You may apply at this site between December 1, 2024 and March 29, 2025.

To prepare for submitting, you should first:

  1. Write a 1-2 page resume summarizing your academic and personal achievements (as a PDF file).
  2. Obtain an official transcript of your current academic work from your current and past academic institutions in PDF form.
  3. Write a 1-2 page essay in PDF form that describes your Vietnamese/American/Others heritage and how it has shaped you into the person you are today. Please include your experience in community service activities. Also, comment on any hardships that you have overcome to pursue higher education.
  4. Contact 3 individuals who would be able to prepare 1-page letters of recommendation in PDF form. These individuals should identify their relationship to you and comment about your leadership skills and your character.  Each letter should identify the name, title, and institution of the person writing the letter. They also can email their recommendation letter to thekimmyduongfoundation@gmail.com with "your full name and your full home address". That should be the same as your application/resume.
  5. Provide your current financial situation and the reasons why you need financial aid by downloading and filling out this file here: Financial Statement Form

After you have collected all the items above, please fill out and submit the form below.  You will receive an email acknowledgment after your submission is complete.

Note:  To avoid missing deadlines, please check and promptly respond to emails/phone communications from the Foundation.

    Title (required) Ms.Mr.


    Vietnamese-American (US Citizen, US Permanent Resident)Non-Vietnamese-AmericanVietnamese from Vietnam (International Student)


    Undergraduate


    University of Maryland, College Park (UMD-CP)University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)George Mason University (GMU)Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)Montgomery College (MC)Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VT)University of Virginia (UVA)Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)University of the District of Columbia (UDC)


    FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior


    High SchoolUniversityCommunity CollegeNot currently enrolled


    U.S. CitizenPermanent ResidentVietnamese CitizenOthers

    Letters of Recommendation required (upload if they are available or email to thekimmyduongfoundation@gmail.com):



    How do you know about Kimmy Duong Foundation? (required)

    Email from Kimmy Duong FoundationSocial Media (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)TV, newspapersHigh school news/websiteUniversity news/websiteFriend and familyOther sources