The Scholarship Foundation has awarded college scholarships totaling more than $8 million to 2,247 Santa Barbara County students for the 2021-22 academic year. Recipients were notified of their awards on Saturday, May 15. Of the $8,023,167 awarded this year, $3,614,836... Read More
The U.S. economy is rebounding sharply from its lockdown-induced malaise, but it may be years before some sectors fully recover, if at all. Among those that survive, some will emerge from the pandemic fundamentally changed. The nation’s postsecondary...
The Scholarship Foundation was unable to host its traditional art scholarship competition and reception in partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) this year. Instead, we successfully mounted a substitute event at our office, and are p...
Much of the news out of our nation’s colleges and universities has been less than encouraging of late, especially as it relates to the fortunes and experiences of undergraduates and would-be undergraduates. Enrollment is down, freshmen increasingly report feelings of... Read More
Radio host Elizabeth Stewart recently interviewed three of this year's art scholarship winners – Isaac Babus, Claire Whicker, and Meiya Sidney – along with legendary photographer Santi Visalli on her weekly show. The program, which aired February ...
Isaac Babus, a senior at Dos Pueblos High School, won best in show in the 2021 Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Art Scholarship Competition on January 21. The Scholarship Foundation awarded 22 student artists a college scholarship for the 2021-22 academic y...