• Self-identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender; (at least 25% API ancestry); and involved in the GLBT community;
• Graduate from a high school in one of the nine Bay Area counties; Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara County, Napa, Sonoma or Solano;
• Scholarship will be awarded for full-time (minimum 12 units for all semesters/quarters) enrollment in an accredited two, four-year university or graduate school; (college, university, community college or vocational school).
• United States citizen or legal resident;
• Demonstrated financial hardship;
• Demonstrated academic promise;
• Minimum unweighted grade point average 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for all schools attended or attending;
• Be between the age of 17 and 25 on 30 April 2021

Download the 2021 application form here: Pdf Form

You can type your information onto the form electronically, then print and sign it.

• Scholarship manager must receive the completed application packet and all supporting materials (such as personal statement, letters of reference, transcripts, proof of U.S. citizenship or legal residency and financial documentation) by

• Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Date of postmark, faxed and emailed applications will NOT be considered.

1. APPLICATION FORM
   Applications must be complete to be considered. Attach additional pages if necessary.
2. LETTERS OF REFERENCE
   Provide two letters of reference only.
   • One letter from a teacher or academic advisor;
   • One letter from a work or volunteer supervisor, a youth leader or personal acquaintance.
   Letters from teachers, advisors and employers must be on school or company letterhead. All letters must be signed and dated. Photocopies are acceptable. Letters may be sealed in their own envelopes.
3. TRANSCRIPTS OF GRADES
   All applications must include an official high school transcript, even if you have graduated from high school and currently enrolled in an accredited college or university. If you have taken college courses, an official college transcript must also be included for all work completed. Photocopies and copies from the Internet are unacceptable.
4. SIGNED AND DATED PERSONAL STATEMENT
   Include a typed statement of at LEAST 500 words, but no longer than 850 words for the three items below (approximately 2-3 pages, double-spaced). In the statement, you should:
   • Describe a significant challenge in your life and the lessons learned from it;
   • Describe any extracurricular activities or honors you feel best highlight your potential as a leader in our community;
   • Comment upon your long and short-range educational goals.
   • Sign and date your Personal Statement.
5. FINANCIAL NEED
   Evidence of financial need must be submitted with all application packets If you applied for federal financial aid, enclose a copy of all pages of your 2021-2022 FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) (updated information regarding your FAFSA application can be found online at www.fafsa.ed.gov).
   OR If you did not apply for federal financial aid, enclose a copy of the first two pages of your parent’s or guardian’s most recent Form 1040 (or your own if you are not a dependent).
6. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP OR LEGAL RESIDENCY
   Provide proof of United States citizenship (photocopy of birth certificate, passport or naturalization papers) or documentation of legal residency (photocopy of visa or green card).
7. PERSONAL INTERVIEW
   A required personal interview will be conducted by a minimum of four committee members in an office setting.

• Graduated from Menlo Atherton High School
• Attending San Diego State University
• Is determined to succeed despite various set backs
• Create space for LGBT childhood sexual abuse survivor
• Stella is eligible to receive a total of $24,000 ($8,000x3) scholarship

• Graduated from George Washington High School & U.C. Berkeley
• Attending U.C. San Diego for his Doctor of Medicine
• Actively volunteering in various community service
• Danny is eligible to receive a total of $20,000 ($10,000x2) scholarship

• Graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Attended various community colleges
• Will attend a U.C.
• Advocates for transformational local and state climate action
• Peter is eligible to receive a total of $28,000 ($14,000x2) scholarship

• Graduated from El Camino High School in South San Francisco & UCSD
• Will attend University of Washington
• Has overcome extreme adversity
• Create space for LGBT childhood sexual abuse survivor
• Sandra received a one time $15,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Lowell High School
• Will attend City College of San Francisco, then UCLA
• Continue gender and racial justice activism in college
• Interest in public health and community clinic
• Stanton is eligible to receive a total of $20,000 ($10,000x2) scholarship

• Graduated from Lowell High School and Mount Holyoke College
• Will be attending the University of Chicago
• Highest priority is to establish inter-generational mentorship and thusly maintain momentum for the next generation of API students
• Increase queer youth in participation in activism
• Denise received a one time $5,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Milpitas High School
• Attending San Francisco State University
• Peer mentor for Asian American & Pacific Islander student
• Focus research on the experiences of queer Asian American sex workers
• Simeon is eligible to receive a total of $20,000 ($5,000x4) provided he qualifies each year

• Graduated from Mission High School in San Francisco and U.C. Berkeley
• Will attend the University of Chicago
• Overcame speech impediment
• Helps children build skills early on and put them on a path to success before they understand the stigma and judgment that society will inflict on them
• Wishes to establish an organization to provide social services for people with disabilities particularly from low income family
• Yuh received a total of $10,000 scholarship

• Graduated from George Washington High School in San Francisco
• Will attend University of San Francisco
• Developed a space for LGBT youth to discuss their experiences, learn activist skills and act against injustice
• Believes pride in one’s identity, fighting spirit, determination and drive to never give up
• Would like to work for the rights of marginalized people as an artist
• Malia is eligible to receive a total of $40,000 ($10,000x4) provided she qualifies each year

• Graduated from Mid Peninsula High School
• Will be attending U.C. Berkeley graduate school
• Has overcome extreme adversity
• Focus on dedication to helping others
• Sofia received a total of $45,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Lowell High School
• Attending University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Interned at the Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC)
• Passionate about hospitality and social justice
• Received a one time $4,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Impact Academy of Arts and Technology with a 4.25 GPA
• Will be attending UCLA
• Has overcome health issue
• Yen received a total of $9,600 scholarship

