SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
CIF Spirit of Sport Award - Spring Season 2025
This award seeks to recognize one male and one female student-athlete, during each season of sport (Fall/Winter/Spring), who display good sportsmanship and school leadership, regardless of athletic ability. The CIF wants to acknowledge student-athletes who are positive role models within our schools and the community at-large. Integrity, fairness, character, and respect are inherent principles of good sportsmanship. With them, the spirit of competition thrives, fueled by honest rivalry, courteous relations, and graceful acceptance of the results.
Each CIF member school is allowed one male and one female senior athlete for each season of sport.
Spring Sports
Badminton, Baseball, Boys Golf, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Boys Tennis, Track & Field, Boys Volleyball
Other (sport played during non-traditional CIF State season)
At your earliest convenience, please pass along to your respective member schools, so that they can have their deserving student-athletes apply.
Deadline is February 18th.
Application Procedures & Process Overview:
All applications must be fully complete before submission. You are able to exit an incomplete application, and finish at a later date by signing into your Kaleidoscope account.
Application must include:
Qualifications
Application Link
This award seeks to recognize one male and one female student-athlete, during each season of sport (Fall/Winter/Spring), who display good sportsmanship and school leadership, regardless of athletic ability. The CIF wants to acknowledge student-athletes who are positive role models within our schools and the community at-large. Integrity, fairness, character, and respect are inherent principles of good sportsmanship. With them, the spirit of competition thrives, fueled by honest rivalry, courteous relations, and graceful acceptance of the results.
Each CIF member school is allowed one male and one female senior athlete for each season of sport.
Spring Sports
Badminton, Baseball, Boys Golf, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Boys Tennis, Track & Field, Boys Volleyball
Other (sport played during non-traditional CIF State season)
At your earliest convenience, please pass along to your respective member schools, so that they can have their deserving student-athletes apply.
Deadline is February 18th.
Application Procedures & Process Overview:
All applications must be fully complete before submission. You are able to exit an incomplete application, and finish at a later date by signing into your Kaleidoscope account.
Application must include:
- Parent Information, School Information, Principal Information and Signature Page, Completion of the Student Essay (Max. 350 words)
- Complete List of Activities and Participation in the Following Categories:
- Athletics
- Non-Athletic Activities & Extracurriculars
- Leadership Positions
- Community Service
Qualifications
- Residence: California
- Grade Level: H.S. Senior
- Two State winners (1 male and 1 female) in each traditional season of sport (Fall, Winter, Spring), for six total winners, will each receive a patch, award, and scholarship. State recipients are required to attend the Federated Council event at the Oakland Marriott City Center on Friday, April 4, 2025.
Application Link
2025 Willie Mays Scholars Application
2025 Application Timeline
Who can apply? Students who:
What do they receive?
Each Scholar will benefit from:
How can you help promote this opportunity?
Deadline is February 27th.
Application Link
2025 Application Timeline
- February 1: Application opens
- February 27 at 11:59 PM: Application closes
- April 30: Applicants notified of decisions
Who can apply? Students who:
- Identify as Black or African American
- Live in San Francisco
- Are currently in 9th grade
- Had a minimum 2.0 GPA in the first semester of their 9th grade year
What do they receive?
Each Scholar will benefit from:
- Weekly programming through the Giants Community Fund, Alive & Free and 100% College Prep
- Support throughout high school and college
- A college scholarship of up to $20,000!
How can you help promote this opportunity?
- Share the application and Applicant Toolkit with the eligible students you work with
- Check out this Mentor Toolkit for resources you can use, including:
- Email and text templates
- Fliers/graphics
- Letter of recommendation templates
Deadline is February 27th.
Application Link