The SD2 Scholarship Grant

The San Diego Foundation
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Community Scholarship Program
Since 1997, the Community Scholarship Program has awarded $59.5 million to more than 15,400 students, making our program the largest non-university scholarship provider in San Diego County. By offering financial assistance, the program helps students dedicate more time to their studies, stay enrolled and complete their degrees.
The SD2 Scholarship applicants should:

• Be graduating high school seniors or current community college students
• Plan to enroll or transfer to an accredited four-year university in the US in fall

Have a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (with rare exceptions for extenuating circumstances)Plan to major in science, technology, engineering or mathematics
Demonstrate an interest in the advancement of historically underrepresented populations in the sciences and related fieldsStudents from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds are highly encouraged to applyHave a demonstrated financial need
Open to those applicants above with a focus on reducing historical educational disparities for those furthest from opportunity