Scholarship

DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS

This scholarship award was offered to the Project SOAR class of 2005. The purpose of “Dollars for Scholars” was to provide financial resources to the students of Project SOAR as an incentive to attend college. In the first cycle of awards 82 students were awarded scholarships. Students that were planning to attend a 4-year college/university received a scholarship in the amount of $2500. Students that planned to attend a 2-year college/university received a scholarship in the amount of $1000.

In the Spring of 2006 it was discovered that there were additional funds available for distribution. This was great news for Project SOAR because now all 366 students that originally applied for the scholarship could receive assistance. Below is a list of the students that have received the Dollars for Scholars Scholarship Award, including the name of the high school they attended and the college they are currently attending.

Aiyegbusi, Olatokunbo	Oakland High School	San Jose State
Albert Christina	Leadership Preparatory	Sonoma State University
Allen, Kaelen	Fremont High School	CSU Long Beach
Anderson, Kiveon	Architecture Academy	CSU East Bay
Anyagafu, Chidi	Architecture Academy	College of Alameda
Arevalo-Avalos, Marvyn	Oakland Technical HS	UC Davis
Arnett, Armaria	McClymonds High School	UC Berkeley
Baharona, Marvin	Architecture Academy	Merritt College
Bellows, Robin	Oakland Technical HS	Harvard University
Bims-Payne, Carolyn	McClymonds High School	CSU Sacramento
Blackmon, Ebony	CBIT (Castlemont)	Laney College
Booker, Lavasha	Skyline High School	San Francisco State
Bojorquez, Randolph	Fremont High School	Merritt College
Brogan, Frank	McClymonds High School	San Francisco State
Boytes, Marilu	Architecture Academy	CSU East Bay
Brown, Danielle	Skyline High School	Laney College
Brown, Latisha	Leadership Preparatory	UC Merced
Butler, Devonna	CBIT (Castlemont)	CSU Fresno
Butler, Erykah	Far West High School	Southern Univ.- Louisiana
Castellanos, Josselyne	E. Oak. School of the Arts	Laney College
Ceja, Nayeli	CBIT (Castlemont)	Laney College
Chan, Annie	Oakland High School	UC Davis
Chan, Charlotta	Skyline High School	UCLA
Chen, Amelia	Skyline High School	UC Davis
Chen, Candi	Skyline High School	UCLA
Chen, Ming-Hui	Skyline High School	San Francisco State
Cheng, Kelly	Skyline High School	Stanford University
Cheung, Yuen Ting	Oakland Technical HS	UC Berkeley
Chiu, Wai M.	Architecture Academy	Laney College
Cohen-Price, Matthew	Skyline High School	Goucher College
Cordero, Martin	E. Oak. School of the Arts	San Francisco State
Curtis-Contreras, Camila	Oakland Technical HS	Mount Holoyke
Dam, My	Oakland Technical HS	Mills College
Dao, Huong (Stacy)	Life Academy	UC Berkeley
Davis, Lanisha	Oakland High School	Dillard Univ.- Louisiana
DeMoss, Antonio	Skyline High School	Laney College
Diaz, Suzette	Skyline High School	Chabot College
Dickey, Anisha	Oakland High School	St. Mary's College
Doyle, Jennifer	Oakland Technical HS	MIT- Massachusetts
Duran, Anabel	Skyline High School	Diablo Valley College
Everett, Michael	CBIT (Castlemont)	Langston University
Feld, Max	Oakland Technical HS	New York Univ.
Fogelhut, Jami	Skyline High School	Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa
Francis, Delisha	E. Oak. School of the Arts	Sonoma State University
Gainer, Robert	Oakland Technical HS	Southern Univ.- Louisiana
Gale, Ezra	Oakland Technical HS	UCLA
Gallo, Selina	Oakland High School	Laney College
Gonzalez, Melissa	Architecture Academy	Chabot College
Gonzalez, Monica	Life Academy	UC Berkeley
Ham, Jennifer	Oakland High School	UC Berkeley
Herrera, Hugo	CBIT (Castlemont)	Chabot College
Ho, Benny	Oakland Technical HS	UC Davis
Hoang, Annie	Oakland High School	College of Alameda
Holmes, Lesley	Oakland Technical HS	Chabot College
Hopkirk, Jennifer	Oakland Technical HS	UC Davis
Huang, Amy	Skyline High School	UC Davis
Huang, Yannie	Skyline High School	UC Davis
Iniguez, Mitzi	Oakland High School	UC Berkeley
Huynh, Stephanie	Skyline High School	Evergreen Community College
Jackson Jr., Ronald	Oakland High School	CSU Fullerton
James, Candice	McClymonds High School	CSU Sacramento
Jauregui, Oscar	Skyline High School	San Francisco State
Jauregui, Yvette	Skyline High School	San Jose State
Johnson, Hamzah	Architecture Academy	San Diego State University
Jones, Burt	McClymonds High School	CSU Sacramento
Jones, Candice	Skyline High School	CSU Sacramento
Kahn, Jeremy	Skyline High School	DePaul Univ.- Illinois
Khuc, Huy	Oakland High School	UC Davis
Ko, Pan	Oakland High School	UC Davis
Kong, Ravy	Fremont High School	San Francisco State
Kuang, Lucia	Skyline High School	UC Berkeley
