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, 2023
- Bay District Scholarship (funds available the beginning of Fall semester)
* $1,500
* Available to members of the Bay District only - Marguerite Fenner Scholarships (funds available during Fall semester)
* $1,500
* 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. Click on the following link to enter the application:
Contact person:
Ivana Markova
ivanam@sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132
Los Angeles District
Scholarship and Fellowship applications and information 2023 (pdf)
The Essie Elliott Scholarship – $1500
Eligibility: Full-time upper division students with an FCS major at a 4-year institution in the LA area and who are active members of AAFCS and CA-AFCS
Application Deadline: March 17, 2023
Applicants Notified: April 21, 2023
Graduate Fellowship in Family & Consumer Sciences – $1000
Eligibility: FCS professionals who are active members of AAFCS and CA-AFCS
Application Deadline: March 17, 2023
Applicants Notified: April 21, 2023
Contact person:
Dolores Robles
Los Angeles District – CA-AFCS Scholarship Chairperson
Dolores.Robles@csulb.edu
San Diego District
Five or six scholarships ranging in price from $2,000 to $3,000 are available this year to eligible applicants.
- Online Application is available for download starting January 18, 2023: https//www.sdfoundation.org
- click on Common Scholarship Application.
- Application Due to the Foundation: March 8, 2023, 2:00 pm
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 persons:
Nancy Kostman
(619) 890-6432
nkostman@cox.net
or
Nanci Schindler
(619) 820-3547
schindlernanci@gmail.com