Dear USTCAF members,
One of USTCAF’s founding missions is to promote the excellence of the USTC community. There is an opportunity to have an even bigger community impact by encouraging and recognizing extraordinary achievements of the next generation of USTC alumni. We have shared this initiative with USTCAF members and have received positive feedback. K2S scholarship is created to recognize the highest accomplishment in academics and extracurricular activities, as well as most impactful participation in community services by our children. K2S stands for both “Ke’er’dai scholarship” and the highly selective award process (K2 is the toughest mountain to conquer).
We will review applications and select the winners every year via a K2S Award committee that comprises highly accomplished USTC alumni. Award winners will be presented in a global award ceremony with prestigious certificates and financial incentives.
To fund this new USTCAF project, we have created a new sub-fund, K2S, and are looking to reach a fundraising target of $100K.
We rely on your continuous support of USTCAF and generous donations to kick start this project. You can find the K2S eligibility and application requirements below.
Award Eligibility
- a) The student applicant must be in grade 9-12 or equivalent grade at the time of application.
- b) At least one parent was/is affiliated with the USTC
- c) The student should be recommended by at least one USTCAF member
Application materials
- Personal information
- A personal statement of up to 500 words
- A copy of most recent/high school transcript and SAT report if available
- One recommendation letter
- A brief summary of honors and awards received, offices of student organizations held, extracurricular activities, community services involved, volunteer work experiences, etc.
Award Committee
- 1-2 USTCAF board member(s) to serve as the chair.
- Specially appointed USTC alumni or external academics/industry experts as reviewers, who will carefully review all applications and select the finalists and award winners
We are still working on the detailed application timeline for the 2024-2025 year and will publish the information on the USTCAF official website (ustcaf.org). Please stay tuned. At the same time, if you have any questions, feedback, and comments, please send them our way at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
亲爱的USTCAF会员们，
USTCAF的创始使命之一是促进USTC社区的卓越发展。通过鼓励和认可USTC校友子女的杰出成就，我们可以进一步扩大对社区的影响力。我们已经与USTCAF会员分享了这一计划，并获得了积极反馈。K2S奖学金旨在表彰在学术和课外活动中取得的最高成就，以及在社区服务中做出最重大影响的科二代。K2S代表 “科二代奖学金”（Ke'er'dai Scholarship），同时也象征高度选择性的颁奖流程（K2是最难征服的山峰之一）。
我们将通过由杰出USTC校友组成的K2S奖项评审委员会每年评审申请并选出获奖者。获奖者将在全球颁奖仪式上获得荣誉证书和奖金。
为资助这一新的USTCAF项目，我们设立了一个新的子基金——K2S，并计划筹集10万美元的目标金额。
我们需要您对USTCAF的一贯支持以及慷慨捐助来启动这一项目。以下是K2S奖学金的申请资格和要求：
申请资格
a) 学生在申请时必须是9至12年级或同等年级在读生。
b) 至少一名家长是科大校友或曾经在科大工作。
c) 学生需至少由一名USTCAF会员推荐。
申请材料
- 个人信息
- 一份不超过500字的个人陈述
- 最近的高中成绩单及SAT成绩单（如有）
- 一封推荐信
- 荣誉和奖项摘要、参与的学生组织职务、课外活动、社区服务、志愿工作经历等简要概述
K2S奖评审委员会
- 1-2名USTCAF董事会成员担任主席。
- 特别邀请USTC校友或外部学术/行业专家作为评审员。评审委员会将认真审阅所有申请材料，并选出入围者及获奖者。
我们正在制定2024-2025年度的详细申请时间表，相关信息将在USTCAF官方网站（ustcaf.org）上发布，请持续关注。如果您有任何问题、反馈或意见，请发送邮件至This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.联系我们。