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...

The Mayhood Family and Los Altos Sunset Rotary Club Foothill College Scholarship was created in 2020 by the Los Altos Sunset Rotary Club in honor of Rotarian, Bill Mayhood. A lifelong Rotarian and charter president of the Los Altos Sunset Rotary Club, Mr. Mayhood is...

This scholarship is in memory of Agnes Smith, who was a De Anza counselor for many years. Agnes fought MS for a long time but kept working and never complained about the challenges she faced. She met life with cheerfulness and determination. Agnes returned to college...

Generous donors Margaret Snead and Laphalene Hawkins also make this scholarship possible for students pursing a career in radiology.

Dr. Martha J. Kanter is a long-time friend of Foothill and De Anza. She served as President of De Anza College and then Chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District for sixteen years. She began her career as an alternative high school teacher and...

Mary De Masters is a De Anza alumna who participated in an internship program at De Anza in the early 1980s. She had come to California to be a cobol programmer, but was unable to find work right away. She enrolled at De Anza and was able to get into an internship...

Mary Lou Heslet, a retired Foothill Counselor established this scholarship.

This scholarship is lovingly created in Fred H. McClure’s memory by his sister, Mary McClure. Fred started his teaching career in Cleveland, Ohio with courses in speech and debate but in his later career, he switched to English as a Second Language since he felt...

Maureen and Rod lovingly created this scholarship in Jason’s memory. A determined young man, Jason did not go to school until he was 15 where he first learned to read. Jason loved education, reading and writing, co-founding the Alta Vista Poetry Writer’s Workshop...

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This scholarship is lovingly created by Nancy and Robert Sheets to honor Nancy’s father’s love of tutoring math and statistics to hundreds of De Anza students. David Wolin, (pictured on the left with his wife Betty), following a nearly 30-year career working for...

The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) launched its first financial education program in 1984 and has been creating programs to help consumers better understand their finances ever since. The Denver-based, nonprofit College for Financial Planning was...

NSF Science, Math and Engineering Scholarship is awarded to potential or current STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) students who plan to transfer into a 4-year institution as a STEM major.

Norma Jean Bodey Galiher has had a life-long passion for learning and has never stopped enjoying the challenge of continued learning, both for professional reasons and personal enrichment (including having taken many adult education classes at Foothill College). She...

Organizacion Latino Americana (OLA) is an on-campus organization made up of Foothill faculty and staff and they established this scholarship to recognize a student with a strong commitment to community service, on-campus engagement or leadership.

The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) promotes the study of science and the choice of scientific careers among women. The Palo Alto AWIS Scholarship is available to Foothill College students majoring in science, mathematics or engineering.

The Rotary Club of Palo Alto vocational scholarships are intended to provide financial assistance to students who will enroll in an accredited career program or vocational program at a community college in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

Paul De Cillis and his wife Paula, created two scholarships in memory of special U.S. Veterans who made an impact on their life and the lives of others. In 2017, Paul passed, however friends and family continue to support the scholarships that Paul so lovingly...

This generous scholarship was created by De Anza College faculty and staff. Also generously supported by Chancellor’s Circle funds which come from annual unrestricted donations by community members.

This scholarship, in loving memory of Professor Kang Chao and Jessica Chao, is for students committed to their education who transfer to UC-Berkeley and major in Economics, East Asian Studies, and/or Asian-American Studies. Born in Northern China, Kang and Jessica...

The Raj Family have generously donated $1,001 in honor of their son, Ajay’s 21st birthday. (pictured) Ajay is senior this year UC Berkeley majoring in computer science. He would love to mentor the recipient of this special scholarship, as he understands going to a...

This scholarship was created by Ray and Thelma Epstein who are devoted to education. Thelma passed away in 2011. She devoted her life to family, teaching, community service and political activism. A long-time De Anza U.S. History professor, she also served as the...

Donations of computers to needy students are made possible thanks to the generous community members who bring their old computers to be refurbished by Foothill-De Anza’s Occupational Training Institute CompTechS (Computer Technical Support) interns.

Rose A. Barrie, a San Jose resident, was a passionate animal lover who wanted to be a Veterinarian when she was young but was told that it was not a women’s job. Rose loved cats. Not only would she feed feral cats in the neighborhood, she would capture them and...

The Rotary Club of Cupertino has been generously donating scholarships to De Anza students who are pursuing a scholarship towards an AA, AS or workforce certificate program. The Rotary is dedicated to helping students find valuable employment in many fields that do...

San Jose Garden Club is a volunteer nonprofit garden club federated on May 8, 1972, based in San Jose, California. Our meetings and events begin in the morning on the second Tuesday of each month. We are members of the National Garden Clubs Inc., Pacific Region and...

Since 1983, San Jose Mercury Wish Book readers have donated more than $8 million to provide their neighbors in need everything from nutritious meals to camp scholarships to specialized equipment for those with disabilities. This scholarship intended for single...

Santa Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP) is a local, community-based health plan dedicated to creating opportunities for better health and wellness for all. In partnership with providers and community organizations since 1997, we work to ensure everyone in Santa Clara...

Archana and Shirish Sathaye firmly believe in community college education. Archana currently serves on the Foothill-De Anza Foundation Board of Directors and on Foothill’s Science Learning Institute. Her bio can be found here:...

Originally started by retired De Anza faculty, Gary Lamit, who was dedicated to making scholarships available to recent veterans. Now others generously fund the scholarship including Randy Bryant, Mike Brandy, Kathleen Moberg and John and Martha Rowe.