Foothill Singh Family Scholarship

The Singh Family is offering support to promising and needy students as part of their efforts to give back to the community. This scholarship is intended for students with demonstrated financial need who strive to successfully complete their education in workforce certification programs while at Foothill.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Applicant must be enrolled at Foothill College in at least 12 units at the time of application and disbursement of scholarship funds.
2. Applicant’s cumulative Foothill GPA must be a 3.00 or higher
3. Applicant must demonstrate financial need. Applicant must 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.
4. Applicant must be enrolled in AA/AS degree or certificate that leads to employment after graduation in Foothill workforce programs: Dental Assisting/Hygiene, Pharmacy Technician, Radiologic Technology, Veterinary Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Environmental Horticulture, Ultrasound, Paramedic or EMT
5. Applicant must show commitment to Workforce/Career major through major course completion, activities associated with major, research into employment, opportunities, etc.

Special Instructions:
1. Please be sure to address the following two topics in your “My Story” essay. If you need additional space, you may address these topics by answering the relevant supplemental questions for the scholarship:

• Please tell the scholarship committee about any hardships that you have had to overcome. How have you shown promise to succeed in college and in the workforce?
• Please share your plans and dreams after your finish college.