At Tri Counties Bank, our mission is to improve the financial success and well-being of the people we serve throughout Northern and Central California. One way we fulfill this mission is through our investment in community-minded and intellectually-gifted students.
In partnership with the Community Foundation of the North State, Tri Counties Bank awards scholarships totaling $110,000 to high school seniors planning to attend a community college, trade school, or four-year college or university.
Scholarships are awarded to students — especially, though not exclusively, to those who are economically disadvantaged — who demonstrate interest in public service, community engagement and business entrepreneurship.
Scholarships are offered to high school seniors located in the following counties: Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Lake, Madera, Mendocino, Merced, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Yolo, and Yuba.
Tri Counties Bank offers two types of scholarships:
- Income Based — Sixty (60) $1,500 scholarships are awarded to students with a Student Aid Index (SAI) of 0 or less, and a minimum GPA of 2.5.
- Merit Based — Twenty (20) $1,000 scholarships are offered to students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
We encourage applications from talented higher education bound high school seniors in Tri Counties Bank’s 27-county footprint - which includes much of the Central, Bay Area, and Northern regions of California.
Applications for the 2025 cycle are now closed.
Applications for the 2026 cycle will open on November 1, 2025.
For more information, please visit
or email CommunityScholarship@tcbk.com