Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation

06/25/2025

Celebrate with us at the 19th Annual Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation Award Ceremony! 🎉

We’re proud to honor 35 outstanding scholars and their incredible accomplishments.

CTSF empowers first-gen college students in the Bay Area, many from immigrant and low-income backgrounds, through scholarships, mentorship, and a mission to break down barriers to higher education.

Enjoy a night of delicious food, refreshing drinks, music, and plenty of photo opportunities as we celebrate unforgettable moments with our inspiring scholars! 🎓✨

🗓 June 28, 2025 at 2pm
📍Palo Alto

06/10/2025

🌟 Investing in Futures: CTSF Board Member Mixer 🌟

The Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation is an organization rooted in the belief that first-generation students deserve every opportunity to thrive.

We support aspiring college students in the SF Bay Area—many of whom are immigrants, people of color, and from low-income backgrounds—through scholarships and mentorship. Our mission is simple but powerful: break down barriers to higher education and invest in the next generation of leaders.

💡 Interested in joining our board?
Our board is made up of passionate professionals—many of whom are immigrants or the first in their families to attend college—now leading in fields like education, business, healthcare, the arts, and more. What unites us is a shared commitment to giving back and expanding opportunities for the next generation.

📅 Join us for our Board Mixer!
🗓️ June 28 at 1 PM
📍 Palo Alto
Come meet our incredible board members and scholars, and learn how you can help shape a more inclusive and prosperous future—one student at a time.

👉 Can’t make it? No problem! Let us know you're interested by filling out this quick form: https://lnkd.in/ggTnWibW
Or feel free to DM us directly.

Let’s build brighter futures together. 💫

11/12/2024

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸. Feeling homesick, isolated, or unmotivated? Our exclusive online mental health workshop, presented by the Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation, offers proven techniques to overcome these common college hurdles. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘄!Let’s connect and grow together. 🌱

🔗Sign up here https://bit.ly/3AxOiIh and receive the Zoom link in your email.

11/01/2024

Grateful to have captured the inspiring connections made at the Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation’s Mentor-Mentee Night!✨

It was a fantastic turnout and the energy was electric as mentors and mentees met each other for the first time. Here’s to a year of learning, growing, and lifting each other up!🎓✨

Just a reminder, there’s still the opportunity to volunteer as a mentor and make a lasting impact. Contact us: [email protected].

10/23/2024

Mentor-Mentee Night!
We are excited to kick off another year of mentorship! 🌟

The Catalino Tapia ScholarshipFoundation is proud to match bright scholars with mentors ready to guide, inspire, and support them on their educational journey.

07/04/2024

🇺🇸🇺🇸Wishing you a Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

05/17/2024

📣The deadline to submit an application is TODAY, May 17th, by midnight!

05/16/2024

📣The deadline to submit an application is tomorrow May 17th!

Need help with your application?
We can assist with the following:
Application and eligibility questions.
Questions about writing your personal statement.
Days: Monday through Friday
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Schedule help
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
https://bit.ly/3ODn86z

05/13/2024

🗣️Volunteers needed!

We seek volunteers to review scholarship applications to select the Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation's 2024-2025 Cohort.
The role and responsibilities of an application reviewer are:
Inform CTSF and the Award & Scholarship Committee of any conflicts of interest.

Review and Score Applications
Submit scores by the midnight of May 31, 2024
The expected time commitment is the following:
45 minutes to an hour for the application review training on May 15, 2024, at 6 pm.
5 hours for all applications (we are estimating 30 minutes for each application)

Sign up FORM CAN BE FUND HERE: 👇🏼
https://forms.gle/vwGtGrsdX8oGRUxg8

Thank you for your interest in being an application reviewer for the 2024-2025 Scholarship Cycle. Please submit this form by May 10, 2024 The role and responsibilities of an application reviewer are: Inform CTSF and the Award & Scholarship Committee of any conflicts of interest. Review and Score App...

05/02/2024

🗣️Volunteers needed!
We seek volunteers to review scholarship applications to select the Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation's 2024-2025 Cohort.

The role and responsibilities of an application reviewer are:
Inform CTSF and the Award & Scholarship Committee of any conflicts of interest.
Review and Score Applications
Submit scores by the midnight of May 31, 2024
The expected time commitment is the following:
45 minutes to an hour for the application review training on May 15, 2024, at 6 pm.
5 hours for all applications (we are estimating 30 minutes for each application)
Sign up FORM CAN BE FUND HERE: 👇🏼
https://forms.gle/vwGtGrsdX8oGRUxg8

04/24/2024

Introducing Our Board Member.
DR. ELENA SHERMAN CALL.

About Dr. Elena;
of gait in Parkinson’s disease. Her clinical interests include deep brain stimulation, Huntington’s disease, spinocerebellar ataxias, dystonia, and advanced palliative care. She enjoys participating in medical student and resident education.

Outside of movement disorders, she is passionate about the healthcare of underserved communities. She has managed the Arbor Free Clinic and taught neurology in Kumasi, Ghana. She serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Sue and Charles Bergoff Foundation for Lewy Body Dementia and the Kaiser Santa Clara Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Dr. Elena got involved with the foundation as a mentor through the Strong Roots Mentorship Program in 2022.

She is originally from San Diego, CA, and lives with her husband, two children, and two cats in Belmont.

DR. CALL, WELCOME TO THE CATALINO TAPIA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION! 🥂

04/22/2024

Take advantage of this opportunity!
Apply for our scholarship before the May 17th deadline!

Need help with your scholarship application?
We're here to help you with questions about eligibility, the application process, and writing your personal statement.
Reach out to us Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Schedule a help session at
👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3ODn86z