Community Foundation Managed Scholarship Funds

NEW!  Beginning in January 2013, our entire scholarship process will be online!

Providing Scholarship Opportunities for Students Pursuing Higher Education

The community foundation managed scholarship programs listed below support a variety of students. Each year the community foundation awards more than $600,000 to hundreds of bright, promising students.  While some scholarships focus on academic achievement, school and community service and specific majors, others seek to motivate students who show academic potential. All of these programs consider financial need and/or unusual hardships. The application deadline for most of our community foundation managed scholarships is in late February. We strongly encourage students to thoroughly review the program descriptions and eligibility criteria to identify the scholarships for which they are qualified. 

Graduating High School Senior and Undergraduate Programs:

These scholarships support first-time freshman and undergraduate students who plan to enroll or are enrolled on a full-time basis at a four-year college or university or vocational school, and meet the specific criteria for each scholarship.

Re-entry and Non-traditional Student Programs:

These scholarships support students who are enrolled or plan to enroll in community college, including adults who are pursuing a college education later in life, are seeking new job skills and training or are juggling work and/or family responsibilities.

Graduate Programs:

These scholarships support students who are pursuing advanced academic (master’s or Ph.D.) or professional (in disciplines such as dentistry, law, medicine, etc.) degrees.

Employer Related Programs:

These scholarships support employees of specific businesses and/or their dependents.

applySVCFBobette Bibo Gugliotta Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing

Scholarship Amount: Up to $1,000
Number of Awards: Up to two one-time scholarships

Eligibility Requirements

  • Demonstrated passion for creative writing (two writing samples are required with student’s application)
  • Current graduating senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County
  • Planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a four-year college or university as a full-time student
  • United States citizen or eligible non-citizens (include United States legal residents and AB 540 students)

This scholarship was created in 1995 to honor the late Bobette Bibo Gugliotta, author of several books, including Katzimo: Mysterious Mesa; Pigboat 39, about a World War II submarine; and Women of Mexico: The Consecrated and the Commoners, 1519-1900. In 1930, when she was 11 years old, Mrs. Gugliotta wrote a story about a mouse who later became Mickey! Mrs. Gugliotta married U.S. Navy Ensign Guy F. Gugliotta in 1940. They lived in several cities in the United States and Latin America before retiring to the Peninsula in 1962. Her family and friends remember her as wife, mother, hostess and one who was “never bored, never tired, always curious.”
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Crain Educational Grants Program

Scholarship Amount: Up to $5,000 per award
Number of Awards: Up to 10 one-time scholarships

Finalists must interview with the selection committee

Previous applicants/recipients may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Demonstrated community involvement over a period of several years
  • Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3
  • Demonstrated financial hardship
  • Graduating high school senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County
  • Planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a four-year college or university as a full-time student
  • United States citizen

This program was established in 1987 in memory of Dr. R. Carter Crain and Mildred E. Crain, through Mrs. Crain’s will. The purpose of the scholarship is to enable high school graduates to pursue courses of study that they would otherwise be unable to follow due to limited financial means. The selection committee looks for academic promise, documented perseverance in activities outside the classroom, the quality of the personal statement and personal characteristics such as honesty, good judgment and commitment to serving the community. Students may apply to both the Crain Educational Grant Program and the Hazel Reed Baumeister Scholarship Program, but may receive only one of these scholarships.
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Curry Award for Girls and Young Women

Scholarship Amount: $1,000 per award
Number of Awards: Up to 10 one-time

Previous applicants/recipients may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Young woman aged 16 to 26
  • Demonstrated financial hardship
  • Current resident of San Mateo County
  • Current graduating high school senior or graduate or have a GED certificate
  • Planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a two- or four-year college or university as a full-time student
  • United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and AB 540 students)

This fund was established by Eleanor Williams Curry, an active civic leader on the Peninsula. The award is for young women who are self-motivated, need financial support and attempt to achieve despite tremendous obstacles. Young women who have dropped out of school for reasons beyond their control or who have undergone unusual hardships to remain in school are encouraged to apply. The selection committee considers additional circumstances related to possible ethnic or racial discrimination, physical disability or the choice of a nontraditional area of study.
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Eustace-Kwan Family Foundation Scholarship

Scholarship Amount: Up to $10,000
Number of Awards: Up to 10 (a combination of one-time and renewable scholarships will be awarded)

