The Mr. Tai-Fei Bob Shui Memorial Scholarship is a named fund in the University of the West’s Golden Benefactor Awards, set up by Ms. Ann Shui in memory of Mr. Shui.
It gives a single US$500 award each academic year, in either the fall or the spring semester, to a continuing student at the Rosemead, California campus. The Financial Aid Committee selects on academic performance, financial need and character. The policy PDF is labelled 2022–23 but is the one still linked from the current scholarships page.
Benefits & funding
- One US$500 award per academic year, 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 need.
- Recipients write a semester report on their academic progress, sent to the donor.
Eligibility
- UWest undergraduate or graduate student, any program.
- At least one semester already completed in a UWest degree-seeking program.
- Full-time: at least 12 units (undergraduate) or 9 units (graduate); final-semester students may appeal for an exception.
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale; demonstrated financial need.
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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. The scholarship is open to UWest undergraduate and graduate full-time students.” 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.
- 3Write a Statement of Objectives (typed, double-spaced, up to 500 words).
- 4Deliver both to the Office of Financial Aid by the first Monday after the previous semester ends: in person or by mail (the PDF rules out fax and email, though another line also lists email).
Program timeline
14 Dec 2026
Spring 2027 application deadline (first Monday after Fall 2026 ends on 13 Dec)
11 Jan 2027
Spring 2027 semester begins
16 May 2027
Spring 2027 semester ends
17 May 2027 (expected)
Fall 2027 application deadline