The Peninsula College Fund welcomes applications from students who attend one of the following six partner schools:  East Palo Alto Academy, East Side College Prep,  Menlo Atherton HS, Sequoia HS, Summit Prep and Woodside HS.  This year the application will all be done online.  If for some reason this is not possible for you, please contact Phil Ekedahl at philekedahl [at] mac.com

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 2009-2010 academic year who is graduating in June, 2010
• Have a cumulative minimum 3.2 GPA to maximum 3.8 GPA (un-weighted)
• Documented financial need
• Attendance at a two-year or four-year accredited U.S. educational institution beginning Fall, 2010
• Demonstrated academic preparation to attend college
• Demonstrated ability to overcome obstacles to achieve academic and personal goals
• Demonstrated quality involvement with others via work, school, family or in the community
• Be an underrepresented minority and/or first-generation (parent has not attended college in the U.S.)

The 2010 Application Process will proceed as follows:

• The completed 2010 Online Application deadline is March 1, 2010
• 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 2010 Award Ceremony will be held in early June

Before beginning the online application, please download and review these instructions
2010 Online Application Guide (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 2 pages)

To begin the online application, please click the link below:
2010 Online Application

If you have any questions please contact Phil Ekedahl at philekedahl [at] mac.com or 650-465-8622.