Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

Boo: Scholarship Foundation staff celebrated Halloween in style today! As is often the case, beloved office therapy dog Eddy (far right) stole the show.

Our FAFSA testing workshop at the Santa Maria High School Library earlier this month was a tremendous success. We would like to thank our partners in this monumental undertaking: the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District; administrators and counselors at Santa Maria High School; the UCSB Early Academic Outreach Program - EAOP; the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP Santa Barbara); Federal Student Aid an Office of the U.S. Department of Education; UC Santa Barbara; and Westmont College. We could not have done it without you!

Yesterday's "Lunch & Learn" event was the subject of an informative report on KSBY: https://lnkd.in/grRQGuA2. Our thanks to the station's news team!

The Scholarship Foundation is winding down today's "Lunch & Learn" event at the Santa Maria Valley YMCA. Our thanks to all who came to learn about the Foundation's impactful work throughout the region. The turnout was impressive!

The Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for financial aid during the 2025-26 academic year! You can read all about it in the Santa Ynez Valley News: https://lnkd.in/gt_vncrh

We mourn the passing of the fabulous Lorna Hedges, who left us earlier this month at age 97: https://lnkd.in/gYKT3fkK. Lorna donated annually to our organization, mostly to the Lorna Hedges Art Scholarship Fund, which she established in 2010 to recognize standout student photography. She was a lively conversationalist, as we discovered in a memorable interview earlier this year: https://lnkd.in/g7cVdbTB. We will miss you, Lorna!

The Scholarship Foundation seeks an exceptional fundraising professional to serve as Donor Relations Associate. This position requires the ability to cultivate and steward relationships with donors and potential donors, and secure gifts from new and mid-level individuals and businesses, utilizing moves management to increase donor giving and affinity. A complete job description and application instructions are available on our website, https://lnkd.in/gcU8nfF

Inside Higher Ed's report about initial testing of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) includes comments from Scholarship Foundation President and CEO Melinda Cabrera! https://lnkd.in/gfF_jmrm

The Scholarship Foundation's application for financial aid during the 2025-26 academic year opens TOMORROW!

Attention, Santa Maria movers and shakers: Come join us for lunch and a presentation about the Scholarship Foundation's impactful efforts regionwide on October 23. RSVP today!