Grove Scholars Program
The Spring 2025 Grove Scholars Application is closed.
Consider the following as you complete your application:
Statement of need
- How will this scholarship help you?
- What is your current financial situation?
- What difficulties do you have paying for school and other expenses?
- How will your situation improve if you receive this scholarship?
- How does your financial situation impact other friends and family members?
- What areas of your financial life can be improved (savings, banking, budgeting, credit, investments etc.)?
- Why is financial planning important?
- Please provide a detailed breakdown of how you plan to spend
the $2,000 award (e.g., $200: books, $100: transportation etc.)
Career Goal/Academic Commitment
- Why did you choose your CTE Program?
- What is your dream career in this field?
- What have you done or do you currently do to make sure you stay
on track and succeed in your classes? - What other responsibilities take a lot of your time and how do you make school a priority?
Career Plan:
- Give specific step-by-step examples on how you’re going to achieve career success.
- Do you have any additional trainings, certifications or work experiences planned?
- What will your first job(s) be?
- What is your ultimate career goal?
How do I access my Student Education Plan (SEP)?
Student can access Student Education Plan (SEP) via WebSMART:
- From WebSMART navigate to Student Tab → Select DegreeWorks.
- In DegreeWorks, select the "ED Plan" tab, Click the “view” option and then click the “load” button on Student Educational Planner.
- Click “Print” button to get a screen of the plan. Select “save to pdf” and then save to desktop.
Upload your SEP to this application:
- When uploading, make sure to include the following in the file name:
- Your First and Last Name
- Student Identification Number (G#)
More information on Student Educational Plan can be found on the Skyline College Counseling website.
For more information or assistance, students should email us at grovescholar@smccd.edu or contact SparkPoint.
About the Grove Scholars Program
Through funding from The Grove Foundation, SparkPoint at Skyline College is proud to offer a needs-based educational scholarship to students pursuing certificates in Career and Technical Education programs at Skyline College. View the Approved CE Programs list.
Students may be awarded up to $2,000 for the semester, which is broken up into 4 installments. Students will need to attend an orientaiton and 4 meetings with SparkPoint team members to receive the full scholarship. To date, over 675 of these $2,000 scholarships have been awarded to Skyline College students. Scholars participate in financial education workshops and individual financial coaching, career counseling, and additional services to support academic success and goals. The scholarship is offered each semester and there is a competitive application process a student will need to complete.
