SDHS Foundation Scholarships 2025

SDHS Foundation Scholarships 2025

We are opening the SDHS Foundation Scholarship App online on January 29. We have 32 scholarships available for the 2024-2025 School Year. There are 63 awards totaling almost $130,000 in scholarships (not including yearly renewals). These scholarships are only available for SDHS students.

Apply here

Important dates:

  • Presentations: January 29-30
  • Application deadline:March 1
  • Award notification:May 21 (Senior Award Ceremony)

Most scholarships have specific criteria - select the ones that will fit you best 

  • Academy-specific scholarships (Finance, MedTech)
  • Athletics scholarships
  • Scholarships for students focused on specific careers: Teaching, business, healthcare, technology
  • For students planning to major in specific subjects: STEM, music/drama/art, history, English

Please note that many of our donors are trying to reach students from diverse backgrounds and achievements! We have many scholarships that do not require a four year college. We encourage community college and trade school applicants to apply to these scholarships.

SCHOLARSHIP

Amount No. Financial need? GPA Special criteria
Academy of Finance $200+ 1 Y
Academy of Finance
Alexander and Cassandra $1,000 1
3 Immigrant/English Language Learner
David Batchelder Memorial $1,500 1 Y 3 Extracurricular activities
Churlis Freese $2,500 3 Y 3 Teaching preferred
Class of 1960 Alumni $500 1
3 3.5 GPA in English
Class of 1990's Alumni $500 1 Y

Class of 1994 Alumni $1,000 4+ Y 2.5
Class of 1994 Green $1,000 1 Y 3 MedTech; women only
Class of 1996 Alumni $1,000 1 Y
Community college only
K. deLaurier IB Diploma $1,500 2
3 IB Diploma candidate
Dillard $2,500 6 Y 3 Community service
Fiss Memorial $2,000 1 Y 2.3
Daniel Cruz Gonzalez $2,500 1 Y
Logan Heights resident
Jose Gonzales Athletic $300 1

Athlete
Carrilou Ward Hurlbut(1949) Music Award $500 1
2.5 Music
Ralph Lundberg Memorial $2,500 2
3 Teaching preferred
Ly Family $500 1

Essay required
Steve McIntire Memorial $1,500 1 Y 3
Midway/ Mac McLaughlin $5,000 6 Y
Community service; renewable
McArdo Memorial $1,000 1

Essay required
Hura (Doc) Murphy Memorial $2,000 1
3 Overcoming hardships
Irene Murphy Memorial $2,000 1
3 Community service
Stan Murphy History $1,000 1

History
Burr C. Passenheim Math/Science $2,500 6
3.5 Math/science/engineering
Carol Ortman Perkins $2,000 1
3 Teaching preferred
Irma Risty Engineering $3,000 1 Y 3.5 Math
Lilian Santa Fine Arts $2,000 3
3 Art, drama, music
SDHS Foundation $1,000 2+
3 Community service
SD Women's Club $2,500 2
3 Women only; renewable
Sharp Rees-Steely Medical Health $1,500 1
3 MedTech, healthcare
Stout Family Scholar/Athlete $500 2
3 Athlete
Rose Wirtz Memorial $2,500 2
3 Business

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