NOTE FOR 2024:

Lam Research and the East Bay Community Foundation recognize that many challenges continue to present difficulties especially for students, families, and educators. Due to the disruptions and challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, temporary adjustments are being extended for the Lam Research Core Values Scholarship for the 2024 cycle. We hope these adjustments will provide encouragement to potential applicants and will lessen the burden on recommenders.  The following 3 adjustments are being continued for the 2024 cycle:

1. Minimum GPA: Required cumulative minimum high school GPA is being lowered from 3.0 to 2.7 in light of all the disruptions to academics and possible negative impacts on overall GPA.
2. Letter of Recommendation: Only 1 recommendation is required; recommenders will be asked to provide short statements of support rather than a full letter.
3. Optional short answer question regarding impact of the Covid-19 pandemic: Applicants will be invited to write about any impacts that they have faced due to the pandemic. We want applicants to have an opportunity to share their experiences and provide context that may not otherwise get presented.

These adjustments will be re-evaluated before future application cycles to determine if they are still appropriate.

Lam Research Corporation invites high school seniors in the Fremont Unified (CA), Livermore Valley Joint Unified (CA), Tigard-Tualatin (OR), and Hillsboro (OR) School districts to apply for Lam Research Core Values Scholarship awards of $10,000 over four years.

One award will be given to one graduating senior from each of the eligible high schools listed below who best exemplifies the Lam Research Core Values, is planning to attend a 2-year or 4-year college or technical school, and has a cumulative, non-weighted GPA of 2.7 or above.

Applicants must attend one of the following schools: 

• Fremont Unified School District (Fremont, CA): American, Irvington, Kennedy, Mission San Jose, and Washington High Schools
• Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (Livermore, CA): Granada and Livermore High Schools
• Tigard-Tualatin School District (Tualatin, OR): Tigard and Tualatin High Schools
• Hillsboro School District (Hillsboro, OR): Century and Glencoe High Schools

Required application components:

• Completed application form, including list of activities (school, community, employment, other)
• High School Transcript (official or unofficial)
• Essay (max 700 words) about how you exemplify Lam's Core Values
• ONE recommendation (from a teacher or other adult who is not a relative and who can speak in detail about your strengths)

To avoid challenges to the independence of accounting firms that perform services for Lam, students who are themselves, or are related to, partners, employees or other representatives of Ernst & Young or KPMG may not apply for or receive a Lam Research Core Values Scholarship. Students who are related to Lam employees are also ineligible.

Instructions for starting, navigating & completing this application: 

• If you are a first time user of SurveyMonkey Apply, you must Register first. After you enter your name, email, and password: 
  • You will get an email asking you to verify your email; follow the instructions in that email. If you don't see the email immediately, check your spam folder. Also add noreply@smapply.io to your contact list so that auto-generated emails will not be blocked.
  • You will need to complete your user profile. Make sure you sign up as an Individual (not an Organization).
• You can access Help instructions and contact Support at any time by clicking the "i" icon at the top right corner. You can submit a Support ticket for technical issues with the platform (ex: password help).
• You can save your work at any time by scrolling to the bottom of the form and clicking "Save & Continue Editing." The platform also autosaves every few seconds.
• If you save and wish to log off, and any required fields are blank, you will see error messages above those fields. You can still log out and return at a later time.
• Carefully review and consider the Lam Research Core Values before starting the application.
• On the left side of the application you will see a menu of 4 tasks: each must be completed and Marked As Complete. To do this, click on a task, scroll to the bottom, and click "Mark As Complete" after you have double checked everything.
• For the 1 Letter of Recommendation: you will need to enter the name and email of your recommender. Add a note to explain what you are requesting. The system will send the required info to the recommender. After you have done this, click Mark As Complete at the bottom of the screen. (You don't have to wait for the recommender to submit.)
  • The status of your Letter of Rec will be updated on your user profile screen. But it is your responsibility to remind your recommender to submit before the deadline!
• When all 4 tasks are Marked As Complete, the Review & Submit button will be activated. When you click on that, you will first see a screen to review all your work. Then you can click Submit when ready. You cannot make changes after submitting.

• Winners will be announced at each high school's senior awards ceremony in May or June. Check with your school counselor for event details.
• For additional assistance with the online platform, please read the Applicant FAQs by clicking here.