Scholarship Information Daphne and Minerva Scholarships
Scholarships Awarded in 2025
Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic is proud to announce that in 2025 we were once again able to award four scholarships in the amount of $2,500.00 each, for a total of $10,000.00 to collegians who are attending universities located in the southern California area that have been selected by Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic to receive applications forms for the scholarships. Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic is honored to have been able to assist four outstanding young women as they move forward toward achieving their goal of obtaining a degree in their chosen field of study.
Collegians interested in applying for the 2026 Daphne or Minerva Scholarships please check back on this website on March 1st to obtain a 2026 Daphne or Minerva Scholarship application form.
Daphne and Minerva Scholarships:
Application Acceptance Starting Date: March 1, 2026
Application Due Date: April 10, 2026
Daphne Scholarship:
Each year Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic offers the Daphne Scholarship to collegiate members of sororities affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) that are located on the campus of the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
The 2026 Daphne Scholarship will be in the amount of $2,000.00.
Candidates applying for the Daphne Scholarship must currently be enrolled as full-time students at the University of California, Irvine. Applicants must have attained sophomore or junior status at UCI and must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Applicants must also be active members in good standing with their sorority. To be eligible to receive the Daphne Scholarship, the recipient(s) must be enrolled as a full-time student at the University of California, Irvine for the entire 2026-2027 academic year when the Daphne Scholarship will be granted. In addition, the recipient(s) must continue to be an active member in good standing with her sorority.
Completed application forms for the Daphne Scholarship must be returned, via email or through the United States Postal Service, on or before the April 10, 2026, deadline. Any applications received after the due date will not be considered.
The Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship Committee will review all qualified application forms. Daphne applications will be evaluated on the applicant's level of involvement in her sorority, participation in campus and community activities, cumulative grade point average, demonstrated leadership, employment and need for financial aid. Information provided by the applicants will be kept confidential.
The recipient(s) of the 2026 Daphne Scholarship will be selected by the end of May and will be notified of their selection to receive the Daphne Scholarship within the first two weeks of June. The recipient(s) of the Daphne Scholarship will be honored at our Scholarship Recognition Luncheon to be held on October 22, 2026.
The funds awarded to the recipient(s) of the Daphne Scholarship will be sent directly to the University of California, Irvine Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and will be credited to her campus account. First, the monetary award will be pooled with other financial resources that the recipient might have available to pay applicable tuition fees. In the event that the recipient has support that goes beyond the amount of tuition fees the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will provide her with credit which she may apply toward other educational costs such as books and lab fees. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will confirm that the recipient has enrolled as a full-time student at UCI each quarter of the 2026-2027 academic year prior to crediting the appropriate funds to her campus account. The monetary award granted to the recipient(s) may be used for educational purposes only.
An application form for the Daphne Scholarship may be obtained either by downloading a copy of the application form found below or by contacting Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic at [email protected] and requesting that an application form be sent to you. Completed application forms should be submitted to the email address provided above.
Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic is proud to announce that in 2025 we were once again able to award four scholarships in the amount of $2,500.00 each, for a total of $10,000.00 to collegians who are attending universities located in the southern California area that have been selected by Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic to receive applications forms for the scholarships. Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic is honored to have been able to assist four outstanding young women as they move forward toward achieving their goal of obtaining a degree in their chosen field of study.
Collegians interested in applying for the 2026 Daphne or Minerva Scholarships please check back on this website on March 1st to obtain a 2026 Daphne or Minerva Scholarship application form.
Daphne and Minerva Scholarships:
Application Acceptance Starting Date: March 1, 2026
Application Due Date: April 10, 2026
Daphne Scholarship:
Each year Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic offers the Daphne Scholarship to collegiate members of sororities affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) that are located on the campus of the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
The 2026 Daphne Scholarship will be in the amount of $2,000.00.
Candidates applying for the Daphne Scholarship must currently be enrolled as full-time students at the University of California, Irvine. Applicants must have attained sophomore or junior status at UCI and must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Applicants must also be active members in good standing with their sorority. To be eligible to receive the Daphne Scholarship, the recipient(s) must be enrolled as a full-time student at the University of California, Irvine for the entire 2026-2027 academic year when the Daphne Scholarship will be granted. In addition, the recipient(s) must continue to be an active member in good standing with her sorority.
Completed application forms for the Daphne Scholarship must be returned, via email or through the United States Postal Service, on or before the April 10, 2026, deadline. Any applications received after the due date will not be considered.
The Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship Committee will review all qualified application forms. Daphne applications will be evaluated on the applicant's level of involvement in her sorority, participation in campus and community activities, cumulative grade point average, demonstrated leadership, employment and need for financial aid. Information provided by the applicants will be kept confidential.
The recipient(s) of the 2026 Daphne Scholarship will be selected by the end of May and will be notified of their selection to receive the Daphne Scholarship within the first two weeks of June. The recipient(s) of the Daphne Scholarship will be honored at our Scholarship Recognition Luncheon to be held on October 22, 2026.
The funds awarded to the recipient(s) of the Daphne Scholarship will be sent directly to the University of California, Irvine Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and will be credited to her campus account. First, the monetary award will be pooled with other financial resources that the recipient might have available to pay applicable tuition fees. In the event that the recipient has support that goes beyond the amount of tuition fees the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will provide her with credit which she may apply toward other educational costs such as books and lab fees. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will confirm that the recipient has enrolled as a full-time student at UCI each quarter of the 2026-2027 academic year prior to crediting the appropriate funds to her campus account. The monetary award granted to the recipient(s) may be used for educational purposes only.
An application form for the Daphne Scholarship may be obtained either by downloading a copy of the application form found below or by contacting Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic at [email protected] and requesting that an application form be sent to you. Completed application forms should be submitted to the email address provided above.
