Available Scholarships – The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County

2025 Scholarship Applications

Most 2025 scholarship applications are now closed, but you can still explore the options below for those that remain open.

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Scholarship Name	Eligibility	Amount	Deadline	Apply
Alan D. Stephenson Scholarship for LGBTQ	School Level: High School Term: Multi-Year Type of College: 4-year college/university Major: Not considered GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County high school AND identify as LGBTQIA+ AND be a U.S. Citizen Renewable: No	Up to $10,000	Closed	Apply here
Alfred I., Catherine J., and Eleanor G. Switzer Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: Multi-year Type of College: 4-year college/university Major: Applied or Fine Arts, Architecture, Engineering, Mathematics or Science GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from Mission College Prep, Morro Bay or San Luis Obispo High Schools AND have resided in Los Osos continually since fifth grade AND have attended Los Osos Middle School Renewable: No	Up to $10,000	Closed	Apply here
Bernhard H. Singsen Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: 1-Year GPA: Minimum 3.75 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-year Liberal Arts college or university Major: Medicine, Civil Service or Education Other Requirements: Must be a graduating, male senior from a San Luis Obispo County high school Renewable: No	Up to $4,300	Closed	Apply here
Brian Waterbury Memorial Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High school Term: Multi-year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college OR 4-year college/university Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from San Luis Obispo High School AND have participated in both the cross country and track teams AND must demonstrate high academic excellence in mathematics Renewable: No	Up to $10,000	Closed	Apply here
Burt W. and Virginia Polin Elks Scholarship	School Level: High School Term: Multi-year GPA: Minimum 3.0 or higher Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college or 4-year college/university Major: Public safety or Civil Service (Criminal Justice, Corrections, Probation, Forensics, Fire Science, Homeland Security, FBI, Military, etc.) or is planning to major in Sociology or Psychology. Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County high school Renewable: No	Up to $2,500	Closed	Apply here
Burt W. and Virginia Polin Farm Bureau Scholarship	School Level: High School Term: 1-year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college or 4-year college/university Major: Agriculture Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County high school Renewable: No	Up to $1,500	Closed	Apply here
David B. Gianas Memorial Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community college, 4-year college/university, or vocational school Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from an Atascadero or Paso Robles, comprehensive or continuation high schools, AND must have attended middle at Atascadero Junior High School OR Daniel Lewis Middle School OR George Flamson Middle School, AND must have or have had an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan Renewable: Yes	Up to $1,500	Closed	Apply Here
Dennis T. Collins/Thomas D. Salisbury Troop 60 Eagle Scout Memorial Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School or Undergraduate GPA: Minimum 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: 4-year college/university Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be an Eagle Scout from Paso Robles Troop 60 AND submit an additional essay describing the value of scouting Renewable: Yes, if eligibility is met	Up to $3,000	Closed	High school students apply here Undergraduate students apply here
Dorothy Good Trust for AVID Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High school Term: 1-year GPA: Minimum of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-year college/university Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from Arroyo Grande or Nipomo High Schools AND must have participated in AVID 3 of 4 years in high school Renewable: No	Up to $1,000	Closed	Apply here
Dorothy Ross Memorial Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School or College Term: 1-year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college, 4-Year college/university, or Vocational school Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be 18-25 years old AND have spent in the Juvenile Justice System OR spent time in the San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Detention Services Center Renewable: Yes	Up to $2,500	Closed	Apply here
The Garris Family Scholarship	School Level: High School, Home School or GED Recipient Term: Multi-Year GPA: Minimum of 2.7 to maximum of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community College, 4-Year college/university, or Vocational school Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County high school Renewable: No	Up to $8,000	Closed	Apply here
