You must:

• Live or attend school in Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, or Yolo County.

• Be a high school sophomore.

• Submit a completed application, along with your transcript and two letters of recommendation by the application deadline.

You can demonstrate:

• A record of academic success and a desire for academic and intellectual challenges.

• Evidence of leadership, enterprise, and personal initiative.

• A commitment to succeed and improve your community.

• Personal resiliency, including the capacity to overcome adversity.

Note: Students whose parents did not graduate from college, or have limited English ability or limited financial resources, are especially encouraged to apply.