Alamo Women's Club Scholarship

The Alamo Women’s Club Scholarship opportunity is available to single parents currently attending a community college in Contra Costa County, members of Youth Homes, emancipated foster students in Contra Costa County, and public high school graduating seniors in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District or Pittsburg School District. The Alamo Women’s Club (501c(3)) Scholarship Program was established over 80 years ago and is made possible through annual club fundraising events and community donations.

Deadline: March 3, 2025

Amount: up to $5,000.00

Requirements:

• Needs financial support to meet educational/vocational goals
• Makes a strong commitment to continuing education either academically or vocationally
• Completes the AWC application
• Maintain a 2.0 GPA in all classes
• Writes a personal essay describing why they applied for the scholarship, what their educational/vocational goals are, and why they deserve
  the scholarship
• Submits two (2) letters of recommendation from either school counselors, staff members, teachers or community leaders
• Resides in Contra Costa County or attends a college in Contra Costa County
• Completes the Photo Release Form with required signature
• Returns the required documents by email no later than Monday, March 3, 2025
• Previous AWC Scholarship recipients are eligible to apply
• Late applications will not be considered
• Scholarship checks must be cashed within 6 months of issue date

Contact: Tess Perko at awcscholarship@alamowomensclub.org