The Chia Family Foundation supports organizations and individuals to improve outcomes through education and healthcare. The Foundation founded and continues to support the Chia Family Fellowship Program for public health nursing professionals from China in partnership with Yale-China and Yale University. Applicants to the Chia Family Foundation Scholarship Program must be Chinese-American by direct lineal descent based on self-identification and indication of student's or family's origins (place of birth in China: city, province). If unknown, applicants will be asked to provide a reason. Applicants must have received a high school diploma or the equivalent from a U.S. school by September 2024. Applicants must have completed or expect to successfully complete a minimum of one full year of full-time college education (24 credits or equivalent) by June 2025. Applicants must plan to enroll for the entire 2025-26 academic year at an accredited private non-profit four year college in the United States that is currently ranked among the top fifty (50) National Liberal Arts Colleges by US News and World Report. Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor's degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Each year of eligible renewal, the award will increase by $1,000. Recipients who plan to transfer schools must attend another eligible private non-profit college ranked in the top 50 National Liberal Arts Colleges at the time of transfer. One online recommendation form must be submitted on the student's behalf no later than March 10, 2025. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.