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District Scholarships Info

CA-AFCS districts are pleased to be able to offer scholarships to qualified students. Please carefully review the various scholarships and the specific requirements. It is the applicant’s responsibility to clarify questions and deadlines and to submit completed application forms and required materials by the various deadlines. Membership information may be found on the AAFCS website. If you have questions or need help, please contact the specific person listed in each district.

Bay District

General Eligibility Requirements

Must be one of the following:

  • a graduate or undergraduate student majoring in Family & Consumer Sciences or specialization
  • a student obtaining a Family & Consumer Sciences credential at an accredited college/university

Deadline for Application submission: April 1, 2022 

  • Bay District Scholarship
    *  $1,500
    * Available to members of the Bay District only
  • Marguerite Fenner Scholarships
    *  $1,500
    *  2 or more scholarships generally available
    *  Available to women enrolled in Northern California college/university at the time of scholarship award

Application Process

The Bay District Scholarship application uses the google docs format. A Google account is required to complete and submit the online application. Hint: you might want to first prepare statements within the word limit, then copy and paste into the program. You cannot save and return to your work. You may submit your application between March 1-April 1, 2022. Click on the following link to enter the application:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLfCeJt9fbi1pELH_IxnZmZv392_A5oRDes5v-WE2RkVyTDA/viewform

Contact person:

Ivana Markova
ivanam@sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132


North Central District

Two $1000.00 scholarships will be given and if desired a $200.00 stipend fund towards attending the CA-AFCS professional conference in San Diego, March 25 & 26,2022 will be awarded to the two qualified applicants.

Deadline for Applications: February 22, 2022

North Central 2022-23 scholarship Application (pdf)

 

 Contact person:

Nancy Beland
NCD Scholarship Chairperson

11037 Kenebee River Ct.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
 Nancy.beland@cbnorcal.com

 


Los Angeles District

Scholarship  and Fellowship Announcement and Application Process (pdf)

The Essie Elliott Scholarship – $1500

Any FCS full-time upper division students at a 4-year institution in the LA
area, in Family and Consumer Sciences.

Application Deadline: March 18, 2022
Applicants Notified: April 22, 2022

Graduate Fellowship in Family & Consumer Sciences – $1000

Application Deadline: March 18, 2022
Applicants Notified: April 22, 2022

Contact person:

Dolores Robles
Los Angeles District – CA-AFCS Scholarship Chairperson
Dolores.Robles@csulb.edu


San Diego District

A number of scholarships between $1200-$3000 are available this year to eligible applicants.

Online Application will be available for download from The San Diego Foundation on or close to February 1, 2021.

Go to The San Diego Foundation website https://www.sdfoundation.org/students/community-scholarship-program/and enter the Common Application.

2022 San Diego Scholarship Criteria and Instructions (PDF) 

Application Due to the Foundation:  March 10, 2022, 2:oo pm.

Several scholarship categories available. Funds may be used for tuition, fees, books, room & board, and other educational expenses.

Eligibility:

  • Graduating high school seniors, current college students or graduate students majoring in Culinary Arts; Dietetics; Nutrition; Hospitality and Tourism; Human, Child and Family Development; Apparel Services; Fashion Design; Textile Design; Interior Design; Consumer Economics or Family and Consumer Science Education.
  • Plan to or are currently attending an accredited two-year community college, four-year university, or licensed career/technical school in the United States.
  • Undergraduate recipients must be enrolled full-time (12 units) per semester or (9 units) per quarter; graduate students may be enrolled full-time or part-time with awards allocated appropriately based upon enrollment units.
  • California residents, though priority will be given to applicants from San Diego County.
  • Must have a minimum 2.50 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
  • Past recipients may re-apply and will compete with all other applicants.

Contact person:

Nancy Kostman
(619) 890-6432
nkostman@cox.net

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