Scholarships in Sonoma

Michael F. O'Donnell Memorial Scholarship Fund

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 5

Applicant must be currently enrolled in law school or pursuing a law-related career.

 

Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 5

Applicant must be a resident of Sonoma County who plans to or is currently majoring in accounting, business, or law.

 

Richard T. Torkelson Memorial Scholarship Fund for Journalism

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 5

Applicant must be a resident of Sonoma, Lake, or Mendocino counties who plans to or is currently majoring in communications or journalism.

 

Sands for a Sustainable Future Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 5

Applicant must be a college student majoring in any related field of sustainability.

 

Honorable Gayle Guynup Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 5

Applicant must be a female resident of Sonoma County who has completed at least one year of law school.

 

Ohlson Family Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 5

Applicant must be a resident of Sonoma County. Preference will be given to an applicant who has overcome adversity in their life to pursue their objectives.

 

Peanuts on Parade Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 5

Applicant must be a current or former resident of Sonoma County who plans to or is currently majoring in cartooning and/or animation (graphic design may also qualify if branching out to cartooning). Preference will be given to students with some professional experience.

 

Robert W. Thunen Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student (junior or senior) at an accredited four-year college or university who would like to study illumination as a career; graduate applicants must be undertaking a lighting-centered project as part of work towards a graduate degree. Statement of Purpose and minimum of three letters of recommendation are required to be submitted.

 

Community Service Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 26

Applicant must be a high school senior who resides in one of the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Merced, Stanislaus, Alameda, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Napa, Sonoma, Santa Clara, or Marin. Demonstration of community service and financial need are required.

 

Nathan Jay Friedman College Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate student who has been accepted to or is attending an accredited undergraduate college or university program. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin, Sonoma, or Alameda Counties. Outstanding academic record and financial need required.

 

Elaine and Barry Gilbert College Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a Jewish high school senior who will attend a University of California campus. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin, or Sonoma County. Minimum 3.5 GPA, financial need, and demonstrated Jewish involvement required. Preference given to graduates of San Francisco's Lowell or Washington High School.

 

Jack and Elisa Klein Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate student at a four-year accredited college or university. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin, or Sonoma County. Financial need, strong academic record, and Jewish community involvement required.

 

Ronald P. Wilmot Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university who is the child of gay or lesbian parents. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), San Francisco, Solano, or Sonoma Counties. Academic and/or artistic excellence and financial need required.

 

Maria Elena Yuchengco Memorial Journalism Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 21

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident from the San Francisco Bay Area who is an incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate from the San Francisco Bay Area at an accredited four-year college or university. Applicant must be at least 50% Filipino. Minimum 3.0 GPA, financial need, major in journalism, and additional writing sample required.