Youth Scholarship Applications Accepted Through April 30

Applications for the West Hollywood Youth Scholarship Program are currently being accepted through April 30 for local residents graduating from high school this spring and continuing on to college or trade school in the fall.

In an effort to help support local youth pay for college, the City has established a first-of-its-kind West Hollywood Youth Scholarship Program that awards $1,500 to students who complete 150 hours of community service. All current West Hollywood high school seniors or students receiving their GED who perform a minimum of 150 approved community service hours are eligible for the Youth Scholarship Program.

The West Hollywood Youth Scholarship Program was created in 2007 to help offset the rising costs of post-secondary education for students and their families while encouraging young people to perform community service. It is one of the first municipal government sponsored scholarship programs in the country.

To date, 18 scholarships have been awarded to West Hollywood students who have gone on to UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, the University of Pennsylvania, Cal State Northridge, Santa Monica College and others.

Application materials are available online or from the City’s Social Services Division, located on the 3rd floor in , 8300 Santa Monica Blvd.

Each eligible participant in the program will be awarded $1,500 within six months of graduation from high school or the receipt of their General Educational Development (GED) certificate as long as their community service hours have been completed.

The scholarship money can be used for any expense incurred in pursuing education at an accredited college, university or trade or vocational school. The scholarship funds come from community donations; no public monies are used in the program.

For more information about the West Hollywood Youth Scholarship Program, contact Craig Rhea in the City’s Social Services Division at 323-848-6430.