Announcing the 2023 Cohort of Maisin Scholars

The San Francisco Education Fund is delighted to announce that we have selected the recipients for the 2023 cohort of the Maisin Scholar Award. This year, we received over 300 applications, interviewed 150 finalists, and now we are thrilled to announce the 79 new Maisin scholars who make up the program’s 2023 Cohort.

These students will join a community of exceptional scholars who have utilized the award to achieve remarkable academic and career goals. Maisin Scholars have overcome many obstacles in their pursuit of higher education, and they embody the diversity of our city, representing every high school within the San Francisco Unified School District.

Maisin Scholar Award recipients receive up to $3,000 per year towards their education at a community college, 4-year university, or trade school. Additionally, they have access to academic guidance and support throughout their collegiate journey. This scholarship is renewable annually for up to four years, provided that the recipients continue to meet the program's conditions.

Congratulations to the following award recipients:  

Abraham Lincoln High School:

• Elinah Deleon
• Heavenlee Wyatt
• Melanie Carrillo Alvarez
• Yennhi Nguyen
• Balboa High School:
• Atticus Hansen
• Josue Argueta

City Arts & Leadership Academy:

• Luisa Maria Torrado Villain
• Efrain Cuellar
• Lizzy Sanchez

Galileo Academy of Science and Technology:

• Alicia Meftah
• Bernie Kwong
• David Chan
• Guangyuan Tan
• Jathan Sin
• Zuri Blanco
• Gateway High School:
• Thailyah Miller

George Washington High School: 

• Ibrahim Al-Jawi
• Imani Clifton
• Rachael Ma
• Victoria Bolds

Hilltop School:

• Denisse Lopez
• Netsanet Tewodros

Independence High School:

• Anuugin Ganzorig
• Gissell Balladarescas

John O'Connell High School:

• Freesia Hunt-Smith
• Fresia Dimas
• Mirna Paniagua
• Nelson Castaneda
• Zeus Blanco

June Jordan School for Equity:

• Darleen De Leon
• Tyrin Jackson

KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory:

• Alisson Ramirez
• Jafet Hernandez
• Jasmine Rodriguez
• Josue Cornejo
• Katheryn Alvarado-Rivas
• Sifarani Taeotui

Lowell High School:

• Aliyah Hunter
• Favio Nogales
• Isaak Tejada
• Ivana Xu
• Juan Romo
• Karina Zamora
• Kerina Pa'Ama
• Melisa Muca
• Rafael Perez
• Stanley Lam
• Wisdom Onuoma
• Yinyi Zhu

Mission High School:

• Angel Salazaralonso
• Jermaine Fulgham
• Miguel Gutierrez
• Nhito Tran
• Tsion Teklegiorgis
• Xinxuan Zhu

Phillip and Sala Burton High School:

• Bryan Lopez
• Kenia Hernandez Buezo
• Kevin Xu
• Lamar Molex

Raoul Wallenberg High School:

• Yunxi Lin

Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts:

• Bre'Nae Bullocks-Benard
• Daphne Gonzalez

San Francisco International High School:

• Antoni Alvarezbaca
• Carmillacendy Camata
• Douglas Martínez
• Glenda Mendezlopez
• Guohong Wu
• Hamza Mosleh
• Jiayuan Xiao
• Jonathan Quintanilla
• Roman Alvarado

The Academy – San Francisco @ McAteer:

• Aaron Fanfair-Hawkins
• Anthony Mejia
• Itzmin Aguilar

Thurgood Marshall High School:

• Audrey Bryant
• Cintia Aguilar
• Jeimy Aguilar Castanon
• Nesly Huete Baca
• Valeria Martinez