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Minerva Scholarship
Application Acceptance Starting Date: March 1, 2026
Application Due Date: April 10, 2026
Each year Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic offers the Minerva Scholarship to collegiate members of sororities affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference that are located on selected university campuses in the southern California area. This year the Minerva Scholarship will be in the amount of $2,000.00.
To be eligible to apply for the Minerva Scholarship, the applicants primary address must be in a city located within the County of Orange. In addition, the applicants must have graduated from a public or private high school located within Orange County.
Candidates applying for the Minerva Scholarship must currently be enrolled as full-time students at one of the universities listed below. Applicants for the Minerva Scholarship must have attained sophomore or junior status at the university and must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Applicants must also be active members in good standing with their sorority. To be eligible to receive the Minerva Scholarship recipients must be enrolled as full-time students at the university for the entire 2026-2027 academic year when the scholarship will be granted. In addition, the recipient(s) must continue to be an active members in good standing with their sorority. Universities that have been selected to receive Minerva application forms are as follows:
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona University of California, San Diego
California State University, Fullerton University of California, Santa Barbara
California State University, Long Beach San Diego State University
California State University, Los Angeles Chapman University
California State University, Northridge Loyola Marymount University
California State University, San Bernardino Pepperdine University
California State University, San Marcos University of La Verne
University of California, Los Angeles University of San Diego
University of California, Riverside University of Southern California
Completed application forms for the Minerva Scholarship must be returned, either via email or through the United States Postal Service, on or before the Friday, April 10, 2026 deadline. Any application forms received after that date will not be considered.
The Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship Committee will review all qualified application forms. Minerva applications will be evaluated on the applicant's level of involvement in her sorority, participation in campus and community activities, cumulative grade point average, demonstrated leadership, employment and need for financial aid. Information provided by the applicant will be kept confidential.
The recipient(s) of the 2026 Minerva Scholarship will be selected by the end of May and will be notified of their selection to receive the Minerva Scholarship within the first two weeks of June The recipient(s) of the Minerva Scholarship will be honored at our annual Scholarship Recognition Luncheon which will be held on October 22, 2026.
The funds awarded to the recipient(s) of the Minerva Scholarship will be sent directly to the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships at her university of attendance. First, the monetary award will be pooled with other financial resources that the recipient might have available to pay applicable tuition fees. In the event that the recipient has support that goes beyond the amount of tuition fees the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will provide the recipient with credit which she may apply toward other educational costs such as books and lab fees. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will confirm that the recipient has enrolled as a full-time student at the university each quarter/semester during the 2026-2027 academic year prior to crediting the appropriate funds to her campus account. The monetary award may be used for educational purposes only.
An application form for the Minerva Scholarship may be obtained either by downloading a copy of the application form found below or by contacting Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic at [email protected] and requesting that an application form be sent to you. Completed application forms should be submitted to the email address provided above.
Application Due Date: April 10, 2026
Each year Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic offers the Minerva Scholarship to collegiate members of sororities affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference that are located on selected university campuses in the southern California area. This year the Minerva Scholarship will be in the amount of $2,000.00.
To be eligible to apply for the Minerva Scholarship, the applicants primary address must be in a city located within the County of Orange. In addition, the applicants must have graduated from a public or private high school located within Orange County.
Candidates applying for the Minerva Scholarship must currently be enrolled as full-time students at one of the universities listed below. Applicants for the Minerva Scholarship must have attained sophomore or junior status at the university and must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Applicants must also be active members in good standing with their sorority. To be eligible to receive the Minerva Scholarship recipients must be enrolled as full-time students at the university for the entire 2026-2027 academic year when the scholarship will be granted. In addition, the recipient(s) must continue to be an active members in good standing with their sorority. Universities that have been selected to receive Minerva application forms are as follows:
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona University of California, San Diego
California State University, Fullerton University of California, Santa Barbara
California State University, Long Beach San Diego State University
California State University, Los Angeles Chapman University
California State University, Northridge Loyola Marymount University
California State University, San Bernardino Pepperdine University
California State University, San Marcos University of La Verne
University of California, Los Angeles University of San Diego
University of California, Riverside University of Southern California
Completed application forms for the Minerva Scholarship must be returned, either via email or through the United States Postal Service, on or before the Friday, April 10, 2026 deadline. Any application forms received after that date will not be considered.
The Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship Committee will review all qualified application forms. Minerva applications will be evaluated on the applicant's level of involvement in her sorority, participation in campus and community activities, cumulative grade point average, demonstrated leadership, employment and need for financial aid. Information provided by the applicant will be kept confidential.
The recipient(s) of the 2026 Minerva Scholarship will be selected by the end of May and will be notified of their selection to receive the Minerva Scholarship within the first two weeks of June The recipient(s) of the Minerva Scholarship will be honored at our annual Scholarship Recognition Luncheon which will be held on October 22, 2026.
The funds awarded to the recipient(s) of the Minerva Scholarship will be sent directly to the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships at her university of attendance. First, the monetary award will be pooled with other financial resources that the recipient might have available to pay applicable tuition fees. In the event that the recipient has support that goes beyond the amount of tuition fees the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will provide the recipient with credit which she may apply toward other educational costs such as books and lab fees. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will confirm that the recipient has enrolled as a full-time student at the university each quarter/semester during the 2026-2027 academic year prior to crediting the appropriate funds to her campus account. The monetary award may be used for educational purposes only.
An application form for the Minerva Scholarship may be obtained either by downloading a copy of the application form found below or by contacting Newport Harbor Area Alumnae Panhellenic at [email protected] and requesting that an application form be sent to you. Completed application forms should be submitted to the email address provided above.
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