What: Scholarship Program where individual donors sponsor needy high school graduates or college/university students for a one-year commitment to fund their education expense. 100% of the contributed funds go to the students directly.
How much: $220 per year
What to Expect:
- Notify Scholarship Team of your interest to sponsor (contacts are below).
- Mail donation to Sunflower Mission. Receipt will be issued for tax purposes.
- If there are multiple candidates awaiting sponsorship, a list of available students will be sent to donor for selection. Communication will be via email so please provide your email address.
- Profile of student for sponsorship includes: letter of application, statement of need including family condition, and academic performance.
- Funds are disbursed to student in Vietnam. In most circumstances, the student is awarded $110 in the first disbursement, and the remaining $110 is awarded in the second half of the school year.
- Student shall write to the donor (via Sunflower Mission volunteers, who will then forward to the donor) at least 3 times per year. Communication will be via email so please provide your email address.
- 1st: Thank you written upon receipt of donation
- 2nd: At mid-year, upon receiving the second installment of donation (the remaining $110)
- 3rd: At year-end to report progress and grades and in most cases, request sponsorship for the next school year
Contacts: Ha Ong (bhaong @ gmail.com)
Elena Tran (elena.tran @ gmail.com)
or please submit the form below.
If you wish to make a donation to the project at the present time, we will save your information and send you a student profile when it is available.
Donations are accepted via our website using PayPal or by postal mail:
Sunflower Mission
PO Box 1385
Stafford, TX 77497
Please indicate in the memo / notes: Sponsor-a-Student
Please provide your email address, because this is our method of sending your student profile information and thank you notes.
Sunflower Mission is a 501(c)3 organization; contributions are deductible for income tax purposes in the manner and to the extent provided by the law