El Sol Foundation Scholarship

Purpose: Support first-generation students from El Sol Science and Arts Academy in pursuing higher education.

Geographic Scope: Santa Ana, CA area

Eligibility Requirements:

• Graduated from El Sol Science and Arts Academy
• Currently graduating from high school
• Entering 1st year of a bachelor's degree program
• Qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch program at public/charter high school OR meet comparable family income requirements if enrolled at private school

Focus Areas: First-generation college students, low-income Latino students, many who are immigrants or children of immigrants

Organization Background:

• El Sol Science & Arts Academy is a publicly chartered dual immersion school in Santa Ana
• Serves over 1,000 mostly low-income, Latino students
• Ranked as top dual immersion school in urban areas and among top 15 urban schools nationally
• Students attend colleges including Yale, University of Pennsylvania, NYU, UC Berkeley, Stanford, UCI Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Merced, and CSUF

Contact Information:

• Ms. Kayla Daviss, Administrative Assistant
• Email: kdaviss@elsolacademy.org
• Phone: 714.543.0023
• Address: El Sol Academy, 1010 N. Broadway Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Additional Contact:

• Marshall Kaplan, Executive Director of El Sol Foundation
• Email: mkaplan@pathopps.org

Application Process

Required Documents:

1. Application Form
2. Release of Information Form
3. Two Essays (prompts found in Application Checklist)
4. Two Letters of Reference
5. High School Transcripts
6. College Admissions Acceptance Letter
7. Confirmation of Intent to Attend
8. Parent and School Authorization Form

Submission Format:

• Electronic submission via online portal (preferred)
• Hard copy submission to front office or email to Ms. Kayla Daviss (if experiencing digital application issues)
• Drop off at El Sol Academy's front office during school hours

Interview Process:

• Conducted virtually over Zoom

Timeline:

• Applications due by 11:59pm on deadline date
• Applicants notified of decisions by July 1st