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April 17, 2008
FAHSI Launches
$100K College
Scholarship
Program
Filipino
American Human
Services, Inc. (FAHSI)
announced that
it will
immediately
launch a
$100,000 college
scholarship
program entitled
the FAHSI
College
Scholarship
Program (FCSP).
The first
scholarship
award for the
2008-09 academic
term is named
after its
donors,
Frederick and
Demi Seguritan.
The program will
select one
recipient each
year for the
next five years.
The five
recipients will
each receive up
to $5000 per
year for four
years for a
total of $20,000
each.
The scholarship
is awarded to
one
Filipino/Filipino-American
graduating high
school senior
who demonstrates
a passion for
business and
service to the
Filipino
community.
Applicants
living in the
tri-state area
will be eligible
to apply. The
applicants must
be of Filipino
heritage and
involved in an
organization
that serves the
Filipino
community.
Students must
also be able to
demonstrate
financial need.
The deadline for
filing
applications for
the 2008-2009
school year is
June 15, 2008.
The scholarship
recipient will
be required to
maintain at
least a 3.5
grade point
average each
year. FAHSI
must receive
copies of the
recipient’s
transcript after
the completion
of each
semester.
Recipients may
receive
mentoring from
the donors and
FAHSI staff and
board of
directors during
their
matriculation at
a four-year
college or
university.
Finalists for
the program will
be chosen in
mid-July by a
screening panel.
The finalists
will then meet
with an
interview panel,
which will
include the
donors. The
2008-2009
recipient will
be announced at
the beginning of
August.
FAHSI's
Executive
Director,
Johanna
Martinez,
believes that
the program will
have a very
positive impact
in the Filipino
community. "We
hope that the
FAHSI College
Scholarship
Program will
inspire Filipino
youth to pursue
higher
educational
opportunities
and to give back
to the Filipino
community," Ms.
Martinez said.
Application and
program
information may
be downloaded
from FAHSI's
website at
www.fahsi.org.
Students may
also contact Ms.
Martinez with
any questions
about the FCSP
or the
application
process via
email at
jmartinez@fahsi.org
or telephone at
(718) 883-1295.
Applications and
supporting
documents must
be mailed to
FAHSI, 185-14
Hillside Avenue,
Jamaica, NY
11432 or emailed
to
jmartinez@fahsi.org
by June 15th.
Dedicated to
serving the
Filipino
community, the
Filipino
American Human
Services, Inc. (FAHSI)
is a 501(c)(3)
organization
that works in
three program
areas: youth
development,
case management
and counseling
services, and
community
education and
advocacy. FAHSI
was founded in
1993 by Dr. Jean
Raymundo Lobell
and Reuben
Seguritan, Esq.
to bridge the
social services
gaps within the
Filipino
community in New
York City. For
more information
about FAHSI’s
services,
volunteer and
contribution
opportunities,
please visit
FAHSI’s website
at
www.fahsi.org
or call FAHSI’s
office at (718)
883-1295.
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