The Karen Ha Scholarship

KACF-SF is committed to improving the quality of life in the Bay Area’s Korean American community and empowering the next generation of Korean American leaders. Through the Karen Ha Scholarship, we provide financial assistance and mentorship opportunities to talented but under-resourced students attending an in-state public university as undergraduates. The $2,500 is renewable for a total of four years.

Eligibility:

  • Grade level: Incoming freshman planning to enroll full-time at an accredited four-year public college or university in California in the upcoming academic year
  • OR: Transfer student from a Bay Area community college planning to enroll full-time at an accredited four-year public college or university in California in the upcoming academic year
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Korean ethnicity (at least 50%)
  • Documented financial need
  • Residency: Applicant must reside in one of five Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara. Transfer student applicants must currently be attending a community college in one of these five counties.
  • Undocumented students with DACA status are eligible to apply; International students are not eligible to apply
  • In order to qualify for renewal, scholarship recipients must submit a renewal application annually, continue to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher each academic year, and be in good community standing

Award
$2,500.00
Deadline
03/24/2021