MCARE Scholarship

Tax deductible donations may be made to our Scholarship Fund by check. Please mail checks to:
MCARE, P. O. Box, 4203, San Rafael, CA, 94913.

Please make checks payable to Marin Community Foundation with reference on memo line: For MCARE Scholarship. We will forward them to the Foundation for recognition on a quarterly basis and donors will receive a thank you letter from the Foundation, which can be used for tax-deductible purposes.

MCARE 2024 Scholarship Information

 MCARE has  (3) three scholarships for $3,000 per scholarship! 

This membership benefit was created exclusively for the son; daughter; grandson; or granddaughter of a current or a deceased MCARE member. Please don’t confuse MCARE with MCERA which is the Marin County Employees Retirement Association. They manage our retirement funds and benefits; whereas, MCARE is a voluntary, member-supported association of retired local government and safety employees.

Scholarships will be awarded to the top students meeting our criteria who are pursuing higher education and/or third-level or tertiary education or continuing education (college, university, vocational programs such as nursing, police or fire academies, or a trade school).

The scholarships are named in honor of three deceased members who contributed greatly to your Association:

• MCARE Scholarship Honoring Tom Hendricks to a graduating high school senior;
• MCARE Scholarship Honoring Bob Roumiguiere to an undergraduate and/or a student currently enrolled in higher education and/or third -level or tertiary education or continuing education (college, university, vocational programs such as nursing, police or fire academies, or a trade school); and
• MCARE Scholarship Honoring Joe Coffrini to a graduate student and/or a student currently enrolled in higher education and/or third -level or tertiary education or continuing education (college, university, vocational programs such as nursing, police or fire academies, or a trade school).

The application deadline and criteria are final - no exceptions. The application and all accompanying documentation (school transcript, 3 letters of recommendation & photo) must be received by Marin County Office of Education No later than TBA.

Interviews will be conducted on TBA .  Interviews will be conducted by the Marin County Office of Education’s Selection Committee. They are flexible regarding requirement to be present for the interview. 

I encourage MCARE members to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. The economy has made it more challenging each year for students to further their education, this scholarship offers some assistance.

NEW in 2024:  We are developing an online membership application.  As soon as it is ready to use, we'll update here and add a link to sue to complete your application online.

You can download an application you can fill out and mail to MCOE if you would rather us it.

CLICK HERE to download a printed application.

If you choose to print the application please complete it and include all required material and then and mail it to MCOE.

NOTE:  When the NEW application is ready, we will add a download link here.  [Click here to download a printable Scholarship Application]

FOR A PRINTED completed application, please mail or deliver entire application package to:

MCARE SCHOLARSHIP
C/O MARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
1111 LAS GALLINAS AVENUE
SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903
ATTN: Ken Lippi
Senior Deputy Superintendent

(Please check eligibility requirement, complete all blanks, and adhere to deadline date.)

DEADLINE: Applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. on TBA. Please allow enough mailing time. Late applications will be rejected.

Sincerely,

Ken Holmes
Scholarship Chair

2024 MCARE Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this award, you must meet all these requirements:

• Be a son; daughter; grandson; or granddaughter of a current or a deceased MCARE member. (We verify)
• Complete online application OR mail a printed completed application to Marin County Office of Education before deadline.
• Submit a certified copy of current school transcript.
• Submit a recent school or passport size photo only. Nothing else acceptable!
• Submit three current letters of recommendation from non-relatives.
• Be eligible to begin or continue scholastic work during year of award.
• Complete Personal Statement on last page of application. (TYPE OR PRINT)
• Be available for interview at Marin Office of Education. (Some accommodations may be made at the discretion of the Selection Committee.)
• Have a grade point average of 2.6 or better.

DEADLINE:  Applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. on TBA.

NEW in 2024:  We are developing an online membership application.  As soon as it is ready to use, we'll update here and add a link to sue to complete your application online.

PLEASE ENCLOSE LARGE, POSTAGE-PAID RETURN ENVELOPE IF YOU WANT TRANSCRIPT AND LETTERS RETURNED. WE KEEP APPLICATION AND PHOTO AFTER PROCESS IS COMPLETED.

Please submit all applications to:
Marin County Office of Education
1111 Las Gallinas Ave., San Rafael, CA 94903
ATTN: Ken Lippi
Senior Deputy Superintendent

Selection Process:

The Selection Committee is made up of staff from the Office of Education (no MCARE members.) Qualifying entries will be based on:

• Verified relationship to a current or a deceased dues-paying, MCARE member
• Timely receipt of completed application and supporting documentation
• Most qualified applicant in each category

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Scholarship Committee Chair, Ken Holmes at (415) 827-7112 or e-mail to iceman14A1@gmail.com OR President Gene Pennington (916) 431-7956  or e-mail to President@MCAREInfo.org.  Please do not contact us regarding the status of your application or interview results, as we are not involved in the process. All qualifying applicants will be notified by the Office of Education for an interview. Notification of results by mail or email will be given by late May.

If you have any questions about the application requirements or the status of your application, please contact:

Shoshannah Villanueva, Executive Secretary to Ken Lippi, Senior Deputy Superintendent

Marin County Office of Education

E-mail:  svillanueva@marinschools.org

Phone:  (415) 499-5803

NEW in 2024:  We are developing an online membership application.  As soon as it is ready to use, we'll update here and add a link to sue to complete your application online.