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The Yolo Community Foundation (YCF) scholarships are now available and currently accepting applications. Here is a list of all available scholarships; all due March 14, 2025.
The Saylor Family Scholarship provides support for promising students who have experienced significant life challenges, including but not limited to foster care, death of a family member during high school years or other family trauma, teen parenthood, behavioral health challenges, involvement with the juvenile justice system, or financial needs that resulted in the student working during high school. The scholarship may be up to $2,500.
The Mary Ellen Dolcini Scholarship is made in honor of a long-time community leader. This scholarship supports high school seniors of Mexican American descent from Davis, Woodland and the surrounding area in Yolo County to pursue a college education. This scholarship may be up to $10,000.
The Julia R. Millon Memorial Scholarship was created to honor the spirit of Julia Millon, a Winters resident who was dedicated and passionate about all of the activities that encompassed her existence, especially life outdoors, ultra-trail running, reading, writing, science, health and wellbeing.
To be eligible, the applicant must be a high school student living in the boundaries of the Winters School District, have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, plan to attend post-high school education for four years, and demonstrate financial need. The awardee will receive a scholarship of $1,500. The student must be enrolled full-time at the college, university, vocational, trade or technical school during the academic year the scholarship is awarded.
Roy and Cynthia Kroener Family Scholarship: Roy & Cynthia Kroener are long-term residents of Davis, CA. They have enjoyed both professional and artistic careers in the Davis community. Their goal with this scholarship is to give something back to the Davis community while providing an opportunity for young adults to pursue a college degree.
To apply, the student must be a graduating high school senior from a high school in Davis, must reside in Davis, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, plan to attend an accredited college or university and demonstrate financial need. Awardees will receive up to $5,000.
The Yolo Youth Service Award Scholarship promotes youth volunteering and encourages Yolo County nonprofits to engage with young volunteers. YCF seeks applications from high school seniors who have volunteered with a Yolo County nonprofit for at least 60 hours during their junior and/or senior years of high school. YoYoSA student awardees will receive a $1,000 scholarship to support post-high school education, which may include college, vocational or technical school. In addition, a $500 grant will be awarded to the nonprofit agency sponsoring each YoYoSA student scholarship winner.
The David Breaux Scholarship was created in memory of a beloved member of the Davis community, Breaux was sometimes nicknamed “The Compassion Guy” because of the more than 10 years he spent gathering definitions for the word “compassion” and championing the concept in our local community. This scholarship was established to honor David’s brilliance, curiosity, and commitment to purposeful, compassionate living. The scholarship will be open to high school seniors and first-year college students who demonstrate financial need, are graduating from Yolo County high schools, are pursuing higher education, and demonstrate an abiding commitment to social justice and compassionate service. Awardees will receive up to $2,000.
The Richard & Lucille Harrison Scholarship recognizes the values of this Woodland family in supporting students who have aspirations, are willing to work hard, and want to better their lives through education and training. Richard Harrison is a lifelong resident of Woodland. Lucille came to Woodland from Sacramento, and together, they raised a family and started Richard’s electrical contracting business. Awardees will receive up to $10,000.
The NorYo Opportunity Scholarship, YCF’s newest scholarship is for high school seniors with a 2.0 GPA or higher residing in Northern Yolo County who are interested in attending a two-year community college or vocational or trade school.
Students must reside in the following cities/towns & zip codes: Capay Valley (95607; 95606), Dunnigan (95937), Esparto (95627), Knights Landing (95645 only within Yolo County), Madison (95653), Woodland (95695; 95776), Yolo (95697), and Zamora (95698). Preference will be given to applicants who are first-generation college students and/or renewal applicants. Awardees can receive between $1,000-$3,000.
For more details and application information, go to http://www.yolocf.org/scholarships/.
In addition to these scholarships, which are offered through the Yolo Community Foundation, local students can seek out scholarships from our partners at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation here: https://www.sacregcf.org/students/.
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