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COVID Retraining and Recovery (CORE) Fund
Scholarship
The COVID-19 Retraining and Recovery Fund (CORE) was launched to help community members severely financially affected by COVID-19 fundamentally change the trajectory of their professional lives. CORE Scholars will retrain in new careers, emerging in stronger economic and professional positions than before.
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CORE has awarded $1 million in scholarships to 201 deserving scholars. We are grateful to the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation, Jimmy Iovine and Liberty Ross, Ashley and Marc Merrill and others for their continued support and partnership.
CORE Scholars
77%
First generation college attendees
76%
Pursuing medical career track
15%
Pursuing technology
7%
Pursuing other career track
We have awarded CORE scholarships to deserving, ambitious individuals who are heading into their selected academic programs. Here are just two of their incredible stories.
CORE Success Academy
SoLa I Can launched the exclusive Success Academy to help every CORE Scholar achieve success in their academic and career endeavors. The vision is to provide a comprehensive program leveraging the whole person care approach.
Success
Coaching
Success Coaching provides Scholars with access to community resources and ongoing support to identify goals and develop actionable plans to achieve their academic and career goals.
Success
Training
Success Training is a soft-skills educational program offered in partnership with UCLA-extension to support Scholars in acquiring necessary skills to be successful in securing, maintaining, and progressing in a job.
Mentoring
Mentoring provides CORE Scholars with a consistent and trustworthy role model that supports their career goals and exposes them to new opportunities.
Applications for CORE are closed at this time. Thank you for your interest.