For California residents currently enrolled in community college who plan to transfer to a four-year college for the following fall term.
Scholarship Amount
Up to $5,000 (paid over two years, provided renewal eligibility requirements are met)
Number of Scholarships
Up to four per year
Background
This scholarship was established in loving memory of Roshan Rahbari, a former student of West Valley Community College and a graduate of Leland High School in San Jose, California. In his 18 years of life Roshan touched the lives of many. He believed in harmony among people of different backgrounds and had a rainbow of friends. He was sensitive to the plight of people in need of help and saw everyone as an individual worthy of respect. His dream was to become a psychologist for young people, and it is in his kind spirit that his parents established this scholarship fund to help young people realize their dreams.
The Roshan Rahbari Scholarship Fund seeks to support outstanding community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor's degrees at four-year colleges and universities.
Eligibility Requirements
- Current resident of California
- Current community college student transferring to a four-year college or university on a part-time or full-time basis
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0
- Demonstrated service to community or school
- Demonstrated financial need
- Character qualities such as integrity, compassion and generosity
Contact
Please contact Cyrus Rahbari with questions at RoshanRahbariScholarship@yahoo.com.
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Application due date: 5 p.m. on the first Friday in June of the current academic year
Previous Scholarship Recipients
2018
- F.J., Female, University of California, Berkeley
- L.B.S., Female, Columbia University
- M.R., Male, University of the Pacific
- M.H. Female, University of California, Santa Cruz
2017
- A. R., Female, University of California, Berkeley
- H. W. T., Female, University of California, Los Angeles
- E. M., Female, University of California, Berkeley
- J. C. F., Male, University of California, Berkeley
2016
- H.C., Female, University of California, Berkeley
- E.J., Female, San Francisco State University
- G.M., Male, University of California, Berkeley
- K.R., Female, University of California, Los Angeles
2015
- H. K., Male, University of California, San Diego
- J .R., Male, University of California, Berkeley
- L. G., Female, University of California, Los Angeles
- W. A., Female, University of California, Berkeley
2014
- B.P., Male, Columbia University
- F.F., Female, University of California, Santa Barbara
- P.S., Male, University of California, Davis
- T.N., Male, University of California, Berkeley
2013
- D.L., Male, San Jose State University
- A.R., Female, Regents of the University of California, Berkeley
- X.W., Female, Regents of the University of California, Berkeley
- J.G., Male, University of San Francisco
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