Scholarships
Since 2009 the CBFS has awarded 253 scholarships for a total of $333,000. The CBFS offers scholarships carrying the name of each sponsoring financial institution.
2023 Scholarship Application [docx]
Congratulations to the following 2024 Scholarship Recipients:
Bridge Bank – Nien Yu Yu
Bridge Bank – Dylan Lofaro
Bridge Bank – Ivette Lipets
Avidbank – Grant Cozzi
Avidbank – Serena Recinos
Heritage Bank of Commerce – Rocky Marania
Heritage Bank of Commerce – Robert Schacherbauer
Technology Credit Union – Sean Farrell
Technology Credit Union – Ryan Emperador
Star One Credit Union – Maximiliano Briones
Star One Credit Union – Luz Montes
KeyPoint Credit Union – Luke Gillespie
PremierOne Credit Union – Michael Do
Meriwest Credit Union – Yoon Wadi Zaw
City National Bank – Srinidhi Senthil
CBFS Scholarship – Katia Kandah
Past Scholarship Recipients
- 2023 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship – Pedro Solorio Gutierrez
Bridge Bank Scholarship – Preston Hwang
Bridge Bank Scholarship – Nick Van Schoonenberg
Avidbank Scholarship – Minh Tran
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Khang Nguyen
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Renzo Vasquez
Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Thu Mai
Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Le Ha Ngo
Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Ali Hamed
Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Tyler Rose
Union Bank Scholarship – Srinidhi Senthil
Union Bank Scholarship – Thi Do
KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship – Nien Yu Yu
PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship – Yoon Wadi Zaw
Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship – Faisal Barakat
City National Bank Scholarship – Michael Do
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- 2022 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship – Kian Assary
Bridge Bank Scholarship – Tyler Filyau
Bridge Bank Scholarship – Amina Mamayeva
Avidbank Scholarship – Brian Aguilar Perez
Avidbank Scholarship – Zainab Mahmood
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Atom Murata
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Monica Gutierrez
Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Kevin Chisholm
Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Maia Saturay
Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Prit Pandya
Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Navkiran Saini
Union Bank Scholarship – Keith Jose
KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship – Sean Duncan
PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship – Khangal Ariungerel
Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship – Cynthia Emanuel
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- 2021 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship – Eric Yu
Bridge Bank Scholarship – Atom Murata
Bridge Bank Scholarship – Navkiran Saini
Avidbank Scholarship – Keith Jose
Avidbank Scholarship – Loan Le
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Arman Pannu
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Sean Duncan
Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Gabi Flores-Ibarra
Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Christine Vu
Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Ishan Gupta
Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Vanessa Gan
Union Bank Scholarship – Sumit Kumar
City National Bank Scholarship – Amrick Dhillon
KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship – Jonathan Woo
PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship – Nicholas Chin
Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship – Kayley Lucatero
CBFS Scholarship – Jonathan Gonzalez
CBFS Scholarship – Kooshan Ghaziani
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- 2020 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship - Atom Murata
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Martin Cerna
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Taylor Bennett
Avidbank Scholarship - Joshua Fontanilla
Avidbank Scholarship - Grace Koz
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Iqbal Saini
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Waddah Alabduljabbar
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Thinh Phan
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Hunter Faughnan
Star One Credit Union Scholarship - Craig Conroy
Star One Credit Union Scholarship - Victoria Mihm
Union Bank Scholarship - Daniel De La Torre
City National Bank Scholarship - Vanessa Gan
KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Stephen To
PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship - Nguyen Phan
Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship - Eric Yu
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- 2019 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship - Richa Joshi
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Spriha Garg
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Marko Pavisic
Avidbank Scholarship - Duong Luu
Avidbank Scholarship - Grace Koz
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Sam Hall
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Hector Naranjo
Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Nayyar Sagar
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Jen Guzman
Union Bank Scholarship - Gia Nguyen
City National Bank Scholarship - Michelle Stark
KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Ajitpal Singh
PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship - Judith Castaneda
Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship - Rick Serrao
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- 2018 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship - Shamaun Anees
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Zerubbabel Chang
