The Scholarship America fund provides a one-time scholarship award of $379 to students who experienced financial hardship related to the California Wildfires in Fall 2019. The scholarship allows students to use this funding for tuition, fees, books, housing, and other education-related expenses. 

In consultation with the CSU Chancellor’s Office, Dr. Laura Monje-Paulson will be responsible for overseeing outreach and education activities at Sonoma State University and will actively engage students, faculty and staff in identifying effective outreach and educational strategies to increase awareness of and understanding about the 2020 Census.

This award supports the Seawolf Scholars Critical Needs Fund in direct response to the adverse financial impacts COVID-19 has caused for economically vulnerable populations.  It provides emergency funds to foster youth students for needs such as food, shelter, and health care, as these are often the largest barriers to foster youth completing a four-year college degree.  In doing so, it helps eliminate external stress and burdens so students can focus on thriving in their education.  

This award contributes to the Seawolf Scholars Critical Needs Fund.  It provides emergency funds to foster youth students for needs such as food, shelter, and health care, as these are the largest barriers to foster youth completing a four-year college degree.  In doing so, it helps to eliminate external stress and burdens so students can focus on thriving in their education.

This award will assist eligible Seawolf Scholars in purchasing their textbooks and required course supplies for the 2020-2021 academic year. As stated by John Burton Advocates for Youth, "The goal of the Burton Book Fund is to promote college success among current and former foster youth by helping offset the high cost of textbooks and by encouraging their engagement and contact with campus support professionals."