Student Grant Fund 2023

The Empire Runners Club of Sonoma County will award a minimum of two student grants in the amount of $750 each to graduating high school seniors in the year 2023, with additional grants being awarded as our funds permit and based on the number of applicants.

In the past 10 years Empire Runners has awarded over $50,000 to a 70 graduating seniors . 

To be eligible for one of these grants you must meet all the following requirements:

1.     Be a graduate of any Sonoma County senior high school in the year 2023.

2.     Have participated for a minimum of one season on a track and/or cross country team for a Sonoma     County high school.

3.     Be planning to attend college and run on a track or cross country team or club team.

4.     Complete the application. (Use additional sheets as required)

5.     Submit one copy of your most recent high school transcripts with application.

6.     Submit two letters of recommendation, one each from a teacher and a coach.

Please complete the application and submit it with a 500-750 word essay describing your running experience and your college goals.

Applications should be mailed to ER Student Grant Fund, c/o Paul Berg, PO Box 829 Sebastopol CA 95473.

2023 Application form: Download (.docx) ; Download (.PDF)

Applications must be postmarked by Friday April 28, 2023. If you have questions concerning this application, contact the Student Grant Fund Committee at: scholarship@empirerunners.org or you may call Paul Berg (707) 953-5575.

The Empire Runners Club is an IRS Section 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations made to the Student Grant Fund may be tax deductible.