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The Executive Women International Adult Students in Scholastic Transition (ASIST) scholarship program has been providing financial support to adults in a variety of transitional situations for over 13 years. ASIST is a non-discriminatory, educational scholarship program for the benefit of non-traditional students. The goal of the ASIST scholarship program is to enable each recipient to improve their self-esteem and to have a positive impact on their personal life, employment, family, and community.
Selection Criteria:
- Financial need
- Socially, physically, and economically challenged adults
- Displaced household with small children
Eligibility Requirements:
- Clearly defined career goals and objectives
- Specify educational requirements to attain the above goals and objectives
- Utilize re-entry programs available through colleges, community agencies, and service groups or career professionals
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- 18 years of age or older
EWI of Honolulu awarded $9,000 to ASIST winners in 2011
| 2011 ASIST Winners: |
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| 1st Place - $2,000 |
Yolanda Domingo |
Finalists - $1,500 each
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Leanna Andrade
Daphne Henion
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| $1,000 each |
Jenny Chanhpheng
Florence Eli-Adams
Priscilla Maynard
Charlotte Naone |
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| Corporate ASIST Winners: |
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| 1st Place - $10,000 |
Mary Torres Garcia, EWI of Spokane |
2nd Place- $5,000 each
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Hngxia (Maan) Huang, EWI of Seattle
Andrea Jenks, EWI of Salt Lake City
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| 3rd Place - $2,000 each |
Jennifer Acosta, EWI of San Diego
Jennifer Brown, EWI of Minneapolis
Chassidy Gardner, EWI of Memphis
Minhphoung Ha Nguyen, EWI of Houston
Leanne Harter, EWI of Omaha
Jaclyn Johnson, EWI of Saint Paul
Aubrey-Rain Kekiwi, EWI of Atlanta
Laura King, EWI of Los Angeles
Hope Scheuerman, EWI of Wichita
Crystal Sinor, EWI of Tulsa
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For more
information, please contact:
Wendy Kia, Marie Louise Fine Garment Cleaners, (808) 593-1110
E-mail: marielouisefgc@msn.com
Applications are due in April. Please call for more information.
Click here to download the Application.
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