Finalists must interview with the selection committee

Previous recipients/applicants may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Demonstrated school and/or extra-curricular activities (volunteer or jobs)
  • A cumulative grade point average between 3.0 and 3.70 on a 4.0 scale
  • Demonstrated financial hardship
  • Current resident of San Mateo County or previous Eustace-Kwan Family Foundation Scholarship recipient
  • Current graduating high school senior or current college freshman (up to 29 semester or 44.8 quarter units or as defined by school of attendance) or sophomore (31 – 60 semester or 44.9 – 89.9 quarter units or as defined by school of attendance)
  • Planning to attend or currently enrolled in a two-or four-year college or vocational school as a full-time student
  • United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and AB 540 students)

This scholarship was established in 2006 through a gift from the Eustace-Kwan Family Foundation. This program is designed to enhance scholarship opportunities for promising high school and first- or second-year college students pursuing higher education at an accredited two- or four-year college or vocational school. The selection committee looks for students who are focused, able to articulate clear goals, determined to succeed in their chosen field of study and career, and whose educational opportunities will be increased by financial assistance. In addition, the selection committee will take into consideration the overall quality of the personal statement and whether student’s activities align with stated goals. Special consideration will be given to working students.
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Juniper Networks Engineering Scholarship

Scholarship Amount: Up to $5,000
Number of Awards: Up to two

Eligibility Requirements

  • Current graduating senior residing in Essex, Hunterdon, Union, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, or Somerset Counties in New Jersey
  • Demonstrated success in STEM education courses (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
  • An intended major in Engineering
  • Demonstrated community involvement over a period of several years
  • Minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.5
  • Intention to enroll full-time in university or college
  • United States citizen or legal resident

Through this higher education scholarship program Juniper will support young leaders with the potential to take on the toughest challenges facing our communities, to connect and empower people everywhere, and make a Meaningful Difference in our communities.
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Hazel Reed Baumeister Scholarship Program

Scholarship Amount: Up to $5,000
Number of Awards: Up to 15 one-time scholarships

Previous applicants/recipients may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Demonstrated community involvement over a period of several years
  • Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3
  • Demonstrated financial hardship
  • Graduating high school senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County
  • Planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a four-year college or university as a full-time student
  • United States citizen

This program was established in 2001 through the Trust of Mrs. Hazel Reed Baumeister, a long time resident of Burlingame. Mrs. Baumeister attended business school and later worked from 1933 to 1939 as confidential executive secretary to United States Senator Pat McCarran from Nevada. The purpose of the scholarship, established in her memory, is to support high school graduates of high academic achievement who would be unable to pursue higher education without financial assistance. The selection committee looks for academic promise, documented perseverance in activities outside the classroom, the quality of the personal statement and personal characteristics such as honesty, good judgment and commitment to serving the community. Students may apply to both the Crain Educational Grant Program and the Hazel Reed Baumeister Scholarship Program, but may receive only one of these scholarships.
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Ruppert Educational Grant Program

Scholarship Amount: Up to $5,000
Number of Awards: Up to 30 one-time scholarships

Previous applicants/recipients may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Applicant is a "late bloomer" who demonstrates academic promise and continuous grade point average improvement during high school or college
  • Applicant must demonstrate community involvement
  • Maximum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale
  • Demonstrated financial hardship
  • Current graduating senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County
  • Planning to enroll or enrolled in two-or four-year college or vocational school as a full-time student
  • United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and AB 540 students)

The Ruppert Educational Grant Program was established through a trust and bequest agreement by Ralph Hale Ruppert and Lenore Martha Ruppert in memory of their mothers, Nellie Hale Ruppert and Amanda Miller Edwards. The program is designed to give aid to young people who have financial need and are willing to help themselves. Scholarships are awarded to "late-bloomers:" those students who show academic promise and improvement during the high school years, but are unlikely to receive other scholarships because of their low GPA's.
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Sand Hill Scholars Program

Scholarship Amount: Up to $10,000 (paid over four years, must meet renewal requirements)
Number of Awards: Up to two renewable scholarships

Finalists must interview with the selection committee

Eligibility Requirements

  • Eighth-grade graduate of the Ravenswood City School District (copy of junior high diploma or graduation verification from the RCSD must accompany the application)
  • Current graduating senior attending a high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County
  • Planning to enroll in a four-year college or university as a full-time student
  • United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and AB 540 students)

The Sand Hill Scholars Program was created by Thomas W. Ford and Susan B. Ford, and is underwritten by the Sand Hill Foundation. This program, which provides scholarships for promising students who graduated from the Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto, is the successor of the Ronald McNair Scholars Fund. Preference is given to students who have shown motivation and leadership, have overcome hardships to remain in school or have been involved in educational, job-related or community activities outside the school environment.
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The Harold Johnson Law Enforcement Scholarship

Scholarship Amount: Up to $3,000
Number of Awards: Up to five one-time scholarships

