VICA Scholarships

2016 VICA Scholarship Award Recipients

Each year, the Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) Foundation offers scholarships to outstanding local students with a demonstrated interest in business.

MELVYN A. KOHN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The VICA Foundation is awarding a $500 scholarship to a student attending one of the following high schools or primary education institutions: 

• El Camino Real Charter High School

• Granada Hills Charter High School

• Harvard-Westlake School

• The Buckley School

Submit completed applications to VICA Vice President Jessica Yasukochi at Jessica@vica.com. The application deadline is November 3, 2017. Click here to download this year's application.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must show an interest in the business community through extracurricular and academic involvement

• Attend one of the aforementioned schools

• Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA

• Submit a 400-500 word essay on the provided prompt

• Must be a senior with an expected graduation in 2018

• The student selected must attend VICA’s Annual Meeting on December 8, 2017, to receive the scholarship. The will be held at the Warner Center Marriott from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Two free tickets will be provided for the student to attend.

MARVIN R. SELTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The VICA Foundation is awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a full-time undergraduate student attending one of the following universities or colleges: 

• Cal Lutheran

• Concorde Career College

• CSUN

• College of the Canyons

• Glendale Community College

• Los Angeles Valley College

• Mission College

• Pepperdine University

• Pierce College

• UCLA

• University of Phoenix

• University of Redlands

• Woodbury University

Eligible students must be studying business, business administration or a related field. Submit completed applications to VICA Vice President Jessica Yasukochi at Jessica@vica.com. The application deadline is November 3, 2017. Click here to download this year's application. 

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must show a keen understanding or interest in the business community through professional experience and academic involvement

• Attend one of the aforementioned universities or colleges

• Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA

• Submit a 400-500 word essay on the provided prompt

• Submit a resume with the application

• The student selected must attend VICA’s Annual Meeting on December 8, 2017, to receive the scholarship. The event will be held at the Warner Center Marriott from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Two free tickets will be provided for the student to attend.

• Must show a keen understanding or interest in the business community through professional experience, academic involvement and entrepreneurship 
• Student at Pierce College
• Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA 
• A 400-500 word essay on the provided prompt
• A resume must be submitted with the application
• The student selected must attend VICA’s Annual Meeting on December 8, 2017, to receive the scholarship. The event is being held at the Warner Center Marriott from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Two free tickets will be provided for the student to attend.