The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara will begin accepting scholarship applications for the 2021-22 academic year on Thursday, Oct. 15. Eligibility requirements and application instructions are available at www.sbscholarship.org.
Deadline to apply for financial aid from the Scholarship Foundation during the 2021-22 academic year is Jan. 15, 2021.
The Scholarship Foundation reviewed 3,307 applications during its recently concluded scholarship awards cycle. In May, the organization awarded just over $6 million in scholarships to 1,814 Santa Barbara County students.
Scholarship awards for undergraduates at four-year schools averaged $3,311; graduate student awards (excluding those for medical school) averaged $5,873.
The Scholarship Foundation also supports students pursuing vocational training. Eligible students may receive up to five years of undergraduate funding and four years of medical/graduate-level funding. The primary criteria for award selection are financial need, academic achievement, and motivation.
“Santa Barbara County students should begin the application process as soon as possible, as they may have questions or otherwise require assistance,” said Foundation president/CEO Barbara Robertson.
“A reminder: not all applicants will receive financial assistance,” Robertson said. “Earlier this year we had to turn away more than 1,000 eligible applicants.”
The nonprofit Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara is the nation’s largest community-based provider of college scholarships, having cumulatively awarded nearly $130 million to more than 53,000 county students since its founding in 1962.
The Scholarship Foundation also provides free financial aid advising services. For more, visit www.sbscholarship.org.