The Lancy Pi-Yun Yu Scholarship is a named donor fund within the University of the West’s Golden Benefactor Awards, set up by a family member in honour of their mother.
Each fall and spring semester it funds two US$500 awards for continuing students in any degree programme at the Rosemead, California campus. The Financial Aid Committee reviews applications.
Benefits & funding
- Two awards of US$500 each per semester (US$1,000 in all), used in the semester awarded.
- Only one Golden Benefactor award per student per semester.
- Cannot be combined with the IBEF, President’s or Lotus scholarships, unless the committee grants a petition for exceptional financial need.
- Recipients write a semester report on their academic progress.
Eligibility
- Undergraduate or graduate student at UWest, any field.
- At least one semester already completed in a UWest degree-seeking programme.
- Full-time: at least 12 units (undergraduate) or 9 units (graduate).
- Final-semester students are included for this fund, although the general Golden Benefactor rules exclude them.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; real financial need.
Can you apply?
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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 undergraduate and graduate full-time students, including those who are in their final semester;” Eligibility
Education required
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Application process
- 1Register for the next semester before the deadline; the application is not processed otherwise.
- 2Complete, sign and date the Golden Benefactor Awards application form, including its financial needs analysis.
- 3Write a Statement of Objectives (typed, double-spaced, up to 500 words).
- 4Deliver everything to the Office of Financial Aid, in person or by mail, by the first Monday after the previous semester ends; fax and email are not accepted.
Program timeline
14 Dec 2026
Spring 2027 application deadline (first Monday after Fall 2026 ends on 13 Dec)
19 Jan 2027
Spring 2027 classes begin
16 May 2027
Spring 2027 semester ends
17 May 2027 (expected)
Fall 2027 application deadline