Jewish Federation Bay Area College Scholarship Program

Jewish Federation Bay Area runs a single scholarship application that automatically matches applicants to whichever of its roughly 16 endowed funds they qualify for, based on things like major, GPA, or specific interests. About 70 scholarships totaling close to $400,000 go out each year, with most individual awards between $2,500 and $5,000 (a handful of funds go higher, up to full demonstrated need). It's open to graduating high school seniors as well as current undergraduates who have lived in one of the nine Bay Area counties. Most funds require Jewish affiliation, though a few are open to any background. Household adjusted gross income generally must be under $300,000.

Eligibility

DemographicsJewish high school senior or college/grad student (a few individual funds are open to any background) who has lived in one of the nine Bay Area counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Marin, Napa, or Sonoma. Household AGI generally must be under $300,000.

Applying

Most individual awards run $2,500-$5,000 (some funds go up to full demonstrated need); about 70 scholarships totaling near $400,000 are given out across the program each year.