PURPOSE
The purpose of the scholarship program is to financially support post-secondary education for nine qualifying high school seniors attending their first year of college with a $3,000 contribution to their tuition costs.
ELIGIBILITY
High school students who are on track to graduate by the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year and demonstrate a financial need are eligible to apply for the CAASFEP scholarship. Financial need will be determined by eligibility for the free or reduced lunch program at the school (as indicated in the SIS, not to be confused with benefiting from the Universal Meals program) or qualifying as Socio-economically Disadvantaged (SED). The principal or counselor will certify eligibility for one of these programs on the application. In addition, the applicant must be enrolled in a public school and must be sponsored be a CAASFEP member.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Application window: January 26, 2026 through April 10, 2026
Email the completed application, with all components scanned as one attachment, to the person named below that is the scholarship chair for your county:
| County Name | Name of Scholarship Chair | Email Address |
| Los Angeles; Orange; Fresno | Tiffany DeGraffenreid | tdegraffenreid@sandi.net |
| San Diego; Riverside; Imperial | James Koenig | jkoenig@vcoe.org |
| All Other Counties | Lisa Winberg | lwinberg@rcoe.us |
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Hyatt Regency Monterey
Registration for the 2025 CAASFEP PLI –
“Voices of Hope: Educators Leading through Change!”
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Keynotes
Monday, October 27, 2025
- Emad Rahim – Lifecycle Capacity Consultant – Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute
- Tara Thomas – Government Affairs Manager – AASA, The School Superintendents Association
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
- Bonnie Little Graham, Esq. – The Bruman Group, PLLC
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Student Panel
- Jonathan Kaplan, Learning Policy Institute
- Keith Hawkins – Real Inspiration Inc.
Registration opening soon!
- For More Information, Please Contact:
profdev@caasfep.org
or
- Patricia Karlin – CAASFEP Board Member – Professional Development Chair
949-545-9978
PURPOSE
The purpose of the scholarship program is to financially support post-secondary education for nine qualifying high school seniors attending their first year of college with a $3,000 contribution to their tuition costs.
ELIGIBILITY
High school students who are on track to graduate by the conclusion of the 2024-25 academic year and demonstrate a financial need are eligible to apply for the CAASFEP scholarship. Financial need will be determined by eligibility for the free or reduced lunch program at the school (as indicated in the SIS, not to be confused with benefiting from the Universal Meals program) or qualifying as Socio-economically Disadvantaged (SED). The principal or counselor will certify eligibility for one of these programs on the application. In addition, the applicant must be enrolled in a public school and must be sponsored be a CAASFEP member.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Application window: January 20, 2025 through April 5, 2025
Email the completed application, with all components scanned as one attachment, to the person named below that is the scholarship chair for your county:
| County Name | Name of Scholarship Chair | Email Address |
| Los Angeles; Orange | Lisa Winberg | lwinberg@rcoe.us |
| San Diego; Riverside; Imperial | James Koenig | jkoenig@vcoe.org |
| All Other Counties | Rebecca Aguila | raguila@fcoe.org |
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