Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

Scholarship recipients must be enrolled for at least one full year in one of the following schools: Cabrillo College, Hartnell College, or Monterey Peninsula College. Campus leadership from each of the participating community colleges will nominate three students.

Students must meet the following scholarship requirements to be eligible to apply:

• A woman with a history of outstanding academic success and financial need
• An intent to give back to their community, in the United States
• A California resident
• A current student at Cabrillo, Hartnell, or Monterey Peninsula College for at least one full year
• A U.S. citizen, eligible noncitizen with legal permanent residency, or undocumented student eligible for UC enrollment through California Assembly Bill 540
  • Requirements for legal noncitizen/permanent resident eligibility can be found here: https://www.ucop.edu/residency/residency-requirements.html
  • Requirements for AB540 eligibility are listed here: https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/tuition-financial-aid/tuition-cost-of-attendance/ab-540-nonresident-tuition-exemption.html
  • Community colleges are responsible for confirming student eligibility and residency prior to nominating them for this scholarship. If a nominated student is an eligible noncitizen, please include whether the student is either AB540 eligible or eligible as a permanent resident on their application.
• A cumulative community college GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Eligible for FAFSA and not currently in default on a Title IV student loan
• Eligible for Fall admission to a UC campus as a new junior-level transfer student
• Be admitted to and enrolled in a University of California campus in order to receive funds
• The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation will provide the funds directly to the UC campus each relevant quarter/semester. The UC will release funds once the student’s enrollment and financial aid status for the upcoming academic year is verified.
• Student considerations for accepting additional scholarships:
  • The Foundation wants to ensure as many students as possible receive scholarships to be able to attend the UC of their choice. Students applying to other large scholarships, such as the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Scholarship or the Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarships, are eligible to apply to the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Scholarship, but if selected for a large scholarship, must decide which scholarship to accept. This allows us to award the scholarship to another student.
  • The maximum scholarship amount often exceeds the expenses listed on a student’s university bill and, instead of being refunded to the student, these additional funds are absorbed by the university, leading to a reduction of free gift aid previously awarded to the student. The Foundation is, unfortunately, unable to send scholarships directly to students, which would be the only way to prevent this.
  • If a student who has applied for or has been awarded the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Scholarship decides to transfer to a non-UC university, they must notify the Foundation so that the scholarship can be awarded to another student in time for the UC “Declaration of Intent to Register” deadline.

Once an applicant becomes a recipient:

• Students must maintain full-time enrollment (12 units) for the entire quarter/semester for the next two academic years.
• Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. If a student falls below a 2.0 cumulative GPA, funding will be rescinded for the remainder of the scholarship.
• Students must submit a Quarter/Semester Update to the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation at the end of each academic term.
• If a student’s GPA for a given term falls below 3.0, they must submit a performance plan in addition to the Quarter/Semester Update.
  • The Foundation asks students to submit a performance plan because we have found that it helps students create an action plan with concrete steps to reach academic success, such as attending office hours or tutoring.
• Recipients are required to use all scholarship funds within two years of community college graduation.
• Students must contact the Foundation immediately if they withdraw or drop a course during the term to discuss eligibility status and the impact on scholarship funds.
• Failure to meet these requirements will result in a loss of funds.
• More details can be found on our recipient page.