San Francisco Foundation · $14,000 · Past, check next cycle
Who qualifies
be a junior in a San Francisco Unified School District High School
have demonstrated academic excellence (at least a weighted 3.4 GPA) and be college/junior college – bound.
have demonstrated significant leadership in their community, school, work, and/or home including active participation in school clubs, sports, volunteer work, paid work, religious community, college prep programming, family responsibilities, etc.
How to win it
Strong applicants clearly meet every requirement: be a junior in a san francisco unified school district high school; have demonstrated academic excellence (at least a weighted 3.4 gpa) and be college/junior college – bound.; have demonstrated significant leadership in their community, school, work, and/or home including active participation in school clubs, sports, volunteer work, paid work, religious community, college prep programming, family responsibilities, etc.. Apply early and double-check the deadline, since local awards often have small applicant pools and reward the well-prepared.