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Apply for Scholarships - Application Packet

Community Foundation Sonoma County offers 27 different scholarships that you can apply for using just ONE application form.

Scholarship Application Period: December 5, 2011 through March 5, 2012. Follow these simple instructions. (Download free Adobe Acrobat)

  1. Use the Scholarship Eligibility Chart to determine all scholarships for which you qualify.
  2. Use the Scholarship Checklist to indicate the scholarship(s) you are applying for and to ensure you have included all required material.
  3. Complete ONE of these applications:
  4. Write your Personal Statement using the
  5. Include any
    • Additional application materials that are required for the scholarship(s) you have chosen
    • If required, submit the Letter of Recommendation Form
  6. Provide evidence of financial need:
    • Apply for federal financial aid as early as possible. Find current information about Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA). When you receive your Student Aid Report (SAR), enclose a copy of all pages, not the application itself, with your scholarship application.We are unable to accept the 2011-2012 SAR or tax form 1040 for this year's financial information. Please submit only current information.To be considered for a Community Foundation scholarship, the financial information must be filled out completely.
  7. Please be sure your application package is complete. Incomplete application packages will not be considered. Submit the complete application package to Community Foundation Sonoma County, 250 D Street, Suite 250, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 to be received by 5:00 p.m., March 5, 2012.
  8. When you are notified that you have been awarded a Community Foundation Scholarship, submit ONE of the following to your school's financial aid office:

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For more information, please contact Dana Johnson at 707.303.9618.

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