Scholarship & Research Grant
The Asian American Studies Program offers an annual scholarship for AASP minors. Through a generous gift from Dr. Robert E. Lee, Hunter College Class of 1965, the AASP is pleased to offer AASP minors these two important scholarship and grant opportunities.
Deadline: December 20, 2024
Scholarship Application Guidelines
The AASP Undergraduate Scholarship is intended to support the academic and professional aspirations of Hunter College undergraduates with an AASP minor who intend to utilize their AASP coursework to make positive change in local or national Asian American communities. Each student will be granted $1,000 - $2,000 per year ($1,000 if merit only; $2,000 if merit- and need-based).
Eligibility
- Must be an AASP Minor in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year at Hunter College who has completed at least 6 credits (2 classes) of AASP course work with a minimum grade of B+ in both classes.
- All students/families eligible to file the FAFSA need to do so to be eligible for the award.
- Must be a full-time matriculated student with an overall GPA of 3.0 with no outstanding INC grades.
- Must have a record of contributing to Asian American community advocacy, on campus and/or in local Asian American communities.
- Transfer students are eligible and encouraged to apply.
- Macaulay Honors students are not eligible for the award.
Scholarship Application Materials
- COVER PAGE
- Full name, CUNY ID, and email address
- PAGE 1
- Describe your personal history of academic or professional engagement with Asian American Studies and/or Asian American community advocacy. What motivates your commitment to Asian American Studies and/or community advocacy, and how has this work made a difference in your life?
- PAGE 2
- Please describe the issue of concern to you, why it matters in the broader context of your course work in Asian American Studies, and how you see your work as an AASP minor potentially impacting this issue in a positive way.
- LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
- Letter from an AASP faculty member or community-based supervisor/colleague
- UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
Application Instructions
- Email AASP applications and materials to: htr-aas@hunter.cuny.edu with YOUR NAME and "SCHOLARSHIP" in the subject line by the deadline of December 20, 2024.
Research Grant Application Guidelines
The AASP Undergraduate Research Grant is intended to encourage academic collaboration and mentorship between an AASP adjunct (part-time) faculty member and a student minoring in Asian American Studies at Hunter. Projects should be semester-long and can be both traditional research or creative projects. Each year, the Committee will recommend awards up to $1,000 for each faculty-student "team," who will then divide the grant award between them.
Note: the AASP adjunct faculty member must have agreed in advance to this research project; the committee will not accept applications where the faculty member has not agreed to work with the student in question.
Eligibility
- Must be an AASP Minor in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year at Hunter College who has completed at least 6 credits (2 classes) of AASP course work with a minimum grade of B+ in both classes.
- All students/families eligible to file the FAFSA need to do so to be eligible for the award.
- Must be a full-time matriculated student with an overall GPA of 3.0 with no outstanding INC grades.
- Must have a record of contributing to Asian American community advocacy, on campus and/or in local Asian American communities.
- Transfer students are eligible and encouraged to apply.
- Macaulay Honors students are not eligible for the award.
Research Grant Application Materials
- COVER PAGE
- Full name, CUNY ID, and email address;
- Faculty member's name and email address
- 2-PAGE RESEARCH PROPOSAL CO-AUTHORED BY THE STUDENT AND THEIR FACULTY RESEARCH MENTOR THAT OUTLINES:
- Title and one-paragraph description of the research project.
- One-paragraph description of need for research or creative work addressing this subject and how findings/final project will be presented.
- One-paragraph rationale for student-faculty research collaboration (i.e. why are you working together?) and research methods that will be used.
- One-paragraph timeline for project, with specific details regarding how project is scaffolded, deadlines, and any pertinent information concerning realization and/or presentation of project. Will it be presented in a public setting, e.g. at the Hunter College Undergraduate Research Conference, or another academic setting?
- UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
Application Instructions
- Email AASP applications and materials to: htr-aas@hunter.cuny.edu with YOUR NAME and "RESEARCH GRANT" in the subject line by the deadline of December 20, 2024.