Finalists must interview with the selection committee

Previous applicants/recipients may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Must have declared a program of study in law enforcement (or criminal justice, administration of justice or police science) and plan on pursuing a career in police work, corrections or other criminal justice fields. This scholarship is not available to law school students.
  • Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5
  • Current graduating senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County
  • Planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a two- or four-year college or university as a full-time student
  • United States citizen

The Harold Johnson Law Enforcement Scholarship was established in memory of Police Chief Harold Johnson to provide scholarship support to students who plan on pursuing a career in police work, corrections, or other criminal justice fields. These scholarships are designed to recognize students who demonstrate a passion for public service, academic potential, leadership, and financial need.
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The Marie A. Calderilla Scholarship

Scholarship Amount: Up to $20,000 (paid over three or four years, must meet renewal requirements)
Number of Awards: Up to 15 (a combination of one-time and renewable scholarships will be awarded)

Finalists must interview with the selection committee

Previous applicants/recipients may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • San Mateo or Santa Clara County graduating high school senior or current San Mateo or Santa Clara County resident planning to attend a college in the San Mateo County Community College District (Cañada College, San Mateo Community College and Skyline Community College)
  • Female student, pursuing first undergraduate degree or certificate
  • Demonstrated financial hardship
  • Serious about improving her life through education
  • United States citizen or eligible non-citizens (include United States legal residents and AB 540 students)

This program was established in 2007 through a generous gift from Marie A. Calderilla, who believed deeply in the importance of education. The purpose of this scholarship is to enable women to pursue courses of study that they would otherwise be unable to follow due to limited financial means. Students may be graduating high school seniors or current residents of San Mateo or Santa Clara Counties planning to attend a college in the San Mateo County Community College District (Cañada College, San Mateo Community College, and Skyline Community College). The selection committee looks for academic promise, women who have demonstrated that they are committed to obtaining an education, and personal characteristics such as honesty, good judgment and perseverance.

Recipients are eligible for up to three years of funding; however, students must meet renewal requirements to continue to receive the award. Students enrolled in a four-year degree program at a San Mateo County Community College District college are eligible for up to four years of funding.
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The Odette Moren Scholarship

Scholarship Amount: Up to $10,000
Number of Awards: Up to eight one-time scholarships

Finalists must interview with the selection committee

Previous applicants/recipients may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Current resident of East Palo Alto or have permanently resided in East Palo Alto while attending high school
  • Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, if a current graduating high school senior or a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5, if a current college student
  • Demonstrated financial hardship
  • Planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a four-year college or university as a full-time student
  • United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and AB 540 students)

The Odette Moren Scholarship program was established through a generous gift from the Odette R. Moren Living Trust. Odette Moren was born in France and immigrated to the United States in her early 20’s. She spent her career teaching French and, later, operating a bistro in Palo Alto. It was her desire to dedicate part of her estate to provide scholarship opportunities to students from East Palo Alto.
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The Bright Futures Scholarship

Scholarship Amount: Up to $5,000
Number of Awards: Up to 15 one-time scholarships

Eligibility Requirements

  • Applied for, but was not awarded, a community foundation managed scholarship and/or was awarded a scholarship and can demonstrate an unmet need after all other forms of college financial aid are secured
  • Demonstrated academic promise with a 3.3 to 3.8 cumulative grade point average
  • Planning to enroll or enrolled in a four-year college or university as a full-time student
  • United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and AB 540 students)

The Bright Futures Scholarship Fund was established in 2010 by Silicon Valley Community Foundation to provide additional scholarship opportunities to the many worthy applicants that seek funding each year. When students apply for any of our community foundation managed scholarships they are automatically considered for this scholarship. After all other community foundation managed scholarship awards have been made, applicants that meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to submit a request for consideration. The selection committee looks for students showing academic excellence and whose educational opportunities will be increased by financial assistance. In addition, the selection committee will take into consideration the overall quality of the personal statement. Special consideration will be given to working students and those pursuing a teaching or master’s degree with an emphasis in the teaching of mathematics.
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The Kumin Scholars Program

Scholarship Amount: Up to $2,000 for community college students and up to $4,000 when students transfer to a four-year institution
Number of Awards: Up to 15 one-time and renewable scholarships (Students are eligible for up to three years of funding at the community college level and up to three years of funding at the four-year institution level.)

