De Anza Towell Family Scholarship Endowment

Andrew and Stephanie Towell, longtime Mountain View residents, have raised two boys who have benefited from local public education. With one out of college and one nearly finished, they decided it was time to give back to their community by establishing a scholarship. Recognizing that not every person’s desire is to attend a four-year university, they chose to provide support for students who want to pursue workforce majors.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Must be enrolled in a workforce AA/AS/BS degree or certificate program at De Anza that leads to employment after graduation. Majors such as: Administration of Justice, Automotive Technology, Child Development, Energy Management, Environmental Resource Management, Manufacturing & CNC Technologies, Health Technologies, Medical Lab Technology, Nursing AS, Paralegal Studies
2. Show commitment to Workforce/Career major through major course completion, activities associated with major, research into employment opportunities, etc.
3. Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 units at Foothill at the time of the scholarship deadline and disbursement of scholarship funds
4. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA

Preferred Qualifications

1. Applicants with financial need will be given preference. We, therefore, strongly recommend that you file a current academic year’s financial aid application (the FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens, or the California Dream Act Application at https://dream.csac.ca.gov for undocumented students who qualify for AB540 status) at least one week prior to the scholarship application deadline by 4:00pm. NOTE: Undocumented students who do not qualify for AB540 status should contact the Financial Aid Office for guidance about completing a financial aid application.