Price Scholarships

Our mission is to increase the self confidence, cultivate the competence, and strengthen the character of deserving students in San Diego by supporting them in furthering their educational, professional, and career readiness skills.

The Price Scholarship Program assists students from San Diego to complete an Associate Degree and/or Certificate Program at San Diego City College in two to three years. The assistance we provide for students comes in many forms: financial assistance, seminars, individual counseling, mentoring, a program retreat, and social events.

Price Scholarship Program: Price

The Price Scholarship Program is extending an invitation to current City College students to apply to our Price Scholarship Program. Eight City College scholarships are available to students who must:

► Be currently enrolled and in good standing at San Diego City College.

► Residents of the downtown, mid-city, or southeast area of San Diego.

► Have a minimum 2.5 Grade Point Average in their college studies.

► Have graduated from high school within the last 7 years and are interested in completing a Certificate of Achievement, an Associates Degree, Transfer Studies, or a Certificate of Completion.

► Have demonstrated financial need.

► Perform 5 or 8 hours of Community Service/internships weekly with a pre-selected community agency or school throughout their participation in the program.

Scholars will gain valuable experience through structured job shadowing, and community service assignments, with local community agencies, schools, and businesses in City Heights, Balboa Park, and other central and southeastern areas of San Diego.

The scholarship year will begin in June 2012 and may be renewable if the student remains in good standing academically and programmatically. Scholarship participants will perform 5 or 8 hours per week and choose a site from the current list locations and services that offer a range of experiences. Scholars will receive $9,000 over a two year period. Scholars are required to attend regular weekly classes throughout their first year of participation in the program and meet with program staff on an ongoing basis to assess their performance and progress in the program.

Applications are available in the Price Scholarship Program Office/Room L-114D or online at http://www.pricescholars.org/ beginning Monday, November 14, 2011 and they will be due back to our office by Friday, December 16, 2010 at 12:00 noon. Students who are accepted into the program will be required to attend a program orientation in June 2012 before they begin their program in August 2012.

Internship and Scholarship opportunity

Internship with the Friendship Park
Americorps Volunteer job announcement for summer 2012 at Friendship Park

More information and application: Daniel Watman, borderencuentro@gmail.com

Three positions available:

Each 300 hour position will include a $1,175 education award upon completion on August 31st. Award can be applied to past or future student loans!

 1. Friends of Friendship Park Coaltion Team Member

 - Help Coordinate and Create events at Friendship Park

- Assist in documentation of events and incidents at the park
- Assist in design ideas that create an ever more cross-border landscape and
feel to the park.
- Community and media outreach
- Attend monthly strategy meetings
- Other duties as assigned by the Lead Community Organizer and catored to
volunteers interests

2. Bi-national Garden Community Project Organizer

 - Identify and work with volunteer leadership to create community ownership and a sustainable framework for maintenance

- Help organize and participate in beautification, expansion projects, artistic interventions, and other gatherings at the garden.
- Learn about native plant species and their importance to our region and advocate for expansion
- Outreach and communication about Friends of Friendship Park Bi-National Friendship Garden of Native Plants to media
- Other duties as assigned by the Lead Community Organizer and catored to and created by the volunteer

3. Border encuentro Cross-Border Friendship Events Coordinaton

- Facilitate planning with community members who have a passion for a particular theme that reaches across borders in the the organization of an event at Friendship Park
- Reach out to environmental, cultural, artistic and community improvement orgs who have done Border encuentro events in the past and/or shown interest in doing another event.
- Create ideas for new events that bring people together in Friendship and collaboration at the park under a common interest theme.
- Participate and help coordinate on day of events
- Update electronic media (website and social media sites) for Border encuentro
- Learn the Border encuentro dynamic and our role in the Friends of Friendship Park Coalition
- Other duties as assigned by the Lead Community Organizer and according to interests of volunteer

More information and application: Daniel Watman, borderencuentro@gmail.com

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Community College Scholarships

Dear Student,
We are pleased to announce that you may be eligible to apply for the Osher Scholar Award offered by the Foundation for California Community Colleges. Please review the eligibility criteria listed below.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria:

• Must have completed 24 degree applicable units by the beginning of the Fall 2012 semester.
• Must be enrolled at least half-time (6 or more units) during all terms in which the award remains active.
• Must be enrolled at the college where you will be receiving financial aid.
• Must be a BOGW recipient for the 2012-2013 school year.
• Must have applied for a FAFSA for the 2012-2013 school year and demonstrate financial need.
• Must be making satisfactory progress towards a degree based on the San Diego Community College District’s policy.

If you feel that you meet the above criteria, you can obtain a copy of the scholarship application from the Student Web Services website at: http://studentweb.sdccd.edu and click on the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment ad. Applications will also be available at your college Financial Aid Office.
It is important to note that meeting the minimum criteria does not guarantee selection for this scholarship. Additional selection criteria will be considered based on your response to the questions on the application including:
A statement detailing your educational and career goals
Outside activities, involvement and community service
Awards and/or honors
Work experience
Personal accomplishments
Scholarships are limited so be sure to apply right away. Applications that meet the above criteria will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis. The deadline to return your application for the Osher Scholar Award is July 5, 2012 at 5:00p.m. Applications must be returned directly to the college Financial Aid Office.
Successful applicants will be notified after August 20, 2012