Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation supports students in California through scholarship programs that combine academic expectations with targeted community and equity priorities. The organization’s scholarship activity reaches multiple student populations across the Bay Area and the state, including community college transfer students, single parents, and Asian/Pacific Islander LGBT students pursuing postsecondary education. Its programs tie financial support to both educational advancement and demonstrated need, while also recognizing service, identity, and community involvement. A clear example is the Roshan Rahbari Scholarship, which opens on 3/1/2026 and closes on 6/2/2026. That program offers need-based and merit-based awards of up to $5,000 for California residents attending community college who are transferring to a 4-year college or university to seek a bachelor’s degree. Eligibility includes a minimum 3.00 GPA, financial need, and participation in community service or extracurricular activities, with encouragement for students who demonstrate integrity, compassion, and generosity. Other scholarship programs associated with Silicon Valley Community Foundation show a broader regional and demographic reach. The Deblinger Family Scholarship supports single female parents with financial need in counties including Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz, with added attention to communities such as East Palo Alto, Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, and Watsonville. The Tang Scholarship program serves Bay Area students from counties including Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma, and recognizes Asian/Pacific Islander students ages 17 to 25 who are involved in the LGBT community. Taken together, these programs position Silicon Valley Community Foundation as a California-focused scholarship provider with strong ties to transfer access, financial need, and support for distinct Bay Area communities.