Scholarships: How to Change a Life
At the Santa Ynez Valley Foundation we have the privilege of being involved in changing people’s lives for the better – that is our role as a community foundation. We gather donations from the community and direct those to provide critical support to people of all ages throughout our community. One of our burgeoning and most future-focused programs is the Scholarship Program.
Our belief in the power of education is unshakeable for we know that if a determined young person has the opportunity to pursue higher education, he/she will be on a solid path for future economic strength and security, a productive life, and civic engagement. To that end the Board created the Santa Ynez Valley Foundation Scholarship Program to accumulate contributions from the community to provide critical financial support for young people pursuing college dreams.
The Foundation’s Scholarship Committee reviews all applications in detail and provides scholarships for a broad variety of community college and four year college academic and training pursuits. Our Scholars have studied mechanical engineering, nursing, auto mechanics, graphic design, software engineering, education, sciences and the humanities. Already past scholarship recipients have returned to serve the Santa Ynez Valley as teachers, fire fighters, nurses, and civic leaders.
By providing critical funding to students at the watershed moment of their committing to earn a college degree, the Santa Ynez Valley Foundation is opening doors for determined young men and women. By staying in close touch with each of the Scholars, the Foundation embodies the whole community cheering these deserving young people as they begin to build their adult lives.
Please donate today…change some lives.