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Danielle Poore
Avidbank Scholarship - Zinnia Victoria Martinez
Avidbank Scholarship - Oscar Sevilla
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Jeff Thompson
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Diksha Jagga
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Irma Torres
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Tanay Surana
Union Bank Scholarship - Riddhik Kochhar
City National Bank Scholarship - Kenny Thon
KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Man Kit Wong
PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship - Chi (Lisa) Hoang
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- 2017 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship - Shamaun Anees
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Maribel Martinez Flores
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Sean Thompson
Avidbank Scholarship - Zerubbabel Chang
Avidbank Scholarship - Thanaa Makdsi
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Jeff Thompson
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Rohini Venkatesh
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Deven Benard
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Diksha Jagga
City National Bank Scholarship - Akash Takhar
KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Adrian Yip
PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship - Steven Snyder
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- 2016 Scholarship Recipients
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Avidbank Scholarship – Miguel Angulo
Avidbank Scholarship – Nishi Saksena
Bridge Bank Scholarship – Ariana Castro
Bridge Bank Scholarship – Gregory Grattan
Bridge Bank Scholarship – Erick Mendoza
City National Bank Scholarship – Terry Cheng
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Deven Benard
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Valeriya Razdyakonova
KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship – Johnathan Dalldorf
Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Brett Castro
Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Thanaa Makdsi
Union Bank Scholarship – Gregory Davis
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- 2015 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship - Aaron Foster
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Joel Gonzales
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Shayan Khales
Focus Business Bank Scholarship - Kenney Chiu
Focus Business Bank Scholarship - Tarang Patel
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Valeriya Razdyakonova
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Nirav Shah
KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Sebastian Tucker
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Tarriq Hansrajh
Union Bank Scholarship - Kelly Tanimura
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- 2014 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship - Faris Masarweh
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Brent Grubb
Focus Business Bank Scholarship - Phuongthanh Bui
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Huahsin (Raymond) Lin
Union Bank Scholarship - Liang Zheng
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Kenney Chiu
Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Dashuai Li
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- 2013 Scholarship Recipients
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Bridge Bank Scholarship- Alex Johnson
Bridge Bank Scholarship- Ahmad Khokhar
Focus Business Bank Scholarship - Ngoc Do
Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Kathy Zhou
Union Bank Scholarship - Fizouzeh Davoodi
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Ashwin Bhagat
Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Gregory Alexander
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- 2012 Scholarship Recipients
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Bank of the West Scholarship - Gregory Alexander
Bank of the West Scholarship - Eric Enberg
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Bryce Acosta
Bridge Bank scholarship - Alex Ciak
Focus Business Bank scholarship - Alex Johnson
Heritage Bank of Commerce scholarship - Karen Anderson
Technology Credit Union scholarship - Tarek Masri
Union Bank scholarship - Dimitry Zadorozny
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- 2011 Scholarship Recipients
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Bank of the West Scholarship - Samantha Bacelic
Bank of the West Scholarship - Mayra Garcia
Bank of the West Scholarship - Phong Duy Tran
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Rebecca Norton
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Phuong Linh Nguyen
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Sheeba Saravanan
Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Wai Chiu
Union Bank Scholarship - Bradley Lawrence
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- 2010 Scholarship Recipients
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Bank of America Scholarship - Mudit Jain
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Simerpreet Bedi
Bridge Bank Scholarship - Hoai Le
Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Wilson Ly
Comerica Bank Scholarship - Bridget Li
Union Bank Scholarship - Yin Ting Lau
Wells Fargo Scholarship - Sheeba Saravanan
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- 2009 Scholarship Recipients
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Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Jason Conte
Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Leo Fung
Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - David Lopez
Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Neven Loukanoff
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