The Ralph Hale and Martha L. Ruppert Educational Scholarship is awarded to late bloomers" - those students who show academic promise and improvement during the last years of high school or in the first few years of college, but are unlikely to receive other scholarships because of their low GPAs. Applicants must demonstrate community involvement; they must be a graduating high school senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County, San Francisco County, or Santa Clara County. United States citizens or eligible non-citizen (eligible non-citizens include United States legal residents and A.B. 540 students) are eligible to apply. Applicants must provide two letters of recommendation. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.