Ascend Educational Fund Scholarship - Apply by February 1, 2019!

Ascend Educational Fund (www.ascendfundny.org) is a nonprofit that provides scholarships to high schools seniors of immigrant backgrounds in New York City regardless of national origin, ethnicity and immigration status.  
AEF will provide two-year or four-year college scholarships to promising immigrant students in New York City, who were either born outside the US or have two parents born outside the U.S., in the range of $2,500-$20,000.  Deadline is February 1, 2019.  

Scholarship Criteria

Students will be eligible for the scholarships if they:

• Were born outside the United States or have two parents born parents
• Will graduate from a high school in New York City
• Will enroll full-time at an accredited public or private college or university in 2018-2019
• Demonstrate qualities traditionally valued by the immigrant community: hard work, resourcefulness, perseverance in the face of adversity, academic achievement, leadership, and commitment to one’s community

 Finalists selected for an interview will be notified: May 1, 2019

 Interviews held: May 18-19, 2019, each finalist must attend in person for consideration.

 Students may apply here: https://ascendfundny.awardspring.com/