Good Tidings Community Service Scholarship
Offered by Good Tidings Foundation
About this scholarship
The Good Tidings Community Service Scholarship awards $10,000 to each of ten underserved high school seniors whose records show sustained service to other people. Awards are distributed over four years and may support college, vocational education, or another qualifying continuing-education path. The 2026 application is hosted on Good Tidings Foundation's linked Kaleidoscope program page and closes November 4, 2026 at noon Pacific time. Applicants must graduate from high school in 2027 and live in one of the program's eligible Northern or Central California counties. Selection emphasizes the depth and authenticity of community service together with demonstrated financial need; the foundation is looking for students who have made meaningful sacrifices to help others, not simply accumulated isolated volunteer hours. A recommendation is required, and Good Tidings states that it will verify the recommendation by phone. Recipients must also be available for one two-to-four-hour volunteer shift at the foundation's Winter Wonderland event in Burlingame between December 5 and December 20. Applicants should prepare a complete service history, financial context, thoughtful responses, and an available recommender before submitting.
Eligibility
- Be a high school senior graduating in 2027
- Reside in an eligible Northern or Central California county listed in the official application
- Plan to pursue college, vocational school, or another continuing-education program
- Demonstrate significant financial need
- Show substantial, sustained community service and concern for others
- Provide a recommendation from a person whom Good Tidings can verify by telephone
- Be available for one two-to-four-hour Winter Wonderland volunteer shift in Burlingame between December 5 and 20, 2026
- Submit the complete application by November 4, 2026 at noon Pacific time