The Sea Mar Dedicated Employees Scholarship supports current staff that are pursuing their college degree and to encourage those who dreamed of continuing their education. 

• A paid part-time (0.5 FTE or above) or full-time employee*.
• Has been employed at Sea Mar a minimum of one year by the scholarship deadline of April 15, 2026.
• Plans to continue working at Sea Mar after the scholarship is awarded.
• Pursing their undergraduate or graduate degree**.
  
• Be enrolled/planning to enroll in at least 10 credits per quarter during the 2026 – 2027 academic year.
• Students are eligible for one Sea Mar Scholarship at the undergraduate level, and one Sea Mar Scholarship at the graduate level.
  

*Does not include on-call employees or AmeriCorps members.

**Does not include professional development or certification.

Scholarship Amount: $1,000

For any questions, contact the Sea Mar Scholarship Office at keniadiaz@seamarchc.org or scholarships@seamarchc.org.

Prior to starting the application, we highly encourage applicants to review the essay questions below and in a separate document, type and save your responses. Once finalized, copy and paste responses into the online application.

To be considered for this scholarship, you are expected to provide answers to the following five (5) questions:

Question 1: Why are you applying for this scholarship and how do you plan to use the scholarship?

Question 2: What do you see yourself doing three years from now?

Question 3: As an employee, what is your most memorable experience and how did it impact you?

Question 4: What barriers, if any, have you experienced in your quest to obtain your educational degree.

Question 5: How has the Sea Mar mission impacted the way you approach and reach out to your community?

Each essay must be a minimum 300 words and max of 500 words.

We highly suggest you write and save your essay responses in a seperate document and when ready to submit, copy and paste into this application.

Give yourself time to fix any formatting errors before submitting. Please have your supervisor email their letter of support to keniadiaz@seamarchc.org.

All applications are to be submitted by April 15, 2026 at 11:59PM PST.

Before submitting, are you sure you:

1. Spelled everything correctly?
2. Uploaded the correct file?
3. Answered all essay questions?

For questions, please email keniadiaz@seamarchc.org or scholarships@seamarchc.org.

By signing (typing your legal name) in the space below, you are certifying that all information is correct and that you are the person completing this application. When you press the submit button, you will receive an email confirmation that your application was received.

Sea Mar Community Health Centers is committed to equal opportunity in employment and education. Sea Mar does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or any other protected class.