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San Diego Education Fund awards STEM Scholarships and Teacher Scholarships. Scholarship awards renew annually if the student makes satisfactory progress toward earning an undergraduate degree. Scholarship programs require applicants to be high school seniors in the San Diego Unified School District, including charter schools. 
Applicants must demonstrate financial need.

STEM Scholarships

Minimum eligibility requirements:

  • Plan to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics

  • Plan to attend a community college or four-year college in San Diego County

  • Demonstrate financial need

Teacher Scholarships

Minimum eligibility requirements:

  • Plan to pursue a career in teaching

  • Plan to attend a community or four-year college in San Diego County

  • Agree to teach school within the San Diego Unified School District

  • Demonstrate financial need