Jo Anne Marquardt (JAM) Hope, Empower, Love, Peace (HELP) Scholarship*

The Jo Anne Marquardt (JAM) Hope, Empower, Love, Peace (HELP) Scholarship awards to students who have graduated from C.K. McClatchy High School. Open to all majors; applicants must be first generation in family to attend college; enter the Fall term as a freshman and enroll full time at the time of award; have a 2.80 overall GPA (for the junior and senior years in high school); and demonstrate financial need. Students must submit a letter of recommendation from a C.K. McClatchy High School faculty member and also brief written statement (maximum 250 words) describing what he/she plans to study at Sac State, and how this study will impact his/her personal and /or professional future.

Award
$1,000
Scopes
Financial Aid & Scholarship Office
Deadline
03/02/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please submit a brief written statement (maximum 250 words) describing your plans to study at Sacramento State, and how this study will impact your personal and /or professional future.
  2. Please submit a letter of recommendation from a C.K. McClatchy High School faculty member.
  3. Please submit a letter of recommendation from a C.K. McClatchy High School faculty member.
    Please ask your former C.K. McClatchy High School faculty for their time before filling out their names and email addresses on the scholarship application.
    Your reference should be able to attest to your qualities, personality, and experience.
  4. Please submit a brief written statement (maximum 250 words) describing your plans to study at Sacramento State, and how this study will impact your personal and /or professional future.