RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Altura CU yesterday announced it is awarding $59,000 in college scholarships this year, up from $46,000 last year, through its Altura Scholarship Foundation to seniors graduating from 28 Riverside County high schools in 15 school districts.
The Foundation is providing $1,000 scholarships to 59 Riverside County high school seniors this year. The program is open to all graduating seniors in Riverside County who plan to enroll in accredited post-secondary institutions. A record 388 students applied for scholarship assistance in 2010.
More than 300 students have received scholarships since the program’s inception in 1993. The program is funded in part by Altura members – $5 from the one-time $12 membership fee goes to the scholarship fund.
