Scholarship

Mid-Autumn Youth Summit (MAYS) is an annual event for high school VSA's to get together and compete in various competitions like Olympics, Jeopardy, Cultural Show, etc that expresses Vietnamese culture. Since 2006, MAYS Scholarship Program acted as an additional resource to support students to become high-achieving and civic-minded individuals in the future. We believe that every student deserves an equal opportunity to achieve academic, personal, and professional success regardless of their financial, ethnic, or family background. Moreover, we put a major emphasis in embracing youth’s cultural and family roots by encouraging them to write about their personal experience being Vietnamese American. 

Every year, MAYS will award scholarships to Vietnamese American high school students who are involved in VSA in the Bay Area. This year, we are partnering with Vingo, a non-profit focusing on Vietnamese culture and language preservation, to extend our annual scholarship fund to our MAYS participants. Recipients are selected with several factors in mind including academic accomplishments, community services, etc.  

If you have any questions, please email Scholarship Lead, Kenny Van, at kenny@vingo.ngo

Requirements

1. Must be a Junior [Grade 11] or Senior [Grade 12] in high school

2. Complete the Scholarship Application Form online

3. All applications must be submitted by January 27, 2023 @ 11:59PM PST. Scholarship recipients will be announced at the in-person ceremony on February 4, 2023. 

January 27, 2023 @ 11:59PM PST: Last day to submit.

January 31st, 2023 Week: Finalists are notified.

February 4, 2023: MAYS - Award Ceremony!

Three prizes of $300!

Essays will be evaluated for their creativity, relevance and authenticity.

Question 1: Write a brief autobiography. 

Please write in 100 words or less. 

Question 2: Why do you think learning heritage language is helpful to your personal and professional life?

Please write in 250 words or less.

Question 3: Why do you deserve this scholarship? How do you plan to use your scholarship award?

Please write in 250 words or less.

In order to enter the competition, please follow these simple steps to complete a full application by January 20th. 

1. Complete the online “MAYS 2023 | Scholarship Application Form”.
2. Start writing! Please be very careful with the word count. We will not read essays that exceed the word limit.
3. Copy your essay into the box provided in the scholarship application.
4. Agree with Vingo’s Terms & Conditions. Please be sure to read and understand the Terms & Conditions before applying. By submitting an application, you are agreeing to these Terms & Conditions.
5. Print your full name in the given box.
6. Submit the Google Form.

Kenny Van

kenny@vingo.ngo