Finalists must interview with the selection committee

Eligibility Requirements

  • Graduate from a high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County or be a resident of San Mateo County or Santa Clara County who completed a GED Program and received a California High School Equivalency Certificate
  • Current enrollment (part-time or full-time) in a community college
  • Completion of at least 20 graded semester or quarter units before the application deadline
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5
  • Plan to transfer to a four-year college or university in the following fall or later
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and AB 540 students)

This program was established in 2004 through the Trust of Margrit Kumin. It was her desire to dedicate part of her estate to help young people pursue higher education. The purpose of this scholarship, established in her memory, is to support current community college students who wish to transfer to a four-year institution. This scholarship recognizes and honors the family and work responsibilities of many community college students. The selection committee looks for students who demonstrate academic promise, hard work and the personal characteristics of honesty and good judgment. Special consideration will be given to students who work while attending school. Students on public assistance are encouraged to apply.
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Dr. James L. Hutchinson and Evelyn Ribbs Hutchinson Medical School Scholarship

Scholarship Amount: Up to $2,000
Number of Awards: One per year

Eligibility Requirements

  • Applicant must be a college senior and accepted to medical school or currently enrolled full-time in an accredited medical school program.
  • Applicant must demonstrate personal motivation for excellence in both character and academic achievement. Personal integrity, as exemplified by leadership, community involvement and concern for others, will be considered.
  • Applicant must have graduated from a high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County or have permanently resided in that same area during high school.
  • Applicant must be a United States citizen.

The Hutchinson Medical School Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Hutchinson. The scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate excellence in both character and academic achievement. The Hutchinson Medical School Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Hutchinson by numerous friends, colleagues, patients and community leaders who honored them at a gala dinner in 1994 and, at the same time, contributed generously toward the establishment of this medical school scholarship.

James and Evelyn Hutchinson have been partners and builders of their family and community for more than four decades. Dr. Hutchinson, past president of the local NAACP, was a founding board member of both Planned Parenthood of San Mateo and the Bay Area Urban League.
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Huang Leadership Development Scholarship

Scholarship Amount: Up to $10,000 USD
Number of Awards: Up to 10 (a combination of one-time and renewable scholarships will be made, renewable scholarships recipients must meet renewal requirements)

Finalists must interview with the selection committee.

Previous applicants/recipients may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Applicant must be a current employee OR past employee OR a legal dependent of a current or past employee of SYNNEX Corporation or its subsidiaries who left the company in good standing.
  • Applicant must be a current employee OR past employee OR a legal dependent of a current or past employee that worked for SYNNEX Corporation or its subsidiaries for a minimum of three years at the time of award.
  • Applicant must demonstrate leadership qualities through activities in school, community or social service activities.
  • Applicant must plan to attend, have been accepted into OR be enrolled on a full-time basis in an undergraduate or master's program in a four-year college/university ranked as top college/university according to the lists below or at Chengdu University in China
    • U.S. colleges/universities; U.S. News & World Report's Best Universities Rankings 2013, National University Rankings - Top 100
    • U.S. colleges/universities; U.S. News & World Report's Best Universities Rankings 2013, National University Rankings - National Liberal Arts College Rankings - Top 100
    • Canadian colleges/universities; U.S. News & World Report's Best Universities Rankings 2013, World's Best Universities 2012 - Top 400
    • Chinese and Japanese colleges/universities; U.S. News & World Report's Best Universities Rankings 2013, World's Best Universities 2012, Asia - Top 100
  • Award recipients must be willing to share their experience with their peers and future applicants.

The Huang Leadership Development Scholarship was established by Bob and Lily Huang in recognition of the loyalty and dedication of SYNNEX employees worldwide. Bob, founder, past CEO and past chairman of the board of SYNNEX Corporation, and Lily wish to recognize those who worked and contributed to the success of SYNNEX by providing scholarship opportunities to support those employees, past employees and dependents that choose to further their personal leadership development through higher education for the future prosperity of the globalized world. Scholarship recipients will be selected based on academic achievement, leadership qualities as evidenced by their personal statement, letters of reference, school and community activities, and financial need.
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Peninsula Regent Charitable Foundation Educational Grant Program

Scholarship Amount: Up to $5,000
Number of Awards: Up to 12 one-time awards

Previous applicants / recipients may reapply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Current employee of the Peninsula Regent for at least 90 days as of the application deadline, or dependents of an employee who has worked at the Peninsula Regent for at least 90 days as of the application deadline.
  • Preference will be given to applicants with strong educational motivation, perseverance, involvement outside the classroom and personal characteristics such as honesty and good judgment.
  • The selection committee will also strongly consider applicants who have dropped out of school for reasons beyond their control or have undergone unusual hardships to remain in school.
  • Demonstrated financial hardship
  • United States citizen or legal resident

This program was made possible through the generous contributions of the residents of The Peninsula Regent. Educational grants between $1,000 and $5,000 each will be awarded annually. The program has been created to help employees and/or their dependents with the costs of higher education and of attending courses, including those offered at community colleges and vocational schools.
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