The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has awarded college scholarships totaling nearly $7.2 million to 1,864 Santa Barbara County students for the 2023-24 academic year.
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Dr. Mara Sweeney’s stock advice for young people is simple: Don’t be afraid to chart your own course. It’s a maxim she came by following two pivotal episodes in her own life.
Watch the video to hear past Scholarship Foundation recipient Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons describe the impact of education on health outcomes.
Speaking to the power of education and mentorship, Arturo “Cheech” Raygoza, a current scholarship recipient, shared his experience overcoming challenges to excel academically.
The Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors has welcomed three new members in recent weeks. Jen Brown (pictured left) is a retired attorney whose legal work over two decades included high-profile litigation spanning multiple continents. A graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law, Jen went on to become a partner at the global law firm Cozen… Read more »
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara honored 23 student artists during a presentation and reception at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on Thursday, January 26. Chosen as winners of the Foundation’s 2023 Art Scholarship Competition, the students addressed family members and supporters in the museum’s Mary Craig Auditorium. Each will receive a scholarship, and… Read more »
The Scholarship Foundation has received 3,477 applications for financial aid in the 2023-24 academic year – an increase of more than 26 percent or 728 applicants over 2022’s total. The applications are currently under review, and awardees will be announced in May. Last year the Scholarship Foundation awarded $7.7 million to 2,146 students throughout Santa… Read more »
Dr. Mary Dwyer, a former college professor and administrator who led the renowned Institute for the International Education of Students through a period of extraordinary growth, has been appointed interim president and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, effective January 1. She succeeds Barbara Robertson, who recently announced her retirement following 22 years… Read more »
Some 250 people attended the Scholarship Foundation’s 2022 Community Leaders Luncheon at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on December 5. The annual event recognizes Scholarship Foundation donors and volunteers. The organization had canceled…
No one would accuse Omar Coronel of being a chatterbox. Whether speaking or writing, he invariably expresses himself with a careful economy of words. With support from the Scholarship Foundation, he’s now bringing this same penchant for precision to his studies as a freshman architecture major at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. “Drawing was once… Read more »