New Applicants
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Scholarship App New Students 2011-2012
Renewal Applicants
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The AACE TS/AACE UB/SFCAC Scholarship Fund is a grant provided by the College Access Foundation of CA to provide financial assistance to low-income and first- generation college students, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We are pleased to continue our scholarship for the 5th year and strongly encourage all renewal and new applicants to apply.
New Applicant Eligibility
■Must be enrolled in AACE UB OR a high school senior served by the AACE TS or SFCAC program: Balboa, Burton, Galileo, Marshall, Mission, Washington, or Jefferson (Daly City).
■Have a minimum GPA of 2.0 (9th-12th grades NOT including PE/ROTC, Health Ed, or Driver Ed)
■Be enrolled full-time at a 2 or 4 year college or university for the academic year 2011-2012
■Demonstrate financial need or be a first generation college students
■Students will be considered for the AACE TS/ AACE UB/ SFCAC scholarship regardless of citizenship status
If you are eligible as a new applicant you must contact your current schools’ AACE UB, AACE TS or SFCAC advisor for more information.
Renewal Applicant Eligibility
■Must have received a scholarship for the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, or 2010-11 school year
■Have a minimum GPA of 2.0
■Demonstrate financial need
■Be enrolled full time at a 2 or 4 year college or university for the academic year 2011-20112
Application deadline: 3/3/11
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Program Descriptions
AACE Educational Talent Search (AACE TS) – funded since 1979 by the U.S Department of Education. AACE TS is a program that identifies, selects and assists low-income youth ages 11 and older, who have the potential to be the first generation in their family to attend college.
AACE Upward Bound (AACE UB) – A federal pre-college TRIO Program funded by the U.S. Department of Education. AACE UB provides comprehensive college and career preparation for high school students in San Francisco. The program targets low-income high school students who represent the first generation of college bound students in their respective families.
The San Francisco College Access Center (SFCAC) -A Cal-SOAP project whose mission is to provide culturally relevant and comprehensive college preparation information to low-income students who would be the first in their family to attend college.
