The Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Foundation awards $15,000 to 10-15 California college sophomores or juniors to fund student-generated public service projects.
2023-2024 Deadlines:
Internal deadline: January 22, 2024
National deadline: TBA
Purpose:
The Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Foundation awards $15,000 to 10-15 California college sophomores or juniors to fund student-generated public service projects.
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible, a student must:
- be currently enrolled at Oxy as a sophomore or junior
- have a GPA in the upper 1/3 of their class
- have the desire to "make a difference" in local, regional, national or international communities
Nomination Process:
Oxy may nominate up to three applications per year. In order to be considered for Oxy nomination, please email the following materials as individual PDFs to fellowships@oxy.edu by 11:59pm PT on January 22, 2024. Label each file with your name (e.g., lastname_firstname_resume).
- one-page resume listing current and past public service
- one-page personal essay describing your qualifications and goals
- four-page project proposal (1.2 spacing or greater), including budget and timeline
- unofficial transcript (anything listing grades)
- list of two potential recommenders and name/contact information of representative from the organization with which you are partnering