Scholarship Program
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- Every year, the lives of hundreds of thousands of Californians are touched and enhanced by California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation programs. For the upcoming 2008-09 calendar year alone, the members of the CHP 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors have awarded over $2 million in Scholarships and will have provided another half million dollars in Benefits to directly assist well over 1,000 CHP families. Since the 11-99 Foundation first began providing Benefits support in 1981 and Scholarship support in 1984, $16.6 million has been provided to assist worthy CHP family members.
- Since 1984, the members of the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors have awarded post-secondary level Scholarships to assist thousands and thousands of eligible students. Over half of the students who have received 11-99 Foundation Scholarships over time have been the first in their families to attend college and receive a Bachelor's degree. For the upcoming 2008-09 academic year, 56 percent of our 931 Scholarship recipients are poised to become first-generation college graduates.
- The California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit, charitable organization. The CHP 11-99 Foundation has been incorporated and operated under California's Nonprofit Corporations law since 1981. Donations made to support CHP 11-99 Foundation programs are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The CHP 11-99 Foundation's Federal Tax Identification Number is 95-6530738.
Since they began awarding college Scholarships over two decades ago, the members of the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors have awarded thousands of post-secondary level educational scholarships, which have helped thousands of worthy students attain college degrees. To date, nearly $14 million in Scholarships has been awarded to assist these grateful and hard-working young people, over half of whom have become the very first in their families to receive a college degree.
At least 1,000 children of CHP employees reach the traditional college age of 18 each year. Currently, there are thousands of college and trade-school age children of CHP employees who are eligible to apply for a CHP 11-99 Foundation Scholarship. The members of the 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors are working to secure an endowment large enough to assist present and future CHP family members in perpetuity, by assuring a quality education to all who wish to pursue higher education. Your donations will enable us to achieve this ambitious but attainable goal.
For more information concerning the CHP 11-99 Foundation's Scholarship Program, please read through the descriptive copy provided below and via the related links. If questions remain, please contact the members of the Scholarship Committee via email to Scholarship Committee.
Over $2 Million in Scholarships Awarded for the 2008-09 Academic Year!
The 2008-09 CHP 11-99 Foundation Scholarship application cycle began on December 1, 2007 and the submission deadline was March 1, 2008. The members of the CHP 11-99 Foundation's Scholarship Committee completed their reviews of the applications received this cycle and all award letters have been mailed to this year's successful applicants. For the current 2008-09 academic year, the members of the Scholarship Committee awarded $2,000,150 to 931 sons, daughters and spouses of current, retired and Fallen in the Line of Duty CHP employees in support of their 2008-09 academic year post-secondary-level studies. To date, nearly $13 million have been awarded to assist thousands of eligible students as they pursue and achieve their higher educational goals and dreams. Eligible applicants may begin the required online portion of the Scholarship application process each year on December 1st by accessing the following link: CHP 11-99 Foundation Scholarship Application Web Site New applicants must create an application record, while returning applicants may migrate and update their previously provided data. During each active cycle, applicants may check the status of their required documents by clicking check status. The 2009-10 Scholarship Application Instructions and other important 2009-10 application materials remain available for review via our dedicated application site--for future reference, please access the link below to download and review these documents: 2009-10 CHP 11-99 Foundation Scholarship Application
Elizabeth Martinez: Always Honoring Her Father
Everyday, in every way, California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation Scholarship recipient and college graduate Elizabeth Martinez honors her Fallen Hero father, CHP Officer Saul Martinez, Sr. Elizabeth, who earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master's degree from California State University, San Diego, currently serves as the Transfer Center Coordinator at El Camino College Compton Center.
Harvard Student Amanda Fields Honored as 2006-07 Scholar-Athlete
Second-year 11-99 Foundation Scholarship recipient and Harvard University student Amanda Fields has been selected as the 2006-07 Frank J. Clark Scholar-Athlete (FCSA). Amanda, who is a Sophomore Psychology and Religion double-major at Harvard, is the daughter of Border Division CHP Officer Donald Fields, a veteran Officer in the CHP's Oceanside Area office.
Statewide Scholarship Award Ceremonies
Each year, the CHP 11-99 Foundation hosts nine Scholarship Award Ceremonies up and down the state, to honor the young men and women who have been selected to receive post-secondary educational Scholarships for the current academic year. These ceremonies are held throughout July each year.