Gary Grossman Scholarship – for LGBTQ Learn More	School Level: High School, Undergraduate Term: 1-Year GPA: Minimum 2.5 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community college, 4-Year college/university Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior residing in San Luis Obispo County OR the Santa Maria basin OR a current California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College or Hancock College student AND identify as LGBTQIA+ Renewable: No	Up to $5,000	Closed	High School Students Apply here Undergraduate Apply Here
Gary Paul Piantanida Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: Multi-Year GPA: Minimum 2.5 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community college with the intention of transferring to a 4-Year college/university OR 4-Year college/university Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County high schools or home school AND a US Citizen Renewable: No	Up to $12,000	Closed	Apply here
Helen and Ronald Dunin Legacy Scholarship	School Level: High School Term: Multi-Year GPA: Minimum of 2.7 to a maximum of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-Year college/university Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must graduate from a San Luis Obispo County high school AND be a first generation college student Renewable: No	Up to $12,000	Closed	Apply here
Ian Purdon Memorial Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college or 4-Year college/university, or Vocational school Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior at San Luis Obispo High School AND must have been a member of the SLOHS Football Team Renewable: No	Up to $1,000	Closed	Apply Here
Jennifer Thoma Memorial Ballet Scholarship Learn More	School Level: Junior High, or High School Term: 1-Year GPA: Minimum 2.5 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of Program: Summer intensive ballet training program Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be between the ages of 12 – 19 AND reside in San Luis Obispo County AND be a U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen AND submit an essay and video Renewable: Yes	Up to $3,000	Closed	Apply here
John and Yvonne Hsu Edmisten in honor of Allan Voigt M.D. Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-Year college/university or Music Conservatory Major: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, OR Performing Arts Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, Mission College Prep and Pacific Beach High Schools OR a Cuesta Community College student planning to transfer to a 4-Year University or Music Conservatory Renewable: No	Up to $2,500	Closed	Apply here
John W. Purvis Memorial Scholarship	School Level: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County High School Term: 1-year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community college with intent to transfer to a 4-year college/university OR 4-Year college/university Major: Applicant intends to pursue a major in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Astronautical, or Aeronautical Engineering or another Engineering major with emphasis on flight or space exploration Other Requirements: Must be a resident in San Luis Obispo County Renewable: No	Up to $1,000	Closed	Apply here
John S. Renner Memorial Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School or Undergraduate Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college, 4-Year college/university, or Technical/Professional school Major: Arts education including visual, performing or graphic arts Other Requirements: Must identify as LGBTQIA+ Renewable: Yes	Up to $2,000	Closed	Apply Here Renewing? Apply Here
John W. and Yvonne Y. Hsu Edmisten Scholarship	School Level: High School or undergraduate Term: 1-Year GPA: Minimum 2.5 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-Year college/university or Music Conservatory Major: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, OR Performing Arts Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, Mission College Prep and Pacific Beach High Schools OR a Cuesta Community College student planning to transfer to a 4-Year University or Music Conservatory Renewable: Yes	Up to $5,000	Closed	High school students apply here Undergraduate students apply here
Julian Crocker Community Scholarship Fund	School Level: High school or Undergraduate Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Cuesta College, Allan Hancock College, or Vocational/CTE Programs Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a resident or work in San Luis Obispo County Renewable: No	Up to $5,000	Closed	High school students apply here Undergraduate students apply here
Justin McCutcheon Memorial Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college, 4-Year college/university, or Vocational school Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior who is a member of a San Luis Obispo County or northern Santa Barbara County high school golf team AND hold the lowest stroke average in regular season matches Renewable: No	Up to $1,000	Closed	Apply here
Kiwanis Club of San Luis Obispo Scholarship	School Level: High School Term: 1-year GPA: Minimum 2.5 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-Year college/university Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from San Luis Obispo, Pacific Beach or Mission College Preparatory high schools Renewable: No	Up to $2,500	Closed	Apply here
