Scholarships

The Pacific Coast Corvettes (PCC) club scholarship in the amount of $3000 will be offered to an eligible candidate who is a graduating senior at a high school within the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) or Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD). Application forms are available on PCC’s website at www.pccvettes.org/scholarships. or by email request to Scholarship@pccvettes.org. Completed applications
should be e-mailed to Scholarship@pccvettes.org.

To be eligible to receive this scholarship, applicants must:

• Have been accepted by an accredited college, university, or technical trade school and enrolled in at least 12 class hours per semester.
• Preference may be given to applicants pursuing a S.T.E.A.M. major or enrollment in an accredited technical trade school.
• Preference may be given to those applicants who are currently enrolled in their high school automotive shop program and plan to pursue a career in the automotive industry.
• Academic performance, extracurricular activities, financial need, and work/volunteer experience will also be considered in the application review process.

To be considered for the scholarship award, the applicant must meet the requirements described on this page and submit a completed application package including:

1. A completed Scholarship Application form.
2. The Application Questionnaire.
3. An essay as described in the attached Application Questionnaire.
4. Current High School Transcript.
5. Letters of Recommendation from teachers or community service organization leaders (no more than
   three).
6. Letters of Acceptance from an accredited college, university, or technical trade school.

PCC will consider only those applications received via e-mail by March 31, 2025. Selection of the intended scholarship recipient will be made by April 30, 2025. Recipients who fail to provide proof of enrollment in an approved college, university, or technical trade school program, by May 15, 2025, may have their scholarship rescinded and the award may be given to another qualified applicant. Payment of the scholarship will be made in September 2025 subject to the recipient’s verification of enrollment. Scholarship funds, at the discretion of the PCC Scholarship Committee, may be remitted to the selected applicant or directly to the school. The PCC Scholarship Committee will consider all information provided by each of the applicants and determine which of the applicants are best suited to meet the intent and purpose of PCC in offering this scholarship. The PCC Scholarship Committee will interview potential scholarship applicants prior to making its decision. The
decision of the PCC Scholarship Committee is final.