The McConnell Foundation Scholarship Program

The McConnell Foundation Scholars Program awards students qualified to bring about positive change in their communities. Recipients are provided with a $34,000 scholarship, mentoring, and programs for personal and professional growth. Students who reside or attend high school or community college in Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, or Trinity counties in California or attend Big Valley High School in Lassen County, or Hoopa Valley High School in Humboldt County, California, or will transfer from Shasta College or College of the Siskiyous are welcome to apply. Ideal candidates have significant financial need, are among the first generation in their family to pursue higher education, are committed to college as their pathway to success, and have already demonstrated the values of giving back and caring for others. Preference is given to those who have overcome significant challenges such as homelessness, participation in the foster-care system, or multi-generational poverty.