Endowed and Annual Scholarship Index

Waltmar Foundation Scholarship

The Waltmar family understands the incredible impact that community colleges have on their students. They are investing in the education of IVC and our community.

Waltmar Foundation Scholarship

The Waltmar Foundation recognizes the transformative power of community colleges and the vital role they play in changing lives and strengthening communities. Through its generous scholarship support, the Foundation is helping Irvine Valley College students pursue their educational goals, overcome barriers, and realize their full potential. This commitment to expanding access to higher education reflects a deep belief in the promise of every student and an enduring investment in the future of our community. In partnership with IVC, the Waltmar Foundation's generosity opens doors of opportunity and inspires students’ success.

Women Warriors Leadership Scholarship

As a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and an educator who conducted research on student veterans for her dissertation, Martha McDonald knows that, while the GI Bill is extremely helpful in funding student veterans’ educations, the funds are not enough to live on. In order to minimize the financial burden of attending college, she created a scholarship to support students who are veterans. She recognizes that they transitioned from being warriors in the military to being student warriors.

Wyoma Hamilton Osher Endowed Scholarship

Wyoma Hamilton was the mother of Fawn Tanriverdi, longtime EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs counselor at IVC. Wyoma was a single mom who worked her entire adult life in service to people with disabilities, intimately knowing their struggles because she too was challenged by lifelong rheumatoid arthritis. She had a strong sense of ethics and valued education as a means toward upward mobility. She would be very grateful to the friends, colleagues, and members of Charter 100 who helped to make this endowment possible.