Scholarships

In 2023, the California Rodeo Association will award scholarships ranging from $2,500 - $5,000 to students meeting the following requirements:

• Attending Hartnell Junior College (graduating from a Salinas Valley high school)
• Transferring from Hartnell to a University (must have attended a Salinas Valley high school)
• Graduating seniors from a Salinas Valley high school who will be attending Hartnell in the fall may also apply.
• Students must be 17 years of age or older and special consideration is given to Rodeo Committee Members as well as children or grandchildren of Rodeo Committee Members in good standing.

More information about the scholarship and the online application can be found at: www.hartnell.edu/students/scholarships/

Note: Potential applicants for the California Rodeo Scholarship must have applied for admission at Hartnell College in order to have access to the online application system. Students applying for the California Rodeo scholarship will need to complete and submit an online General Scholarship Application. For more information, please click on the following link: www.hartnell.edu/students/scholarships/

THE APPLICATION PERIOD OPENING DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY HARTNELL IN JANUARY OF 2023 AND WILL CLOSE APRIL 10, 2023.

The California Rodeo Salinas is excited to expand the breadth of our scholarship program and to specifically offer $5,000 scholarships to Committee Members and their family members for any school they choose to attend, including trade schools.

New benefits of the program include:

• Awarding funds to Rodeo Committee Members and their family members-there are over 1,200 Committee Members who volunteer their time to make our community a better place
• Cash and non-cash* donations can be accepted immediately to grow the fund

Scholarship Criteria

1. The scholarship recipient(s) should be chosen based on the applicant’s:

• Academic achievements (e.g. honor roll, National Honor Society, overcoming academic challenges)
• Extra-curricular activities (e.g. athletics, student government, volunteering)
• Special consideration will be given for students with documented financial need.

2. The Student must be one of the following:

• Child, grandchild, or spouse of a California Rodeo Salinas Committee Member in good standing; or
• Have worked themselves as a California Rodeo Salinas Committee Member in good standing. (A California Rodeo Salinas Committee Member is someone who volunteers directly for the Rodeo-not just as a volunteer in their school's booth to earn money- and whose name is on record with the California Rodeo Association office as being an active Committee Member). Students who would like to learn how to become a Salinas Rodeo Committee member, please follow this link: Volunteering (carodeo.com) and complete the application to become a committee member for the next rodeo.

• Be planning to attend a 2-year/4-year college, trade school, or graduate school.
• Be planning to attend full-time.
• Have a 2.5 minimum GPA