IUCPTA High School Scholarship

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IUCPTA is pleased to offer one (1) $500 Scholarship for each of the seven Irvine Unified High Schools – Creekside, IUSD Virtual Academy at San Joaquin, Irvine High, Northwood High, Portola High, University High, and Woodbridge High.  Scholarships will be awarded to high school students in good standing and graduating June 2026.  Awards will be used towards continued education at an accredited college, university and trade or technical school within the first year following high school graduation the scholarship will be directly sent to the school.

Dates to keep in mind

  • You can start submitting your application January 26, 2026.
  • The contest will close on  April 12, 2026 at 11:59PM .  Any submissions after will not be considered.
  • If you are selected, you will be notified via email by April 20, 2026. 
  • Scholarships will be presented at  the IUCPTA Spirit of Community Celebration on May 20th, 5PM at Cadence Park Elementary, MPR.
Selection process
All application forms will be reviewed and winner determined by the IUCPTA scholarship committee. 
Before starting , read Section 4 – PTA’s core values.

    Application closes April 12th, 2026

     

    From California State PTA:

    Previous Recipients

    2024 – $500 each

    • Creekside: Alondra Lea
    • Irvine: David Palcios
    • IVA San Joaquin: Kevin Chang
    • Northwood:  Skylar Leung
    • Portola: Ryan Aminloo
    • University: Jonathan Soto
    • Woodbridge: Shreya Pandhoh

    2023 – $500 each

    • Creekside:
    • Irvine: Neil Pal
    • IVA San Joaquin
    • Northwood:  Emily Halle
    • Portola: Gavin Thornhill
    • University: Caitlyn Liao
    • Woodbridge: Cooper Novosel

    2022 – $500 each

    • Irvine: Rachel Nakatsukasa
    • IVA San Joaquin: Julie Sakamoto
    • Northwood:  Aditi Sreenivas
    • Portola: Sabreen Alam
    • University: Aryan Saha
    • Woodbridge: Ezra Han

    2021 – $750 each

    • Irvine: Kowoon Jeong & Swetha Palakur
    • Northwood: Kaitlin Blam & Kamryn Scott
    • Portola: Izabella Wang & Kainani Wong
    • University: Kortney Maeda & Milan Narula
    • Woodbridge: Aditya Aggarwal & Ian Novosel