Scholarships
Selection Criteria
East Bay College Fund grants $16,000 scholarships to be awarded over four years ($4,000 per year). Selected Scholars must meet the following criteria:
- Senior attending an Oakland or Emeryville public high school
- Demonstrates:
- Academic preparation to succeed in college.
- Resiliency: able to overcome obstacles to achieve academic and personal goals
- Life skills: responsible, resourceful and involved with others (work, school, family, community)
- Documented financial need
- Will be attending a four-year accredited college or university in the U. S.
Exceptions: Students with documented admission to a college/university for Spring semester who will attend a community college only for the previous Fall semester will be considered, as will students with documented “dual admissions” to a UC campus who are required to attend a community college for the first two years.
- Cumulative minimum 3.0 GPA to maximum 3.7 GPA. Note: Cumulative GPAs slightly below 3.0 will be considered if accompanied by compelling circumstances.
- Must be available for an in-person interview on the scheduled date.
- Must be available to attend the Great Expectations Awards Ceremony in the Spring.
- If you receive any of the following awards, you may be ineligible for an East Bay College Fund Great Expectations Award. Call Susan Keiter at 510-444-1545 to discuss.
- Berkeley Incentive Award
- UC Berkeley Cal Opps/Cal Works
- Students Rising Above
- Gates Millenium
- IDEAL
- Any other scholarship over $3500