Greetings Hayward Students, Parents, and Staff-

The Hayward Foundation for the arts (HFA) is excited to share the results about an ongoing opportunity for college bound seniors who are planning on pursuing a degree in the arts.  We have allocated monies to fund eight $1000 scholarships to be awarded this year to graduating seniors.  

2026 Scholarship Awards Winners:

Brenkwitz Performing Arts Scholarship 

Adrian Isais – Music Instrumental – Chabot College

Tennyson Visual Art Scholarship

Jaquelin Jimenez Martinez – Visual Art – Chabot College

Axl Santos – Visual Art – Cal State East Bay

Mt. Eden Performing Arts Scholarship

Fa’alupega Williams – Choir  – Chabot College

Mt. Eden Visual Arts Scholarship 

Lyka Nicole Bas-Ilen – Visual Art –  San Diego State/ San Jose State  

Hayward High Performing Arts Scholarship

Jesus Lopez – Theater – San Francisco State

Hayward High Visual Art Scholarship

Dulce Varela – Visual Art – Chabot College

2026 Student Scholarship Recipients

2025 Student Scholarship Recipients

HFA is a local non-profit 501c3 organization founded in 2019 focused on supporting the arts in Hayward Unified.   Our new scholarship program is intended to support college bound seniors who are planning to pursue a degree in the arts to fulfill their goals.

Please share with all interested HUSD students and families.

Sincerely,

The Hayward Foundation for the Arts Board of Directors