I. Purpose
To assist and encourage students of Vietnamese descent to excel in scholastic achievement, leadership qualities, and community involvement, especially to those who have significant financial need.
II. Outlines
The Hoàng Lý Tập Scholarship Fund will award $500.00 scholarship to graduating high school students who maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA, and have significant financial need.
Applicants will be evaluated by their scholastic achievements, leadership qualities, community involvement, and writing proficiency.
III. Qualification
Student of Vietnamese descent who is residing in the Greater Houston Metropolitan area and is graduating from an accredited high school or secondary school from June 2018 - 2023.
Enroll as full-time undergraduate studies in an accredited college, university, or an institution of higher learning in the United States from 2018 - 2023.
Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Financial Aid Award:
Scholastic 30%
Leadership 10%
Essay 10%
Financial Need 50%
Criteria for granting the awards will be 70% from the written application, and 30% from interview. Winners will be notified by mail, and the awards will be presented at Len Duong Camp.
The grading scale for uniformity would be as follows, and should be holistic:
Scholastic
GPA
AP Courses
SAT/ACT scores
note: consider also non-school associations/org.
Leadership
Organizational participation
Essay
Cohesiveness of ideas
Command of language
