Since 1952, we have awarded over 210 scholarships to recipients pursuing higher education. We partner with Monterey Peninsula College, Hartnell College, and California State University Monterey Bay to identify candidates. These students demonstrate academic excellence, goal orientation and community involvement. Many of our recipients are the first in their family to attend college. All have significant financial need. A team of our members interviews the candidates and selects the scholarship recipients. The scholarship selection process is difficult, only because we have so many worthy applicants and we want to help all of them reach their goals! This year, we were able to award 12 scholarships of $2500 each, thanks to the generosity of our members and others devoted to this effort.
Our goal is to award at least eight scholarships each year. We earn funds through community grants, member contributions and fundraising activities.
The Local Scholarship Fund has been granted a non-profit 501(c) (3) tax status. All contributions to this fund are deductible from federal and state income taxes. Contact Maggie Pedersen at maggiep52@hotmail.com if you have any questions about the program.
Click this link for information about our current scholarship recipients: Current Recipients
Click this link to learn the plans of our recipients as they graduated and started their careers:
Updates from Graduates
Thanks to our current organizational funders: