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Mayor London Breed Announces Bridge to Excellence Scholarship Program

Mayor Breed’s Bridge to Excellence Scholarship Program will provide scholarship awards to graduating high school seniors from low-income backgrounds to overcome financial barriers to attending college

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

The Bridge to Excellence Scholarship Program will provide up to 18 students from San Francisco public high schools with $2,500 each in scholarship awards. Last year, Mayor Breed’s Bridge to Excellence program provided 18 students with scholarships, making it the largest scholarship program run by the Mayor’s Office since it began in 2011. Funding for the scholarship comes from the generous sponsorship of business and philanthropic partners.

“I understand the barriers that young people from low-income families have to face in order to get to college, especially they are the first in their family to pursue higher education,” said Mayor Breed. “I would not be serving as the Mayor of San Francisco were it not for the doors that my education opened for me, and I believe that every young person deserves an opportunity like I had. Our Bridge to Excellence scholarship provides financial support to help cover some of the expenses of going to college—like books and moving costs—so that there’s one less thing for students and their families to worry about.”

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be a San Francisco Unified School District high school senior graduating in spring 2020 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, April 10th, 2020. The Mayor’s Office will review all qualified candidates and notify recipients by the end of May.

 

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