Scholarships

Annual Scholarships are a way to make an immediate difference in a student’s life. They are fully awarded each year based on donor contributions and provide critical support to students. Whether you want to renew your support annually, offer a one-time scholarship to honor a special occasion, memorialize a loved one or to supplement a scholarship endowment while it matures, annual scholarships give you the flexibility to make an impact right away.  

Starting an Annual Scholarship

It takes a minimum contribution of $1,500 to establish a stand-alone scholarship. For smaller donations, you can contribute to our Student Success Scholarship fund, which pools donations to award larger scholarships for students.  

All Foundation scholarships are awarded via an open application process and a standard set of criteria. You may choose to designate your scholarship for a particular field or area of study.

Annual Scholarship Awarding Practices

Contributions to an annual scholarship incur a Processing Fee of 5% at the time the donation is received. All remaining funds will be fully spent as one or more scholarships (per your preferences) in the same fiscal year that we receive them.

Scholarship endowments are significant contributions that are invested, generating earnings. Endowed gifts can be donated all at once or in multiple installments over a few years. Once the endowment is fully-funded and has had time to mature (typically 3-5 years), a portion of the earnings is utilized each year to award one or more scholarships.  

Unspent earnings remain in the endowment to foster continued growth. The original donated amount, known as the corpus, remains intact and can continue to grow through additional contributions.  

Starting a Scholarship Endowment

Scholarship endowments require a minimum contribution of $25,000, payable either in a lump sum or spread over a period of up to five years. After reaching full funding, it typically takes 3-5 years for the endowment to mature and generate enough earnings to fund a scholarship. Once the endowment is mature, a portion of the earnings is withdrawn each year to award as you have directed.  

If you want to begin awarding a scholarship right away, you can choose to make an additional contribution to fund annual scholarships while your endowment matures. These additional funds are fully awarded each year and do not contribute to the corpus of your endowment.  

Endowment Spending Policies

Once an endowment is mature, our Finance Committee (made up of Foundation Board members) can elect to withdraw up to 5% of the 3-year rolling average of the endowment’s market value for scholarship awarding.  

Contributions to an endowment do not incur a fee at the time of the donation. However, endowments incur an annual fee of up to 5% of the 3-year rolling average of the endowment’s earnings. 

• Achievement in the Arts Scholarship
• Anne Sullivan Endowed Scholarship
• Donald V. Rhodes Endowed Scholarship in the Arts
• Frank Family Endowed Scholarship in the Arts
• Greene Family Endowed Scholarship in the Arts
• Jack Perciful Endowed Scholarship in the Fine and Performing Arts
• John and Sally Warjone Family Endowed Scholarship in the Arts
• John S. and Naomi Lynch Endowed Scholarship
• Scott Farman Memorial Scholarship
• Sherman Huffine Endowed Scholarship in the Arts and Humanities
• William and Dorothy Judah Endowed Scholarship in the Arts and Sciences
• William J. Shurgot Memorial Scholarship in Humanities

• "We Build America" Scholarship
• Col. Robert W. & Laura L. Hakala Endowed Scholarship
• Dana Garson Endowed Scholarship
• H.V. "Brew" Brewington Endowed Scholarship in Automotive Technology
• Harold W. and Barbara A. Betaque Simpson Family Endowed Scholarship
• Hartmann and Roberts Family Endowed Scholarship
• Helen C. Shank Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Vocational-Technical Education
• Helen C. Shank Soroptimist International Endowed Scholarship in Vocational Technical Education
• Jim Crabbe Memorial Scholarship
• Joseph A. Martin Memorial Scholarship
• Joseph Bidot Memorial Scholarship
• Martin "Max" Schnarrs Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Matthias Patrick McRavin Memorial Scholarship in Automotive Technology
• Nels and Phyllis Hanson Endowed Scholarship in Trades and Technologies
• SPSCC Automotive Technology Program Scholarship
• Titus-Will Chevrolet, Cadillac, Hyundai Endowed Scholarship in Automotive Technology
• Whit Reading Endowed Scholarship in Automotive Technology Witt Family Scholarship in Automotive

