The San Diego Foundation Awards $3.4 Million to Local College Students
The San Diego Foundation recently announced the historic awarding of more than $3.4 million in college scholarships – the highest annual amount ever – to 1,025 local students for the 2021 – 2022 academic year.
Among the scholarship recipients, 69 percent are first-generation college students, or the first in their immediate families to pursue a higher education, and 96 percent are considered low-middle-income students based on their Earned Family Contribution data.
“Students from Latinx, Black and low-income communities in San Diego continue to be historically underrepresented in higher education,” said Danielle Valenciano, Director of Community Scholarships at The San Diego Foundation. “Significant barriers like affordability and the achievement gap continue to lower underrepresented students’ odds of obtaining a bachelor’s degree. These scholarships are one of the most important ways we can generate economic opportunity and support upward mobility in San Diego.”
Students interested in scholarships for the 2022 – 2023 academic year can apply beginning December 2021 on The Foundation website. If you are interested in opening a scholarship fund to support students fueling our San Diego economy, please contact Danielle Valenciano, Director of Community Scholarships, at DanielleV@SDFoundation.org.
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