Lundquist Fellows Program
Funding Amount
$500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Middle and high school students in Partnership schools
- Five-year fellowship program available for high school students
Other requirements
- Must demonstrate outstanding leadership
- Must show commitment to schools, education, and communities
- Award Amount: $500 scholarship upon successful program completion
Overview
A year-long fellowship program founded in honor of Melanie and Richard Lundquist, co-founders of the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools. The program seeks to reward students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to their schools, education, and communities.
Geographic Scope: Los Angeles, California - serves middle and high school students in Partnership network schools
Focus Areas:
- Student leadership development
- College preparation and access
- Professional growth and skills development
Eligibility:
- Middle and high school students in Partnership schools
- Must demonstrate outstanding leadership
- Must show commitment to schools, education, and communities
- Five-year fellowship program available for high school students
Program Components:
- Participation in Partnership's Student Advisory Board
- College campus visits and/or skills-based conference attendance
- Various Partnership events and culminating program ceremony
- Academic scholarship
- Professional growth opportunities
- Networking opportunities with professors, administrators, and community leaders
Additional Notes: The program has multiple cohorts per year. Recent programming has included collaboration with University of Oregon for the Oregon Young Scholars Program (OYSP) - a week-long summer program for Lundquist Fellows.
What Partnership for Los Angeles Schools actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $1.49M
- Median grant
- $610K
- Range
- $70K–$811K
- By dollars: Louisiana 54%, California 46%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans, LA.
Example grants
Leading Educators Inc · New Orleans, LA
Effective implementation cohort participation funding
$811K
Lausd (Administrator of Middle School Instruction) Division of Instruction · Los Angeles, CA
Effective implementation cohort participation funding
$610K
Lausd (Educational Transformation Office) · Los Angeles, CA
Effective implementation cohort participation funding
$70K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth leadership
- College prep
- Education
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