Kern Futures Scholarship
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Next expected
- December 1, 2026
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines each year: March 2 · December 1
From the program guidelines: “Submit application during the designated application season (typically December 1 - March 2 for high school seniors)”
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Eligible organizations
- Graduating high school seniors
- Planning to attend 2- or 4-year accredited college or university
- Kern County residents
Overview
Geographic Scope: Kern County, California
Eligibility:
- Graduating high school seniors
- Planning to attend 2- or 4-year accredited college or university
- Kern County residents
Key Information:
- One simple application may be considered for dozens of scholarships
- Many scholarships have renewal opportunities
- In the 2017-2018 school year, more than $620,000 was awarded in scholarships to 334 students throughout Kern County
- Close to one-third of awards went to graduating high school seniors
Contact:
- Scholarship Coordinator: Britny Boos
- Email: britny@kernfoundation.org
- Phone: 661.616.2605
Organization:
- Kern Community Foundation
- Address: 5701 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 110, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone: 661.325.5346
- Website: kernfoundation.org
How to Apply
Application Process
1. Go to the Kern Community Foundation website home page
2. Navigate to Students > Scholarships
3. Complete the online application
4. Submit application during the designated application season (typically December 1 - March 2 for high school seniors)
Note: Contact Britny Boos at britny@kernfoundation.org or 661.616.2605 for more information and current application deadlines.
What Kern Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 34
- Total given
- $5.13M
- Median grant
- $39K
- Range
- $7,000–$2.92M
- By dollars: California 98%, Massachusetts 2%, Minnesota <1%. Top recipient cities: Bakersfield, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Maricopa, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 56% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Aera Energy Fund · Bakersfield, CA
Charitable
$2.92M
Youth for Christ Kern County Fund · Bakersfield, CA
Charitable
$243K
Linked Fund · Bakersfield, CA
Charitable
$229K
California State University Bakersfield · Bakersfield, CA
Charitable
$219K
Upper Kern Fisheries Enhancement Fund · Bakersfield, CA
Charitable
$205K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- College prep
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