Scholars are awarded $2,500.

• Must be a graduating senior, or graduate, of Santa Paula High School in Santa Paula, CA

• Plan to enroll full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university, or graduate school, during the fall of a scholarship cycle

• US Citizen, Permanent Resident, DACA or Eligible Non-Citizen (as defined by FAFSA)

• Complete FAFSA or state-based financial aid application

Class Level

• High school graduating seniors - Cumulative GPA of 3.0, based on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) earned from 9th through the first semester/term of 12th grade

• Undergraduate college students - Cumulative GPA of 2.5, based on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) earned for a minimum of 12 credits

• Graduate college students - Cumulative GPA of 2.5, based on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) earned for a minimum of 9 units/credits 

Ethnicity

• The Albino R. Pineda Scholarship Program is open to students of all races that identify as being of Hispanic Heritage.

• All majors accepted