“My name is Trisha. I am 21 years old and ethnically Filipina. I am grateful for the support I received from The Zubin Foundation and my scholarship donor and mentor. Their belief in me and their kindness have opened doors for me to enhance my skills and pursue my academic growth. During my final year, I felt nervous and pressured, wanting to prove my worth as the child of low-income migrants. The scholarship eased my family's burden and motivated me to focus on my studies. Beyond financial support, the scholarship program offered valuable opportunities for my professional and personal growth. I graduated with Summa Cum Laude honours. Thank you to The Zubin Foundation donors for making my dreams come true. Also, Vinee and Nidhi, I am grateful for your guidance.”

“I am thankful for being given this opportunity and using it as my best aid. The scholarship is allowing me to concentrate on my studies instead of worrying about my financial situation. The workshops that The Zubin Foundation offered to scholars have been useful in managing myself better. The sponsor is also providing me with opportunities to network with leaders in the industry, which helps me path my career.”

“The Zubin Foundation Scholarship has not only helped me financially but has provided constant and abundant support and guidance. The capacity building workshops and mentoring from sponsors have provided many useful skills for me to bolster my personal growth and goals. Further, I have been able to do my bit in social impact by doing community service to serve the needy.”

“It was my pleasure to mentor The Zubin Foundation’s young woman scholar. I was totally impressed by the scholar’s passion to help people as much as possible and improve the lives of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. I am so proud of her that she keeps challenging herself and stepping out of her comfort zone and seeing all her efforts pay off - she just received her offer from HKU last week. I am sure she will achieve great success with her tireless efforts in the future. Thank you again to The Zubin Foundation for connecting us with members of the younger generation that we would otherwise not have met.”

“Over two days, the Scholarship Committee interviewed many students in need of financial assistance to either begin or continue their further studies. The process is always eye opening and demonstrates the need in the community. Chairing this Committee is immensely rewarding.”

“It has been a privilege to have supported the Scholarship programme over the last few years. Being able to have even the smallest positive impact on a student’s life and to have the ability to mentor and create pathways of opportunity is an honour. The Zubin Foundation’s meticulous selection process gives a future to bright young individuals, and we hope to be able to support the cause going forward and hope others do too.”

“I had the opportunity to mentor two lovely women in the last 2 years. Both were unique in their own ways, but the common thread was being migrants and coming from a difficult background. I am in awe of how responsible, hard working and mature they are at such a young age…. how prepared they were for the sessions and how dedicated in their efforts. I am happy that my tiny contribution has helped them in some way. I wish all the students the very best and bright futures. I appreciate Zubin Foundation for their fantastic work. I’m proud to be working for Wells Fargo which is for partnering on such an important initiative.”

“The Zubin Foundation works with different companies to offer us internship opportunities, and I was involved in important tasks like creating marketing collaterals, curating products, conducting research etc. In both my internships at Linklaters and Merlin Entertainments the ideas I contributed were used. For one of the projects that we were working on, I suggested visual effects to make it more attractive to the college students, and the idea was adopted. This made me feel valued. Before I started the internship, I didn’t know that my voice is important.”