Lam, Jenny	Oakland Technical HS	Bowdoin College- Maine
Lane, Melvin	McClymonds High School	San Francisco State
Le, Janet	Life Academy	UC Davis
Leonard, Randy	CBIT (Castlemont)	San Francisco State
Lewis, Vanessa	Far West High School	San Francisco State
Linstrot, Daniel	Skyline High School	UC Santa Cruz
Lo, Jenny	Oakland High School	UC Berkeley
Loera, Carlos	E. Oak. School of the Arts	San Francisco State
Low, Nicholas	Skyline High School	UCLA
Macias, Isabel	Architecture Academy	CSU East Bay
Medina, Jessica	Life Academy	CSU San Jose
Mendoza, Jacqueline (A St.)	Fremont High School	Merritt College
Mesui, Nakisha	Life Academy	UC Riverside
Meza-Beltran, Esmeralda	Leadership Preparatory	Sonoma State University
Miller, Deidra	Leadership Preparatory	Southern Univ.- Louisiana
Montoya-Perez, Maria	CBIT (Castlemont)	Laney College
Moya, Blanca	Skyline High School	Chabot College
Mueller, Jonathan	Oakland Technical HS	UC Davis
Murray, Arletha	Skyline High School	San Jose State
Neal, Christopher	CBIT (Castlemont)	Merritt College
Nervis, Geracar	Oakland Technical HS	CSU East Bay
Nguyen, Phuong	Life Academy	UC Davis
Noble, Jazmin	Leadership Preparatory	San Francisco State
Nolasco, Ivan	Oakland High School	UC Davis
O'Dunikan, Kehinde	Oakland Technical HS	Univ. of Pacific- UOP
O'Dunikan, Taiwo Mary	Oakland Technical HS	Dominican University
Pan, Janet	Skyline High School	UC Berkeley
Parada-Chavez, Beatriz	Oakland High School	Merritt College
Partido, Rigoberto	E. Oak. School of the Arts	Laney College
Paulus, Maxwell	Skyline High School	Cal State Maritime Academy
Pham, Tan Minh	Oakland Technical HS	San Francisco State
Pham, Tung	Oakland High School	UC Davis
Phu, Carmen	Skyline High School	San Jose State
Phun, Lyman	Skyline High School	Diablo Valley College
Pugh, Jamelia	Skyline High School	Florida A&M University
Quach, Jenny	Oakland High School	UC Davis
Ray-McWilliams, Shalani	Skyline High School	Bethune Cookman- Florida
Real, Jessica	Skyline High School	UC Davis
Reyes, Martha	Robeson VPA Academy	Merritt College
Reyes, Mayra	Life Academy	Merritt College
Richardson, Lakeisha	Oakland Technical HS	Smith College- Massachusetts
Roach, Jazmin	Skyline High School	Jacksonville Univ.- Florida
Roberts, Danielle	McClymonds High School	San Jose State
Robinson, Nican	Oakland Technical HS	UCLA
Robinson, Shaneka	Skyline High School	San Francisco State
Ros, Elson	E. Oak. School of the Arts	Chabot College
Rosenberg, Brittany	Skyline High School	San Francisco State
Ross, Joshlyn	Skyline High School	Clark Atlanta- Georgia
Rubalcava, Leticia	Leadership Preparatory	Sonoma State University
Sahagun, Marco	Skyline High School	San Francisco State
Saltz, Skylar	Skyline High School	State Univ. of NY Purchase
Sam, Judy	McClymonds High School	CSU Sacramento
Santacruz, Fidel	CBIT (Castlemont)	Chabot College
Shaheed, Ihsan	CBIT (Castlemont)	College of the Sequoias
Shaw, Senique	Skyline High School	San Francisco State
Shultz, Michael	Oakland Technical HS	UC Davis
Smith, Anitra	Oakland High School	UC Davis
Soberanis, Flor Arely	McClymonds High School	SF College of Cosmetology
Stewart, Nishay	McClymonds High School	CSU Sacramento
Sun, Macy	Oakland High School	UC Berkeley
Ta, Vicky	Oakland High School	CSU East Bay
Taddesse, Rediet	Skyline High School	Merritt College
Taylor-Vernon, Brittany	Far West High School	Mills College
Temple-Mayweather, Uirl	Skyline High School	Merritt College
Thai, Kevin	Skyline High School	UC San Diego
Thomas, Sarah	Skyline High School	USC
Tieu, Daniel	Skyline High School	UC Davis
To, Alvin	Skyline High School	UC Berkeley
Tran, Anh	Oakland Technical HS	University of San Francisco (USF)
Tran, Lena	Oakland High School	UC Berkeley
Trinh, Amy	Skyline High School	UC Davis
Truong, Stella	Oakland High School	UC Berkeley
Truong, Van	Oakland High School	CSU East Bay
Valenzuela, Eduardo	Oakland High School	Merritt College
Vasquez, Luis	Oakland High School	Laney College
Vien, Gai	Architecture Academy	UC Davis
Vu, Christine	Media College Prep	UC Davis
Wagner, Darien	Oakland Technical HS	Berkelee Coll. Of Music- Massachusetts
Williams, Latoya	McClymonds High School	CSU Sacramento
Wilson, Leah	Skyline High School	CSU East Bay
Wong, Ka Yan	Oakland Technical HS	UC Berkeley
Wong, Lisa	Oakland Technical HS	UC Berkeley
Wong, Timothy	Oakland Technical HS	UC Berkeley
Wooten, Estacia	Skyline High School	Philander Smith- Arkansas
Ybarra, Daniel	Oakland High School	CSU East Bay
Yee, Rona	Oakland High School	Mount Holyoke- Massachusetts
Youn, Arami	Skyline High School	UCLA
Young, Ebony	Skyline High School	Southern Univ.- Louisiana
Zabel, Rebecca	Oakland Technical HS	UC Davis
Zambrano, Salvador	CBIT (Castlemont)	CSU Fresno
Zumbro, Austin	Oakland Technical HS	Stanford University

