The East Side Education Foundation is proud to offer scholarships of up to $1,500 each to incoming first-year students at San José State University who meet the following criteria:
1. Graduated from a high school in the East Side Union High School District and
2. Successfully complete the 2026 Spartan East Side Promise Summer Program sponsored by the East Side Education Foundation.
Special consideration will be given to students who are the first in their families to attend college and those who participated in the Elevate [Math] program in Middle School (not required).
This scholarship program is made possible as part of the Spartan East Side Promise with support from the House Family Foundation, the Al Brown Family Foundation, the County of Santa Clara and 200 plus individual donors.
Please complete this webform application by 11:59 pm PT on Friday, July 31, 2026.
Applicants will be notified of award decisions on or around Friday, October 30, 2026. On February 3, 2027, an in-person event will honor the scholarship award winners.
If you have any questions, please email
hello@eastside-fund.org with “Scholarships” in the subject line. We look forward to seeing you graduate successfully from San José State. Go Spartans!
