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2026 Sacramento Hotel Association
College Student Scholarship Program
CRITERIA FOR APPLICATION
- Full-time or part-time student and successful completion of a minimum of 12 units of class work
- Strong academic performance: grade point average of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale)
- Degree emphasis in business administration, marketing, resort and lodging management, recreation, culinary arts management, accounting/finance, management, human resources, or another hospitality-related field
- Submission of this scholarship application
- Submission of one letter of recommendation from an academic advisor/instructor and/or employer (optional)
- Resume
- Copy of college transcript
- If requested, the recipient agrees to a brief interview and a post-scholarship report to the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Hotel Association.*
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2026
The scholarship is a one-time $5,000 grant. The grant is to be used for tuition fees.
Each scholarship recipient and a guest will be invited to attend the 2026 Sacramento Hotel Association’s Awards Dinner on Friday, September 25, 2026 at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento.
For more information about the scholarship program, contact staff at the Sacramento Hotel Association.
(916) 441-6110 | info@sacramentohotelassociation.com
* Securing an interview does not guarantee applicant will be awarded a scholarship.