Young Asian man and woman smile wearing commencement cap and gown.

AANAPISI Resources

Mission College is a partner institute with the APIA Scholars, an organization that leads an annual AANAPISI Scholarship Program to undergraduate Asian and/or Pacific Islander students.

AANAPISI Scholarship Program

The 2023-2024 APIASF/AANAPISI Scholarship Application is Now Open.

The AANAPISI Scholarship online application opens on September 13, 2023, and closes on January 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Scholarship awards range from one-time $2,500 awards to multi-year $10,000 awards. Get more information about how to apply.

Scholarship Opportunities for Asian and Pacific Islander American Students

The Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Scholarship Program is a collaboration with AANAPISIs and the communities they serve to provide scholarships, expand institutional capacity, and mobilize local resources to help foster economic development.

The AANAPISI Scholarship online application opens on September 13, 2023, and closes on January 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Scholarship awards range from one-time $2,500 awards to multi-year $10,000 awards.

If you have any additional questions, email [email protected].

STEM Learning Center

The STEM Learning Center is the central resource hub for students who are interested in pursuing a major in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines at Mission College. Learn more about the STEM Learning Center.

STEM Week

STEM Week at Mission College is an opportunity for our campus community to learn about careers in STEM fields, advances in technology, and hear from inspirational speakers about resilience and determination in their respective careers.

Some of the activities that we’ve had in the past include the following.

  • A talk by Astronaut Jose Hernandez
  • Presentation by Forensic Science and Crime Laboratory 
  • Virtual Reality Activities
  • Facebook Employee Panels
  • Ecology Fairs
  • Study Abroad in Costa Rica
  • STEM Faculty and Student Dinner,
  • Women in STEM Panels
  • High School Outreach Days 
  • Noce De Ciencias for students and their families
  • STEM focused career fairs
  • High School STEM Outreach Day

College Tours

Phillips Hall on the SLO campus, a large modern-design building with with three stories. It has a metal sloping roof and red accents on each story. Large windows wrap around each level. It is photographed on a sunny day from outside.

The AANAPISI grant had been an active funder and organizer of the college campus tours. Past tours included visits to UCLA, UC Irvine, CSU Fullerton, CSULB, UC Berkley, UCSB, Cal Poly, UC Davis, and UC Santa Cruz.

During 2020, and 2021, those tours were halted, but we look forward to planning those outings for our students hopefully in the Spring of 2022.

Summer Research

AANAPISI supported the HSI Summer Research program by providing funding for students who conducted research in summer 2020.