San Diego Foundation Community Scholarship Program

The San Diego Foundation runs San Diego County's largest private non-university scholarship program, having awarded more than $59.5 million to over 15,400 students since 1997. One Common Scholarship Application matches applicants against more than 150 individual donor-established funds in a single pass -- awards generally run $1,000 to over $5,000, and some are renewable for multiple years. Applicants must be students in San Diego County, California; specific eligibility rules (GPA, citizenship status, essay/recommendation requirements) vary by the underlying fund, so check the Common Scholarship Application for each fund's own criteria. There is no fee to apply.

Eligibility

DemographicsMust be a student in San Diego County, California (attending a San Diego County high school or college); specific residency and other eligibility rules vary by each of the 150+ underlying donor-established funds.

Applying

Most individual fund awards run $1,000 to over $5,000, some renewable for multiple years, across 150+ underlying scholarship funds; exact amounts vary by fund and are not published in aggregate.