Ellen Fu-Chi Yu Scholarship — Master's Scholarship

The Ellen Fu-Chi Yu Scholarship is one of the donor-named Golden Benefactor Awards at University of the West (UWest) in Rosemead, California.

It supports continuing full-time graduate students with real financial need, and the donor encourages recipients to spread the Dharma in English. The Financial Aid Committee reviews applications each fall and spring semester.

Benefits & funding

US$500 per recipient for one semester; two awards each fall and spring (the policy calls it a US$1,000 scholarship).
Recipients must write a semester report on their academic progress.
One scholarship per student per semester; it cannot be combined with the IBEF, President’s or Lotus Scholarships unless a petition shows exceptional need.

Eligibility

Current UWest graduate students enrolled full time (at least 9 units) in a degree-seeking program.
At least one semester of prior enrollment before applying.
Students in their final semester may apply.
Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Real financial need.
No nationality or residence rule is stated.

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“Applicants must have been previously enrolled for one semester in a degree-seeking program before they can become eligible to apply … Open to UWest graduate full-time students, including those who are in their final semester” Eligibility

Education required
Master Enrolled · PhD Enrolled

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Application process

1
Submit the signed Golden Benefactor Awards application form and a typed Statement of Objectives of at most 500 words; register for the next semester by the deadline, or the application is not processed.
2
Deliver it in person or by mail to the Office of Financial Aid; email and fax are not accepted.
3
Deadline: the first Monday after the previous semester ends (14 December 2026 for spring 2027). UWest’s financial-aid pages also list 1 April for all institutional scholarships; confirm with the office.

Program timeline

14 December 2026
Spring 2027 application deadline
Spring semester begins
11 January 2027
Spring semester ends
16 May 2027
17 May 2027
Fall 2027 application deadline