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

Pomona College Added To Participating Schools

Pomona College has been added to the list of schools whose students are eligible for Strauss Foundation scholarships.

Tom Henderson Retires from Board

Tom Henderson, Pomona '56, the attorney who helped Dorothy Strauss set up the Foundation, and was one of the original Trustees, has retired from the Board. His sage counsel will be missed.


 
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