FASAE SoCal Seeks Scholarship Applicants for Year 2019 Awards

The Filipino American Society of Architects and Engineers, Southern California Chapter (FASAE SoCal), in association with the FASAE SoCal Education Foundation, is seeking applicants to their annual scholarship program for 2019. This scholarship program is to provide educational assistance to qualified and underprivileged students of the Southern California Filipino American community pursuing a degree in architecture, engineering, computer science and other related disciplines.

Scholarships are awarded on a yearly basis. This year, one recipient will be awarded the Isidoro Alimento Scholarship with a one-time cash award of $1,000 and one runner-up with a one-time cash award of $500. 

The scholarship is open to applicants 1) who are of Filipino heritage, 2) must be at least in their sophomore year working towards a bachelor’s degree in the listed fields, 3) who have a GPA of 2.5 or better, and 4) must be full-time students enrolled in the designated schools. 

The designated schools are: UCLA, UCI, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, USC, CSU (Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Pomona, San Bernardino and San Diego), DeVry University and Woodbury University. 

Applicants are required to submit an application package on or before June 25, 2019. Application forms, requirements and other information can be obtained through the FASAE SoCal website, www.fasaesocal.org. 

Mail Application Package to: 

FASAE SoCal 

500 Carson Plaza Drive, Suite 201 

Carson, CA 90746 

The scholarship will be awarded during the ASAE-SoCal Induction Dinner Dance on August 10, 2019.

Please expand this post to see the interview questions for this application:

1. The Isidoro Alimento Scholarship is being awarded by FASAE SoCal, what do you know about FASAE SoCal?
2. What are your immediate and long-range goals? How are you preparing to enhance your chances of attaining your goals?"
3. What is your easiest subject (and most difficult subject) in school and why?
4. What was the most difficult challenge in your academic life and how were you able to resolve it?
5. Who is the most important person in your life right now? Explain the reasons for your choice?
6. What is your greatest strength and biggest weakness? What effort are you taking or have taken to remedy your stated weakness?
7. Do you work to augment your cost for schooling? If yes, how many hours per week? (Note: A “yes” for this question is a positive answer.)
8. Are your parents or any relatives or friends helping you financially? How? (Note: A “ yes”answer is a negative answer and the points for this question should be less than 5, depending on how much financial help the applicant is receiving.)
9. Are you now receiving any form of scholarship, either whole or partial, from your school? If so, what benefits, monetary or in kind, do you receive? (Note: A “ yes”answer is a negative answer and the points for this question should be less than 5, depending on how much scholarship the applicant is receiving.)
10. Why do you think you deserve to be the Isidoro Alimento Scholarship awardee this year?