Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Southern California Scholarship Programs
Applications are now available for college scholarships from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California through four individual programs:
RMHC®/Asian Pacific American Students Increasing Achievement
Applicants must be currently enrolled high school seniors who have at least one parent of Asian Pacific heritage and who are eligible to attend a two- or four-year accredited college or university with a complete course of study. Students must have at least a 2.7 grade point average, be legal U.S. residents, be less than 21 years of age and reside within the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino or Ventura.
RMHC®/Asian Pacific American Students Increasing Achievement Application
RMHC®/African American Future Achievers
Applicants must be currently enrolled high school seniors who have at least one parent of African American heritage and who are eligible to attend a two- or four-year accredited college or university with a complete course of study. Students must have at least a 2.7 grade point average, be legal U.S. residents, be less than 21 years of age and reside within the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino or Ventura.
RMHC®/African American Future Achievers Application
RMHC®/Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources
Applicants must be currently enrolled high school seniors who have at least one parent of Hispanic heritage and who are eligible to attend a two- or four-year accredited college or university with a complete course of study. Students must have at least a 2.7 grade point average, be legal U.S. residents, be less than 21 years of age and reside within the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino or Ventura.
RMHC®/Hispanic American Commitment to Education Resources Application
RMHC®/Scholars
Applicants must be currently enrolled high school seniors who are eligible to attend a two- or four-year accredited college or university with a complete course of study. Students must have at least a 2.7 grade point average, be legal U.S. residents, be less than 21 years of age and reside within the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino or Ventura.
More than $200,000 in scholarships are being awarded, at $2,000 each, to eligible high school seniors who reside and attend school in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. Recipients must demonstrate academic excellence, leadership skills and a commitment to their communities. Since 1990, more than $3.3 million in scholarship funds have been awarded to Southland students.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California funds scholarships to local students as part of the RMHC ongoing commitment to education. The McDonald's Operators' Association of Southern California (MOASC) funds the administrative costs needed to make the Southern California scholarship program possible.
Application deadline is March 12, 2010
For more information, email mcdonalds@porternovelli.com.