San Pablo
Scholarship Pilot
UPDATE
Community Services Standing Committee
January 22, 2024
City Council Adopted Priority Workplan
MAJOR POLICY GOAL: BUILD A HEALTHY COMMUNITY
114. Explore feasibility of developing a new college preparatory and workforce development program with analysis of future city-initiated funding mechanism for eligible San Pablo students.
Scholarship Pilot Goals
1. Provide financial support to City of San Pablo youth with their post-high school education and career training.
2. Reach as many students as possible, with the understanding that San Pablo youth have faced extraordinary circumstances and hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Evaluate the program by Fall 2024 to understand the impact of the scholarship pilot and analyze possible future city-initiated funding mechanism for a permanent scholarship program.
Funding for Scholarship Pilot
In April 2022, the City Council
passed a resolution to adopt a
total ARPA Allocation/
Appropriation for Part II
Expenses that included $451,500
to support a College
Preparation, Workforce
Development, and Scholarship
Pilot
Funding for Scholarship Pilot - continued
In August 2023, the City Council
passed a resolution to establish a
Pilot Scholarship Program,
authorizing the City Manager to issue
scholarships to eligible San Pablo
residents for FY 2023-24 through FY
2026-27, for a total funding amount
not to exceed $300,000.
San Pablo Scholarship Pilot – Year 1 Snapshot
• Applications received: 110 (14 High Schools)
• Eligible applications: 87 (80%)
• Final awards: 79 (72%)
• Scholarship amount: $1000
• Top programs/schools attended:
1. Contra Costa College (15)
2. UC Berkeley (13)
3. UC Davis (12)
4. San Francisco State (10)
5. UC San Diego (7)
Type of Program % of Awardees
2-year College 16%
4-year College/
University
65%
Trade /
Career Technical
1%
San Pablo Scholarship Pilot – Partners
• WCCUSD: individual schools & district departments
• Richmond Promise
• UC Berkeley Early Academic Outreach Program
• Contra Costa College
• RichmondBUILD Academy
Student Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the scholarship,
student must be:
• Resident of incorporated San Pablo
• Have graduated the academic year the
application is released OR have received
GED/HS equivalence in the last two
academic years
• Be under 25 years old at time of application
• Complete application by deadline
Priority Considerations
Priority Level Priority Group(s)
First Priority
*Additional priority given to applicants who have
attended West Contra County schools for all or
majority of their time in high school.
First time Trade / Career Education students*
First time 2-year Community College students*
First time 4-year College/University students*
Second Priority Returning San Pablo Scholars (Awarded in Year 1) Third Priority Undergraduate students who are not in their first year, who haven’t previously applied
Trade/Career Education students not in their first year who haven’t previously applied
San Pablo Scholarship Pilot – Year 2 Timeline
• January-April 2024: Staff outreach to partners, schools, and community • February 2, 2024: Application opens
• April 15, 2024: Application closes
• April-May 2024: Application review
• End of May 2024: Awards will be announced
• June 2024 TBD: Awardee event
• July 2024: Scholarship disbursal (up to $1000/student) Q & A