• Graduated from Mills High School
• Currently attending U.C. Berkeley
• President/Founder of Pre-law Coalition for Social Justice
• Was a San Mateo Community College board member
• David received a total of $10,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Hercules High School and University of San Francisco, majoring in law
• Discovered intellectual property and decided to pursue trademark law
• Hopes to continue to provide legal representation to those who cannot afford counsel, especially in the API and LGBTQ communities
• Michael received a total of $10,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School in San Francisco
• Will attend Chapman University in Orange CA
• Embraces his true identity and strives to help others to find theirs
• Interested in TV writing and production
• Aaron received a total of $4,500 scholarship

• Graduated from Lynbrook High School in San Jose
• Will be attending UCLA
• Has overcome extreme adversity
• Rich life experience in LGBTQ Youth Space and A Slice of New York
• Helen received a one time $15,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Andrew Hill High School in San Jose, De Anza College and U.C. Davis
• Will attend U.C. Davis
• Has overcome extreme adversity
• Interested in politics
• Tran received a total of $30,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Fremont High School in Sunnyvale
• Will attend U.C. Santa Cruz
• Started school newspaper with strong background in journalism
• Kayla received a total of $16,875 scholarship

• Graduated from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose and UCLA
• Very active in API & LGBT community
• Received numerous awards
• Currently a steering committee member for the Bay Area chapters of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)
• JC received a total of $7,500 scholarship

• Graduated from Lowell High School
• Currently attending University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health
• Amazing accomplishments
• Hopes her research will one day directly contribute to policy and prevention efforts aimed at reducing disparities among minorities and prevent partner abuse in the community
• May received a $15,000 in scholarship

• Graduated from Saint Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco
• Will be attending Cal State University in Hayward
• Another amazing student with lots of accomplishments
• She hopes to better serve minority and marginalized populations, including the API LGBT community
• Catrina received a total of $27,000 in scholarship

• Graduated from Silver Creek High School in San Jose with a 4.0 GPA and UCLA
• Very active in UCLA helping other API LGBT students as well as local communities
• Writing a dissertation about the uses of visual objects under U.S. Imperialism
• Trung received a total of $30,000 scholarship

• Graduated from a high school in South Bay, U.C. Berkeley and taken courses at Parsons the New School for Design
• Very active in college and local community helping other API and LGBT
• Tiffany received a total of $15,500 scholarship

• Graduated from Lowell High in San Francisco, U.C. Irvine and Tulane University Health Sciences
• Very active in API LGBT communities as well as in Tulane
• Internal Medicine resident at Kaiser Los Angeles
• Randy received a total of $18,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Mountain View High School with a 4.0 GPA
• An impressive student with many accomplishments at a very young age
• Currently attending Swarthmore College
• Anna Livia received a total of $12,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco and U.C. Berkeley
• Very active in his school, loves to write and enjoys gardening
• Juggles interior design work and teaching yoga at Oakland LGBTQ Center
• Arty received a total of $20,000 scholarship

• Graduated from American High School with a 4.0 GPA unweighted
• Attending Cal currently
• Henry is extremely active in school as well as outside of school
• Henry received a total of $20,000 in scholarship

• Graduated from Pioneer High School, UCSD and John Hopkins University
• Currently attending UC Riverside and UCLA
• Jason received a total of $15,000 in scholarship

• Graduated from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose and UCLA
• Software engineer in the Bay Area
• Daniel received a total of $30,000 scholarship

• Currently enrolled at Yale University in Health Management
• Graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco
• Luisa received $7,500 in scholarship

• Graduated in 2010 from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco and Mills College
• Empowered to be a strong and proud advocate for herself and her community
• Phuong received a total of $30,000 scholarship

• Graduated in 2010 from Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose and U.C. Irvine
• Received MPH and plan to pursue Ph.D. in the near future
• Chad received a total of $30,000 scholarship

• Graduated from Alameda’s Encinal High School in 2003
• Graduated from U.C. Irvine in 2007
• Currently a medical student at UCSF
• Actively involved in UCSF’s GLBT committees as well as LGBT student associations
• John has received a total of $45,000 in scholarship

• A GAPA board member as well as worked with API Wellness Center in San Francisco
• Graduated from Cal Berkeley and Master of Public Health (MPH) at Columbia University in May of 2010, specialized in Sociomedical Sciences Health Promotion track
• Work at US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), doing health care research and policy work
• Steering committee of GAPIMNY (NY's version of GAPA)
• Board member of Asian American Impact Fund, a giving circle focused on supporting Asian American community groups in NYC area
• Jason received a one time $15,000 scholarship

• Graduated from San Jose State University in 2007
• Graduated from Emerson College in Boston in 2009
• Caroline received a total of $30,000 in scholarship

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The Tang Scholarship has partnered with Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, to provide scholarship opportunities. The Tang Scholarship is a fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

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For many individuals and organizations, providing scholarships for students to support their educational pursuits is a rewarding and effective way to meet their charitable objectives. Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s scholarship program is committed to providing opportunities for those interested in helping talented young people to pursue their dreams through a quality education. Scholarship funds at SVCF vary by size of endowment and in complexity of criteria; however, their common element is the charitable spirit of the donors who created them. In honoring loved ones or providing for a specific community, each scholarship expresses a deep belief in the power of education to help individuals achieve their dreams. 

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