We partner with the region’s key higher learning institutions to create pathways for student success, including direct financial support to improve persistence, increase graduation rates, and bolster career preparedness. Each student’s post-secondary journey is shaped by different obstacles and opportunities, with first-generation, low-income, veterans, and other underrepresented students facing greater barriers to degree completion. We also work with institutions to advance their academic and social priorities, pilot new programs, and jumpstart research.
Higher Education Initiative: Investing in students, schools & new ideas
Improving access to higher education is central to Koret’s core priority of enhancing the quality of life in the Bay Area. Earning a college degree provides a critical pathway for the next generation to productive employment, financial stability, and social mobility. In 2020, Koret announced a new five-year $50 million Higher Education Initiative. Grants have […]
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Grantee Highlight: UC Press promotes academic discourse
Koret has provided general operating support to the UC Press over the past several years, which supports the publication of a diverse set of books and articles.
Veterans helping veterans: University of San Francisco’s graduate nursing scholarships
Over the past several years, the University of San Francisco (USF) has significantly expanded its services and programs related to veterans. This includes support both for students who are veterans and for students who intend to serve the veteran community. The results of USF’s outreach are impressive: The number of veterans enrolled has almost doubled, […]
Koret Scholars: Persisting in college through a pandemic
Supporting institutions of higher learning has been a priority of the Koret Foundation since our founding. The Koret Scholars program, established in 2016, provides needs-based scholarships and other support to college students across the Bay Area who face the most barriers to college completion: low-income students, underrepresented minority students, and those who are the first […]
Koret Scholars from CSU Monterey Bay win annual research competition
Two Koret Scholars from CSUMB’s psychology department placed first and second at the 35th Annual California State University Student Research Competition. Congratulations, Claudia and Paul!