Value, Voice and Visibility

MCARE Scholarship

Tax deductible donations may be made to our Scholarship Fund by check. Please mail checks to:
MCARE, P. O. Box, 4203, San Rafael, CA, 94913.
Please make checks payable to Marin Community Foundation with reference on memo line: For MCARE Scholarship. We will forward them to the Foundation for recognition on a quarterly basis and donors will receive a thank you letter from the Foundation, which can be used for tax-deductible purposes.

Use the links below to see the recipients from 2024 and 2023.

Click here to see the 2024 Scholarship Recipients

Click here to see the 2023 Scholarship Recipients

MCARE 2025 Scholarship Information

MCARE now has  (4) four scholarships for $3,000 per scholarship! 

This membership benefit was created exclusively for the child, stepchild or grandchild of a current MCARE member in good standing, including deceased members. Please don’t confuse MCARE with MCERA which is the Marin County Employees Retirement Association. They manage our retirement funds and benefits; whereas, MCARE is a voluntary, member-supported association of retired local government and safety employees.

Applicants must be either entering or currently enrolled in college, university, or third-level or tertiary education or continuing education (vocational programs such as nursing, police or fire academies, or a trade school).

The awarding of the scholarships will be to the top students based solely on the overall qualifications of the applicants and at the sole discretion of the MCOE scholarship committee and all decisions will be final.

The scholarships honor three deceased members who contributed greatly to your Association and Michael Daly, a member who has stepped forward and is funding the newest 4th scholarship:

• MCARE Scholarship Honoring Tom Hendricks
• MCARE Scholarship Honoring Bob Roumiguiere
• MCARE Scholarship Honoring Joe Coffrini
• MCARE Scholarship Honoring Michael Daly.

Scholarship recipients are invited to our Tuesday, June 10, 2025, luncheon to accept their awards.  Recipients and one (1) guest lunches are free.

The application due date and criteria are final - no exceptions. The application and all accompanying documentation must be received by Marin County Office of Education No later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

The documentation includes the following:

• School transcript/s - Either certified or non-certified.
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Personal statement
• Honors and awards
• Work experience
• Schools attended
• Passport size photograph
• Extra-curricular activities

Interviews will be conducted at a date to be announced soon.  Check back often to see the dates. Marin County Office of Education (MCOE) will reach out to each applicant and coordinate an exact day/time.  Interviews will be conducted by the Marin County Office of Education’s Selection Committee. Interviews are conducted via Zoom. 

I encourage MCARE members to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. The economy has made it more challenging each year for students to further their education, this scholarship offers some assistance.

You can download an application which you can fill out and mail to MCOE or you can use our NEW online application.

CLICK HERE to download the Scholarship application for 2025. OR  CLICK HERE to use our NEW online Scholarship application for 2025.

OR, copy and past this link: https://forms.gle/2JqtxSh3vNJ2JMVR9 to use our NEW online Scholarship application for 2025.

Once the application and required material is ready, please mail or deliver entire application package to:

MCARE SCHOLARSHIP
C/O MARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
1111 LAS GALLINAS AVENUE
SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903
ATTN: Ken Lippi
Senior Deputy Superintendent

(Please check eligibility requirement, complete all blanks, and adhere to due date).

DUE DATE: Applications must be received No later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Please allow enough mailing time. Late applications will be rejected.

Sincerely,

Ken Holmes
Scholarship Chair

2025 MCARE Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for these awards, you must meet all these requirements:

• Be a child, stepchild, grandchild of a current or deceased MCARE member. (We verify)
• Complete and mail a printed completed application to Marin County Office of Education before deadline OR use our new online application.
• Submit a certified or non-certified copy of current school transcript.
• Submit a recent school or passport size photo only. Nothing else acceptable!
• Submit three current letters of recommendation from non-relatives.
• Be eligible to begin or continue scholastic work during year of award.
• Complete Personal Statement on last page of application. (TYPE OR PRINT)
• Be available for interview at Marin Office of Education. Note: Interviews are conducted via Zoom.
• Have a grade point average of 2.6 or better.

Due Date:  Applications must be received No later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

PLEASE ENCLOSE LARGE, POSTAGE-PAID RETURN ENVELOPE IF YOU WANT TRANSCRIPT AND LETTERS RETURNED. WE KEEP APPLICATION AND PHOTO AFTER PROCESS IS COMPLETED.

Please submit all applications to: Marin County Office of Education1111 Las Gallinas Ave., San Rafael, CA 94903 ATTN: Ken Lippi Senior Deputy Superintendent

Selection Process:

The Selection Committee is made up of staff from the Office of Education (no MCARE members.) Qualifying entries will be based on:

• Verified relationship to a current or a deceased dues-paying, MCARE member
• Timely receipt of completed application and supporting documentation
• Most qualified applicants

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Scholarship Committee Chair, Ken Holmes at (415) 827-7112 or e-mail to Scholarship@MCAREINFO.org OR President Gene Pennington (415) 254-3839  or e-mail to President@MCAREInfo.org.  Please do not contact us regarding the status of your application or interview results, as we are not involved in the process. All qualifying applicants will be notified by the Office of Education for an interview. Notification of results by mail or email will be given by late May.

If you have any questions about the application requirements or the status of your application, please contact:   Shoshannah Villanueva, Assistant Special Projects Manager, Direct Support |Ken Lippi, Senior Deputy Superintendent, Marin County Office of Education.

E-mail:  svillanueva@marinschools.org

Phone:  (415) 499-5803