Lee Jeberjahn Memorial Golf Scholarship Fund Learn More	School Level: San Luis Obispo High School Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community college or 4-year college/university Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Active members of the Girls’ or Boy’s Golf Teams at San Luis Obispo High School Renewable: No	Up to $2,000	Closed	Apply here
Lois and Duke Williams Memorial Scholarship	School Level: High School Term: 1-year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community college or 4-year college/university, or Vocational School Major: Visual or performing arts Other Requirements: Must be a San Luis Obispo County resident Renewable: No	Up to $2,500	Closed	Apply here
Manford and Maude Brown Medical Education Fund	School Level: High School or Undergraduate GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Certificate, associate, 4-year college/university or graduate school Major: Medical field (medicine, nursing, medical assistant, dentistry, dental hygiene, phlebotomy, etc.) Other Requirements: Must be a San Luis Obispo County resident Renewable: No	Up to $2,000	Closed	High school students apply here Undergraduate students apply here
Marion C. and Mark W. Wilson Nursing Scholarship	School Level: High school Term: Multi-Year GPA: Minimum 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community college, 4-Year college/university or Vocational school Major: Certified Nursing Assistant Program, Licensed Vocational Nursing Program, Registered Nursing Program or Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, Full-Time Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from Nipomo High School OR a recent NHS graduate (no longer than three years) Renewable: No	Up to $15,000	Closed	Apply here
Maureen “Mo” Clancy Memorial Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: 1-Year GPA: Minimum 2.0 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community college, 4-year college/university, or vocational school Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a senior girl at a San Luis Obispo County high school AND have participated in track and/or cross country Renewable: No	Up to $3,000	Closed	Apply here
Richard M. Fisher Memorial Scholarship	School Level: High School or adult who is re-entering the education system Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Cuesta College, Allan Hancock College OR a construction trade program Major: Career Technical Education or the Construction Trades Other Requirements: Must be a resident of San Luis Obispo County Renewable: Yes	Up to $2,500	Closed	High school students apply here Undergraduate students apply here
Richard J. Weyhrich Leadership Award Learn More	School Level: High School including Continuation High Schools Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college, 4-Year college/university, or Vocational school Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County high school AND attend an in-person interview AND attend the May County Board of Supervisors’ meeting Renewable: No	Up to $4,000	Closed	Apply here
Richard K. Sauret Viticulture and Enology Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: Multi-Year GPA: Minimum 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-Year college/university Major: Viticulture or Enology Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County high school AND a U.S. Citizen Renewable: No	Up to $12,000	Closed	Apply Here
Rotary Club of Paso Robles Collin Black Scholarship Fund	School Level: High School Term: 1-Year or Multi-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college, 4-Year college/university, or Vocational school Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a high school in the Paso Robles school district (Paso Robles High School, Liberty Continuation High School, and Independence High School) AND must not be related to a Rotary Club of Paso Robles member Renewable: No	Up to $10,000	Closed	Apply here
San Luis Obispo County Bar Association Scholarship (SLOCBA)	School Level: High School OR Undergraduate Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Community college or 4-Year college/university Major: Relative to a career in the legal profession (e.g. criminal justice, sociology, paralegal, legal assistant, lawyer, etc.) Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County high school OR an undergraduate who graduated from a San Luis Obispo County high school AND identify as a person of color Renewable: No	Up to $2,000	Closed	High school students apply here Undergraduate students apply here
Sandra Ferris Scholarship	School Level: High School, Undergraduate, and Adult students re-entering the education system Term: Multi-year GPA: Minimum 2.0 or higher Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Two- or four-year college/university Major: Applicant is planning to pursue a degree in the visual arts. (Can include: painting, drawing, digital imaging, interface design, fashion design, book art, figure drawing, modeling and simulation, sculpture, ceramics, fashion apparel and textile design, architecture, stagecraft, engineering fields where design is a focus) Other Requirements: Must be a resident of San Luis Obispo County Renewable: No	Up to $10,000	Closed	High school students apply here Undergraduate students apply here
