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HOW TO APPLY
Link to online application
The Peninsula College Fund welcomes applications from students who attend one of the following six partner schools: East Palo Alto Academy, Eastside Prep, Menlo Atherton High School, Sequoia High School, Summit Prep High School and Woodside High School. This year the application will all be done online. If for some reason this is not possible for you, please contact Jessica Perez (650) 209-0184 or jessica@peninsulacollegefund.org
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must meet the following criteria:
- Attend one of the high schools listed above
- Be a high school senior in the 2011-2012 academic year who is graduating in June, 2012
- Have a cumulative minimum 3.2 GPA to maximum 3.8 GPA (un-weighted)
- Documented financial need
- Attendance at a two-year or four-year accredited U.S. educational institution beginning Fall, 2011
- Demonstrated academic preparation to attend college
- Demonstrated ability to overcome obstacles to achieve academic and personal goals
- Demonstrated quality involvement with others via work, school, family or in the community
- Be an underrepresented minority and/or first-generation (parent has not attended college in the U.S.)
The 2012 Application Process will proceed as follows:
- The completed 2012 Online Application deadline is Feb 17, 2012
- Applicants will be notified whether they’ve been invited to interview by mid March
- Selected applicants will be interviewed in the end of March or beginning of April
- Scholarship recipients will be notified in late April
- The 2012 Award Ceremony will be held on June 23, 2012
We will post the guidelines and link to the application here when it's available.
If you have any questions please contact Jessica Perez (650) 209-0184 or jessica@peninsulacollegefund.org
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