Annual Community Service Scholarship

The 2024 QARI Annual Community Service Scholarship application is now OPEN!

If you have any questions or concerns, please email scholarships@quincyasianresources.org.

Instructions

  • Fill out and upload all required documents to the Google application form through the “Apply Now” button below. Please refer to each criterion’s description for more details.

  • All content must be received on or before Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, 11:59pm EST.

  • Awards will be announced in May 2024.

  • Please contact scholarships@quincyasianresources.org with any questions.

Eligibility Criteria

  1. Be a graduating senior from a Quincy, Randolph, Braintree, Weymouth, Milton, Canton, or South Shore area school;

  2. Be enrolling in a university/college or a vocational training program in the summer/fall following high school graduation;

  3. Have completed and documented at least 10 hours of community service.

Application Components & Criteria

  1. Short Essay (300-500 words) and/or Video (under 5 mins)

    You may choose to submit one or both.

    QARI’s mission is to foster and improve the social, cultural, economic, and civic lives of immigrants and their families to benefit Quincy and its neighboring communities. Please describe how your volunteer work aligns with QARI’s mission of building leadership while serving the immigrant community. Focus on the significance of your work, how you have enacted positive change in the community, and what it has meant to you, rather than listing the different service projects you have done.

  2. Community Service Quality (service recommendation letter & resume)

    A typed resume detailing your extracurricular activities, awards, volunteer and/or work experience. Please take time to describe the volunteer portion of your resume, which should include responsibilities and positions of leadership. 

    Letters of recommendation can be from a volunteer/program coordinator or from an employer, counselor or high school staff.

    You have the option to have your community service advisor email the recommendation letter to scholarships@quincyasianresources.org or upload it directly to the application by Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 11:59pm EST.

  3. Community Service Quantity

    Letters or forms documenting at least 10 hours of service during high school, signed by a project/volunteer coordinator. Documents must include the name of a primary organization for which you volunteered, a contact name, and phone number.

  4. Initiative and Leadership

    The essay and recommendation submission should describe leadership skills and initiative in your school and/or community service organization.

  5. Additional Recommendation Letter

    You have the option to email the additional recommendation letter to scholarships@quincyasianresources.org or upload it directly to the application by Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 11:59pm EST.

    This recommendation letter can be from your academic teacher, internship coordinator, manager, or anyone who can vouch for your skills and service with examples. 

    Tips on seeking a recommendation letter →

  6. High School Transcript

    Official transcripts are preferred; unofficial transcripts provided by school counselor or faculty will also be accepted.