michalik; Las Vegas, NY – Colgate University
Quyen To; Kent, WA – University of Washington Tacoma
Tiffany Caba; Perth Amboy, NJ – Monmouth University
Vichet Ros; Burien, WA – University of Washington Seattle
Xingyi (Cindy) Zheng; Brooklyn, NY – University of Pennsylvania
2021
Alexis Sorm; Seattle, WA – South Seattle Community College
Amy Tran; San Diego, CA – University of California, San Diego
Benjamin Leong; San Jose, CA – University of California, Berkeley
Daniella Giron; Los Angeles, CA – Cal Poly Pomona
Fiona Wang; Sammamish, WA – University of Washington
Grace Corinne Karanick; Anaheim, CA – Point Loma Nazarene University
Jennifer Chen; New York, NY – Columbia University
Joanna Lov Ngo; San Gabriel, CA – University of California, Davis
Juliana Zeng; San Francisco, CA – University of California, Berkeley
Julie Leung; Boston, MA – Bentley University
Jullian Kristopher Cole; Chicago, IL – Howard University
Laila Ananda Flores; Burstonsville, MD – Xavier University of Louisiana
Madison Spanodemos; Malverne, NY – St. John’s University
Nao Misan Pongroq; Rowlett, TX – University of Texas at Austin
Ranjita Roka; Dallas, TX – University of Texas at Arlington
Reena Dadrah; Fullerton, CA – University of Southern California
Reina De La Paz Castaneda; Las Vegas, NV – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Saya Seraj; Laguna Hills, CA – Nova Southeastern University
Travis Anane; Clementon, NJ – Rutgers University New Brunswick
Veronica Liu; Oakland, CA – University of California, San Diego
2020
Alaha Nasari; Hicksville, NY – Harvard University
Alex Tieu; Randolph, MA – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Andrew Santacruz; Rahway, NJ
Cadie Shaw; Dallas, TX – The University of North Texas, Denton
Celina Ye; San Francisco, CA – Brown University
Daina Marie Wilson; Chicago, IL – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Froylan Palacio; Sparks, NV – Truckee Meadows Community College
Gisselle Gonzalez-Perez; Whittier, CA – Stanford University
Gloria Gonzalez Serrano; Sacramento, CA – University of California, Berkeley
Jedidiah Choi; Bellevue, WA – University of Southern California
Jenny Chen; El Monte, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
Jesutofunmi Adediji; Chicago, IL – Loyola University Chicago
Jonathan Donis; Los Angeles, CA – Stanford University
Lesley Leann Lopez; Pasadena, TX – University of Houston, Clear Lake
Mahnoor Wani; San Francisco, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
Nicole Karakozian; New Market, MD – Berklee College of Music
Rebekah Woo; San Diego, CA – University of California, Riverside
Rickey McGregor III; Los Angeles, CA – Harvard University
Tracy Jiang; Brooklyn, NY – Harvard University
Wengelawit Belgu; Seattle, WA – University of San Diego
2019
Angelina Quint; Hawthorne, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
Bintou Sylla; New York, NY – Manhattan College
Chelsea Gyimah; New York, NY – Mount Holyoke College
Edward Tran; San Gabriel, CA – Stanford University
Emily Jussaume; Tyngsborough, MA – University of New England
Emily Polanco; New York, NY – Bentley University
Gail Mensah; Sayreville, NJ – Northeastern University
Guetzemany Guardado; Chicago, IL – Saint Mary’s College
Hyo Jin (Eileen) Jeon; Frederick, MD – University of Maryland, College Park
Jeanette Chen; Spring Valley, CA – Stanford University
Kelly Huang; San Francisco, CA – University of California, Berkeley
Kristin Hong; Renton, WA – University of Washington, Seattle
Myunghoon Kim; Cherry Hill, NJ – Vanderbilt University
Natalie Grimes; Dallas, TX – University of Texas, Dallas
Nhi Tran; Houston, TX – Brandeis University
Pawee Akkharachotmongkhol; Burbank, CA – University of California, San Diego
Rossi Keith Osorio; Las Vegas, NV – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Samad Acklin; Compton, CA – Northwestern University
Tyler Roach; Los Angeles, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
Vienna Hoang; Sacramento, CA – San Francisco State University