Funding Public Service Projects since 1997
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.
Strauss Scholar Spotlight
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.