The Xiaoping Shen Scholarship supports students enrolled in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies (AAPIS) minor as well as graduate students majoring in Geography who elect the Thesis or Special Project as their capstone.
One or more scholarships shall be awarded to matriculated students who have declared a minor in Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies (AAPIS) as follows: (1) a $500 scholarship shall be awarded after the completion of nine credits in AAPIS including the core course (AAPI 110) and (2) a $1,000 scholarship shall be awarded after they have completed the minor (18 credits). All recipients receiving the scholarship referenced in (1) above shall have a GPA minimum of 2.5 overall and 2.7 in AAPIS. All recipients receiving the scholarship referenced in (2) above shall have a GPA minimum of 2.7 overall and 3.0 in AAPIS and must be enrolled in at least 2 credits during the semester in which the scholarship is applied. All recipients must submit a statement of approximately 150 words describing the student’s interest in the AAPIS.
One $1,000 scholarship shall be awarded to a matriculated graduate student in geography, who shows the greatest promise as a professional geographer. The student must have completed 21 graduate credits in geography, have the capstone proposal approved by the Graduate School, have a minimum GPA of 3.5, and have enrolled in Geog 599 Thesis or Geog 595 Special Project. The student must submit a statement of approximately 300 words describing their professional goals and a copy of the capstone approval letter from the Graduate School. The student must be enrolled in at least 2 credits during the semester in which the scholarship is applied.
The above awards shall be distributed annually. In years when there are no qualified candidates in one of the two categories above, all available funding may be awarded to students in the other category. In years when there are no qualified candidates at all, there will be no awards made for that year.