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Professional & Technical Training Scholarship


The 10,000 Degrees Professional and Technical Training Scholarship supports students from Marin County with significant financial need who are attending vocational programs leading to a license or certificate

Mission San Rafael Scholarship

  • Students must be Marin residents residing in San Rafael OR…
  • Students must be graduating seniors from a San Rafael Unified School District high school.
  • Students must be attending a vocational program at an accredited or state-approved training institution.
  • Students must be enrolling in a program leading to a license or certificate or taking pre-requisite courses for a nursing program.
  • Students must have a GED/high school diploma or be 18 years of age.

Sausalito Rotary Scholarship

  • Students must be Marin residents.
  • Preference given to students residing in Southern Marin (Sausalito, Tiburon, Mill Valley, Marin City).
  • Students must be attending a vocational program at an accredited or state-approved training institution.
  • Students must be enrolling in a program leading to a license or certificate or taking pre-requisite courses for a nursing program.
  • Students must have a GED/high school diploma or be 18 years of age.

Application Requirements:

  • Transcripts representing all undergraduate coursework if applicable. (Unofficial is acceptable)
  • Financial aid award letter from current school (if applicable).
  • Federal Tax Return(s) from either last year or previous year.
  • If not turning 24 years old this calendar year, students must supply parents’ Federal Tax Return(s) from either last year or previous year.
  • Current semester class schedule.

NOTE: Finalists will be invited to interview.

For more information, contact our Scholarship Team:

Jin Choi
Director, Scholarship Programs
Phone: 415.451.4002
Email: jchoi (at) 10000degrees.org

Stephanie Hamilton
Scholarship Manager
Phone: 415.451.4004
Email: shamilton (at) 10000degrees.org

Bryan Lopez-Gonzalez
Scholarship Coordinator
Phone: 415-726-2074
Email: bryan.lopez-gonzalez (at) 10000degrees.org

Marisol Magaña Bright
Scholarship Coordinator
Phone: 415.233.4573
Email: mmagana (at) 10000degrees.org