Scholar’s App

PB&J Scholarship

Expired
Recruiting for more applications!

Awards up to

$1,000

2023-05-31 - Our 2023 winners will be announced on September 21, 2023. Please stay tuned!


Deadline for applications is on May 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM PST.


The PB&J Scholarship is for students who have experienced personal challenges that may not have allowed them to perform well academically, but who still have the drive to succeed.


Examples of personal challenges include, but are not limited to:


  • medical issues
  • peer issues: bullying, change of school, minority status, etc.
  • family issues: divorce, death, lack of income, homelessness, foster care, abuse, etc.

When in doubt, students are encouraged to apply; this scholarship is meant to be inclusive.


Awarding: Two $1,000 scholarships


Evaluation & Process


Applicants will be evaluated based on their essay and letters of recommendation; there is no GPA requirement. Please note: letters of recommendation must directly reference the student’s challenges. If the applicant does not wish to share their challenges with their recommender, then the recommendation must reference the student’s personal character.


The PB&J Scholarship is distributed by Scholar Sponsor, a non-profit 501c3.


Why is it called the PB&J Scholarship? The Donor Explains


When I attended Farrington High School in Hawai’i, my GPA and test scores were low, but I was determined to go to college. I managed to receive ten different scholarships, which helped me fulfill that dream. To give back to future students, I lived off peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for one week of every month during my first year in college and saved enough money to fund a $500 scholarship for another student like me. The PBJS is now in its sixth year, and has come a long way. Thankfully, I no longer need to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to fund the scholarship, but I chose to keep the name to honor its humble origin.


Recent Recipients


2023 Gabriel Perez


2023 Layla Brown


2023 Desiree D Thomas


2023 Dakota Anderson


2023 Dominick Thompson


2023 Jessica Moore


2023 Emily Scott


2023 Amy Wiknik


2023 Vivian Miller


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2022 Aaliyah Ali


2022 April Ramirez


2022 Elleanna Lausch


2022 Gabriella Martinez


2022 Janae Davis


2022 Kaitlyn Myrmo


2022 Naomi Garcia


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2021 Adilene Dominguez-Ramirez


2021 Mark Manolin


2021 Ariana Eivazians


2021 Angelica Carbajal


2021 Timothy O'Brien


2021 Brianna Christine Webb


2021 Logan Howard


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2020 Christian Frahm


2020 Adol Alinjak Bak


2020 Marcus K Lo


2020 Elle Habib


2020 Victoria Gersch


2020 Youssef Salib


2019 Kyla Hansen


2019 Abigail McClintic

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