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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.


CLICK HERE TO download the 2024 MCARE Scholarship application.

Click here to see the 2023 Scholarship Winners

MCARE 2024 Scholarship Information


CLICK HERE TO download the 2024 MCARE Scholarship application.

 MCARE now has  (4) four scholarships for $3,000 per scholarship! 

This membership benefit was created exclusively for the child, stepchild or grandchild of a current or 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.

We have four scholarships this year thanks to a generous MCARE member, Michael Daly!  Applicants must be either entering or currently enrolled in college, university, or third-level or tertiary education or continuing education (vocational programs such as nursing, police or fire academies, or a trade school).

The awarding of the scholarships will be to the top students based solely on the overall qualifications of the applicants and at the sole discretion of the MCOE scholarship committee and all decisions will be final.

The scholarships are named in honor of three deceased members who contributed greatly to your Association and a member who has stepped forward and is funding a new 4th scholarship:

  • MCARE Scholarship Honoring Tom Hendricks
  • MCARE Scholarship Honoring Bob Roumiguiere
  • MCARE Scholarship Honoring Joe Coffrini
  • NEW for 2024!  MCARE Scholarship Honoring Michael Daly.

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 April 18, 2024.

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.

You can download an application which you can fill out and mail to MCOE.

CLICK HERE TO download the 2024 MCARE Scholarship application.

Once the application and required material is ready, 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.)

DUE DATE: Applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. on April 18, 2024. Please allow enough mailing time. Late applications will be rejected.

Sincerely,

Ken Holmes
Scholarship Chair

2024 MCARE Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

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

  • Be a child, stepchild, grandchild of a current of a deceased MCARE member. (We verify)
  • Complete and 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.

Due Date:  Applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. on April 18.

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 applicants

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


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