Based in Los Angeles and founded in 2005, Morning Light Foundation (MLF) is a non-profit charitable organization (IRC501c3 exempt organization) dedicated to helping students with financial need both in China and in Southern California. More than 5,000 university students with financial need have benefited from its scholarship program in China, hundreds of student-teachers are sponsored to teach in rural villages, and 30 elementary schools have been built in Guangxi, Jiangxi, Anhui and Hunan Provinces in China.
To be eligible for the MLF Scholarship, applicants must: be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of Chinese decent; demonstrate financial need; be enrolled at an accredited 4 year college, university or community college full time (No less than 12 units/semester or no less than 8 units/semester for students in a Master’s program) in the United States (high school seniors and community college students are also eligible); have at least a 3.5 GPA (if an undergraduate) or a 3.7 GPA (if a graduate student); and reside in eligible Southern California counties.