The Mr. Ben N. Hsu Memorial Scholarship is one of the Golden Benefactor Awards, the donor-funded scholarships of the University of the West (UWest) in Rosemead, California. It was set up in memory of Mr. Ben Hsu.
UWest’s Financial Aid Committee reviews applications each fall and spring and chooses recipients from continuing full-time students. The terms come from the university’s 2022–23 awards booklet, which its scholarships page still links.
Benefits & funding
- Each fall and spring semester: either two awards of US$500 or one award of US$1,000.
- The money is applied in the semester it is awarded for.
- Only one Golden Benefactor Award per student per semester; it cannot be combined with the IBEF, President’s or Lotus scholarships (students in exceptional need may petition).
- Recipients write a semester report on their academic progress for the donor.
Eligibility
- Continuing UWest students who have already completed one semester in a degree-seeking program.
- Full-time undergraduates (at least 12 units) or graduate students (at least 9 units).
- Not open to students in their final semester.
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- Financial need, academic performance and character are assessed.
- No nationality or residence rule is stated.
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“The Golden Benefactor Awards are available only to University of the West continuing students who have been previously full-time enrolled for one semester in a degree-seeking program” Eligibility
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Application process
- 1Register for the next semester by the deadline; the application is not processed before that.
- 2Complete the signed, dated Golden Benefactor Awards application form, including its financial need analysis.
- 3Add a typed, double-spaced statement of up to 500 words on your educational and career goals.
- 4Deliver it to the Financial Aid Office by the first Monday after the previous semester ends; one application is considered for every Golden Benefactor Award you qualify for.
Program timeline
14 Dec 2026
Spring 2027 deadline (Monday after fall semester ends)
11 Jan – 16 May 2027
Spring 2027 semester
17 May 2027
Fall 2027 deadline (Monday after spring semester ends)