Meritus College Fund

Meritus provides four-year college scholarships and student support services to San Francisco public high school graduating seniors. 100% of donations to Meritus go directly to student scholarships. Since 1996, Meritus College Fund has raised nearly $3 million and helped over 250 student Scholars attend the college of their choice.

With the cost of college education steadily increasing, many qualified high school graduates find it difficult, if not impossible, to finance their higher education. We think that such students should not be limited by their financial circumstances. We are committed to helping as many students as possible reach their educational goals and achieve their full potential by establishing four-year college scholarships to assist them.

Jessica Serrano

Jessica describes her experience as an elementary school tutor with America Reads and shares a letter from one of her "tutees" along with a group photo.

THE 2009 MERITUS APPLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE!  Click HERE

2008 Awards Ceremony:

NEW! Photos available here

2008 Meritus Scholars

Jefferson Award given to Henry Safrit, founder of Meritus

•    SF Chronicle Article

•    KPIX/CBS Channel 5

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