Additional 10,000 Degrees Scholarships

Asian Scholarship Fund

$1000-$4000

Requirements

• Marin or Sonoma County residency for at least one year prior to March 2, 2010.
• A graduating high school senior from a Marin or Sonoma County High School.
• Financial need.
• Applicants must be enrolling in a full-time undergraduate academic program leading to a degree.
• Applicants must have one parent of Asian, South East Asian, Pacific Islander, or South Asian descent. Proof may be requested.
• Demonstrate strong academic achievement and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. 
• A clear and consistent history of one of the following:  1) volunteer work benefiting individuals, groups, non-profit organizations, or schools or 2) work necessitated by financial need. 
• A history of leadership in their personal, community, and/or academic life.

Building Better Teachers Scholarship

Up to $5000

Requirements

• Enrolled in an early childhood degree program intending to pursue a career with children zero to five years old (prior to kindergarten). Students may be attending a Bachelor’s degree program, Master’s degree program or community college courses related to early childhood education with plans of transferring to a four-year college to complete a bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 2.0 GPA while attending college.

Carol Bartz Scholarship for Math, Science and Technology

$5000

Requirements

• A graduating high school senior from a Marin County High School.
• Applicants must be enrolling in a full-time undergraduate academic program
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, technology or math.

Kent Roger Kincaid Scholarship

 $500-$2,000

Requirements

• A graduate of Tamalpais High School
• Applicants must be enrolling in a full-time undergraduate academic program
• New applicants must fill out the Undergraduate Scholarship Application to be considered for this scholarship. No additional application is required.
• Renewing applicants should fill out a Renewal Undergraduate Scholarship Application. Please contact 10,000 Degrees if you do not have your Applicant ID Number.

Kiwanis Club Scholarship

$1,000

Requirements

• A graduating high school senior from San Rafael High School.
• Applicants must be enrolling in a full-time undergraduate academic program.
• Demonstrated commitment to community service.

Kryzanowski Family Scholarship

$1000 - $2000

Requirements

• Graduating high school student from Tamalpais High School or Ringgold High School.

Laura Richardson Memorial Scholarship

Requirements

• Details to come

Marin Retired Teachers' Association Scholarship

$250 - $500

Requirements

• Enrolled in a 5th year teaching credential program. (NOT a masters, graduate or CLAD program.
• A minimum college GPA of 2.0
• Applicants must be graduates of a Marin County high school

Marin Retirement Communities Scholarship Fund

$1000 - $4000

Requirements

• Since April 27, 2009, applicant, applicant’s parent(s), or grandparent(s) has been employed full or part–time for a minimum of 120 hours by one of the following six Marin County retirement facilities: Villa Marin, The Tamalpais, The Aldersly, The Redwoods, Drake Terrace, or Smith Ranch.
• Attend an interview with the scholarship committee in April/May if selected as a finalist.

Mill Valley Rotary Scholarship

Up to $3000

Requirements

• Will be a graduating high school senior from Tamalpais or Redwood High School or from an alternative high school maintained by the Tamalpais High School District
• Must be residents of the southern Marin geographic area, residing in the 94941 zip code or  in Marin City.  
• Demonstrated commitment to community service.

Mission San Rafael Rotary Scholarship

$2000 - $4,000

Requirements

• Will graduate from San Rafael High School in 2008.
• Minimum high school GPA of 2.5.

San Francisco Yacht Club Scholarship

$1,000 - $2,500

Requirements

• Since March 2, 2009, the applicant or applicant’s parent(s) has been employed 20 hours per week or more by the San Francisco Yacht Club.

Terra Linda Rotary Educational Scholarship

$2,500 - $5,000

Requirements

• A graduating high school senior from Terra Linda or Marin Catholic High School.  Marin Catholic High school seniors must also be residents of San Rafael’s Terra Linda district.
• Demonstrated commitment to community service.
• Minimum non-weighted high-school GPA of 3.0.
• Applicants must be enrolling in a full-time undergraduate academic program leading to a degree.

The New Leader Scholarship Fund

The application deadline is March 15, 2010.

Up to $7,000

Requirements

• Complete the application (PDF).
• Enrollment in one of the following Bay Area public universities: California State University, East Bay Campus; San Francisco State University; San Jose State University; Sonoma State University; or University of California at Berkeley
• Upper division student who has attended the school for one academic year or more, with 60 units or more, 30 of which were attained at the present university.
• Studying the social sciences, human services, public interest law, health-related fields, or public service
• A minimum 3.5 GPA either at the current school or at a combination of the current school plus all schools previously attended.  Consideration will be given to students with a GPA of 3.2 - 3.49.
• Must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 units each in the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 semesters.