Castro Valley Independent Baseball League: Academic Scholarships

Academic Scholarship Award

Since 2001, Castro Valley Independent Baseball League (CVIBL) now known also as the Castro Valley Independent Sports League (CVISL), has provided academic scholarships for its members under the following requirements:

 

Scholarship applications are accepted under the following criteria:

 

The player must have played at least 4 years for CVIBL.

The applicant must posses a minimum of a 2.5 GPA for their 4 years at High School.

A recommendation from at least one of the applicant’s teacher’s is also required. 

Application must be submitted with copy of official high school transcripts.

Applicant must plan to attend any two year or four year college on a full time basis.

 

Applicant must submit an essay (minimum of 750 words) on the topic of one or more of the following:

 

Something about CVIBL and his experience, future aspirations and goals and how they relate to their experience with CVIBL, description of an event or person at CVIBL that influenced his or her life.

 

All applications must be postmarked no later than May 15th in the current year of the regular baseball season.

 

Applications are to be sent to:

Castro Valley Independent Sports League

3056 Castro Valley Blvd., Box 32

Castro Valley, CA 94546

 

Applications should include information relating to the applicant:

Name, address, phone, email address of applicant,

Which years played at CVI (Team name and/or Coaches name will be helpful as well),

Identification of College applied to and accepted by,

High School academic awards,

Extra-curricular activities,

Recent SAT/ACT scores and

Essay as described above.

 

One scholarship will be awarded to an approved Castro Valley High School applicant and another scholarship will be awarded to another approved High School applicant from a surrounding area.  Each scholarship is $750.00.  In the event that there are no applicants to consider outside of CVHS then two scholarships will be awarded to CVHS applicants.

 

Awards will be presented upon completion of the current regular baseball season.

 

Questions related to this scholarship award should be directed to president@cvisportsleague.org.

 

Or write to:

 

Castro Valley Independent Sports League

3056 Castro Valley Blvd., Box 32

Castro Valley, CA 94546

Attention: President



UPDATE - Previous Scholarship Award Winners

Here is an update in regards to one of CVI's first scholarship winners.

Micky Philips co-winner of CVI's first scholarship, graduated from UC Davis in 2005 with a Genetics degree.  He also was a pitcher for the baseball team for his stay there.  After graduating he went to work for JGI laboratories in Walnut Creek and was recently accepted to USC where he is now continuing his education to obtain a PhD in Molecular Biosciences.
One of many CVIBL success stories.


CVI Awards Academic Scholarship

Castro Valley Independent Baseball League awarded its 2007 Academic Scholarship to Josh Harrison.

Since 2001, CVI has been giving a academic scholarship to a deserving player in the league that meets the grade point average, a recommendation from his teachers, essay criteria and is continuing his education after high school..  Josh was awarded a $1,500 scholarship and plans to put it toward his college education at Las Positas College. 

Josh is a fantastic young man and he always demonstrated a positive attitude.  “He is good example of the student athlete we all hope to have in our players”, said Robert Cardenas, CVI President. 

“I plan on studying at Las Positas for a couple of years and then transfer to a 4 year university to get my degree in Mechanical Engineering” said Josh..



Previous Scholarship Award Winners

Listed below are the former CVI players who were awarded scholarships and the school they chose to attend.


2001Greg Jones - University of Santa Clara
           Micky Philips - UC Davis

2002 Shaun Eng -  Cal State Hayward
            Neil Owen -  Diablo Valley College

2003 Brian Fisher -  University of Irvine
            Alex Sasser -  UC Davis

2004 Joseph Madulid -  Cal Poly State University
            Daniel Rossillon -  St. Mary's College

2007 Josh Harrison - Las Positas College

 

 





Who will be next ????