How to Apply for a Scholarship

 Chi Am Circle is happy to announce its 2025 Scholarship. 

We’ve offered our scholarship program for Santa Clara County students for over 40 years.  In 2024, Chi Am Circle awarded $104,700 to 39 local high school graduates! Please encourage all eligible students in either of the two categories below to apply:

1. The main Chi Am Circle Scholarship is for Asian American high school seniors in Santa Clara County who have a minimum GPA of 3.3 and who are active in school and the community.

Students can apply here: 

https://app.goingmerry.com/scholarships/chi-am-circle---2025-high-school-scholarship/51336

2. Our Chi Am Circle Outreach Scholarship is for Asian American students in Santa Clara County with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Applicants are evaluated based on their talents, skills, and achievements.

Students can apply here:

https://app.goingmerry.com/scholarships/chi-am-circle---outreach-high-school-scholarship-for-autism-spectrum-disorder-asd-students/51335

Kindly share this information with other counselors and post information about these scholarships around your campus and on your school website.

All applications must be submitted by March 1, 2025, 8:59 PM PST. Scholarships will be presented at an award ceremony on May 24, 2025. All scholarship recipients are required to attend the award ceremony. 

Thank you for your assistance in promoting our scholarships.  Application for the Chi Am Circle 2025 High School Scholarship and the 2025 Outreach High School Scholarship for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Students are now available.  Applications are to be submitted through Going Merry  (www.goingmerry.com) only. Please feel free to visit Going Merry for other available scholarships.   

About the Chi Am Circle High School Scholarship

Chi Am Circle High School Scholarships range in value from $1,000 to $5,000. The program is very competitive and scholarship recipients are selected based upon a variety of factors including academic achievement, community service, financial need, and noteworthy extracurricular activities such as work, performing arts, and athletics. To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be a high school senior in the current academic year
• Have a minimum 3.3 unweighted cumulative GPA in high school
• Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
• Reside and go to school in Santa Clara County, California or be the child or grandchild of an active Chi Am member
• Be of Asian descent as defined by the California Department of Education,  https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sn/racialethniccat.asp  
• Be college-bound in the Fall after your senior year and provide proof of acceptance and enrollment to an accredited two or four-year college (Exception: If you are a special needs student, as defined by Section 504 of the Education Code, you may attend vocational training.

About the Chi Am Circle Scholarship for Outreach High School for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Students

To be considered for an Outreach scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be a graduating high school student with ASD in the current academic year and be on the Diploma or  Certificate of Completion path
• Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
• Reside and go to school in Santa Clara County, California or be the child or grandchild of an active Chi Am member
• Be of Asian descent as defined by the California Department of Education,  https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sn/racialethniccat.asp 

Timeline

Application deadline: March 1, 2025, 8:59pm PST

Notification of results: Mid-to-late April, 2025

Scholarship Award  Ceremony

A scholarship award ceremony to award and honor the scholarship recipients will be held on Sunday, May 24, 2025. Attendance at the ceremony is mandatory to receive the scholarship.