Pebble Beach Scholarship Program
Pebble Beach Company Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist employees’ children who plan to continue their education in college, vocational-technical school or graduate school programs.
Pebble Beach Scholarship Program
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Students who have previously received a Pebble Beach Scholarship and wish to renew will receive an email invitation to renew their scholarship in January 2026 and should not complete a new application. A student who has graduated with their bachelor’s degree and wishes to apply for a scholarship for their master’s degree will need to submit a new application.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Pebble Beach Scholarship Program must:
- Be dependent* children, age 25 or under, of full-time Pebble Beach Company employees, in good standing, who have a minimum of one year of employment with the company and are actively employed as of the application deadline.
*Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee. - Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).
- Be high school seniors or high school graduates who plan to enroll, or students who are already enrolled, in full-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, vocational-technical school or graduate school for the entire upcoming academic year.
Children of employees at the level of Vice President or above are ineligible.
Children of employees on a Personal Leave of Absence at the time of application or award payment distribution are ineligible.
Children of employees on a job-protected Leave of Absence, including without limitation, those qualifying under FMLA/CFRA, pregnancy disability leave or other legally protected forms of leave remain eligible.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award ranging from $2,500 to $7,500. Students attending four-year universities will receive $5,000 and students attending two-year colleges or vocational-technical schools will receive $2,500. The undergraduate awards may be renewed up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first.
The top-performing student, based on all criteria, attending a four-year university will be awarded the Susan Merfeld Scholarship in the amount of $7,500.
The scholar demonstrating substantial community service will receive the Mark Verbonich Scholarship in the amount of $5,000.
There will be one (1) $5,000 graduate scholarship available to students, age 25 or under, at the time of application. The graduate award may be renewed for a second consecutive year or until a graduate degree is earned, whichever occurs first. A student who has been a recipient during their undergraduate study must submit a new application to be considered for a graduate study scholarship.
Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance (i.e., freshman maintaining a 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale; a 3.0 GPA is required after the freshman year), full-time enrollment, continued employment of the student’s parent, in good standing, at Pebble Beach Company, and continuation of the program by the Pebble Beach Company Foundation. Renewal students will be asked to submit a short essay describing their progress in accomplishing goals and providing any changes in educational plans.
Awards are for undergraduate or graduate study.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in March. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Pebble Beach Company Foundation. Payments are made in one installment in early August. Employee must be actively employed as of the date of the award payment distribution.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
Applications from college-bound students and vocational-technical school students are evaluated in two separate groups. Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Pebble Beach Company Foundation play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
