The Asian Scholarship Fund (ASF) was founded in 1994 by the Marin Education Fund (now 10,000 Degrees), initiated by Dr. Jean Bee Chan. The ASF Advisory Board, which consist of Asian community leaders, raises funds, reviews program policies and interviews and selects scholarships recipients. The ASF Program, administrated by 10,000 Degrees, has its funds held by Marin Community Foundation.
Since 1995, the ASF Program has provided need-based financial scholarships for students heading to college. High school seniors of Asian descent, from Marin, Sonoma and Napa Counties, are qualified to apply for ASF scholarships at the 10,000 Degrees website. The need for more scholarship dollars is great as college costs continue to rise rapidly and therefore, we urgently continue our fundraising efforts to help more students with larger scholarships.
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