The California Rodeo Salinas is excited to expand the breadth of our scholarship program and to specifically offer $5,000 scholarships to Committee Members and their family members for any school they choose to attend, including trade schools.
New benefits of the program include:
- Awarding funds to Rodeo Committee Members and their family members-there are over 1,200 Committee Members who volunteer their time to make our community a better place
- Cash and non-cash* donations can be accepted immediately to grow the fund
Learn more and apply by visiting the Community Foundation for Monterey County web page for the
California Rodeo Scholarship. Sign Up for an account in order to apply:
https://cfmco.academicworks.com/users/sign_up.
Scholarship Criteria
1. The scholarship recipient(s) should be chosen based on the applicant’s:
- Academic achievements (e.g. honor roll, National Honor Society, overcoming academic challenges)
- Extra-curricular activities (e.g. athletics, student government, volunteering)
- Special consideration will be given for students with documented financial need.
2. The
Student must be one of the following:
- Child, grandchild, or spouse of a California Rodeo Salinas Committee Member in good standing; or
- Have worked themselves as a California Rodeo Salinas
Committee Member in good standing. (A California Rodeo Salinas Committee
Member is someone who volunteers directly for the Rodeo-not just as a
volunteer in their school's booth to earn money- and whose name is on
record with the California Rodeo Association office as being an active
Committee Member). Students who would like to learn how to become a
Salinas Rodeo Committee member, please follow this link:
Volunteering (carodeo.com) and
complete the application to become a committee member for the next rodeo.
3. Additionally, the Student should:
- Be planning to attend a 2-year/4-year college, trade school, or graduate school.
- Be planning to attend full-time.
- Have a 2.5 minimum GPA
Special consideration will be given to students from Monterey County and students with a long-standing history of volunteering with the Salinas Rodeo.
Click HERE to donate
THE APPLICATION PERIOD IS CLOSED FOR 2024!
*Examples of non-cash donations might include coin collections, property/land or vehicles.