Grants and Awards

Hana Diatalevi, 2019-2020 Award Recipient for EA Cultures Major
Hana Diatalevi

The following merit-based scholarships and awards are open to majors in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and East Asian Cultures. 

Application Dates: November 2 - December 31, 2020
Notification: The 21-22 recipients will be notified in late July 2021
Prospective Students (Freshman and Transfer Students): January 4 – February 28, 2021

* Ching-Suei Su Scholarship

Merit-based scholarship for an undergraduate student in the following majors: Asian-American Studies, East Asian Cultures, Korean Literature and Culture, Chinese Studies or Japanese Language and Literature.

Eligibility Requirements
• Undergraduate student
• Minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA
• Record of campus or community service
• Sophomores or Juniors (junior or senior status at the start of next academic year).
• Declared major in Asian-American Studies, East Asian Cultures, Korean Literature and Culture, Chinese Studies or Japanese Language and Literature

* Humanities Associates Endowment

Scholarship to support meritorious undergraduate students majoring in the Humanities Language & Literature's department.

Eligibility Requirement
  • Full-time undergraduate student from the School of Humanities
  • Majoring in Chinese Studies, Greek or Latin Language, French, German Studies, Japanese Language and Literature, Korean Literature and Culture, or Spanish
  • Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

* Jao Award in Asian Studies

Eligibility Requirements
• Undergraduate student from the School of Humanities
• Majoring in Pacific Rim Studies, East Asian Language and Literature, Asian Studies or Asian American studies (including, but not limited to history, commerce/business and politics).
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
• Preference for students with interest in business management

* School of Humanities Awards in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and East Asian Studies

* Betsy and Kent W. Ho Award for outstanding essays in Buddhist studies

The link on how to apply: http://www.admissions.uci.edu/afford/scholarships/