Opportunity

KAA Leadership Award

The KAA Leadership Award is an annual award from the Khmer Alumni Association for a student who has served the Cambodian community.[1][2] The association established it in 2017.[1] The association was founded in 2012 in Orange County, California.[3]

The Khmer Alumni Association logo: a pale blue flower of curved petals around a blue center, beside the letters kaa and the words Khmer Alumni Association in blue.
The logo of the Khmer Alumni Association, which gives the award.

Sponsorship

The award is given by the Khmer Alumni Association (KAA).[1] The association honored its 2019 Student Scholarship and Leadership Award winners at its fifth Soirée, "Passports to the World."[4]

Award and support

Each cycle, the top applicant receives a non-renewable award of $500 and a KAA pin. One award is given per cycle.[1]

Eligibility

The award recognizes a student who has made significant contributions to the Cambodian community through leadership and through taking part in campus programs, organizations and activities.[1]

Application

Applications have typically closed on May 31 at 5 p.m. In 2019 the deadline fell on Friday, May 31.[1]

See also

References 4
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Khmer Alumni Association, news page (2019)
  2. ↑ Qhmer, Meet the board
  3. ↑ Khmer Alumni Association, Who We Are (undated)
  4. ↑ Khmer Alumni Association, home page
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