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High School Scholarship Application

This year we are offering one $5,000 scholarship. The deadline to submit your application is  April 16, 2023.

**Please note that this time SAT/ACT scores are not required for the application process.

Contact Person:  Sharon McKethen

smckethen@aol.com 

510-932-6631

*Do not mail  your application using USPS. 

Instead, please email the application to Sharon McKethen, using the email address listed above.

Scholarship Application (pdf)Download

Awards Winners - the Fruits of our Labors

Violet Richardson Award Winner

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Violet Richardson Award Winner

April 2022

Hillary Khuu, a senior at Hercules High School,  is our Violet Richardson Award recipient this year.  She is an active community volunteer through the Interact Club at her high school.  She explained that when she started high school, she wanted to become less introverted so she joined the Interact Club.  Her plan seemed to work

April 2022

Hillary Khuu, a senior at Hercules High School,  is our Violet Richardson Award recipient this year.  She is an active community volunteer through the Interact Club at her high school.  She explained that when she started high school, she wanted to become less introverted so she joined the Interact Club.  Her plan seemed to work well, as all signs of being introverted have seemed to disappear.  She is a Regent Scholar who plans to attend UC Berkeley and pursue a major in chemical engineering. 



See below for applications links.

Live Your Dream Award Winner

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Violet Richardson Award Winner

April 2022

Our Live Your Dream Award winner this year is Gini Prashar, a mother of two children.  She came to the United States from India in 2008. She has experienced many challenges while pursuing her goals and credits her children for encouraging her. Currently, she is a licensed vocational nurse who is working two jobs while getting a 

April 2022

Our Live Your Dream Award winner this year is Gini Prashar, a mother of two children.  She came to the United States from India in 2008. She has experienced many challenges while pursuing her goals and credits her children for encouraging her. Currently, she is a licensed vocational nurse who is working two jobs while getting a BS degree in Nursing.  Her dedication to her education was evident to us when she attended our Zoom meeting to receive her award sitting in her car on a break from her job! 







We wish all of our awards winners the very best in their future endeavors.

High School Scholarship Winner -

High School Scholarship Winner -

High School Scholarship Winner -

In June 2022, we awarded one $5,000 scholarship to a very deserving young woman.  The impressive Richmond Soroptimist Scholarship winner for  the  Soroptimist  year 2021-2022  is Citlaly Solano,  a  multi-faceted  student  with  a  great  academic  record.    She  is  a  first  generation  college  bound  student.   Citlaly  graduated  fr

In June 2022, we awarded one $5,000 scholarship to a very deserving young woman.  The impressive Richmond Soroptimist Scholarship winner for  the  Soroptimist  year 2021-2022  is Citlaly Solano,  a  multi-faceted  student  with  a  great  academic  record.    She  is  a  first  generation  college  bound  student.   Citlaly  graduated  from  Richmond  High  School  and  will  attend  UC  Berkeley.  She  plans  to  study  psychology.      

Again  this  year,  due  to   to Covid-19 guidelines, the  process  was handled totally online. There were multiple highly-qualified applicants.  All of the girls had great academic records,  fantastic letters of recommendation, many community volunteer activities, and inspiring goals for their futures. 


Awards Applications

Violet Richardson Award

Deadline to apply is December 15, 2022.

         

Use this information to fill out the club and contact information requested on the application:


  Soroptimist International of Richmond

  Contact Person: Sharon McKethen

  smckethen@aol.com

  510-932-6631


*Do not mail  your application using USPS. Instead, please email the application to Sharon McKethen, using the email address listed above.

Application link

Live Your Dream Award

Application process begins August 1, 2022.  Deadline to apply is November 15, 2022.

Contact person: Sharon McKethen

smckethen@aol.com 

510-932-6631


*Do not mail  your application using USPS. Instead, please email the application to Sharon McKethen, using the email address listed above.

Application link

Amazon Smile

SI/Richmond is registered on AmazonSmile.  Through this program, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible smile amazon.com purchases to registered charities selected by customers. People can sign up for AmazonSmile and select our club to support.  We have our own unique charity link, which is https://smile.amazon.com/ch/95-3503218.  Keep us in mind when you are shopping on Amazon.  Thank you!

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