Scholarship
About
The Rodney James Pimentel Memorial Scholarship is an annual scholarship for disadvantaged high school students in California pursuing an education in STEM. The scholarship was made on Bold.org which is an easy-to-use platform for individual contributors to make tax-deductible donations. The platform connects donors to a wide-range of student applicants and helps find appropriate recipients for the scholarship award.
Donors
In order to raise funds for the scholarship, we have set up a fundraiser through Bold where individuals can make tax-deductible contributions. This fundraiser will be year-round and all funds donated will be used towards the RJ Pimentel Memorial Scholarship on the Bold platform.
All future funds raised will be used to fund this scholarship in following years, in order to maintain an annual cadence. If we manage to exceed our targets by a significant amount in a given year, additional awards may be granted to additional recipients. People can donate directly to the fundraiser by clicking Donate Now or visiting the fundraiser page: RJ Pimentel Memorial Fund
Applicants
This scholarship is geared toward disadvantaged students (low-income households, underrepresented communities, etc) to give better opportunities to those who have faced systemic obstacles along their educational journey. In addition, the applicant will be evaluated on a personal level to determine who would best act in RJ’s image, portraying his selflessness, mentorship, and kindheartedness. This scholarship applies to both incoming and current undergraduate students.
Candidates will need to fill out applications to inform us of their backgrounds (educational, financial, demographic, etc) and complete 2 essay prompts.
The application is officially live! Click here to apply: RJ Pimentel Memorial Scholarship