Foreign Students Scholarship
Recipient will be awarded 6,000 per person
Foreign Students Scholarship Eligibility
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Must be a full-time students of Chinese descent from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and other Asian countries holding a valid passport, visa and status.
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Must be enrolled to an accredited 4 year college, university or community college full time (No less than 12 units/semester or no less than 8 units/semester for students in a Master’s program) in Southern California.
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Undergraduate students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5. Graduate students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.7.
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Graduating high school students who have been accepted by a college must provide their acceptance letter.
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Must have actual financial need and proof. Foreign students must provide parent(s)’ employer letter or other income verification.
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Applicant must show strong leadership, involvement in community and volunteer work, and excel in character and academics. (Please provide copies of awards and certificates if applicable)
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Scholars with the Government program are not eligible to apply.
Foreign Students Scholarship Application
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Application form can be downloaded from the Morning Light Foundation website: www.mlfcare.org or email MLFscholarship@gmail.com to request one. Scroll down to download the application.
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Must provide copies of passport, visa and I-20.
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Must provide parent(s)’ employer letter with income proof.
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Must provide copy of official transcript from current school.
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Must provide two letters of recommendation from professors/teachers. Additional recommendations from employer or mentor are also welcome.
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Must provide an essay of 500 words or more on the topic “What does charity mean to me and why I need MLF’s scholarship.”
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Applicant may provide copies of awards and certificates if applicable.
Application Submission
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Completed application with required documents should be in scanned in good quality and in the order of application, essay, ID/Passport/Visa, letters of recommendation, transcript, income proof/tax return and other supporting documents.
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Completed applications should be submitted electronically via email in PDF format to Ms. Sonia Yang at MLFscholarship@gmail.com between January 1st and March 31st of the current year (Please mark Application for Foreign/Domestic Scholarship in the subject line). Applications will not be accepted after March 31st of the current year.
Selection and Timeline
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Applications with relevant documents will be reviewed. Shortlisted students will be invited to attend an individual interview with the judges’ panel.
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Successful scholarship recipients will be notified and awarded at a Recognition Ceremony normally in May or June of the current year.
Download 2022 Foreign Student Scholarship Application
If you have any questions, please send an email to MLFscholarship@gmail.com or
Call MLF Administrator, Sonia Yang at 626-703-2408 (cell).