CAAS Scholarships

The Center for Asian American Studies (CAAS) at The University of Texas at Austin is an interdisciplinary academic program devoted to raise awareness of issues pertaining to Asian Americans. CAAS provides scholastic awards for exceptional students who have furthered the promotion of research, service, and academic involvement which is imperative for the growth of Asian American Studies.

CAAS Scholarships are open to any student attending the University of Texas at Austin, pending that they meet specific application requirements. Please visit this website in the Spring Semester to download the scholarship application(s). Contact CAAS if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

SPRING 2012 CAAS Scholarships:

DUE DATE for all scholarships is April 23, 2012.

Student Service Award:

Community involvement is highly encouraged both at the UT-Austin and CAAS levels. Additional support to CAAS is very appreciated and should be noted in the applicants CV/resume.

Undergraduate applicants must have completed or are enrolled in at least 1 (3 credit hour) Asian American Studies (AAS) course.

Service Award Amount for the 2011-2012 academic year:

$300 for one student. Click here to apply for the student service scholarship.

Undergraduate Student Organizational Excellence Award:

CAAS provides scholastic awards for exceptional students and organizations who have furthered the promotion of research, service, and academic involvement which is imperative for the growth of Asian American Studies. University and community involvement is highly encouraged both at the UT-Austin and CAAS levels. Additional support to CAAS is very appreciated and should be noted in the application.

Award will be given to President of the organization. This individual should be the one who fills out the scholarship form. This individual will also be the recipient of the monetary award. Only one form per organization please.

Student Organizational Excellence Award Amount for the 2011-2012 academic year:

$400 for one undergraduate student organization. Click here to apply for the organization scholarship.

Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award:

Due to the interdisciplinary focus of our program, the scholarship awards can include research papers, works of fiction, visual art/representation, and other types of research activities. Research must be supported by the faculty assigned to the course in which the research paper/project was completed. Research submitted may be from the Fall 2011 and/or Spring 2012 semester. Items submitted must be in it’s completed and graded form from Fall 2011. However, Spring 2012 research may be “works in progress” meaning that they are 90% completed. This is for research that would be graded for the final, but due to the deadline of this application may not have received the final grade before May 6, 2012.

Please submit a copy of the completed Research Papers/Project with the grade you received on it. We need some indication on what grade you received for the Research/Project. A letter of recommendation from the faculty member who was the instructor of record for the course your research paper/project is required. Papers should be electronically submited to Sona Shah at sona.shah@austin.utexas.edu. Anything on DVD/CD should be delievered to CAAS in GRG 220.

Undergraduate applicants must have completed or are enrolled in at least 1 (3 credit hour) Asian American Studies (AAS) course.

Undergraduate Research Award Amounts for the 2011-2012 academic year:

$300 for one undergraduate student with an exceptional research paper/project. Click here to apply for the undergraduate student research scholarship.

Graduate Student Research Scholarship Award

Please see description above for undergraduate research scholarship award.

Additionally, graduate students should acknowledge in their application any affiliations they have with CAAS. Please also attach your CV/Resume and submit a completed application (link below).

Graduate Research Award Amounts for the 2011-2012 academic year:

$400 for one graduate student. Click here to apply for the graduate student research scholarship.

UT Funding:

The University of Texas Office of Student Financial Services and the College of Liberal Arts are both excellent places to start in searching for financial aid at UT.