Who is eligible for the Guardsmen Scholarship Program?
Recipients must reside within the nine Bay Area counties and qualify for the Federal Reduced School Lunch Program. They must be entering a grade between kindergarten and sixth, and attend a state-accredited private school in the Bay Area. Existing recipients automatically receive scholarships through the 12th grade if they reapply each year, maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA and continue to meet financial requirements. For verification, families must submit federal income tax returns, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANIF), Social Security or Foster Care Benefits, Unemployment/Disability or Retirement Benefits, or Workers Compensation Benefits documents. Foster parents, grandparents and legal guardians are not required to meet income guidelines, but must submit TANIF or Social Security documents. Students who receive scholarships from BASIC Fund, CEO-Oakland, SMART, Independent Scholarship Fund, Making Waves or Vision of Hope are not eligible (School-based financial aid is acceptable
