Students wishing to apply for a study in the United States may apply Ascend Educational Fund Awards Scholarships for the year 2020. 

This is open for immigrant students and children of immigrants who are graduating from a New York City high school to attend public or private colleges and universities, regardless of ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status.

Ascend Educational Fund awards scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $20,000.

To be eligible, Applicants must be:

• Applicants must be born outside the United States or have two parents born outside the United States
• Candidates must be a graduating senior at a high school in the five boroughs of New York City
• Applicants must enroll full-time at an accredited public or private college or university in 2019-2020

All international applicants for whom English is not the native tongue must provide proof of competence in the English language.