San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced this year’s Bridge to Excellence Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to highly-motivated graduating high school seniors from low-income and under-resourced communities to help overcome financial barriers they face attending college.

The Bridge to Excellence Scholarship Program provides up to 15 students from San Francisco public high schools with $2,500 each in scholarship awards. Last year, Mayor Breed’s Bridge to Excellence program provided 13 students with scholarships. Funding for the scholarship comes from the generous sponsorship of philanthropic partners.

“Far too often, the challenges that young people face when pursuing a higher education, especially when they are the first in their family to go to college, are overwhelming,” said Mayor Breed. “I would not be where I am today if it were not for the doors that my education opened for me, and we have seen time and time again that when we give students the support they need to succeed, they can go on to do great things. I can’t wait to see what this year’s scholarship recipients will accomplish.”

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be a San Francisco Unified School District high school senior graduating in spring 2022 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20. Applicants must demonstrate a significant financial need and be the first in their family to attend a four-year college.

The application window will be open until Friday, March 18, 2022. The Mayor’s Office will review all qualified candidates and notify recipients by the end of May. Interested students can apply here: tfaforms.com/4953150

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