Price Community Scholars
Price Community Scholars Mentees
Program Overview
The Price Community Scholars Grant assists in the recruitment and support of fifteen (per cohort) high-achieving San Diego State University (SDSU) students from City Heights (primarily from Hoover and Crawford High Schools) with a scholarship of up to $7500. The Price Community Merit-Service Scholarship Committee selects prospective high achieving SDSU students to each mentor three City Heights middle school students for a period of four years. Mentees are selected from the top 20% of their class at Monroe Clark or Wilson middle schools. This initiative provides programs for both mentor and mentee that assists in building a community that enhances the path to higher education through academic success, self-awareness, cross-cultural exchange, and civic participation. Mentors meet with their mentees each week after school in one-on-one meetings and provide supplemental instruction and information to support their pathway to college
Program Structure
- Students Served: Selected high achieving students from Wilson and Monroe Clark Middle School
- Mentoring Focus: College awareness, academic and life skills
- Frequency of Meetings: Weekly one-on-one mentoring after school
- Mentoring Location: At mentee’s school
- Mentor and Mentee Pairing: Mentors and mentees are paired up by career goals, academic needs, and interests
Mentee Selection Criteria
- Obtain parent or guardian permission (demonstrated by a completed parent/guardian permission waiver)
- Be committed for four years (7th grade through the completion of 10th grade at Hoover High School)
- Be enrolled at Wilson or Monroe Clark middle schools
- Commit to meeting weekly with a mentor
- Commit to community service and cultural enrichment projects
- Parent or guardian must be committed to support student success
Student Benefits
- Academic support in critical and fundamental subjects
- Developing and enhancing fundamental academic skills that support gaining admission at selective colleges and universities
- Creating awareness of the pathway to higher education and career exploration
- Engaging in arts, culture and community service in the San Diego Community
become a price community scholar mentor
Apply to Become a Mentor
For details on becoming a Price Community Scholar Leader, read our Price Community Scholars Program Flyer (English / Español).
Download and Apply Here
Application Deadline: March 27, 2022 at 11:59 PM
or Program Assistant, Alex Castruita at (619) 796-4389 or [email protected]
