Shady Canyon Golf Club Scholarship Program
Shady Canyon Golf Club, in partnership with the Orange County Community Foundation, has established a scholarship program to assist employees and their dependent children who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
Shady Canyon Golf Club 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.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Shady Canyon Golf Club Scholarship Program must:
- Be current employees of Shady Canyon Golf Club and meet all of the following criteria:
- Have worked full-time or part-time at Shady Canyon Golf Club 90 days prior to the deadline to apply and worked no less than 400 hours AND
- Be high school students or graduates or current college undergraduates or graduate level students,
- Plan to enroll in full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire academic year.
OR
- Be children of eligible employees of Shady Canyon Golf Club and meet the following criteria:
- Be dependent* children of full-time or part-time Shady Canyon Golf Club employees (with one (1) year of employment prior to the deadline to apply) under the age of 30 at the application deadline,
Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children - Be high school students or graduates or current college undergraduates or graduate level students,
- Plan to enroll in full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire academic year.
- Be dependent* children of full-time or part-time Shady Canyon Golf Club employees (with one (1) year of employment prior to the deadline to apply) under the age of 30 at the application deadline,
Awards
Recipients attending a two-year college (full-time or part-time) are eligible to receive $5,000. Recipients attending a four-year college or graduate school (full-time or part-time) are eligible to receive $15,000- $25,000. Recipients attending vocational technical or trade schools full-time or part-time are eligible to receive $10,000- $12,000.
Financial need will be considered as a factor, but shall not be the sole factor in making determinations of recipients. Recipients who are enrolling to 2 year and 4 year undergraduate colleges and vocational/trade schools will have preference over graduate programs.
Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate (two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school) and graduate study. Scholarship funds may only be applied toward tuition, books, fees, and other related educational expenses.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in June.
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 Orange County Community Foundation. Payments are made in one installment in early August. The award check is made payable to your educational institution and is added to your financial aid package. If your full cost of attendance has been met through other scholarships or grants, your scholarship award may be rescinded.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- An online recommendation
Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated for the student to receive an award.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Orange County Community Foundation play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. 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.
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than May 1, 2026 by 1:00 pm Pacific Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
