PINAY ASPIRATIONS – Scholarship, Mentorship, Community

03/15/2021

Pinay Aspirations is accepting applications for the 2021 Pinay Aspire Scholarship! Deadline is Friday, April 30th.

02/26/2021

As the world continues to navigate life during a pandemic we understand the importance and need of a scholarship organization like Pinay Aspirations. So in 2020, we transitioned to interviewing candidates over Zoom and awarded scholarships to two amazing women. We realized that with today's technology we have the ability to extend not only the reach of our scholarship but also our network. If we can get enough support, we hope to help not only inspiring young Filipinas in the Bay Area but also throughout California and even beyond.

We are inviting Friends of Pinay Aspirations to join us this coming year on the Scholarship Committee, to not only help review applications but also mentor future scholars. The time commitment is small (approximately one week of your time). If you're unable to donate your time, please consider donating to the scholarship (http://www.pinayaspirations.org/donate.html). Whether it is through your time or monetary donation, we hope that you will help us build an even stronger foundation of support for years to come!

Contact us at [email protected] for more information.

09/08/2019

Free one day leadership summit for Bay Area Filipinx Youth. Limited space available, please share with high school students that may be interested! Application deadline is September 27th.

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Philippine International Aid presents at University of San Francisco on October 26, 2019 This one day summit, created by the FilipinXcellence Founder’s Circle*, is for sophomore and junior high school students in the Bay Area to learn leadership concepts and toolkits that are culturally and genera...

08/05/2019

Pinay Aspirations Leadership celebrated our 12th annual scholarship recipient, Hannah, during a nice brunch with her and her awesome and supportive father, talking about her plans to start at University of Seattle this fall semester as she majors in nursing.

Hannah suffered from Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides for many years and has found a passion for helping others in medical settings as many did for her.

While in high school Hannah was involved with the dance team, honors program, and religious youth groups.

For Hannah being Filipina-American means "being proud of the Filipino culture, being grateful and always trying hard to succeed."

05/16/2019

The 2019 Pinay Aspirations Scholarship application is now available! The Pinay Aspirations Scholarship includes:
+ $1,000 scholarship
+ Mentor for one year to transition into college

Eligibility requirements on flyer.

Please visit the following link to download the application: http://www.pinayaspirations.org/scho.html

Deadline is Wednesday, June 12th at 11:59pm by e-mailing applications with letter of recommendations to [email protected]

05/19/2018

Proud of our Pinay Aspirations leaders and scholars!

View more + x API Month Leadership Spotlight: Kim Davalos May 3, 2018/ No Comments By Jackie Bueno This year, the Restorative Justice blog is highlighting community leaders from the community for Asian Pacific Islander Month (API). Because the voices from the Pilipinx community often are underrepr....

05/19/2018

Proud of our Pinay Aspirations President!

View more + x API Month Leadership Spotlight: Melissa Saulog Nagar May 2, 2018/ No Comments By Jackie Bueno This year, the Restorative Justice blog is highlighting community leaders from the community for Asian Pacific Islander Month (API). Because the voices from the Pilipinx community often are ....

05/19/2018

Read a few pieces by our amazing Scholar Jacqueline Bueno this month highlighting Pinay Aspirations’s leaders...

View more + x API Month Leadership Spotlight: Dr. Elaine Serina May 1, 2018/ No Comments By Jackie Bueno This year, the Restorative Justice blog is highlighting community leaders from the community for Asian Pacific Islander Month (API). Because the voices from the Pilipinx community often are und....

09/04/2017

Pinay Aspirations awarded the 2017 Pinay Aspire Serina-Calaguas Award to two amazing pinays Amber & Isabela. We wish them all the best and look forward to mentoring them during their first year at UC Davis and New York University. They are pictured below at their award luncheon with their Pinay Aspirations mentors Melanie and Vanessa.

09/14/2016

Pinay Aspirations is excited to celebrate our fiscal sponsor's 30-year Anniversary on Oct. 2nd. Come join us at their annual Giving Hope for the Children fundraiser and help more poor children in the Philippines go to school. Tickets available on PIA's website: http://phil-aid.org/giving-hope-to-the-children-2016/

08/06/2016

Our 10 Year Anniversary Celebration at a.Muse Gallery on July 31st was a huge success and we are able to fund more scholarships in the years to come. A special thank you to our wonderful event sponsors, donors, and volunteers.

For those of you who weren't able to join us, it's not to late to make a donation and help us invest in the future of the Filipina American Community:http://www.pinayaspirations.org/donate.html