This opportunity allows the donors to fulfill their desire to help Shasta County youth, with excellent academics and a strong community-service background, pursue a college education.
Don and Debbie Bankson are longtime residents of Shasta County with a passion to support the community they love. Through a donation of real property to the Shasta Regional Community Real Estate Foundation, the Banksons seeded the Don and Debbie Scholarship Fund to fulfill their desire to help Shasta County youth, with excellent academics and a strong community-service background, pursue a college education.
Deadline: Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
Open Application Window: November – March
Eligibility Criteria:
- Graduating from a Shasta County High School
- Volunteered a minimum of 100 hours within the community during high school
- Minimum cumulative-weighted GPA of 3.5
- Complete a tour at the Behrens-Eaton House Museum (documentation required)*
- Will attend a 4-year university or college the fall semester following high school graduation
*If COVID restrictions allow.
