2025 Mega Bank Scholarship Program
$5,000 in Scholarship Awards Available
Five $1,000 Scholarships Available for High School Seniors
Planning to Attend College as a Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Student in the Fall of 2025
Mega Bank is committed to supporting youth residing in its business service territories to fulfill their dreams of obtaining a higher education.
ELIGIBILITY:
High school seniors who reside in Los Angeles County and Orange County, California
Plan to attend a U.S. Accredited 4-Year College/University or a Community College in the state of California as a 1st year student in the Fall of 2025 (if selected, must submit college acceptance letter for verification)
A minimum cumulative unweighted high school GPA of 3.0
Have a household income at or below Low-Income Level (must be able to show 2023 or 2024 tax return should applicant be selected for award)
Open to ALL MAJORS and there is NO ETHNICITY REQUIREMENT
Employees of Mega Bank and their immediate family members are NOT eligible to apply
APPLICATION CHECKLIST:
Application Form
Recommender Form
High School Transcript
INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES:
APPLICATION:
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.
Scholarship Awardees
Click the links below to see the scholarship recipients from years prior:
2024
Annie Cai; Los Angeles, CA - University of Southern California
Michelle Romero Castillo; East Los Angeles, CA - University of California Los Angeles
Tram Tran; Aliso Viejo, CA - Boston College
YingJun Tan; Los Angeles, CA - Harvard University
Yuhao Wu; Los Angeles, CA - University of California, Los Angeles
2023
Elizabeth Jin; Los Angeles, CA-University of California, Los Angeles
Kelly Nguyen; Cerritos, CA-Brown University
Kevyn Garcia; San Pedro, CA-University of California, San Diego
Larnefelle Reyes; Buena Park, CA-University of California, Los Angeles
Qihao Huang; Covina, CA-University of California, San Diego
2022
Arman Ayra; Los Angeles, CA – University of Southern California
Hui Luo; Baldwin Park, CA – University of Southern California
Nathan Cho; Los Angeles, CA – Pepperdine University
Steven Trinh; Anaheim, CA – University of Californai, Riverside
Vinny Li; Los Angeles, CA – Harvard College
2021
Grace Corinne Karanick; Anaheim, CA – Point Loma Nazarene University
Hamish Buran; Malibu, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
Kimberley Hsueh; Pasadena, CA – Wellesley College
Kyle Li; Monrovia, CA – Princeton University,
Sherlene Su; Walnut, CA – University of California, Berkeley
2020
Giao Nguyen; Midway City, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
Winzel Aimarie Payumo; Anaheim, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
Jiyoun Roh; La Cresenta, CA – Princeton University
Sofia Scanlon; San Pedro, CA – University of California, Davis
Cindy Yan; Baldwin Park, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
2019
Angela Park; Norwalk, CA – San Francisco State University
Angelique Hale; Los Angeles, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
Ariadna Torres; Los Angeles, CA – California State University, Los Angeles
Christopher Gonzalez; Buena Park, CA – California State University, Fullerton
David Yi; Cypress, CA – University of Pennsylvania
Dejie Zhen; Los Angeles, CA – Bowdoin College
Edward Tran; San Gabriel, CA – Stanford University
Janet Zamudio; Los Angeles, CA – University of California, Los Angeles
Josselyn Melendez; South El Monte, CA – University of California, Irvine
Miriam Sills; Los Angeles, CA – University of Chicago