“It’s not just a scholarship, it’s a relationship we are building with our scholars.”
Eddie Ashley Scholars receive a $20,000 award, distributed over the 4 years the scholar is in college (as long as the scholar maintains a cumulative 2.0 GPA).
Board members from the foundation keep in touch with these students, sending support and encouragement from home.
2024 Scholarship Recipients
El Cerrito High School - Analilia, Andrew, Angelina, Renee, Sasha, Sophia & Tselha
Richmond High School - Deisy, Jose, Joshua, Justin & Salma
De Anza High School - Arwen, Jasmine, Nataly & Sydney
Kennedy High School - Aixa, Aleks, Mariana & Mark
San Rafael High School - Belinda, Hailie, Kevin & Sebastian
All Scholars, Board, & Staff
Not Pictured: Mike (Board), Jessica & Veli (Staff)
2023 Scholarship Recipients
(Eddie Ashley is in all of the pictures)
El Cerrito High School - Christian, Henry, Joaquin & Justus
Kennedy High School - Alma, Gadiel, Hector, Jose, Kaylie, Lesly & Mia
Richmond High School - Andrea E., Andrea M., Brandon, Daniel, Fabrizio, Fatima, Jocelyn, Marlene, Takaiyah
San Rafael High School - Diana, Jennifer, Norman & Pablo
All Scholars with Eddie and our board.
2022 Scholarship Recipients
El Cerrito High School
Aayushma - UC Berkeley (Public Health)
Jasper - UC Santa Barbara (Global Studies and International Diplomacy)
Kelsey - San Jose State (Public Relations)
Oliver - University of Montana (Wildlife Biology)
Samantha - UC San Diego (Marin Biology)
Vivian - Wellesley (Data Science)
Zachary - Northeastern (Business Management)
Kennedy High School
Karla - UC Merced (Psychology)
Kimberly - UC Irvine (Software Engineering)
Trinity - UC Davis (Biological Science)
Zakaria - University of San Francisco (Criminal Justice)
Richmond High School
Adrian - Cal Poly (Civil Engineering)
Andy - UC Santa Barbara (Mechanical Engineering)
Anthony - Cal Poly (Computer Science and Engineering)
Ashley - UC Berkeley (Intergrative Biology)
Jade - Cal Poly (Civil Engineering)
Starr - UCLA (Political Science)
Citlaly - UC Berkeley (Psychology)
Yeison - San Francisco State (Molecular Science)
San Andreas High School
Cesar - College of Marin (Business)
Isabella - Sacramento State (Early Childhood Development)
San Rafael High School
Max - USC (Mechanical Engineering)
Nicolas - UC San Diego (Psychology)
2021 Scholarship Recipients
“Knowing that Ahlsten Foundation believes in my dream of pursuing my education encourages me to continue working hard in achieving my goal.”
- Naedy
Kennedy High School:
Alondra - UC Davis (Spanish)
Richmond High School:
Alfonso - UC Berkeley (Pre-Med)
Lizbeth - UC Berkeley (Natural Resource Management/Environmental and Regional City Planning)
Macario - Contra Costa Community College, UC Merced (Construction Engineering)
Maria - UCLA (Business Economics)
Neftali - UC Merced (Public Health)
“This scholarship has allowed me to continue getting an education and follow my dreams to make a positive difference in this world, and I am so grateful to have received this scholarship which has really helped my family and I!” - Emily
El Cerrito High School:
Long - UC Berkeley (Molecular and Cell Biology)
Mara - Stanford (Management Science and Engineering)
Rodrigo - San Francisco State (Psychology)
Suchita - UC Berkeley (Public Health)
San Rafael High School:
Emily - San Diego State (Psychology)
Naedy - CSU Northridge (Political Science)
2020 Scholarship Recipients
“The Eddie Ashley Scholarship is a large supporting puzzle piece of my life. It has not only created a strong foundation for my academic success, but it has also encouraged me to give, for helping people is my greatest happiness.” - Michelle
El Cerrito High Students:
Benjamin - UCLA (Astronautical Engineering)
Jaszwan - Howard University (Psychology)
Madeeha - UC Berkeley (Computer Science or Applied Math)
Michelle - UCLA (Mathematics)
Kennedy High Students:
Frida - Sacramento State (Pediatrics)
Josue - Chico State (Kinesiology)
2019 Scholarship Recipients
2019 Scholars with their new laptop computers!
2019 Ahlsten Foundation Scholar Dinner
“This wasn't just a one-off interaction, Doris & Todd were there for me in sweet gestures during the peaks of the school year and maintained much needed and appreciated check-ins that gave the foundation an added dimension of family.” - Leilani
“Thank you for investing into my future and allowing me to carry out my childhood dreams of becoming an engineer.” - Alex
El Cerrito High Student:
Rune - UC Berkeley (Economics and Psychology)
Richmond High Students:
Alexsander - UC Berkeley (Environmental Engineering)
Karen - UC Berkeley (Criminal Justice)
Mariana - UC San Diego (Neurobiology)
San Marin High Student:
Leilani - Santa Rosa Junior College (Sociology)
2018 Scholarship Recipients
“The Ahlsten Foundation Scholarship has helped me emotionally prepare for college. The foundation feels like a family to me, so I know that I have another family ready to help in any way to see me achieve my dream as a Mechanical Engineer from Stanford University!” - Ruben
Richmond High Students:
Jesse - Lewis and Clark College (History)
Ruben - Stanford (Mechanical Engineer)