• Charles and Lenora O'Neill Endowed Scholarship in Business, Land Management, and Related Studies
• Diversity in Business Scholarship
• Donald V. Rhodes Endowed Scholarship in Business
• Gateway Rotary "Service Above Self" Scholarship in Business
• Heritage Bank Scholarship in Business
• Mike & Teri Murphy Endowed Scholarship
• Napoleon J. Lucchini Memorial Scholarship
• Nicholas M. Schmidt Endowed Scholarship
• Phyllis Mandel Scholarship in Business and Entrepreneurship
• Sarah Schroeder Dickson Endowed Scholarship
• Wadley Family Endowed Scholarship

• Anne Sullivan Endowed Scholarship
• Anthropology & Cultural Resource Management Endowed Scholarship
• Janice & Earl Kurtis Sharar Memorial Scholarship
• John S. and Naomi Lynch Endowed Scholarship

• Alenka's Kitchen Memorial Scholarship
• America's Credit Union Craft Brewing & Distilling Scholarship
• Ann Reading Scholarship in Culinary Arts
• Anthony's Restaurants Endowed Scholarship in Culinary Arts
• Brewing & Distilling Scholarship
• Col. Robert W. & Laura L. Hakala Endowed Scholarship
• Culinary Arts Program Endowed Scholarship
• Gene Vosberg Legacy Endowed Scholarship
• Goldberg Family Endowed Scholarship in Culinary Arts
• Harold W. and Barbara A. Betaque Simpson Family Endowed Scholarship
• O Bee Brewers & Distillers of Tomorrow Scholarship
• Washington Restaurant Association Education Foundation Gene Vosberg Legacy Endowed Scholarship

• "Stand for Something" Scholarship
• "The Experience" Scholarship
• Ability Vocational Consulting Scholarship
• Allen and Lan Phan Jones Scholarship
• Anna Valeos Altrusa Scholarship
• Athletics Scholarships
• Bert A. Deck Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Betty Elford and Stephanie Duryea Scholarship
• Biella Foundation Community and Technical College Scholarship
• Bob and Joan Wubbena Scholarship through the Olympia Rotary Foundation
• Boone Family Endowed Scholarship
• Colin Reese Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• De La Luz Scholarship
• Diana Hanson and Family Scholarship
• Diversity & Equity Scholarship
• Doris Drees Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. Kenneth and Elaine Minnaert Presidential Endowed Scholarship
• Egbert and Florence Fell Endowed Scholarship
• Elizabeth and Bayard Dominick & Mary and Bayard Coggeshall Endowed Scholarship
• Elliott Family Next Endeavour Endowed Scholarship
• Em and Ed Odegard New Beginning Endowed Scholarship
• Evalyn Poff Memorial Scholarship Faculty Memorial Scholarship
• FIRE Summit Scholarship
• First-Gen Leading the Way Scholarship
• Friends of the College Foundation Endowed Scholarship
• Gladys Burns Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Harry B. Lewis Endowed Scholarship
• Heck Family Endowed Scholarship
• Helping Hand Scholarship
• Herman & Marcia Winters Memorial Scholarship
• International Student Legacy Scholarship
• James and Velma Woods Scholarship
• Jan Yoshiwara Scholarship
• Jernigan Foundation Scholarship
• Jim Pitsaroff Memorial Scholarship
• JoAnn Ross Endowed Scholarship
• Junior League of Olympia Legacy Endowed Scholarship
• Kathleen M. Willis Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Kathy Garrett Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Kathryn Kennedy Cooper Endowed Scholarship
• Kathy Wolf Memorial Scholarship
• L & E Bottling Company Pepsi Scholarship
• Larson Family Scholarship
• Latinx Youth Summit Scholarship
• Learning Seed Fountain Endowed Scholarship
• Leonor and Jay Fuller Scholarship
• LGBTQ and Ally Scholarship
• Mabel Burg and Vera Westover Endowed Scholarship
• Margie's Fund Endowed Scholarship
• Mariana Halsan Endowed Scholarship
• Marilyn Zuckerman and Bill Funk Scholarship
• McDonald's Restaurants Endowed Scholarship
• Mell Family Endowed Scholarship MLK Jr. Scholarship
• Nikki Giovanni Poetry Award
• Olympia Brewing Company Employees Beneficial Trust Endowed Scholarship
• Olympia Country & Golf Club Endowed Scholarship
• Ostrom Mushroom Farms Scholarship
• Patricia and Jerry Harper Scholarship
• Phil Weigand Memorial Scholarship
• Rachel Joanne Weiner Memorial Scholarship
• Ralph & Opaline Chase Memorial Scholarship
• Robert G. Smith Memorial Scholarship
• Rotary Club of West Olympia Endowed Scholarship
• Sar Rath Endowed Scholarship
• Second Chance Scholarship
• Second Growth Endowed Scholarship
• Steve and Nancy Bean & Daryl and the Diptones "Rock'n Roll" Endowed
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• Strait Family Endowed Scholarship
• Student Success Advantage Scholarships
• Terry and Claudia Minton Scholarship in memory of OJ and Mary Christine Harvey
• The Athena Group "Authentic Leadership" Scholarship
• The Chehalis Tribes Friendship Scholarship
• Thurston County Chamber & Community Partners Diversity & Equity Scholarship
• Thurston Group Scholarship
• Tom "Gunny" Shirey Memorial Scholarship
• Tom Allen Scholarship
• Vietnamese Community Association of Thurston County Scholarship
• Vo Family Endowed Scholarship
• Zonta Club of South Puget Sound Scholarship

