{"id":237990,"date":"2026-03-26T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/237990\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:01:07","slug":"coronado-junior-womans-club-offers-four-marilyn-foster-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/237990\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronado Junior Woman\u2019s Club offers four Marilyn Foster Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Coronado Junior Woman\u2019s Club (CJWC) is offering to award four class of 2026 graduating senior girls, either attending Coronado High School or a Coronado resident, the annual Marilyn Foster Scholarship in the amount of $2,500.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coronadotimes.com\/news\/2012\/08\/22\/marilyn-foster-1929-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-254024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marilyn-Foster-scholarships-CJWC-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"160\"  \/><\/a>The scholarship honors the legacy of the late\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coronadotimes.com\/news\/2012\/08\/22\/marilyn-foster-1929-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mrs. Marilyn Foster<\/a>, one of Coronado\u2019s beloved philanthropists who was known for her steadfast dedication to serving our community. She was best known for her involvement as a military spouse, an award-winning gardener, and an active member of the CJWC. Foster believed that a community is only as strong as the people who make it.<\/p>\n<p>The scholarship is for those interested in establishing a commitment to their community and who have plans to attend a higher education institution in the fall. Each of the four awardees will receive the $2,500 scholarship mailed directly to their college\u2019s registrar.<\/p>\n<p>The CJWC will begin accepting applications on April 1, and the deadline to apply is May 15, 2026. Find the <a href=\"https:\/\/coronadotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marilyn-Foster-Scholarship-App-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">application<\/a> and more information at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coronadojuniorwomans.org\/the-marilyn-foster-scholarship\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coronadojuniorwomens.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eligibility CriteriaGraduating senior from\u00a0Coronado Unified School District\u00a0or a\u00a0Coronado residentAccepted to and planning to attend an accredited higher education institution in\u00a0fall 2026Application RequirementsComplete the <a href=\"https:\/\/coronadotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marilyn-Foster-Scholarship-App-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">application<\/a>Submit a 600\u2013800 word essay:\u00a0\u201cDescribe how you hope to contribute to our society through your choice of study, your passion, or a talent you possess.\u201dApplication Period<\/p>\n<p>April 1 \u2013 May 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coronadojuniorwomans.org\/the-marilyn-foster-scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Coronado Junior Woman\u2019s Club (CJWC) is offering to award four class of 2026 graduating senior girls, either&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237991,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[79434,74,76,75,18974],"class_list":["post-237990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-class-of-2026","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-scholarship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}