Awards and Scholarships
Christy Anh-Thu Trinh-Malarney
student award
The Christy Anh-Thu Trinh-Malarney Student Award seeks to reward the achievements of graduating UCSC students who, in their undergraduate years, have combined academic excellence with a commitment to increasing the understanding or improving the welfare of people of Vietnamese heritage in the United States, Vietnam, and abroad.
The prize particularly seeks to recognize those whose UCSC education will provide a foundation for a career that will continue to further serve the goal of improving the lives of people of Vietnamese heritage or enhancing the public awareness of their society, culture, and history in all communities worldwide where people of Vietnamese heritage live.
The application opens in the spring, and awards are presented at the AA/PI/SWANA Year-End Ceremony.
Eligibility and application guidelines
Application Requirements:
- Unofficial Transcript
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Application Essay (400-500 words describing your experience increasing the understanding or improving the welfare of people of Vietnamese heritage and how will this experience affect your future goals)
- Letter of Recommendation from a UCSC faculty member
Eligibility and Application Guidelines:
- There will be no need-based considerations in evaluating student applications
- This is a one-time award that will be awarded only to graduating students enrolled at UCSC, who have an established academic and extracurricular record
- There is no requirement for recipients to be (either fully or in part) of Vietnamese heritage
- Participants in the UCSC Vietnamese Student Association (whose membership is open to all students regardless of ethnicity) may be given special consideration for their active or leadership role
Any questions or requests can be submitted by contacting AA/PIRC (aapirc@ucsc.edu). Please include the name of the award in the subject line of your email.