Good Evening, 11th grade GUSD Students and Parents: 

The Posse Foundation is a national nonprofit organization supported by influential leaders such as Barack and Michelle Obama and Lin-Manuel Miranda, with the mission to identify and support the next generation of leaders. They partner with select colleges in the U.S. to provide students with full-tuition scholarships and leadership training.

The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits, and trains students with extraordinary leadership potential. Posse Scholars receive full-tuition leadership scholarships from Posse’s partner colleges and universities, including:

Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)

Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

Hobart & William Smith College (Geneva, NY)

Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI)

Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT)

Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)

Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)

University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)

Juniors! If you demonstrate leadership skills and have an interest in any of the listed colleges and universities, please click here for the GUSD Nomination/Interest Form

If you're unfamiliar with the Posse Scholarship Program, watch a brief informational video and read their FAQ sheet. 

If you missed the virtual Posse LA Scholarship Informational Meeting on Thursday, April 30, 2026, for GUSD families you can watch the recording here.

The deadline to apply using the GUSD Nomination/Interest form linked above is Monday, May 25th!