Colleagues, Friends and Family of Dr. Linda Thor
This scholarship is in honor of Dr. Linda Thor, who retired as the Chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in June of 2015 after serving for five years. Dedicated to higher education, Dr. Thor spent a total 41 years in community colleges and 29...
Community Donations
Thanks to generous supporters who give annually to the Foothill-De Anza Foundation, we can offer scholarships to Foothill and De Anza students.
Conrad 'Mac' McCloskey
Conrad ‘Mac’ McCloskey – Mac was a Cupertino resident and served on many service commissions and community boards. He believed in second chances and hard work and determination and donated the funds for a scholarship before his passing in 2008.
DASG Student Goverment
DASG stands for De Anza Student Government. DASG is composed of students who have one goal in common – to advocate for students’ needs and represent students on campus. We are a united and progressive Senate dedicated to promoting diversity, leadership, and student...
Daughters of the American Revolution
The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for...
De Anza Academic Achievement Scholarship Donors
This scholarship is made possible by generous community members who give annually to support De Anza students. For academic years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026, an anonymous De Anza alum generously made a gift to offer 9 $1,000 scholarships.
De Anza Academic Senate
De Anza Biological Science/Health Science Scholarship Donors
This scholarship is made possible by the Clyde and Grace Ogden Memorial Estate and the Merlin E. Silverthorn Estate. The Ogden family left a bequest to create an endowment for scholarships to support students interested in pursuing a career in environmental studies....
De Anza Black Faculty, Staff, and Administration Network
De Anza Business Computer Science Scholarship Donors
This scholarship is made possible by the Morgan Family Foundation, Lam Research Corporation and the Merlin E. Silverthorn Estate.
De Anza Chancellor's Circle Fund
President Lloyd Holmes directed funds from his Chancellor’s Circle account to help support this scholarship. The Chancellor’s Circle is generously funded by donors who give a minimum of $1,000 annually to support priorities of each college president that help...
De Anza College Music Division
De Anza College Nursing Alumni Association
This scholarship was established by the De Anza College Nursing Alumni Association to assist nursing students with their nursing education.
De Anza College Staff and Faculty
Generous De Anza staff and faculty make this scholarship possible.
De Anza College Student Nurses Quarter 4
De Anza College Quarter 4 Student Nurses were impacted by their dear classmate and friend, Cameron Lamela, who tragically passed away in November 2019. Together they collected funds in his memory and decided in light of the recent social injustices that have come to...
De Anza Commission
The De Anza College Commission is comprised of friends of De Anza whose goal is to promote the college within the community and to engage in projects, activities, and fundraising in support of educational excellence for students. Members of the Commission have...
De Anza Community Engagement Scholarship Donors
This scholarship is created in loving memory by the friends and family of Stephanie Rivera, the Obenour Family and community donations.
De Anza Creative/Fine Arts Scholarship Donors
This scholarship is a collective of several different donors who had different reasons but the same passion for the arts. Donors: Jim and Isabelle Long in memory of their son, John who was a photography major. Lilian Quirke, a retired creative arts faculty member.
De Anza Great Perserverance Scholarship Donors
This scholarship is made possible by the following donors: Inner Wheel Club of Cupertino – Innerwheel is one of the largest women’s organizations in the world. The objects of Inner Wheel are to promote true friendship, promote the ideals of personal service and...
De Anza ICCE Donors
This scholarship is made possible by the generous donors to the Institute of Community and Civic Engagement.
De Anza Inter Club Council (ICC)
“The Inter-Club Council is an umbrella organization representing cultural, educational, honorary, philanthropic, religious, and social interests here at De Anza. We’re honored to support the many unique clubs that make our college the diverse and engaging campus it...
De Anza Kiwanis Club
The De Anza Kiwanis Club of Cupertino provides constructive opportunities for students to become involved on campus and in the community through service work to others in need.
De Anza Physical Science, Math and Engineering Scholarship Donors
This scholarship is made possible by the Estate of Merlin E. Silverthorn and the Estate of Margaret Thorburn.
De Anza Social Science and Humanities Scholarship Donors
This scholarship is generously made possible by the following donors: Cookie’s Quilters – Spearheaded by Cookie Hoover, a De Anza Commissioner and Cupertino resident who organized her friends to provide handmade quilts and blankets for De Anza’s Child Development...
De Anza Student Nursing Organization
De Anza Transfer Scholarship Donors
This scholarship is made possible by Friends and Family of Nancy Cozzens, community donations and by The Moca Fund, Mary Bianco, in honor of May Van Scherrenburg, alumna of De Anza who then transferred to UC Santa Cruz.
De Anza Workforce/Career Scholarship Donors
De Anza Workforce/Career Scholarship is supported by several funding resources. -Theresa Vandiver. Theresa has been giving annually to support two $500 nursing scholarships in memory of her dear friend, Sally Brennan. -Friends and Family of Connie Yokum. This...
Deborah Dexter
Dr. Deborah Dexter is a retired instructor who taught marine biology at San Diego State for more than 30 years. She comes from a family who stressed the importance of education. At Stanford, she received a bachelor’s degree in biology and a masters degree in...
Denise Meier Klepfer
Denise Meier Klepfer created the Meier Family Scholarship Endowment for Computer Sciences in loving memory of her father, Glenn Meier. Glenn regretted that he did not have a college diploma, so he wanted to be sure that his family would go to college by setting up...
Denise Smith-Hams
In 2021, Denise and Stephen felt that it was time to give back to their local community and wanted to provide support to first-generation students and students with financial need. Understanding that the power of an education can shape the circumstances of student...