Mission: For more than 60 years, the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has helped local students access postsecondary education.

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara inspires, encourages, and supports Santa Barbara County students to and through college, graduate, and vocational school by providing information, advising, and scholarships.

The nation's largest community-based provider of college scholarships, the Scholarship Foundation has cumulatively awarded in excess of $140 million to some 60,000 county students since its founding in 1962. The Foundation awarded $7.7 million in scholarships to 2,145 county students in May 2022.

Scholarship Foundation workshops and financial aid advisory appointments at school sites and our offices serve tens of thousands of individuals each year.

Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1964, and donations are tax-deductible.