Scholarship Sonoma County

Today's the deadline, everyone! Please complete and submit your online scholarship application by 11:59 pm this evening! And, if your scholarship requirements include writing samples, art or architecture portfolios, or letters of reference/recommendation please drop them off at the Community Foundation Sonoma County offices, 250 D Street, Suite 205, in downtown Santa Rosa, by 5:00 pm. I am in the office for another 5.5 hours to accept these materials. No late drop offs will be accepted!

REMINDER TO POTENTIAL APPLICANTS: The Scholarship Sonoma County online application must be completed by 11:59 pm Saturday, March 2, 2013. For those students needing to submit supplemental materials, such as writing samples or an architecture portfolio, those materials need to be received by March 2nd as well. PLEASE NOTE: On Saturday, March 2nd, the Community Foundation Sonoma County offices will be open from 9am to 5pm to accept the Scholarship Sonoma County supplemental materials that are due with completed online scholarship application. Please contact the Scholarship Sonoma County office at (707) 303-9612 with questions, and please pass this on to applicants!

10,000 Degrees, Scholarship Sonoma County and Santa Rosa Junior College are offering Cash for College workshops on the following dates: - Saturday, January 26th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at Plover Hall, on the Santa Rosa Junior College Main Campus - Monday, January 28th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, in the Computer Lab & A14 at Piner High School in Santa Rosa - Saturday, February 9th, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, in Room 644 & 643 of Call Hall, on the Santa Rosa Junior College Petal...uma Campus Students and their parents will receive assistance completing the FAFSA and California Dream Act applications

Among the key barriers to pursuing higher education is poverty...creating greater access to financial support and financial literacy to students and their parents is key to improving each student's chances of entering and completing high education...thanks to Redwood Credit Union for partnering with Scholarship Sonoma County and 10,000 Degrees to help educate local degree seekers about how to gather and manage the resources needed to get to and through the program of their choice....