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OCA-AXA Achievement^sm Scholarship

The Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc. (OCA) has received funding from the AXA Foundation for college scholarships for Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) who will be entering their first year of college. Last year, ten (10) $2000 scholarships were awarded.

The AXA Foundation is the philanthropic arm of AXA Financial, directing the company's philanthropic and volunteer activities and working to improve the quality of life in communities across the country where AXA has a presence. AXA Achievement^sm is the AXA Foundation's innovative, long-term strategy to provide America's youth with the advice and access necessary to succeed in college and beyond. For more information, please go to www.axa-achievement.com.

• APAs who are entering their first year of college in the Fall of 2010;
• Must demonstrate academic achievement, leadership ability and community service;
• Must be permanent resident or U.S. Citizen; and
• Must have a cumulative GPA 3.00 or above (unweighted).

Deadline & Application

The application is avaliable here.

If you are interested in applying for more than one scholarship, please only send one envelope. We will automatically send you an application for all the scholarship programs.

***Please note that photocopied applications are accepted. OCA recommends that the student keep a photocopy of the application for his or her records.

Because of the overwhelming number of applicants, please do not call the OCA office to check on the status of your applicaiton. If you have questions, please contact OCA at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .