YouthCon Scholarship is an annual scholarship hosted by AASuccess to encourage high school and college students to get familiar and involved in volunteering while also promoting philanthropic work to make a difference in neighborhoods and communities everywhere. This scholarship aims to reward innovative and driven students who have a mindset for giving back to their communities. YouthCon is directed toward individuals who seek to strengthen their personal skills such as leadership, writing, and presentation. This annual scholarship allows students with a vision to make it a reality with the support of AASuccess. By encouraging novel proposals and unique student-led projects, our YouthCon Scholarship empowers applicants to make an impact in their futures that will extend to their communities.
2019 YouthCon Scholarship essay prompt:
“Giving back is one major component of what makes AASuccess unique. We believe in not only dreaming of change, but also taking action to create that change. Share with us a local or community issue you are passionate about. What program or project would you carry out to work towards a solution with a budget of $200?”
- Timeline: October-March 2019
- Led by:
- Kim Do, Level 2 Student
- Sarah Nguyen, Level 2 Student
- Vy Do, Level 2 Student
- Awards
- First place award: $1,000
- Second place award: $700
- Third place award: $500
- Results
- Received applications from 22 applicants from middle schools and high schools in the DMV area, ages ranging from 15-18
- Successfully organized the Essay round, Orientation, and the Oral Presentation round
- Hosted the YouthCon Award Ceremony with over 200 attendants at the Westin Tysons on August 10, 2019
- List of winners
- First place: Ethan Nguyen, Senior, George C. Marshall High School
- Second place: Tina Xia, Senior, Walt Whitman High School
- Third place: Medeline Krisko, Junior, George C. Marshall High School
- Essay judges
- David Montanari, Principal, BCLC Global
- Cecilia Tsang, Patent Counselor, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Binh Ly, Assistant Project Director, WinnCompanies
- Jim Alstrum, Supervisory Patent Examiner, United States Patent & Trademark Office
- My Nguyen, Owner, Kao Sarn Thai Bistro LLC
- Raza Khan, Cyber Security Consultant, Deloitte LLP
- Emily Rupert, Marketing Analyst, Hilton
- Polaris Luu, Instructor, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
- Jerome Dykstra, Founder, University of Generous Knowledge, Inc.
- Lauren Fleetwood, Talent Process Analyst II, Fannie Mae
- Nini Nguyen, Financial Services Consultant, EY
- Elizabeth Barry, Program Officer, Meridian International Center
- Nam Nguyen, Senior Analyst, FINRA
- Sai Chow, Capital One
- Brandy Van
- Oral presentation judges
- Kevin Lee, Sr. Sales Consultant, Pineapple Payments
- Mai Nushin, Mortgage banker, The Federal Savings Bank
- Aimee Liu, Senior Associate Advisory, Grant Thornton LLP
- Andre Lam, Senior Consultant, Deloitte LLP
- Daniel Chung
- Featured article: https://blog.aasuccess.org/2019-youthcon-scholarship-winners-are/
