Applications open for scholarships for low-income students

January 17, 2019
Christina Gray
 
A private school education could be in reach for low-income students who apply for a scholarship now through the Bay Area Scholarships for Inner-City Children (BASIC) Fund.
 
Scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis from Jan. 1-March 15. Applications may be filed through the organization’s website, basicfund.org.
 
The BASIC Fund is a privately funded nonprofit whose mission is to broaden the educational opportunities for inner-city children by helping low-income families afford the cost of tuition at private schools in the Bay Area. The Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Department of Catholic Schools partners with the BASIC Fund to help K-8 student families afford a private school education.
 
The BASIC Fund was created by private sector leaders to help ensure long-term academic, economic and social success for thousands of the Bay Area’s most underserved children.
 
BASIC Fund scholarships made possible by private sector donors help increase enrollment in private schools including Catholic schools and in many cases have kept them open.
 
“Our schools receive a significant amount from the BASIC Fund,” said Gustavo Torres, scholarship programs coordinator for the Department of Catholic Schools. Last year, 932 students received scholarships to private schools through the BASIC Fund.
 
“Our Family Grants Program together with the BASIC Fund Scholarship allow us to offer generous tuition assistance that makes it possible for some students to attend our schools.”
 
For more information, visit www.basicfund.org.