It's that time of year again for ACP's (Asian Commercial Professionals) annual student scholarship opportunities. There are two scholarships to be awarded to Asian-Americans students and recent B.A. graduates or working professionals:
1) $1,000: High school graduating senior thru college or in a certified apprenticeship program studying engineering, architecture, or one of its related fields such as in the building trades
2) $2,500: Employed individuals in the commercial property management or facilities management profession, or a B.A. graduate in facilities or real estate, or an approved certification program
2016 Asian Commercial Professionals Scholarship Application
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Asian Commercial Professionals (ACP)
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM
Due Date: March 20, 2016 by 5pm PST
Full Name:
Mailing Address:
Email Address:
Phone Number:
High School Graduates
Name of High School:
Name of College (if applicable):
What is your declared major?
What is your occupational goal?
College or Trade School Students
Name of College or Trade School:
Your Year of Study, i.e. Freshman, etc.:
Major and focus of study:
What is your occupational goal?
Employed Professional – If you are a professional in the Commercial Real Estate/Facilities
Management/Construction Management and related fields:
Current Employer and Job Title:
Employer Address:
Number of Years at this job:
Describe your role at this company:
Are you currently taking classes or planning on additional education?
What industry certifications do you currently hold?
What industry certifications are you pursuing?
About Asian Commercial Professionals:
Asian Commercial Professionals (“ACP”) is a San Francisco Bay Area-based 501c6 non-profit
organization dedicated to fostering leadership, education, networking and scholarship within the
commercial real estate and facilities industry.
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Consistent with one of its goals of encouraging and recognizing excellence in pursuing a career in the
commercial real estate and facilities industry, ACP is providing scholarship opportunities.
Scholarship Award Descriptions:
$1,000 Scholarship to further your education
For deserving Asian-American students from High School (graduating seniors) thru College or applicable
trade school, pursuing a career in engineering, architecture or one of its related fields or in the building
trades, ACP is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student in one of those fields.
$2,500 Scholarship to pay for certifications
For individuals currently working in facility or property management, or have recently graduated with a
Bachelors or certificate program in facilities or property management. ACP is providing a scholarship of
$2,500 towards the cost of one of the following certification programs: IFMA FMP, IFMA CFM, BOMA
RPA.
Eligibility:
$1,000 Scholarship applicants must be either: a current Asian-American High School graduating senior or
College or trade school student, or admitted to and pursuing a course of study in one of the fields related
to commercial real estate, including, but not limited to: Facilities Management, Real Estate Agency,
Brokerage or Development, Architecture, Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Materials,
Industrial, Architectural, Environmental and all related engineering disciplines), General Contractor,
Construction Management.
$2,500 Scholarship applicants must be an Asian-American currently employed in the commercial property
management or facilities management profession, or have graduated with a Bachelors Degree in facilities
or real estate or an approved certification program.
Application Submittal: Candidates must fill out the application form and submit with their essay by 5pm
PST March 20, 2016 to Scholarship@asiancompro.com.
Essay: The candidates must submit an essay with their application. The essay should be up to 1,000
words on one of the following topics:
$1,000 student scholarship applicant
o In pursuing my chosen educational field, how will you contribute to the commercial real
estate industry once you have graduated?
o Tell us your top three reasons for applying for this scholarship and tell us why you are
deserving of this award
$2,500 certification program applicant
o Upon receiving your degree and or professional certification(s) what do you hope to
achieve in your work career?
o What are your career goals and objectives in the next 5 years and the next 10 years, and
how will you contribute back to the Asian American community?
Award Descriptions:
$1,000 awards towards college tuition and/or book supplies
$2,500 award towards these professional certifications: (IFMA FMP, IFMA CFM, BOMA RPA)
Note: ACP Scholarship Award amounts will vary and are subject to change upon the discretion of the
ACP Board of Directors
Questions:
Submit all questions to: Scholarship@asiancompro.com
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ACP Scholarship Committee Chair: Stuart Lee @ Scholarship@asiancompro.com
IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION:
Award recipients will be required to attend the ACP Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Dinner Event on
April 20, 2016 at a place to be determined in the San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley Area.