Scholarship Foundation Receives Over 3,000 Applications

Scholarship Foundation Receives Over 3,000 Applications

The Scholarship Foundation has received 3,299 applications for financial assistance during the 2025-26 academic year. The applications are currently under review, and awardees will be announced in April and May. Last year the Scholarship Foundation awarded more than $7.1 million… Read More

Scholarship Foundation Honors Local Student Artists

Scholarship Foundation Honors Local Student Artists

The Scholarship Foundation honored 20 student artists during a presentation and reception at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on February 6. Selected as winners of the Foundation’s 2025 Art Scholarship Competition, the students addressed family members and supporters in… Read More

Partners in Education

Partners in Education

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has forged an enduring collaboration with Partners in Education. The two organizations regularly co-host workshops for area students and are now exploring new joint programming opportunities. Santa Barbara-based Partners in Education is dedicated to… Read More

Scholarship Foundation Hosts Annual Luncheon

Scholarship Foundation Hosts Annual Luncheon

More than 300 people turned out for the Scholarship Foundation’s 2024 Community Leaders Luncheon at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on December 6. The annual event recognizes Scholarship Foundation supporters, volunteers, and community partners. Featured speakers this year included… Read More

Finding the Answers at Home

For as long as he can remember, Edgar Olozagaste has had a keen interest in computers. It would take a family crisis, however, for him to realize that they could be the key to his future. The decisive catalyst was… Read More

Foundation Conducts FAFSA Test at Santa Maria High School

Foundation Conducts FAFSA Test at Santa Maria High School

As part of an exclusive U.S. Department of Education initiative, the Scholarship Foundation has conducted initial testing of the latest Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with the help of community members and education advocates in Santa Maria. More… Read More

Scholarship Foundation Selected for Exclusive FAFSA Test

Scholarship Foundation Selected for Exclusive FAFSA Test

The Scholarship Foundation is one of only six organizations nationwide selected by the U.S. Department of Education to conduct initial testing of the latest Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Scholarship Foundation’s testing efforts will involve students from… Read More

From the Desk of Melinda Cabrera

From the Desk of Melinda Cabrera

Despite the efforts of lawmakers to legislate a course correction, the U.S. Department of Education continues to struggle with a key financial aid form. In July, bills were introduced in both the House and Senate that would require this year’s… Read More