Sera Day Coryell Nursing Education Scholarship	School Level: High School Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Applicant plans to attend full-time at a four-year college with an approved Registered Nursing Program Major: Registered Nursing Program Other Requirements: Must be a current senior attending any high school in San Luis Obispo County, including home-schooled students Renewable: Yes	Up to $3,000	Closed	Apply here
Stephen Donnellan Moss Scholarship in Journalism Learn More	School Level: Undergraduate Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) Major: Journalism (Print of Broadcast) Other Requirements: None Renewable: No	Up to $1,500	Closed	Apply here
The Riggs Family Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: 2-Year GPA: Minimum of 2.8 to a maximum of 3.8 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-Year college/university Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a resident of San Luis Obispo County Renewable: Yes	Up to $6,000	Closed	Apply here
Towru Kobara Scholarship Fund	School Level: High School Term: Multi-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Not considered Type of College: Community college with intent to transfer to a 4-Year college/university OR 4-Year college/university Major: Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from a San Luis Obispo County high school Renewable: No	Up to $20,000	Closed	Apply Here
Travel Paso Scholarship	School Level: High school Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Vocational School, Community College, or 4-year University Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior residing in Paso Robles or attending high school in Paso Robles, Shandon, Atascadero or Templeton (Homeschool in Northern San Luis Obispo County Apply) Renewable: Yes	Up to $2,500	Closed	Apply here
Urbani Family Scholarship	School Level: Adult students re-entering the education system Term: 1-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Cuesta College, Allan Hancock College, or a vocational/trades program in San Luis Obispo County. No online programs will be considered Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Applicant must reside in San Luis Obispo County Renewable: Yes	Up to $5,000	December 31, 2025 This scholarship is evaluated quarterly	Apply here
Vineyard and Farm Worker’s Scholarship	School Level: High School Term: Multi-Year (2 – 4 year) GPA: Minimum of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Vocational School, Community College or 4-Year University Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be the child of a vineyard or farmworker living or working in San Luis Obispo County AND must be a senior at a San Luis Obispo County high school OR a Santa Maria Basin high school AND must be a U.S. citizen, dreamer (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival-DACA), OR eligible non-citizen as determined by the Federal Student Aid. Renewable: No	Up to $10,000	Closed	Apply here
Yeager Science Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: Multi-Year GPA: Minimum 2.5 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Public 4-year California college/university OR a public California Community College with plans to transfer to a public 4-year California college/university within 2 years Major: Physical Science/Technical areas such as Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science Other Requirements: Must be a graduating senior from Coast Union, Morro Bay, or Paso Robles High schools AND participate in an interview with the selection committee Renewable: No	Up to $23,000	Closed	Apply here
Yinghsia Shih Li Memorial Scholarship Learn More	School Level: High School Term: Multi-Year GPA: Minimum 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-Year college/university Major: Science (Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Mathematics or Physics) Other Requirements: Must be a graduating, female senior attending high school in San Luis Obispo County Renewable: No	Up to $10,000	Closed	Apply here
Youth Legacy Scholarship	School Level: Junior or senior in High School Term: Multi-year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-Year college/university, Community College, or Vocational School Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Applicant is eligible to exhibit in the Agriculture or Ornamental Horticulture, Equine, Floriculture, Industrial Education, Livestock, or Tractor Restoration Project (referred to as Legacy Project if selected) at the California Mid-State Fair (CMSF) and applicable CMSF Auction Renewable: No	Up to $20,000	Closed	Apply here
Zach Elliott Memorial Scholarship	School Level: High School Term: Multi-Year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: Not considered Major: Not considered Other Requirements: Must be graduating senior from Nipomo High School AND submit an additional essay Renewable: No	Up to $10,000	Closed	Apply here
Zorne Blythe Aviation Scholarship	School Level: High School or Undergraduate Term: 1-year GPA: Not considered Demonstrated Financial Need: Yes Type of College: 4-year university, community college or vocational program Major: Aviation (any discipline) Other Requirements: Must be a San Luis Obispo County resident Renewable: No	Up to $5,000	Closed	High school students apply here Undergraduate students apply here

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