Beverley Yip Scholarship About The Beverley Yip Scholarship Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) started in 1974 when its founding Executive Director, Beverley Yip, and six leaders of the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities (Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Samoan, and Guamanian) united and pioneered the way for UPAC’s first City of San Diego grant. Using these funds, they established a cultural adjustment and language assistance program to ease access to community resources. At that time, no single Asian group was large enough or vocal enough to pursue the basic services desperately needed by its impoverished, ill, elderly and limited English-speaking members. As refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia began arriving in San Diego with multiple health, behavioral health, educational and housing needs, through her courage, compassion, and devotion to UPAC’s mission, Beverley Yip was instrumental in developing UPAC’s culturally and linguistically appropriate programs to address those special needs. Through Ms. Yip’s leadership, UPAC emerged as the only bilingual, bi-cultural, multi-service agency for San Diego’s Asian populations. After Ms. Yip’s death in 1991, the Beverley Yip Scholarship was created and sustained by her husband, Phillip, and children, Janice Yip and Keith Yip, to provide scholarships to assist students in pursuing post-secondary education and/or training toward a degree or career in social work, behavioral health, health and human services, or related fields. Today, UPAC provides health and human services focused on improving the overall well-being of all underserved diverse populations in San Diego County. Assistance is provided in over 30 languages at 15 locations across San Diego County, and programs focus on mental health counseling, community engagement and business development, addiction treatment and recovery, housing counseling, health promotion and cultural competency education. 2021-2022 Info There are two $2,500 Scholarships available for 2021-2022. Completed applications must be submitted to UPAC no later than April 1, 2021, and should be mailed to: Union of Pan Asian Communities Attn: Events & Giving Manager 1031 25th Street San Diego, CA 92102 Download 2021-2022 Application Application Qualifications & Requirements The purpose of the Beverley Yip Scholarship is to provide scholarships to qualified students in need of financial aid to assist them in pursuing post-secondary education and/or training toward a degree or career in social work, behavioral health, or related fields in health and human services. Questions about the Beverley Yip Scholarship? Contact Brittany Bachmann at bbachmann@upacsd.com. Qualifications Each applicant must submit a completed application and meet the following qualifications to be eligible for consideration for a Beverley Yip Scholarship: Have completed at least a secondary (high school) education by the 2021-2022 academic year; Be a current resident of San Diego County; Be pursuing a degree or career in social work, behavioral health, addiction treatment and recovery, or related fields on health and human services; Demonstrate financial need; and Have demonstrated academic and leadership ability and/or community involvement. Requirements Download 2021-2022 Application UPAC About Us Contact Employment COVID-19 Response Our Programs Adult & Older Adult Mental Health Children & Adolescent Mental Health Addiction Treatment and Recovery Community Engagement and Business Development Housing Counseling Donate Donate Online Ways to Give Stay Updated Join our Mailing List Contact Union of Pan Asian Communities 1031 25th Street San Diego, CA 92102 (619) 232-6454 Find us on Facebook Twitter Instagram © Copyright 2020, Union of Pan Asian Communities. Federal Tax ID #23-7279074