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2025 Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Scholarship

Founded in 2005, this scholarship honors the values of Detroit restaurant owners, Shui Kuen and Allen Chin, by supporting the educational aspirations of children of workers in the Asian/Pacific Islander food service industry in the U.S.
Award Information 
Up to two recipients will be awarded a one-time scholarship of $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria 
  • Grade level: Rising freshman or current, full-time undergraduate at a two-year community college or four-year college/university in the 2025-2026 academic year
  • Student or parent currently/formerly employed at an Asian-owned or Asian cuisine restaurant
  • Any ethnic heritage
  • Community advocacy and social justice work on behalf of Asian American, immigrant, gay and lesbian and/or other progressive causes
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • Financial need
  • No citizenship status requirement
Selection Criteria 
  • Personal strengths, including overcoming hardships & understanding the restaurant worker environment
  • Academic achievement
  • Potential to succeed, including time management skills & challenging goals
  • Community service, including involvement in the Asian American community & other progressive causes
Scholarship Application 
The deadline to submit is Friday, April 4th, 2025 by 11:59PM.  
Five to ten finalists will be chosen. Finalists must be submit official transcript(s), SAT/ACT score reports, and FAFSA or CADAA student aid report.
Preparing Your Application 
Your application is comprised of the following materials below. To be considered for review, all materials must be submitted by the deadline. 
  1. Online application form 
  2. Information of employment experience in an Asian-owned or Asian cuisine restaurant
  3. Essays 
  4. Resume 
  5. Financial data for self and parents, as reported on your FAFSA or CADAA
    Estimates will be accepted, but data from your Submission Summary (formerly Student Aid Report) will be required if selected to be a finalist. 
  6. Most recent transcripts, including grading scale
    Unofficial transcripts will be accepted but official transcripts will be required if selected to be a finalist. 
  7. Two letters of recommendations, at least one of which is from a current teacher or professor
    Letters should be on official school or organization letterhead. Please include the student’s first and last name. 

For questions, please contact us at scholarship@asianpacificfund.org

You may learn more about Asian Pacific Fund here and about other scholarships we offer here.

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Eligibility Screening

This page contains questions to determine your eligibility for the scholarship.

If you are eligible, you will be asked to continue to the application on the next page. If you are not, you will be asked to submit the form without the application, and your submission will not be reviewed.






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SHUI KUEN AND ALLEN CHIN

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION 

The deadline to submit is Friday, April 4th, 2025 by 11:59PM.  
Five to ten finalists will be chosen. Finalists must submit official transcript(s), FAFSA or CADAA student aid report, and SAT/ACT score(s) if available.

CONTACT AND HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION
















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Restaurant Worker Information







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Parent/Guardian Mailing Address





Financial Data
Use data based on your most recently filed tax form or on your most recent FAFSA or CADAA form.

PARENTS' FINANCIAL DATA 
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STUDENT'S FINANCIAL DATA 
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Household Information


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The Student Aid Index is located on the top-right of page 1 of the Student Aid Report. 

Other Awards
List the name and annual amount of any grants/scholarships you have been awarded for 2025-2026.


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ACADEMIC AND CAREER INFORMATION

















ESSAY QUESTIONS
Please respond to each of the short essay questions below.  

Recommended length: 250-500 words

Recommended length: 250-500 words

Recommended length: 250-500 words

Recommended length: 150-200 words
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SIGNATURES

I state that all of the information provided in this application is true, and, if selected as a recipient of the Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Scholarship, I agree to provide additional documentation that is required.

I also acknowledge that Curtis Chin and the Chin family members are the Benefactors of the Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Scholarship.   


I affirm under penalty of perjury that I, 

am not related to the Benefactors in any of the following ways: household member, family member (brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandparent, or first cousin, or any of the listed relationships by marriage), and descendant (child or grand-child whether or not they are household members). 

Furthermore, I affirm under penalty of perjury that no one in my family or household, including myself, is an employee of the Benefactors or, to the best of my knowledge, an employee of a company in which the Benefactors hold controlling interest. 


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