Awards are available by application each year for secondary school students sitting NCEA exams. An applicant must be a current member of the New Zealand Chinese Association. To become a member, you simply join a branch of the association. Michael is a member of our Otago Southland branch and as well as being a scholar is a fine athlete.

This inaugural award was presented to Nicolle Wong by Teresa Chan on 28th September 2013, at the South Island Chinese Miniball and Basketball Tournament social function at Burns Hall, First Presbyterian Church of Dunedin, in recognition of her leadership and outstanding contribution to OSCA.

The Youth Award was proposed in 2012, as an award to recognise young people in OSCA who had made many outstanding contributions to OSCA. The award is to be available each year, but will only be awarded if the committee identify someone worthy of the award. Nicolle has worked hard behind the scenes over a number of years and also up front as one of the Tournament Controllers at the 2011 Easter Tournament.