Where can I find scholarships?

Everyone knows the value of getting a college education and the benefits that arise from attending college. The dream of college is many times unfulfilled because of lack of financial resources. Each year billions of dollars goes unclaimed in scholarship funds. The College Board estimates that there is $68 billion in scholarship money available to students right now. Perhaps the greatest aspect of getting a scholarship is that it is FREE money! You do not ever have to worry about paying it back. Below are some links to assist you in your quest for an expense-free college education.

www.fastweb.com: Students can create a profile and gain access to thousands of scholarships based upon their school preferences, interests, and hobbies.

www.unitednegrocollegefund.org: the nation’s largest, oldest, and most successful minority higher education organization. “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste”

www.hsf.net : Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the nation’s leading organization supporting Hispanics in higher education.

www.collegetoolkit.com: excellent website for scholarship, college, and career exploration.

www.gmsp.org: Gates Millennium Scholarship

www.chevron.com: Chevron-Texaco Scholarship

Other Scholarship websites:

7 Reasons Students do not apply for scholarships

My G.P.A. is not high enough.

Most scholarships do not require a 4.0 GPA. Scholarships that do not have minimum grade point average (GPA) eligibility criteria usually require a 3.0 or 3.5. Some do not include the grade point average (GPA) as an eligibility criterion at all. Scholarships can be based on your interest in a particular career or academic major, the community you live in, your activities, or other criteria. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

My parents make too much money.

Some scholarships are based on need or financial aid eligibility, but there are many MERIT-BASED scholarships which are not based on yours or your parents’ incomes or assets—they are based on your own academic achievements and promise for future success.

I don’t know where to look for scholarships.

You can find Information on scholarships at your library in the reference section, published in books at the bookstore, on flyers hanging in your college counselor’s office or the scholarship office at your local college, by calling or visiting local businesses, women’s clubs, and Chambers of Commerce, and checking with your parents’ employers and organizations they belong to.

I don’t have the time to look for scholarships or fill out applications.

Time is money, and in this case money well-spent. If it takes you a total of 10 hours to look for scholarship opportunities, complete and mail applications, and you receive only one $500 scholarship you have made $50 per hour—more than most of us make at our jobs!

I can’t write a good essay.

Writing an essay, especially if it is about yourself, is very difficult. In most cases, this is how a scholarship committee gets to know you so you need to represent yourself in a positive manner without boasting. After you have drafted an essay and you feel comfortable with it, have several people read it over for grammar, style, and content. You might leave out something about yourself that someone else believes is important, or you might be including something that does not seem relevant to the scholarship competition. Don’t be embarrassed to ask for advice from teachers, relatives, or friends.

I’m embarrassed to ask people to recommend me.

This is also a difficult task. The people you ask to write a letter should know you well and believe that you will be successful in college and in your future career. This is an opportunity to develop a relationship with a teacher or community member that may serve you as a mentor and to recommend you for college admission, scholarships, internships, education abroad, and jobs. You should start talking to them now, seeking their advice on what colleges you should consider, what majors and careers there are that suit your interests, talents, and abilities, etc. Ask them how they got where they are, what strengths or experiences served them best, and other questions to start a dialogue. Think of how you will feel someday when someone thinks enough of you to ask you to write them a letter of recommendation. Most people feel honored to be asked.

I don’t feel worthy of a scholarship.

We are all worthy of the opportunity to learn and grow, and to contribute the best we can to our community and society-at-large. Scholarships provide us that opportunity, and those who give the funds for scholarships recognize the benefit that will come to their communities, businesses, and country.

(From the CSU Northridge Financial Aid and Scholarship Department)

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7 Reasons Students do not apply for scholarships

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