Scholarship Foundation Receives 4-Star Rating!

Scholarship Foundation Receives 4-Star Rating!

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has received its 10th consecutive four-star rating from nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator. The rating – Charity Navigator’s highest – indicates superior financial efficiency and transparency in Scholarship Foundation operations. The Foundation has now received… Read More

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

Commencement speakers commonly extol the value of lifelong learning beyond the classroom. In his 1994 commencement address at Howard University, for instance, Colin Powell advised graduates that they were “entering a life of continuous study and struggle” to achieve their… Read More

SCBT Awards Celebrate Local Business and Tech Innovators

SCBT Awards Celebrate Local Business and Tech Innovators

Ten standout organizations and individuals were honored at the 2022 South Coast Business & Technology Awards ceremony June 16 at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. The annual awards celebrate innovation, leadership, and success in the ar…

Foundation Hosts First Awards Ceremonies Since 2019!

Foundation Hosts First Awards Ceremonies Since 2019!

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, in partnership with the Santa Barbara Foundation, honored hundreds of area students in awards ceremonies at Allan Hancock College on May 24 and the Courthouse Sunken Garden on May 25.  The annual events re…

Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards!

Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards!

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has awarded college scholarships totaling more than $7.7 million to 2,139 Santa Barbara County students for the 2022-23 academic year. Recipients were notified of their awards on Sunday, May 15.

Of the $…

2022 Art Scholarship Competition Recap

2022 Art Scholarship Competition Recap

A video chronicle of this year’s Art Scholarship Competition. Judging took place January 20 at the Scholarship Foundation’s Santa Barbara office, and select student submissions were exhibited at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art from January 27 to Febr…

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

The year 1962 seems almost impossibly distant today. For those old enough to remember it, the period was literally the better part of a lifetime ago. The rest of us know it only from history books and newsreels.

Nineteen sixty-two was the year of …

Local Students Win Foundation Art Scholarships

Local Students Win Foundation Art Scholarships

Twenty-one local student artists have been crowned winners of the 2022 Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Art Scholarship Competition. Each will receive a college scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art is …

Scholarship Foundation Releases 2021 Gratitude Video

Scholarship Foundation Releases 2021 Gratitude Video

Despite the cancelation of this year’s Community Leaders Luncheon, the Scholarship Foundation remains committed to thanking and acknowledging our many generous supporters. As a token of our appreciation, we have produced the brief video below. Unlike…