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The Pasadena Educational Foundation strives to help PUSD recognize the accomplishments, talents, and financial needs of students through our College Scholarships program.
Businesses and community members can contribute to any number of our existing scholarship funds to make a direct and positive impact on the future of a graduating senior. PEF can also help establish memorial or honorary scholarships.
In 2025, PEF distributed over $290,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors on behalf of our partners. $107,000 went directly to graduating seniors headed to college who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire.
PEF administers a variety of scholarships spread out across the 6 secondary schools and programs. Scholarships are typically needs-based or awarded based on academic achievements. Some of the established scholarships are specific to a field of study such as STEM or art.
You can donate directly to any of the scholarships funds PEF administers and have a positive and direct impact on a graduating senior as they prepare to enter college. PEF works directly with high school counselors, principals, and teachers who identify the worthiest students and nominate them for each award. Each spring PEF writes hundreds of scholarship checks that are awarded to students at awards ceremonies. The community is welcome to come and celebrate the achievements of PUSD’s graduating seniors.
Interested in creating a scholarship fund or contributing to an existing one? Contact Phyllis Fash at pfash@pased.org
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Featured Scholarships & Winners
2024 PUSD Graduate Destinations
As PUSD Graduates are once again moving across the state and country to continue their education, we want to highlight their achievements by showing all the great places they’re heading this year with our 2023 Graduation Destinations Map.
2023 PUSD Graduate Destinations
As PUSD Graduates are once again moving across the state and country to continue their education, we want to highlight their achievements by showing all the great places they’re heading this year with our 2023 Graduation Destinations Map.
2023 Scholarship Celebration
PEF coordinates and supports scholarship opportunities for high school seniors, and in spring of 2023 awarded more than $132,000 to 112 students.
PUSD Would-be Future Educators Awarded Scholarships
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) is cultivating its own homegrown crop of teachers, fueled by a new Educational Careers Pathway and fortified by college scholarships. The first nine graduates of the recently created Educational Careers Pathway at John Muir High School Early College Magnet are now scholarship recipients, thanks…
2022 Scholarship Celebration
2022 was a great year for scholarships! We were able to award over $113,000 to PUSD students. The following are the fantastic recipients from each school: Blair High School Blair Class of ’70 Scholarships Axel Romero Sonia Darakjian Blair Health Academy Scholarships Kasandra Valenzuela Ashley Mills Carson Scholarships James Codey…
Help Create a Bright Future
College Scholarships are just one of the many ways the Pasadena Educational Foundation helps to create a vibrant and enriching educational experience for all public school children in Pasadena, Altadena, and Sierra Madre.
