Scholarships
CHISPA has funded scholarships for students whose families live in CHISPA homes or apartments entering or attending Hartnell College, California State University at Monterey Bay (CSUMB), and to various accredited colleges through the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) scholarships.
CHISPA has awarded 135 scholarships totaling over $114,000 since 2005.
One additional scholarship is available to residents of CHISPA’s Mountain View Townhomes Apartment Building in Salinas.
This scholarship is funded by the California Community Reinvestment Corporation. Any resident of Mountain View Townhomes seeking higher education at any college or university is eligible to apply for this scholarship. For more information on this scholarship, please contact Dana Cleary at CHISPA: 831-757-6251 x 141 or dcleary@chispahousing.org
Each year, a portion of the proceeds from CHISPA’s annual Community Celebration are invested to increase the scholarship endowment. CHISPA held its last Annual Celebration benefit banquet at CSUMB at OldTown Salinas in February 2025. Plan on joining us at this great event next year to benefit scholarships and community services! Further information will be coming to our website in Fall.
Read biographies of past scholarship recipients.
CHISPA CSUMB Scholarship
Application Opening: Application period is now closed for the 2025/2026 year.
Application period for the 2026/2027 year will open in November.
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CHISPA Hartnell College Scholarship
Application Opening: Application period is now closed for the 2025/2026 year.
Application period for the 2026/2027 year will open in late October or early November.
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CHISPA Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) Scholarship
Application Opening: Application period is now closed for the 2025/2026 year.
Application period for the 2026/2027 year will open in early January 2026.
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CCRC Scholarship for residents of Mountain View Townhomes
Application Deadline: April 15th of each year.
Visit CCRC here for information and application.
Donate Today
We encourage you to donate to support CHISPA’s scholarships and community services. Just click Donate at the top of this page. We appreciate your support!
Read biographies of past scholarship recipients.
