Banatao Filipino American College Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by Asian Pacific Fund

Background:

Number of awards: 5

Amount: $5,000 (annual award)

Renewable? Yes

Total award: $20,000

Benefactors: The Family of Dado and Maria Banatao

Eligibility Criteria:

A) Grade level: Incoming freshman enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university in 2020-21

B) Minimum GPA: 3.0

C) Major: engineering, mathematics, computer science, environmental or physical science

1) Note: those pursuing health careers are not eligible (i.e. physician, nurse, pharmacist, dentist, etc.)

D) Ethnic heritage: Filipino heritage (at least 50%)

E) Financial need

F) Residency:

1) Northern California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus or Yolo.

2) Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange or San Diego.