• Albert C. Goerig, DDS, Scholarship in Dental Assisting
• Bertha Schulz Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
• Capital Medical Center Endowed Scholarship
• Carolyn and Charlie Keck Endowed Scholarship in Dental Assisting
• Cheryl Sponek-Smith (VanderWal) Memorial Scholarship in Medical Assisting
• Col. Robert W. & Laura L. Hakala Endowed Scholarship
• Coordinated Care Scholarship
• Dennis W. Mahar Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. D. Mark Brown and Olivia Brown Scholarship in Healthcare
• Dr. Thomas Fell Endowed Scholarship in Healthcare
• Edith Arnold Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
• H. "Jerry" & Esther C. Maury Endowed Scholarship in Healthcare
• Harold W. and Barbara A. Betaque Simpson Family Endowed Scholarship
• Hartmann and Roberts Scholarship in Nursing
• Helen C. Shank Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Vocational-Technical Education
• Helen C. Shank Soroptimist International Endowed Scholarship in Vocational Technical Education
• Hettinger Family Scholarship in Healthcare
• Jack P. & Evelyn A. Starr Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
• Larry and Betty Tucker Endowed Scholarship in Healthcare
• Lynn Matheson Brunton, RHD Endowed Scholarship in Dental Assisting
• Marcus Family Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
• Marian H. Seeley Altrusa International of Olympia Scholarship
• Nellie Robertson Memorial Scholarship in Veterinary Science
• Nels and Phyllis Hanson Endowed Scholarship in Trades and Technologies
• Olympia Orthopaedic Associates Scholarship in Healthcare
• Panorama Nursing Scholarship
• Paul A. DiDonato, DDS, Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Dental Assisting
• Peggy Bernson Scholarship in Nursing
• Providence St. Peter Foundation Scholarship in Certified Nurse Assisting
• Providence St. Peter Foundation Scholarship in Medical Assisting
• Providence St. Peter Foundation Scholarship in Nursing
• Shirley Wagner Memorial Scholarship in Dental Assisting
• St. Peter Hospital Auxiliary Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
• Tammy Strong Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Dental Assisting
• The Gisela McRavin "Ray of Hope" Scholarship in Nursing
• The Olympia Physicians' Endowed Scholarship in Healthcare
• The Stephanie Todak Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
• Thurston-Mason Counties Medical Society Alliance Scholarship in Healthcare
• Willamette Dental Group Scholarship in Dental Assisting

• Information Processing Management Association Endowed Scholarship in Computer Technology Studies
• Information Technology Pathway Scholarship
• Lexar Homes Scholarship
• Michael Martin Endowed Scholarship in CAD/BIM Technology
• Right! Systems Information Technology Scholarship

• Architecture, Engineering & Construction Technology (AECT) Scholarship
• Benjamin S. Ellwanger Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Amy Fairweather Head Memorial Scholarship
• Puget Sound Energy Foundation "Powerful Scholars" Scholarship
• Science, Engineering and Math Pathway Scholarship

• Dr. Cole and Holly Mason Endowed Scholarship in Early Childhood Education
• Frances Naomi Wilson Endowed Scholarship
• Frank W. Foley Endowed Scholarship in Legal and Related Studies
• Hands on Children's Museum Scholarship in Early Learning
• Heidi Hamilton Henderson Memorial Scholarship
• Mayeda Family Endowed Scholarship in Early Childhood Education
• Mike & Teri Murphy Endowed Scholarship
• Nancy Allen Scholarship for Language Learners
• Reykdal Family Endowed Scholarship in Education