SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA
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Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation
THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA HELPS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY STUDENTS ACCESS POSTSECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID ADVISING. IT IS THE NATION'S LARGEST COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDER OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS, HAVING CUMULATIVELY AWARDED IN EXCESS OF $150 MILLION TO NEARLY 60,000 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1962. IN 2023, THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION AWARDED ALMOST $7.2 MILLION TO 1,864 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY STUDENTS. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATES STUDYING AT TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AVERAGED $3,500. FIFTY-THREE PERCENT OF THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENTS ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE. THE PRIMARY CRITERIA FOR AWARD SELECTION ARE DONOR INTENT, FINANCIAL NEED, POTENTIAL, AND MOTIVATION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.3MFinancial Aid Advising Programs
THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA SERVES MORE THAN 20,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR THROUGH FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION PROGRAM ADVISORS ASSIST STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS, HELP DECIPHER COMPLEX FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL AID FORMS, AND EXPLAIN FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTERS AND LOAN PROGRAMS, ALL FREE OF CHARGE. OFFICE FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS TAKE PLACE AT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. FINANCIAL AID ADVISING APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES COUNTYWIDE. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS FOUR FULL-TIME BILINGUAL PROGRAM ADVISORS. THANKS TO OUR PROGRAMS TEAM, SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION RECIPIENTS RECEIVE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL, STATE, AND INSTITUTIONAL AID EACH YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$505.9K
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