Agrawal Fellowship for Resilient Scholars
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
High-achieving Bay Area high school seniors in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Napa, Sonoma, or Solano counties who have lost a biological, adoptive, step, or legal guardian parent and are accepted to a four-year college may apply for the Agrawal Fellowship for Resilient Scholars.
Five fellows are selected for a cohort program that includes a $10,000 annual tuition scholarship plus academic, wellness, and social support. Applicants need at least a 2.5 GPA and must be willing to participate actively in fellowship programming.
Submit the fellowship application by the deadline, along with materials demonstrating academic commitment, resilience, and community involvement. Interviews may be required.
The fellowship was created to support students navigating college during the loss of a parent or guardian.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Fellowship application
- High school transcript through first semester of senior year
- Verification of parental loss: death certificate, published obituary, or self-attestation form
- One letter of recommendation
- Evidence of admission to a four-year institution for Fall 2026
- Two required essays
- High school transcript (PDF preferred, through first semester of senior year)
- Verification of parental loss (death certificate, published obituary, or self-attestation form)
- One letter of recommendation
- Evidence of college admission to a 4-year institution for Fall 2026
- Optional: extracurricular activities summary, SAT/ACT scores, financial aid award letter
- Interviews may be required.
- Optional materials include extracurricular-activities summary, SAT/ACT scores, and financial-aid award letter.