Taiwanese American Industrial Technology Association (TAITA)

TAITA High School Student Leadership Scholarship

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April 18, 2021

TAITA is pleased to announce the 2021 TAITA Student Leadership Scholarship to encourage and recognize scholastic and leadership achievements of high school students. This award will be offered to up to five (5) high school students who will be selected based on a balanced mix of academic accomplishments, participation in extracurricular activities, and involvement in community service. Award winners will be invited to attend the 2021 TAITA virtual scholarship award ceremony in August, 2021 via Webex. The certificate of scholarship and an award check will be mailed to recipients after ceremony.

All student applicants must meet the following qualifications:

a)	The student applicant must enroll junior high school or high school in Northern California at the time of application with minimum average GPA 3.0.

b)	Recommended by ONE TAITA board director or advisor, or two TAITA members, if the applicant who doesn’t know any TAITA board director or advisor can send a request to info@taita.org to ask for recommendation, TAITA will arrange a board director or advisor to talk with the applicant.

c)	Taiwanese or Taiwanese descendants as its priority

Five recipients will be awarded $1,000 each. The application deadline is Aug 15, 2021. Please visit www.taita.org to download an application form and additional information.

Application Process

Provide the following:

A completed application form (enclosed with this packet)

A one-page written biography (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, font size 12)

One letter of recommendation on official letterhead by school teacher or community service organization leader

An official copy of the most recent transcript, the selection committee will contact finalists for an interview.

Deadline

The completed application packet should be postmarked no later than Aug 15, 2021. Please email to info@taita.org AND mail the application packet to

TAITA Scholarship Committee/P. O. Box 2174, Sunnyvale, CA

Submit applications with first class mail; do not send registered mail or mail requiring signatures.

Recipients of Scholarship

Award winners will be invited to attend the 2021 TAITA virtual scholarship award ceremony in August, 2021 via Webex. The certificate of scholarship and an award check will be mailed to recipients after ceremony.

Application Checklist

Application Form with one TAITA board director or advisor, or two TAITA members signature

A one-page biography (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, font size 12, one-inch margin on all 4 borders)

One letter of recommendation on official letterhead by school teacher or community service organization leader

An official copy the most recent transcript

Any supplemental items you would like us to consider (optional)

TAITA Student Leadership Scholarship APPLICATION

Last Name:	First name:	Middle Initial:

Address:

City:	CA, Zip Code:

E-mail address:	Phone #: (	)

School Name:

School Address:

City:	CA, Zip Code:

Parents’ Address:

City:	CA, Zip Code:

Name of Parent/Guardian:	Phone #: (	)

Extracurricular Activities: include dates & positions held:

Honor, Awards, Certificates, and Academic Achievements:

ONE TAITA Board Director or Advisor, or TWO TAITA members Recommendation by:

(Name)	(Signature)	(Phone)	(Relationship to Applicant)

Signature:

(Applicant)	(Parent/Guardian)	Date (mm/dd/yy)

**Optional: You may include other information you feel will support your application