Scholarship Applications--be sure to choose the correct application: Graduating seniors if you are still at SBHS and Always a Don if you have already graduated.
Graduating SBHS Seniors
The Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association accepts applications from graduating SBHS seniors to help cover costs at a four-year college/university, a community college (including those at SBCC on the Promise), a trade school (for example, trucking school or cosmetology), or in a certification program (for example, EMT). If you have questions, please email us at [email protected]
Scholarship Google Doc application is now available for Fall 2026. Applications and SAI information are due by midnight on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Share your application with [email protected]. Requirements for application:
You must submit the application using your personal email account.
GPA 2.5 or higher
Digital application (Google Doc)
Personal statement
FAFSA or DREAM Act Student Aid Index (SAI)
Interview (these will take place in mid to end of February 2026)
"Always a Don" scholarships for SBHS alumni
The Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association accepts applications from SBHS alumni to help cover costs at a four-year college/university, a community college, a trade school (for example, trucking school or cosmetology), or in a certification program (for example, EMT).