The 2025 Scholarship Application period will open on January 15, 2025.
In the interim, you can review the information below as the process will be similar but contain some updates for the 2025 Scholarship Application period. Please check back on January 15, 2025 for the 2025 Application Instructions.
In the interim, you can review the information below as the process will be similar but contain some updates for the 2025 Scholarship Application period. Please check back on January 15, 2025 for the 2025 Application Instructions.
Applicants must meet the following qualifications:
Recipient Guidelines:
Scholarship Application:
- Female, residing in Contra Costa County, California
- A minimum 3.5 cumulative unweighted GPA
- Be active in community service
- Be in need of financial aid - Your Student Aid Index (SAI) from your FASFA Submission Summary (FSS) must be no more than $32,000
- A graduating High School Senior or Junior/Community College student who will be attending a 4-year College/University in the Fall
Recipient Guidelines:
- Scholarship checks will be written out directly to the 4-year College/University Recipients are attending. The scholarship money can be used for school expenses only (tuition, room & board, books).
- The BSF awards scholarships annually and that students are granted only one lifetime BSF scholarship. If awarded a BSF scholarship as a graduating high school senior, the Recipient may not apply again as a graduating student from a junior/community college.
- It is the Recipient’s responsibility to ensure that all of the items in the Application package have been received by BSF by the due date. Incomplete applications shall be given no recognition and no response
Scholarship Application:
- If you meet the qualifications and guidelines above and would like to apply for the BSF Scholarship, please request an application by sending your name, current school attending and email address to [email protected].
- The online application will request information outlined in our "Scholarships/How to Apply" section. It often takes longer than people anticipate to gather all of the required information. Thus, we suggest that you review the "Qualifications and Guidelines" and the "How to Apply" section of our website under the "Scholarship" menu header tab to understand the qualifications and what information we will request from you to facilitate the completion of the online application.
- See also Scholarship Fund FAQs for additional information.
- Questions regarding the online application process can be sent to [email protected]
- The online application will be closed at midnight on Friday, March 1, 2024. Thus, all completed application packages must be received by Friday, March 1, 2024.
