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2022-2023 Spirit of Chinese Scholarship

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Senior Scholarship Award Recipient: FHN Senior, Ava H.

Special thanks to judges Dr. Ying Zeng, Director of Asian Initiatives at Western Michigan University and Dr. Yilin Wendland-Liu, Director of Adult Tutoring of the Literacy Center of West Michigan, Assistant Principal Steve Harvey, Professor Li Xiang, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, Kelly Buth, CHI-PAC Academic Chair and Lily Langen, CHI-PAC President. This. scholarship is sponsored by West Michigan Asian American Association.

Spirit of Chinese

Senior Scholarship Award

Application deadline is August 31, 2022

Two years ago, CHI-PAC created the “Spirit of Chinese Scholarship” to be awarded annually to a student who communicates how learning Mandarin Chinese through the FHPS Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program has enriched his or her life or how they see having the language benefit them in the future. 
 
Applicants must be classified as a FHN senior by the application deadline, August 31, 2022.  Students are asked to communicate in both Mandarin Chinese and English on their written application & during their speech presentation.
 

 The CHI-PAC Spirit of Chinese Scholarship shall be awarded to a Forest Hills Public Schools Mandarin Chinese Immersion student who fulfills all of the requirements of the award as set forth below. The accomplishments of the students who apply for this scholarship will not be based on their Chinese language grade, but will be based on their ability to communicate how learning Mandarin Chinese through the FHPS Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program has enriched his or her life or how they see having the language benefit them in the future. A $500 cash award will be given to the Scholarship recipient.

Many thanks to WMAAA for sponsoring this year’s $500 cash award. 
 
[NOTE: The West Michigan Asian American Association, Inc. is a Michigan nonprofit corporation that seeks to build a collaborative, active, and committed Asian American community in West Michigan with a focus on healthcare, education, and civic engagement. In pursuit of its mission and vision, the WMAAA’s current programs and activities include a scholarship program, networking events, presentations and performances that promote appreciation for Asian culture, speaking engagements that promote greater awareness of healthcare issues affecting the Asian-American community, a patient navigation system, and other programs and activities that further its strategic objectives. Here is a link to an additional scholarship offered by the WMAAA: https://www.wm-aaa.org/cmspage/scholarship/7]
  1. Current, enrolled student in the Western Michigan University/Forest Hills Public Schools Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program at Forest Hills Northern High School; 
  2. Will have completed four semesters in the WMU/FHPS Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program by the application deadline; AND
  3. Will be classified as a Senior at FHN by application deadline.

Scholarship Award Details

Eligibility:

  1. Current, enrolled student in the Western Michigan University/Forest Hills Public Schools Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program at Forest Hills Northern High School; 
  2. Will have completed four semesters in the WMU/FHPS Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program by the application deadline; AND
  3. Will be classified as a Senior at FHN by application deadline.

Requirements:

  1. Fill out the application form 
  2. Submit a handwritten or typed essay of up to 500 words in Chinese characters, along with an English translation on a separate page, responding to one of two prompts (see CHINESE RESPONSE section) 
  3. Submit a response of 250 words or less to the short answer section in English, responding to one of two prompts (see ENGLISH RESPONSE section) 
  4. Include a copy of a sample of student’s past Chinese work of which student is especially proud, taken from when student was in 7th – 11th grades (submission may be in essay, audio, video or artwork form), along with an English explanation of why you chose this piece of your past work 
  5. Apply by the deadline stated on the application form
  6. If selected, finalists will present their Chinese essay orally to a panel of native Chinese speaking judges 
  7. All entries will become the intellectual property of FHPS Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program and may be used for promotional purposes 
  8. Drop off or mail your completed application form, both essays (including English translation of Chinese essay), and a copy (or digital file in the case of audio or video) of your past work to: 

CHI-PAC Spirit of Chinese Scholarship 
℅ Forest Hills Public Schools Administration 
6590 Cascade Road SE 
Grand Rapids, MI 49546 

Submission must be dropped off at the Administration Building or postmarked by August 31, 2022, to be eligible for this scholarship. Entries will not be returned. 

I. Please Email CHI-PAC at chipac.info@gmail.com so we may be on the lookout for your submission.

Timeline:

  1. Scholarship application launch: 1st week of June, 2022 
  2. Application Deadline: August 31, 2022 (turned into Administration office or postmarked by August 31, 2022) 
  3. Finalists notified of second round (speech in front of judges): September 14, 2022 D. Speeches presented: week of September 19, 2022 
  4. Scholarship recipient announced and $500 cash award presented: week of October 3, 2022
2022 Application