2024-25 High School Community Service Scholarship Application

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
Orinda – Moraga – Lafayette Branch

High School Application

Please finish the application in one session before submitting. Note: you will need to start and finish typing the online application in one session, so consider typing it in another document and using “copy and paste” to create your submittal.



  • List the volunteer activities in which you have participated. State the number of hours per week, number of weeks per year, the total number of hours per year, and the number of years committed to the activity. Briefly identify the goal of the program and include a description of your role in the program.


  • List the extracurricular activities in which you have participated. State the number of hours per week, number of weeks per year, total number of hours per year. and the number of years committed to the activity. Briefly identify the goal of the program. and include a description of your role in the program.
  • Please list your two references: (1) a school advisor, teacher, or counselor and (2) your community service representative.


  • Please write an essay of up to 500 words explaining how you grew as a person through community service projects and high school extracurricular activities. The essay is to answer the following questions:
    • In thinking about your service to community and school, which activity gave you the greatest sense (or feeling) of success and accomplishment and why?
    • What did you feel your community service taught you about yourself and others?
    • What are your plans for college?
    • How might you continue your community service experience during your college years?
  • A copy of your unofficial transcript is part of your application. Upload a PDF, PNG, or JPG file of that document that you will have previously requested from the high school registrar and downloaded to your own computer. The size of that document must be no greater than 3MB. If you have any questions about this process, please send them to SMC.OML.documents@gmail.com
  • Max. file size: 3 MB.