Maisin Scholarship Grant

The Maisin Scholarship aims to promote educational equity by supporting low-income students in the San Francisco Unified School District. Each year, the program awards up to $3,000 annually to 75 high school seniors, enabling them to pursue higher education. Established in honor of Alexander Maisin, a successful immigrant, the scholarship not only provides financial assistance but also offers workshops and resources to help students navigate their educational journey and achieve their goals.

Our Core Values
In the great potential of all students.Education is the foundation of a just and equitable society.Every student should have equitable opportunities to a quality education and to graduate from college.All our students and alumni are changemakers.Students and their families, schools and communities each play a critical role in educating our youth and strengthening our communities’ economic and social health.Educating all students to achieve their full potential is an urgent moral, social and economic imperative.
The Maisin Scholar Award is designed to support students in the San Francisco Unified School District who have demonstrated financial need and an interest in continuing their education. Each year, it provides 75 high school seniors with as much as $3,000 annually for up to four years so that they can achieve their dreams.
The Maisin Scholars Program was established in honor of Alexander Maisin who was of Russian Jewish descent and grew up in Harbin, China, where his family had moved to escape discrimination at the beginning of World War II. He later moved to San Francisco, coming as a new immigrant without any funds, and worked as a longshoreman. He invested his savings into a house, then another building, eventually owning commercial and residential properties throughout San Francisco. When Mr. Maisin died in 1995, funds he left established the Alexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation, which supports needs in the Jewish and general communities in an effort to make a difference in the lives of the people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Maisin Scholar Award provides:
Virtual and/or in-person check-ins“Success Starts Here” day-long orientation for new studentsA 6-part summer workshop series to help students feel prepared to start their first fall in college/universitySchool system navigationScholarship & financial aid navigation and managementFinancial aid offer letter reviewConnections to partner programs and resources

Eligibility

Be a San Francisco Unified School District seniorHave a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA between 2.0 and 3.5.Have a demonstrated financial needWill attend college or an accredited education program in the fall of high school graduation yearAre committed to post-secondary education