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Dear Alumni and Friends,
Welcome to our CUAAASC website. Founded in 2016, the Chinese University of Alumni Association Alliance of Southern California (CUAAASC) has 64 members of Chinese Universities to date and around 50,000 alumni. Most of our members are professionals in their perspective fields. The mission of CUAAASC is to provide a platform for alumni of member universities, to increase benefits for the alumni, to encourage activities in the communities, and to protect basic right for Chinese community. We also participate in southern California community activities and serve the Chinese-American community and scientific/professional community. We encourage you to join us to make our course better, and make our community better. We are together to make our voice stronger.
Respectfully yours,
CUAAASC
2021 SongZhuMei (SZM) Scholarship
open for application!
One of the most influential, widely covered (grade1-12) scholarship programs with long history – SongZhuMei (SZM) Scholarship is open for application! Please submit your application here
1. Scholarship type and amount
•High School group（Grade9-12）
• 1st prize (1 person)：$1000
• 2nd prize (2 persons)：$400
• 3rd prize (5 persons)：$100
•Middle School group （Grade6-8）
• 1st prize (1 person)：$500
• 2nd prize (2 persons)：$200
• 3rd prize (5 persons)：$100
•Elementary School group（Grade1-5）
• 1st prize (1 person)：$300
• 2nd prize (2 persons)：$200
• 3rd prize (5 persons)：$100
*All awardees will also receive the SongZhuMei (SZM) Scholarship certificate.
2. Requirement for the applicant
The applicant must meet requirements listed below：
•Applicant should have a full time student standing status (Grade 1-12) in schools located in Southern California in 2020-2021 school year
•The Alma Mater of one parent of the applicant is any universities in China (including China mainland,Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao)
•All awardees must attend in person the Award Ceremony and 2021 CUAAASC Education Forum held onAugust 29, 2021
•Applicant from members in Scholarship Selection Committee are NOT eligible
3. Application Process
1) Fill and submit the application here:
2) Applicant for the high school group should submit an essay in English (≤ 500 words), with the following topics: Howhas Covid-19 impacted your life/future career planning/family/friends ...?
Applicant for elementary and middle school group should submit an essay in English (≤ 200 words) with the topic：”IfI have an opportunity to live on Mars, I will ...”.
3) Applicant for the high school group should submit the transcript of the past year (2020-2021) (scanned copy is accepted). Applicant for the middle school and elementary school group should submit the score card of the past year (scanned copy is accepted).
4) Other supporting documents/materials,e.g., award certificates, pictures of artworks, YouTube links, etc.
4. Other items
1) The scholarship selection committee is comprised by members recommended by CUAAASC. All applications will be reviewed carefully and graded according to the Grading Criteria on an equity basis.
2) The award ceremony and 2021 CUAAASC Education Forum will be held on August 29, 2021 (2:00–4:30PM) (Venue to be determined), all awardees must attend in person.
3) Applicant from members in Scholarship Selection Committee are NOT eligible for application.
5. About SZM Scholarship
Founded in 2011 and jointly initiated by Tsinghua University Alumni Association of Southern California (THUAASC), Peking University Alumni Association of Southern California (PKUAASC) and Chiao-Tung University Alumni Association of Southern California (CTUAASC), SongZhuMei (SZM) Scholarship has awardedmore than 100 students from schools in Southern California. This scholarship aims to encourage young second generation Chinese immigrants (Grade1-12) to volunteer and serve the community, learn Chinese culture, and recognize their achievements.
The 2021 SZM Scholarship program is held by CUAAASC, jointly organized by Chiao-Tung University Alumni Associationof Southern California (CTUAASC), Xiamen University Alumni Association of Southern California (XMUAASC), and Fudan University Alumni Association in Southern California (FDUAASC). The 2021 SZM Scholarship has increased the award amount for the 1st prize in each group (high school, middle school and elementary school group), and also extended to reach wider Chinese community (one parent of the applicant can be from any universities in China, including China mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong,Macao). Students with a standing status during 2020-2021 in schools located in Southern California (G1-12) are eligible for application. Please help us notify your fellow students about this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from all of you!
Please send any inquiries to:
2021 松竹梅奖学金细则
为表彰和鼓励优秀的华人二代学生，扩大对南加州华人社区的贡献和影响，增强与美国社会的交流，本届松竹梅奖学金将申请资格扩展到南加州中华高校校友会联盟以外更广泛的华人社区，即任何中华高校校友的子女（含大陆，台，港，澳地区），2020-2021学年度在南加州地区任何全日制学校就读1-12年级的优秀学生均可申请。本届松竹梅奖学金设有小学部，初中部和高中部，各部分别设有一等奖，二等奖，三等奖，总计划颁发24个奖项，详细金额如下：
1.奖项及奖金：
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*所有获奖者同时获得松竹梅奖学金获奖证书。
2.奖学金申请：自即日起开始接受申请
8/12/2021：申请截止日期（Deadline for Application Submission）
8/22/2021：获奖公布日期（Announcement for Scholarship Awardees）
8/29/2021：线下颁奖日期暨教育论坛（Award Ceremony & 2021 CUAAASC Education Forum）
颁奖时间：8月29 日（周日）2:00pm - 4:30pm
颁奖地点：线下颁奖（地点待定）＋线上直播
3.申请人资格：
毕业于中华高校校友的子女（含大陆，台，港，澳地区），2020-2021学年在南加州地区全日制学校就读1-12年级的学生
申请者需要提供2020-2021年学校成绩单、命题作文和才艺展示（照片或视频）和获奖证书
所有获奖者请确认能亲自到场参加8 月 29日下午举办的线下颁奖仪式
所有评审委员会成员的子女将不能参加本次奖学金申请
4. 申请程序：
第2项：撰写命题作文
高中组：申请者请提交不超过500字的英文Essay : How has Covid-19 impacted your life/future career planning/family/friends ...?
小学及初中组：申请者需要提交不超过200字的英文Essay：If I have an opportunity to live on Mars, I will ...
第3项：申请者需要提交2020-2021学年学校官方成绩单复印件
第4项：请提供其它相关文件，如才艺获奖证书，作品照片或YouTube视频链接等