Students at North Tahoe high school receive scholarships

Investing in the Future

Scholarship Programs

Excellence in Education offers two scholarships to graduating seniors at Tahoe Truckee Unified School District: the McGinity Scholarship and the Rising Educators Scholarship. The application portal opens in January and closes at the end of March.

Apply for a Scholarship

Mcginity scholarship

For students pursuing a career in education.

January – March

Three $5,000 scholarships available.

CURRENTLY CLOSED

Rising EDUCATOR scholarship

For students pursuing a career in education.

January – March

One $1,000 scholarship available.

CURRENTLY CLOSED

Frida Quintero Vivas of Truckee High with Shelley McGinity

for Healthcare Education

McGinity Scholarship

Established in honor of Sean McGinity, this $1,000 scholarship commemorates his ambition and the significant contributions his parents, Shelley and Joe McGinity, made to the foundation. In the late 1990s, the Excellence in Education Foundation built and sold a house in the Northstar community. The proceeds from the sale were used to grow the foundation’s endowment fund. The Endowment House was constructed mainly from community contributions, including numerous donated hours from general contractor Joe McGinity. In appreciation of his work, the Excellence in Education Board established the McGinity Fund in honor of Shelley and Joe’s son, Sean McGinity, who desired a career healthcare.

Scholarship Portal

for future educators

rising scholars Scholarship

Excellence in Education’s Rising Educators Scholarships support TTUSD graduating seniors who are pursuing a degree in education or early childhood development with the intention of becoming classroom educators. Up to three scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded and payable over two years.

SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL