2025 Bank of the Sierra Scholarship Program

 
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$28,000 in Scholarship Awards Available

Fourteen $2,000 Scholarships Available for High School Seniors
Planning to Attend College as a Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Student in the Fall of 2025
Bank of the Sierra (Member FDIC) is committed to supporting economically-challenged young adults residing in its business service territories to fulfill their dreams of obtaining a higher education.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Current high school seniors who reside in the counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, or Tulare.

  • Plan to attend a U.S. Accredited 4-Year College/University or a Community College and will be enrolled as a freshman in the Fall of 2025 (if selected, must submit college acceptance letter for verification)

  • A minimum cumulative unweighted high school GPA of 2.5

  • A household income at or below the Low to Moderate Income Level (must be able to show 2023 or 2024 tax return should applicant be selected for award)

  • Open to ALL MAJORS and there is NO ETHNICITY REQUIREMENT

  • Employees of Bank of the Sierra and their immediate family members are NOT eligible to apply

APPLICATION CHECKLIST:

  • Application Form

  • Recommender Form

  • High School Transcript

INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES:

Sample Application

Low Income Level Chart

Sample Recommender Form

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Applicants only have to fill out the common application once to apply to all scholarship programs they are eligible for

APPLICATION LIVE DECEMBER 2024

The scholarship awards will only be used to cover the cost of tuition for attending a college/university, as defined by the institution attended.

All materials must be RECEIVED by 11:59pm PDT, Monday, April 21, 2025. Anything received (whether mailed, emailed, or faxed) past that date and time will not be considered, regardless of the postmark. Application and recommender forms MUST be submitted online – Hard copies will NOT be accepted.

Questions or inquiries?

Contact by phone: (213) 624-6400 ext. 6 or by email: scholarships@apcf.org.

Scholarship Awardees

2024

Abraham Ayala; Dinuba, CA - Reedley College

Agle Rosales; Oxnard, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Bryanna Alvarado Rivera; Santa Barbara, CA - Westmont College

Evan Fu; Thousand Oaks, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Gabriela Lopez; Lindsay, CA - California State University, Fresno

Georgianna Wheeler; Baywood-Los Osos, CA - Loyola Marymount University

Giselle Cabrera; Riverdale, CA - California State University, Fresno

Gurparsad Khalsa; Lindsay, CA - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Jayani Croos-Peterson; Ridgecrest, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Johnathan Andrade-Antonio; Riverdale, CA - California State University, Fresno

Marc Aguilera; San Luis Obispo, CA - Biola University

Sofia Godinho; Hanford, CA - California State University, Fresno

Vincent Castro; Santa Maria, CA - Westmont College

2023

Alberto Olvera; Bakersfield, CA - University of California, Berkeley

Chloe Cota; Lemoore, CA - University of California, Davis

Christina Agopian; Port Hueneme, CA - California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Ella Jackson; Clovis, CA - Occidental College

Gina LaBrie; Pismo Beach, CA - California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Heer Shinglot; Paso Robles, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Jabdiel Calderon; Santa Maria, CA - California State University, Fresno

Jennifer Muller; Tulare, CA - University of California, Santa Barbara

Logan Moray; Ojai, CA - California Polytechnic State University Pomona

Mahnoor Ahmad; Ridgecrest, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Nazareth Franco; Laton, CA - California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Shan Kellee Villenueva; Lemoore, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Stephanie Ramirez; Carpinteria, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Viviana Lemus; Porterville, CA - California State University, Fresno

2022

Alexa Gonzalez; Hanford, CA - California State University, Fresno

Amirah Winn; Fresno, CA - University of California, Davis

April Mares; Sanger, CA - California State University, Fresno

Arely Esparza Perez; Santa Maria, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Chelsea Flood; Kingsburg, CA - California Polytechnic State University

Daniela Garrido; Frazier Park, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Daysi Santos Hernandez; Santa Maria, CA - University of California, Los Angeles

Eghosasere Asemota; Simi Valley, CA - Tulane University

Kate Lan; Oxnard, CA - New York University

Kylie Yang; Fresno, CA - University of California, Davis

Leonel Estrada; Dinuba, CA - California State University, Fresno

Malaya Aspuria; Camarillo, CA - University of California, Berkeley

Patrick Ban; Simi Valley, CA - Northwestern University

Ricardo Rodriguez; San Luis Obispo, CA - University of California, San Diego

2021

Alejandro Sanchez Rubio; Tulare, CA – University of California, Merced

Anh Bui; Santa Clarita, CA – University of Southern California

Asim Wahab; Kerman, CA – University of California, Berkeley

Gabriel Ramirez; Simi Valley, CA – California Lutheran University

Grace Lalanne; Arroyo Grande, CA – University of California, Los Angeles

Lesley Marroquin; Visalia, CA – School of Visual Arts

Mikaela Vargas; Lamont, CA – University of California, Los Angeles

Riley Roberts-Bolton; Orcutt, CA – California State University Northridge