San Diego Gas & Electric Company has established a scholarship program to assist students who reside within the San Diego Gas & Electric Company’s service territory and plan to continue their education in college while pursuing a STEM-related course of study.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Applicants to the Inspiring Future Leaders STEM Scholarship Program must:
*Healthcare and educational areas of study at not eligible.
**See full list of eligible ZIP Codes and communities.
Employees and children of employees of Sempra Energy, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Southern California Gas Company, and any of their affiliates, are ineligible.
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $10,000 award. Up to 10 awards will be granted.
Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
All applicants will be notified in June.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of The San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Payment is made in early August.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Financial need will be considered. Recipients must demonstrate financial need.
In addition, assuming there are qualified applicants, preference will be given to students who self-identify as first-generation college students.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of The San Diego Gas & Electric Company play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than May 2, 2023 3:00 pm Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
Applicants must have a permanent address in the Sponsor’s service territories of San Diego County and South Orange County. Areas may include: Dana Point, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Niguel, Rancho Mission Viejo, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Hills (southern part), Mission Viejo (southern part), Laguna Woods (southern part).
Community | ZIP Code(s) |
Alpine | 91901 |
Bonita | 91902 |
Boulevard | 91905 |
Campo | 91906 |
Chula Vista | 91910, 91911, 91913, 91914, 91915 |
Descanso | 91916 |
Dulzura | 91917 |
Guatay | 91931 |
Imperial Beach | 91932 |
Jacumba | 91934 |
Jamul | 91935 |
La Mesa | 91941, 91942 |
Lemon Grove | 91945 |
National City | 91950 |
Pine Valley | 91962 |
Potrero | 91963 |
Spring Valley | 91977, 91978 |
Tecate | 91980 |
Bonsall | 92003 |
Borrego Springs | 92004 |
Cardiff By the Sea | 92007 |
Carlsbad | 92008, 92009, 92010, 92011 |
Del Mar | 92014 |
El Cajon | 92019, 92020, 92021 |
Encinitas | 92024 |
Escondido | 92025, 92026, 92027, 92029 |
Fallbrook | 92028 |
Julian | 92036 |
La Jolla | 92037, 92091 |
Lakeside | 92040 |
Community | ZIP Code(s) |
Oceanside | 92054, 92056, 92057, 92058 |
Camp Pendleton | 92055 |
Pala | 92059 |
Palomar Mountain | 92060 |
Pauma Valley | 92061 |
Poway | 92064 |
Ramona | 92065 |
Ranchita | 92066 |
Rancho Santa Fe | 92067 |
San Marcos | 92069, 92096 |
Santa Ysabel | 92070 |
Santee | 92071 |
Solana Beach | 92075 |
San Marcos | 92078 |
Vista | 92081, 92083, 92084 |
Valley Center | 92082 |
Warner Springs | 92086 |
Rancho Santa Fe | 92091 |
San Diego | 92101, 92102, 92103, 92104, 92105, 92106, 92107, 92108, 92109, 92110, 92111, 92113, 92114, 92115, 92116, 92117, 92118, 92119, 92120, 92121, 92122, 92123, 92124, 92126, 92127, 92128, 92129, 92130, 92131, 92134, 92135, 92136, 92139, 92140, 92145, 92147, 92152, 92154, 92155, 92182 |
Community | ZIP Code(s) |
San Ysidro | 92173 |
Ocotillo | 92173 |
Thermal | 92274 |
Lake Elsinore | 92530 |
Aguanga | 92536 |
Mountain Center | 92561 |
Murrieta | 92561 |
Temecula | 92590, 92592 |
Capistrano Beach | 92624 |
Dana Point | 92629 |
Laguna Woods | 92637 |
Laguna Beach | 92651 |
Laguna Hills | 92653 |
Aliso Viejo | 92656 |
San Clemente | 92672, 92673 |
San Juan Capistrano | 92675 |
Laguna Niguel | 92677 |
Trabuco Canyon | 92679 |
Rancho Santa Margarita | 92688 |
Mission Viejo | 92691, 92692 |
Ladera Ranch | 92694 |