The Mr. Wen Seng Yu 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 to make the world better through education.
The Financial Aid Committee gives one US$500 award each fall and spring to a continuing full-time student in Business Administration or the M.Div in Buddhist Chaplaincy. Terms come from the 2022–23 awards booklet, which the scholarships page still links.
Benefits & funding
- One US$500 award each fall and spring semester, used in the semester awarded.
- Only one Golden Benefactor Award per student per semester; it cannot be combined with the IBEF, President’s or Lotus scholarships unless a petition for exceptional need succeeds.
- Recipients write a semester report on their academic progress for the donor.
Eligibility
- Enrolled full-time in UWest’s Business Administration program or its Master of Divinity (M.Div) in Buddhist Chaplaincy.
- At least one semester already completed in a UWest degree-seeking program.
- Full-time means at least 12 units (undergraduate) or 9 units (graduate).
- Not in your final semester.
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale; financial need must be shown.
- 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 Business Administration program and Master of Divinity (M.Div) in Buddhist Chaplaincy Program full-time students, except students who are in their final semester;” Eligibility
Education required
Bachelor Enrolled · Master Enrolled
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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 need analysis.
- 3Add a typed, double-spaced statement of up to 500 words on your educational and career goals.
- 4Deliver both to the Office of Financial Aid by the first Monday after the previous semester ends, in person or by mail (one line bars email, another lists it).
Program timeline
14 Dec 2026
Spring 2027 deadline (first Monday after Fall 2026 ends on 13 Dec)
11 Jan – 16 May 2027
Spring 2027 semester
17 May 2027 (expected)
Fall 2027 deadline