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HOW TO APPLY 
The Peninsula College Fund welcomes applications from students who attend one of the following eight partner schools: East Palo Alto Academy, Eastside College Prep, Gunn High School, Menlo Atherton High School, Palo Alto High School, Sequoia High School, Summit Prep High School and Woodside High School. This year the application will all be done online. If for some reason this is not possible for you, please contact Jessica Perez at (650) 779-5002 or jessica@peninsulacollegefund.org
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must meet the following criteria:
- Attend one of the high schools listed above
- Be a high school senior in the 2012-2013 academic year who is graduating in June, 2013
- Have a cumulative minimum 3.2 GPA to maximum 3.8 GPA
- Have documented financial need
- Plan to attend a four-year accredited U.S. educational institution beginning Fall, 2013
- Demonstrate academic preparation to attend college
- Demonstrate ability to overcome obstacles to achieve academic and personal goals
- Demonstrate quality involvement with others via work, school, family or in the community
- Be an underrepresented minority and/or first-generation college student (parent has not attended college in the U.S.)
The 2013 application process will proceed as follows:
- The completed 2013 Online Application deadline is Feb 8, 2013
- Applicants will be notified whether they’ve been invited to interview by mid March
- Selected applicants will be interviewed in the end of March or beginning of April
- Scholarship recipients will be notified in late April
- The 2013 Award Ceremony will be held in June 2013
We will post the guidelines and link to the application here when they become available.
If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Perez at (650) 779-5002 or jessica@peninsulacollegefund.org
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