Scholarship Giving
The following guide is for interested donors who are considering sponsoring a scholarship for students at De Anza College. Donations are received by our Foundation.
Impact Student Success for Decades to Come!
Thank you for your interest in giving to our scholarship program to
benefit students at Foothill and/or De Anza Colleges. Donors may choose
to establish their own endowed scholarship with gifts of $25,000 or
more, or they can give a gift of any amount to one of our existing
scholarship groups.
Thanks to our
Scholarship Donors
Endowed Scholarships
Endowed scholarships exist in perpetuity, providing student support now
and for future generations. When an individual or organization
establishes an endowed scholarship, the gift is invested as principal
and the income distributed annually for scholarship awards. Endowments
may be established with a $25,000 minimum gift: gifts should be made in
consideration of the annual payout and the needs of the scholarship
recipients.
Donors often ask that part of their annual gift be distributed to
students as a scholarship and a portion be set aside to build an
endowment. For example, the donor may pledge to donate $5,000 yearly for
the next ten years and request distribution of the entire gift each
year OR distribution of $2,500 yearly and investment of the remaining
$2,500 into an endowment account.
Endowed scholarships provide a lasting tribute in honor/memory of loved
ones and other exemplary individuals, and ensure students with the
support necessary to achieve educational success.
Establishing Criteria for Endowed Scholarships
Scholarship committees on each campus select student recipients based on
the scholarship criteria. Donors may wish to look over the existing
scholarship groupings for criteria, but generally, criteria can include
financial need, GPA, area of study, campus or community leadership, or
transfer requirements. The Foothill-De Anza Community College District
has a strong commitment to open access for all students. For this
reason, selection criteria related to race, ethnicity, gender,
citizenship or national origin are not acceptable, as they do not
provide for the most inclusive initial applicant pool. The FHDA
Foundation office is happy to work with donors in crafting appropriate
and meaningful scholarship criteria.
Categorical Scholarships
Any gift amount is accepted for our Categorical Scholarships,
simply choose the scholarship that is most compelling and appeals to you
the most! For gifts of $1,000 or more, the donor’s name will appear on
our online scholarship application.
There are five categorical scholarships that are available and include
criteria such as academic excellence, area of study, financial need,
transfer requirements or having faced obstacles in their academic goals.
Depending on the amount available, each category will offer anywhere
from 1 to 20 scholarships of varying amounts.
Academic Achievement
Purpose: To recognize students with a rigorous commitment to
academic excellence.
Criteria: 3.5 GPA
Academic Discipline
This category recognizes students with a strong commitment to their
major. See below for the various disciplines available.
Academic Discipline – Biological Science/Health Sciences
Purpose: To recognize students with a strong commitment to their
academic major.
Criteria: 3.0 GPA; Show commitment to major through major course
completion, activities associated with major, research into transfer
and/or employment opportunities, etc.
MAJORS: Biology, Zoology, Marine Biology, Cell & Molecular
Biology, Health Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Pre-Med,
Bio-Chemistry, Kinesiology, Botany, BS Nursing , Nutrition, Physical
Therapy, etc.
Academic Discipline – Business/Computer Science
Purpose: To recognize students with a strong commitment to their
academic major.
Criteria: 3.0 GPA; Show commitment to major through major course
completion, activities associated with major,
research into transfer and/or employment opportunities, etc.
MAJORS: Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Marketing,
MIS, Economics, Human Resources, Law, Information Systems, Computer
Science, etc.
Academic Discipline – Creative/Fine Arts
Purpose: To recognize students with a strong commitment to their
academic major.
Criteria: 3.0 GPA; Show commitment to major through major course
completion, activities associated with major,
research into transfer and/or employment opportunities, etc.
MAJORS: Art, Art History, Design, Graphic Communications,
Photography, Film/TV, Multimedia, Music, Dance, Theater, etc.
Academic Discipline – Language Arts
Purpose: To recognize students with a strong commitment to their
academic major.
Criteria: 3.0 GPA;Show commitment to major through major course
completion, activities associated with major, research into transfer
and/or employment opportunities, etc.
MAJORS: Languages, English, Creative Writing, Linguistics, etc.
Academic Discipline - Physical Education/Athletics Purpose: To recognize students with a strong commitment to their academic major. Criteria: 3.0 GPA; Show commitment to major through major course completion, activities associated with major, research into transfer and/or employment opportunities, etc. MAJORS: Exercise Science, Community Health, Occupational Health, Recreation, Physical Education, etc.
Academic Discipline – Physical Science/Math/Engineering
Purpose: To recognize students with a strong commitment to their
academic major.
Criteria: 3.0 GPA;Show commitment to major through major course
completion, activities associated with major, research into transfer
and/or employment opportunities, etc.
MAJORS: Astronomy, Geology, Meteorology, Statistics, Mathematics,
Aviation, Civil Engineering, Bio-Engineering, Manufacturing
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc.
Academic Discipline – Social Science/Humanities
Purpose: To recognize students with a strong commitment to their
academic major.
Criteria: 3.0 GPA;Show commitment to major through major course
completion, activities associated with major, research into transfer
and/or employment opportunities, etc.
MAJORS: Social Science, Behavioral Science, Child Development,
Criminal Justice, Law,Humanities, etc.
Academic Discipline – Workforce/Career
Purpose: To recognize students pursuing an AA/AS degree or
certificate that leads to employment without transfer.
Criteria: 2.0 GPA;Show commitment to major through major course
completion, activities associated with major, research into employment
opportunities, etc.
MAJORS: Administration of Justice, Automotive Technology, Health
Technologies, Massage Therapy, Medical Lab Technology, Nursing AS,
Dental Assisting/Hygiene, Pharmacy Technician, Radiologic Technology,
Veterinary Technology, Respiratory Therapy
Community Engagement
Purpose: To recognize students with a strong commitment to
community service off campus; or, on campus engagement, including
leadership, athletics, or club activities.
Criteria:2.5 GPA; Evidence of service to the community through
voluntary activities, agency associations, personal sacrifice or
dedication, etc.
Great Perseverance
Purpose: To recognize students who have persevered academically
having overcome a great hardship, having lived with a disability, being
the first in their family to go to college, overcoming economic
hardship, having re-entered college after a period of absence, single
parent, etc.
Criteria: 2.0 GPA; Evidence of perseverance through personal
statement, letters of recommendation, financial need, verification of
disability, etc.
Transfer
Purpose: To recognize students who are ready for transfer to a
four-year university.
Criteria: 2.5 GPA; Evidence of completion of general education
requirements application for transfer.
Specialty
Purpose: To recognize students who meet a unique set of criteria.
Criteria: Proceeds from endowed scholarships of at least $25,000.
Criteria developed with donor input.
Thanks to our
Scholarship Donors
For more information on scholarships, please contact us at foundation@fhda.edu.
Or
simply Give Now using
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