Year-Round Scholarships

Friends of Parks and Recreation offers scholarships YEAR-ROUND for low-income Santa Cruz city residents.

Contributions from the city, community groups, and generous donations from individuals make it possible.

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Annual donations by the City of Santa Cruz, Omega Nu, the Santa Cruz Woodies, the J.R. Scott Family, the Jay Moriarity Trust, the Junior Guard Boosters are the foundation of the scholarship program.

We rely on individual donations as well to keep the scholarship program alive and help enrich the lives of its many recipients.

Scholarships are available for Fall-Winter activitiesFall scholarship applications are available in July and awarded in August. Winter-Spring scholarship applications are available in December and awarded in January and February. Summer scholarship applications will be available in March and awarded in April.