<p data-block-key="xa203">The <b>Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC)</b> is delighted to introduce an exciting scholarship opportunity for students who have just graduated and are going to college in the Fall. CPC is the nation’s largest Asian American social services organization, dedicated to empowering Asian-American, immigrant, and low-income communities in New York and helping 80,000 individuals and families in their goals for education, family, community, and careers. As part of this, we offer scholarships to outstanding students in NYC, and this scholarship opportunity called the <b>Fong & Lee Foundation Scholarship</b> that align with the commitment to empowering and fostering excellence in young talent. Details about the scholarship and how to apply are detailed in the table below. </p><p data-block-key="ak2uq"> <b>Brief Summary</b> This scholarship is tailored to reward students who are first-generation college students with an interest in the fields of STEM, medicine/health, business, or law, who show exceptional promise and the drive to excel. <b>Award</b> $1000 <b>Number of Recipients each year</b> 10 <b>Eligibility Criteria</b> </p><ul><li data-block-key="aasmo">High school seniors attending college in the fall or college students currently attending college (undergraduate) </li><li data-block-key="5e41q">Resident of the five boroughs of New York City </li><li data-block-key="bplgq">Of Chinese descent </li><li data-block-key="1meit">Female </li><li data-block-key="f4eqv">First-generation students (parents did not finish a 4-year college degree) </li><li data-block-key="akcr2">Pursuing degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine/health, business and laws </li></ul><p data-block-key="9nakq"><b>Requirements</b> Write a personal statement about yourself, your goals and achievements. This should include your academic performance and awards, leadership initiatives, community involvement, and any actions you have taken to demonstrate your passion in the field, such as any extracurricular activities, research projects, internships, journals, studies, workshops, conferences etc. <b>Essay format requirements</b> </p><ul><li data-block-key="41j5a">Maximum length of 1500 words </li><li data-block-key="692nj">PDF or Word document only </li><li data-block-key="3cjdn">Times New Roman font </li><li data-block-key="c2f10">Double-spaced format </li></ul><p data-block-key="7b50d"><b>How to submit application</b> <a href="https://forms.gle/5mWnLh54kz8Vf6sM8">https://forms.gle/5mWnLh54kz8Vf6sM8</a></p><p data-block-key="793um"><b>Deadline to submit application</b> <b>April 30th , 11:59 PM</b> <b>Contact email</b> <a href="mailto:mching@cpc-nyc.org">mching@cpc-nyc.org</a> <br/></p>
