2024 First General Bank Scholarship Program

 
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$8,000 in Scholarship Awards Available

Four $2,000 Scholarships Available for Current High School Seniors Planning to Attend College as a Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Student in the Fall of 2024.
First General Bank is committed to supporting economically-challenged young adults residing in its business service territories to fulfill their dreams of obtaining a higher education.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • High school seniors who reside in Los Angeles County and Orange County, California

  • Plan to attend a U.S. Accredited 4-Year College/University or a Community College in the state of California as a 1st year student in the Fall of 2024 (if selected, must submit college acceptance letter for verification)

  • Have a minimum cumulative unweighted college GPA of 3.0

  • Have a household income at or below the Moderate-Income Level (Must be able to show 2022 or 2023 tax return should applicant be selected for award.)

  • The scholarship is open to ALL MAJORS, there is NO ETHNICITY REQUIREMENT

  • Employees of First General Bank and their immediate family members are NOT eligible to apply

APPLICATION CHECKLIST:

  • Application Form

  • Recommender Form

  • High School Transcript

INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES:

Sample Application

Low Income Level Chart

Sample Recommender Form

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Applicants only have to fill out the common application once to apply to all scholarship programs they are eligible for

APPLICATION LIVE JANUARY 15TH 2024

The scholarship awards will only be used to cover the cost of tuition for attending a college/university, as defined by the institution attended.

All materials must be RECEIVED by 11:59pm PST, Monday, April 15, 2024. Anything received (whether mailed, emailed, or faxed) past that date and time will not be considered, regardless of the postmark. Application and recommender forms MUST be submitted online – Hard copies will NOT be accepted.

Questions or inquiries?

Contact by phone: (213) 624-6400 ext. 6 or by email: scholarships@apcf.org.

Scholarship Awardees

Click the links below to see the scholarship recipients from years prior:

2023

Hannah Karanic; Anaheim, CA – Biola University

Jimena Dorado; San Pedro, CA – University of California, Los Angeles

Shani Su; Walnut, CA – Stanford University

Zhangyang Wu; Los Angeles, CA – Stanford University

2022

Aman Kumar; Montebello, CA – University of Southern California

Carolyn Lin; Yorba Linda, CA – University of California, Berkeley

Jackson Yan; Los Angeles, CA – University of California, Irvine

Vinny Li; Los Angeles, CA – Harvard College

2021

Bada Bok; Cerritos, CA – California State University, Long Beach

Hannah Kim; Los Angeles, CA – University of California, Los Angeles

Jay Wang; Alhambra, CA – University of Southern California

Sherlene Su; Walnut, CA – University of California, Berkeley

2020

Jeremy Argueta; Granada Hills, CA – California State University, Northridge

Brandon Le; Northridge, CA – University of California, Los Angeles

Angela Li; Los Angeles, CA – University of California, Los Angeles

Jon Andre Parrilla; Los Angeles, CA – University of California, Los Angeles