Burton/May Pride Award
Applications for 2025-2026 school year
Application deadline is February 7, 2026
Awards in this category are intended to provide support for educational expenses for your enrollment in an educational program following your graduation from high school (vocational school or training program, community college, or university). These expenses will typically include:
- Tuition, course fees
- On campus living expenses
- Books and other educational materials
- Computers used for coursework
- Other costs directly related to enrollment in an educational program
Safe Schools Desert Cities will award scholarships of $750 to $1500 in this category. This is a competitive award but it is not based on scholastic achievement. Recipients will be selected solely on the basis of an application (including references). Awards will be presented during a special awards program in the spring.
Application Process
We’re excited to support your journey! Follow these steps to get started:
- Go to the Student Overview page
- Click the button below to visit the Inland Empire Community Foundation’s “Student Overview” page.
- Find Additional Scholarship Opportunities
- Scroll down to the section titled “Additional Scholarship Opportunities.”
- Locate the Coachella Valley Area listings
- Under this section, look for “Safe Schools Desert Cities Scholarship Fund.”
- Download the required documents
- Scholarship Guidelines
- ApplicationScholarship Award Reference Form
- Share the Reference Form
- Provide the form to your chosen references. They are responsible for submitting it directly.
- Complete your application
- Fill out the application carefully and submit it according to the instructions provided in the packet.
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FEBRUARY 7, 2026
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Applications for the Burton/May Pride Award will be administered by the Inland Empire Community Foundation. Selection of recipients will be made by Safe Schools Desert Cities.
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PO Box 1662
Palm Springs, CA 92263
Safe Schools Desert Cities Corp is a registered non‐profit 501(c)(3) public charity organization and contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
