San Carlos Lions Club Application for Scholarship

The San Carlos Lions Club was chartered on March 31, 1938, by the Association of Lions Clubs International.  From the beginning, this club’s symbol has been its strong tradition of community involvement.  The club has donated money to many youth organizations over the years, as follows: children with special needs, youth sports groups, the 4-H Club, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, youths who need assistance with medical care and local public schools.  The club also launched the construction project of the San Carlos Museum of History in the late 1960s that was completed in the 1970s and dedicated to the city of San Carlos.

This year we are awarding up to five $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors. This scholarship is available for any students planning to attend a junior college, four - year college or trade school.  To be eligible, a senior should simply follow the guidelines listed below:

1. Any high school student who is a senior (or in 12^th grade), anticipates receiving a high school diploma in May or June of 2026 and seeks to qualify for a scholarship.
2. The student must be a resident of the city of San Carlos or Belmont (and proof may be required).
3. A formal application for scholarship will be by essay (that is, the student must submit a legible essay not to exceed two (2) pages outlining his/her education, family background, school of higher learning he/she has been accepted to, major he/she has selected, his/her future aspirations and why he/she should be selected.  The student’s name, address, email and telephone number also must be included.
4. The deadline for submitting an application is April 15,2026 and the application must be mailed to the address listed below.  Applications postmarked after April 15,2026 will automatically will be rejected.
5. The winners will be notified by April 30^th and invited to attend a regular club dinner meeting on May 14th at which time the winners will be presented with a $750.00 check.
6. To qualify for the balance amount of $750, at the end of the first semester or quarter, each student must provide a report card or other form of confirmation from his/her college/university that he/she is returning to college to continue his/her education and submit the report card to the San Carlos Lions Club Scholarship Chairperson within sixty (60) days following the end of the first semester or quarter.
7. All time deadlines will be strictly adhered to. No exceptions will be made. Interested students should mail their entries to the following address:

Linda Townsend
San Carlos Lions Scholarship Chair
P.O.  Box 94
San Carlos, CA 94070

Note: All decisions and selections made by any members of the San Carlos Lions Club will be final and cannot be appealed.