Application Process
Students interested in applying should read through the scholarship guidelines and application thoroughly to familiarize themselves with the process and to ensure eligibility before beginning the application process. The application process is completed through the community college; please direct questions to the community college scholarship office.
To complete the application, eligible students must:
□ Complete Scholarship Application Form found in Scholarship Guidelines and Application
□ An official copy of academic transcripts from all colleges attended, including GPA
□ Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from an academic instructor and one from an academic instructor or a work supervisor if the work is relevant to the student's academics
□ Resume, including work and volunteer history
□ Personal statement that includes future goals and how the student will give back to her local community in the United States
□ A graded research paper, on any topic, written in the past two years (do not edit after grading). Do not submit a hand written exam.
□ Information Release Form - Community Colleges signed by student and community college representative

Recipients of the Baskin Foundation Scholarship are responsible for the following:
- Once admitted to a UC campus, the student must sign the
Information Release Form - UC Campuses to allow the Baskin Foundation to obtain relevant information regarding the student’s financial aid, grades, transfer records, etc. This form must be submitted to the UC campus representative for signature and mailed to the Baskin Foundation.
- The student must sign and submit the
Eligibility Verification Form to the UC campus and to the Baskin Foundation.
- Prior to the start of the student’s first term at a UC campus, the student must send official enrollment verification to the Baskin Foundation.
- The student will collect information from the UC financial aid department for Quarter/Semester Updates. The student will submit the
Quarter/Semester Update Form for signature by a UC counselor or representative and send the signed form to the Baskin Foundation.
- The student must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA.
- If a student’s GPA for a given term falls below a 3.0, she must submit a performance plan with the Quarter/Semester Update.
- The student must maintain full-time enrollment for the next two academic years.
- Failing to meet these requirements will result in a loss of funds.