Meet Our Scholars
Point Foundation is a champion for access and success in higher education. Since our first class of 8 students in 2002, Point’s class size grew past 570 students for the 2023-24 academic year. Among our Flagship, Community College, and BIPOC Program Scholars, more than half are first-generation students, 82% identify as people of color or bi/multiracial, and nearly a quarter identify as transgender or nonbinary.
Below, you can meet our Flagship Scholars, students who are earning their undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degrees.
Point Foundation Scholars
Maggie Salinas
Columbia University
Creative Writing and Computer Science
BIPOC
Cuauhtemoc Salinas Martell
Loyola Marymount University
Educational Leadership for Social Justice
BIPOC
Omar Salman
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Medicine
Flagship
Janssen Infectious Diseases Scholarship
Sam Salwan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Computer Science
BIPOC
Red Samaniego
Smith College
Social Work
BIPOC
Nathan Samayo
Princeton Theological Seminary
Religious Studies
Flagship
Burman Rappaport Scholarship
Sarah Sanchez
Riverside City College
Nursing
Community College
Victoria’s Secret & Company Scholarship
Luis Sanchez
East Los Angeles College
Marketing
BIPOC
Bee Sanchez Salazar
Santa Monica College
Sociology, Gender Studies
Community College
Paul C. Phillips Scholarship
Melissa Santiago
Miami Dade College
Biotechnology
Community College
Amara Santos
San Francisco State University
English Literature and Sociology
BIPOC
Pras Sapkota
Front Range Community College
Marketing and Psychology
Community College
Coach Dream It Real Scholarship