2025 Mitzi Lee Scholarship Fund Program

 

$20,000 in Scholarship Awards Available

Two $10,000 Scholarships Available for Chinese American High School Seniors
Planning to Attend College as a Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Student in the Fall of 2025
The Mitzi Lee Scholarship Fund is committed to supporting economically-challenged young adults residing in its business service territories to fulfill their dreams of obtaining a higher education.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • High school senior of Chinese ethnicity

  • Plans to attend a U.S. Accredited 4-Year College/University as a 1st year student in Fall 2025 (if selected, must submit college acceptance letter for verification)

  • Applicant must be a California resident in one of the following geographic locations: Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, Riverside County, Kern County, Imperial County, San Bernardino County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

  • A minimum cumulative weighted high school GPA of 3.5

  • A household income at or below the Federal or State Low Income Level (must be able to show
    2023 or 2024 tax return should the applicant be selected for award)

  • Open to ALL majors

APPLICATION CHECKLIST:

  • Application Form

  • Recommender Form

  • Transcript (Official or Unofficial)

INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES:

Sample Application

Low Income Level Chart

Sample Recommender Form

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.

Scholarship Awardees