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Academic Programs International (API) is proud to provide a diversity scholarship in order to support participants on our programs who hail from a variety of backgrounds. The API Diversity Scholarship award is up to $2,000 and is available for academic year, quarter/semester, or summer students.

Eligibility requirements:

• a minority student
• a student with a disability
• a member of the LGBTQ+ community
• a U.S. military veteran
• and/or a non-traditional student (30 years old or older).

Applications must also meet these category requirements: 

• API Community or Technical College Scholarship – Applicant must be currently enrolled at a U.S. community or technical college.
• API Diversity Scholarship – Applicant must be one or more of the following: U.S. military veteran, a non-traditional student (30 years old or older), a student with a disability, a minority student, and/or a LGBTQ student.
• API First Generation Scholarship - Applicants who do not have a parent or guardian who attained a four-year degree from a US institution or students with parents who completed a four-year degree at an institution outside the U.S.
• API-JCU Diversity Scholarship – Applicant must be accepted to API’s Direct Enrollment Program at John Cabot University in Rome and identify as black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Asian-American, or Native American.
• API STEM Scholarship – Applicant must be majoring in an area classified as a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics)
• API Student Athlete Scholarship – Applicant must be a student athlete participating in college athletics (both current and college-bound athletes across all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA to apply.
• API-JCU Diversity Scholarship - Applicants must be planning to apply for API’s Direct Enrollment Program at John Cabot University in Rome and identify as black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Asian-American, or Native American.
• API Photo or Video Scholarship - Applicants should be film, photography, animation, motion graphics, majors and/or be able to demonstrate their expertise in photography and videography. 
• API High School Scholarship - Applicants must participate in either our high school summer or gap programs. 
• API Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships - Applicants who have been awarded a Gilman scholarship will be eligible to receive up to $1,000 in matching contributions from API for a study abroad program, or up to $500 in matching contributions from API for an intern abroad program.

Applications must also meet the following: 

• Scholarships only apply towards qualifying API programs.
• Students must demonstrate financial need.
• Students may apply for any scholarship for which they qualify. 
• Students may apply for more than one scholarship, but might not win multiple.
• Students must submit one application per scholarship for which they wish to be considered.