Ralph Hale and Martha L. Ruppert Educational Scholarship
Ralph Hale and Martha L. Ruppert (Ruppert Educational Grant Program)
About
A scholarship for "late-bloomers" who show academic improvement and promise but have faced academic struggles earlier. Awards support students with demonstrated financial hardship who are committed to community involvement and who plan to enroll or are enrolled full-time in a two- or four-year college, university, or vocational school. Awards are up to $10,000 per recipient. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors or high school graduates from specified Bay Area counties.
The program is designed to assist young people who have financial need and are willing to help themselves, awarding scholarships to "late bloomers" who show academic promise and improvement.
Who can apply
Be a "late bloomer" who shows academic promise and steady GPA improvement in high school or college.
“Applicant is a "late bloomer" who demonstrates academic promise and continuous grade point average improvement during high school or college”
Demonstrate community involvement.
“Applicant demonstrates community involvement”
Demonstrate financial hardship/need.
“Demonstrated financial hardship”
Be a graduating high school senior.
“Graduating high school senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County, San Francisco County, or Santa Clara County”
Be from (graduate of a public or private high school in) San Mateo, San Francisco, or Santa Clara County, California.
“Graduating high school senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County, San Francisco County, or Santa Clara County”
Plan to enroll or be enrolled as a full-time student in a two- or four-year college, university, or vocational school.
“Planning to enroll or enrolled in two- or four-year college, university or vocational school as a full-time student”
Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen (such as a U.S. legal resident).
“United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and A.B. 540 students)”
Include A.B. 540 students among eligible non-citizens.
“United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and A.B. 540 students)”