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2026 Dragon Hearts College Scholarship Fund - Women in Business and STEM

 
 
 
 

$50,000 in Scholarship Awards Available

Ten $5,000 Scholarships Available for Female High School Seniors/1st Year College Students
Planning to Attend College as a Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Student in the Fall of 2026
The Dragon Hearts Foundation College Scholarship Fund is committed to supporting exceptional female students facing financial challenges, in particular those pursuing Business or STEM degrees.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Female student who plans to attend a U.S. Accredited 4-Year College/University as a 1st year or 2nd year student in Fall 2026 (if selected, must submit college acceptance letter for verification)

  • A minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.2 or higher

  • Business, economics, and STEM majors

  • A household income at or below the Federal or State Low Income Level (must be able to show 2024 or 2025 tax return should the applicant be selected for award). If not at or below low income level, then financial need will need to be explained in an essay.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST:

  • Application Form

  • Recommender Form

  • Current School Transcript

INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES:

Sample Application

Low Income Level Chart

Sample Recommender Form

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Applicants only have to fill out the common application once to apply to all scholarship programs they are eligible for

APPLICATION LIVE DECEMBER 2025

The scholarship awards will only be used to cover the cost of tuition for attending a college/university, as defined by the institution attended.

All materials must be RECEIVED by 11:59pm PDT, Monday, April 20, 2026. Anything received (whether mailed, emailed, or faxed) past that date and time will not be considered, regardless of the postmark. Application and recommender forms MUST be submitted online – Hard copies will NOT be accepted.

Questions or inquiries?

Contact by phone: (213) 624-6400 ext. 6 or by email: scholarships@apcf.org.


Scholarship Awardees

2025

Nenas Ajja; San Diego, CA - University of Pennyslvania

Syeda Ali; Los Angeles, CA - Stanford University

Rhea Bhatia; San Mateo, CA - Stanford University

Kelsey Brazy; Harris, TX - Texas A&M University

Hosannah Choi; King, CA - Cornell University

Zisen Fan; San Mateo, CA - Yale University

Shreya Ganguli; Harris, TX - University of Texas at Austin

Adrianna Galvan; Kern, CA - University of San Diego

Britney Ho; Harris, TX - Duke University

Kana Hutchens; Cook, IL - Stanford University

Alissa Lai; Los Angeles, CA - Yale University

Vivian Wang; Contra Costa, CA - Johns Hopkins University