2024 Open Bank Scholarship Program

 
 

$20,000 in Scholarship Awards Available

Twenty $1,000 Scholarships Available for High School Seniors
Planning to Attend College as a Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Student in the Fall of 2024
Open Bank is committed to supporting economically-challenged youth residing in its business service territories to fulfill their dreams of obtaining a higher education.

 

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Current high school seniors who reside in the following counties:

    • California: Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Clara

    • Nevada: Clark

    • Texas: Collin, Denton, Dallas

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

  • A minimum cumulative unweighted high school GPA of 3.0

  • A household income at or below the Low-Income Level (if selected, must provide 2022 or 2023 tax return for verification)

  • Open to ALL MAJORS and there is NO ETHNICITY REQUIREMENT

  • Employees of Open 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 PDT, 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.