MISSION:

AAPIO Charitable Foundation is a public charity under the Internal Revenue Service code 501(c)(3) established by the Board of Trustees and the members of AAPIO.

Our mission is to conduct philanthropic activities to promote and facilitate wellness of the communities in the United States and other parts of the world.

AAPIO Scholarship Program 2012-13:

We are pleased to announce our scholarship program for deserving students who are embarking on a career in Medicine or in an Allied Health specialty. AAPIO scholarships are for students who demonstrate through their activities in school, in the community, or in the face of unusual circumstances that they have the potential to be leaders of the future in Health care. The scholarships are need based and candidates must provide the necessary financial information. The applicants must show letters of acceptance to a Medical school in the US or to an Allied Health Science school.

For 2012-2013, we are pleased to offer FOUR scholarships. Two scholarships worth $2000 each are for students entering Medical School OR for students who are already in Medical school and two scholarships worth $1000 each are for students pursuing a career in one of the Allied Health specialties.

Applications must be postmarked by April 15, 2013 and winners will be posted on this website on May 15th, 2013. The scholarship awards will be presented at the AAPIO Annual Meeting scheduled to be held in May 2013. 

Click here to download the Scholarship Application (PDF)

For more information, write to: scholarship@aapio.org

OUR PURPOSE:

AAPIO Charitable Foundation aims to improve the overall health status of the communities it serves by :
Supporting community based non--profit organizations through:

• Financial support (mini grants)
• Technical assistance
• In-kind services
• Volunteerism

Identifying and developing long term strategic community health partners in communities in Northern California

Supporting underprivileged youth of Indian ancestry in the Bay area in their quest to pursue careers in Healthcare

Setting up a scholarship program for the advancement of Healthcare in India.

OUR GOALS:

• To improve the health and well being of the communities we serve
• To improve access to health care and related services to the community
• To assist in disease prevention for the greater community

Our program will be administered through the AAPIO - Northern California financial advisory committee established by the AAPIO Board of Trustees.

AAPIO is a tax exempt 501(c)3 non profit organization under IRS Tax exemption # 94-3124000.

AAPIO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION MEMBERS:

Srinivas (Ram) Ramachandra, MD

Sunil Dhawan, MD

Bina Erasmus, MD

Aditya Jain, MD

Padma Srinivasan, MD