Application Period
2020 Scholarship Application Submission Period is
January 3 through April 28, 2020
All applications must be received by the High Desert Community Foundation no later than 5pm, April 28, 2020.
2020 Scholarship Program
Welcome to Year Seven of the Dreamers, Visionaries & Leaders (“DVL”) Legacy Scholarships Program. We are delighted to once again, present awards to outstanding students who are residents of the High Desert. The DVL Scholarship Project has awarded over twelve thousand dollars in scholarships since 2014!
Thanks to the generosity of our major sponsors, SCE, Victorville Motors, Desert Valley Hospital, C.A.R.S, Southwest Gas and donors, the scholarships have grown in number from three to six scholarship categories. Please note the amount of scholarship is located on scholarship application. Scholarships are awarded directly to the student to use as she or he may need to begin or to continue a college education.
The DVL Legacy Scholarships are Namesakes and are awarded in memory of four individuals and past and present DVL Honorees who made major contributions to the High Desert Region during their lifetimes. They are
• Dr. Gerard Brown (1921-1998), Pioneer oral surgeon & community leader
• Bishop Nathaniel Ruffin (1934-2009), Faith based community leader & elected official
• Ms. Leona Griner (1932-2012), Artist & naturalist
• Ms. Anna Sugi (1960-2010), Founder of Today’s Woman Foundation & business woman
• DVL Honorees Award–Multiple previous DVL Awardees for outstanding contributions in entrepreneurialism, visual or performing arts, education, law, military service, community activism.
NEW ADDITION:
• SCE DVL STEM (Science,Technology Engineering,Math) Scholarship
Our Scholarships
The DVL Legacy Scholarship Project recognizes students who best meet the standards of academic achievement and community involvement.
Pioneer Oral surgeon, Businessman, High Desert Community Leader & Mentor
Visual Artist and Naturalist
Faith Based & Community Leader, Teacher and Mentor
Businesswoman & Founder of the Today’s Woman Foundation
Entrepreneurialism, expression in the visual or performing arts, or community service. Scholarship funded by DVL Honorees
For students who have been accepted and enrolled at an accredited college / university pursuing disciplines in the STEM fields.
History of the Project
The scholarship project is an outgrowth of the parent project, Dreamers, Visionaries and Leaders, (an Affiliate Fund of the High Desert Community Foundation) which each year recognizes those who have contributed in some way to the livability of this region. In 2014, its sixth year of honoring local adult and young citizens whose contributions have enriched this region, Founder and Executive Director Regina Bell chose to expand the success of the DVL project by adding a scholarship component.
Our Recipients
The DVL Scholarship Project awarded over three thousand dollars in scholarships in its first year, and it accepts applications and awards the scholarships regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, disability or social or economic class or religious affiliation.
The DVL Project was delighted to learn that the students selected for the DVL Legacy Scholarships were recipients also of several other highly selective scholarships for their achievements in high school and their contributions to their communities.
