Mission Statement

Encouraging young leaders to pursue lives and work of public service and social change through Strauss scholar­ships awarded to California college juniors for high-impact projects undertaken in their senior year.


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Strauss Scholar Spotlight

Amanda Cundiff

Amanda Cundiff

Inspiration in a Rainforest

The Strauss scholarship has legs.

That's a quality deeply sought and remarkably demonstrated in our first ten years.

A classic example is Amanda Cundiff, who won her Strauss scholarship in 1999 and credits it today as a major catalyst and core element in a life focused on environmental science and management, currently in the U.S. Forest Service.

Strauss News

NEW STRAUSS SCHOLARS SELECTED

The new policy — in which a scholarship is no longer guaranteed to participating campuses that submit three applications — resulted in students from ten campuses receiving awards.

Joseph Bell Retires from Board

The keen insights of this accomplished journalist, ardent advocate of Strauss Scholar achievements and one of Don Strauss' closest friends, will be greatly missed. See Joe's Daily Pilot column about his tenure on the Foundation Board.


 
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