Asia America Initiative's Community Service Scholarships are provided deserving students in communities plagued with poverty and armed conflict. These scholarships are vital to enabling bright Christian and Muslim youth from impoverished families in Mindanao, Philippines to achieve a college education. They become symbols of Hope and provide confidence that peace and development are possible.

Currently, 37 scholars enrolled in Mindanao State, Sulu State Universities and the privately run Notre Dame college. Students major in computer science, marketing, nursing, midwifery, business, entrepreneurship, agriculture and aquaculture.

Scholars repay their scholarships by displaying a strong spirit of volunteerism and dedication to serve their communities as they assist understaffed hospitals and overcrowded elementary schools each semester. $300 covers the cost of tuition, books, and exam fees for one student per semester.