Over the last 40 years, Local Scholarship has awarded more than $800,000 in scholarships to college juniors or seniors studying to complete their Bachelor’s degrees, with $129,000 awarded in 2021 alone. Scholarship awards in 2022 will start at $3,000.

For a sneak preview of our Holiday Campaign, including the fabulous prizes you could win, click here.

Eligibility for the scholarships is determined by:
• Permanent home address in Campbell, San Jose, Milpitas or Santa Clara
• Two full years at an accredited college or university
• Minimum of a 3.0 GPA
• Enrollment in a four-year institution as a junior or senior

Our 2021 Local Scholarship Recipients were a diverse and accomplished group of women. You can also read what past scholarship recipients had to say about how scholarships impacted their lives.

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To donate to our Local Scholarship program at any time, you can use PayPal below.

Or you can mail a tax deductible donation check to:
AAUW San Jose
Attn: Local Scholarship Treasurer
1165 Minnesota Avenue, Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95125

Please make your check payable to “ISPF-AAUW” (which is a 501c(3) corporation – tax ID 77-0201841), and write ‘Local Scholarship‘ on the memo line of the check.