The Issaquah Schools Foundation is offering a $4,000 scholarship opportunity to seniors from Gibson Ek, Issaquah, Liberty, or Skyline high schools who have been positively impacted or inspired by Foundation-funded programs.
*Children of Issaquah Schools Foundation Board Members and/or staff, and ISF Student Trustees are ineligible.
Requirements
The scholarship must be used at a two-year or four-year institution of higher learning that meets the Foundation’s eligibility requirements. The scholarship may be used only for tuition and fees and must be used within the academic year following graduation. The check will be made payable to the designated institution of higher learning.
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Applications
Students may apply by submitting a written application by February 22, 2026. All applications will be reviewed by a committee of Issaquah Schools Foundation Board members, staff, and/or volunteers. Upon review, students whose application meets our requirements will be asked to make a 10–15-minute presentation to our committee during the week of March 16, 2026 .
*Scholarships are not sponsored nor endorsed by the Issaquah School District or any of its schools. The district assumes no responsibility for the conduct or the safety of the activities. Issaquah School District shall be held harmless from any cause of action, claim or petition filed in any court or administrative tribunal arising out of the distribution of these materials including attorney’s fees and judgment or awards.
2025 Impact Scholarship winners
Winner: Anya Scharnhorst
Anya is a senior at Issaquah High School and as former Sunset Elementary and Pacific Cascade Middle School student. She serves as Captain of the IHS Swim and Dive team, President of the IHS Neurodiversity Alliance Club, Co-President of the National Charity League, and Activities Coordinator for Eagle Crew. Anya will be attending the University of Montana where she’ll study Communicative Sciences and Disorders with plans to become a Speech Language Pathologist.
Runner-Up: Hannah Nguyen
A senior at Skyline High School, Hannah has been in the Issaquah School District since Kindergarten. She is the Captain of Skyline Pride Wrestling, Secretary of the Bellevue College Finance Club, VP of the Skyline Investing/Entrepreneurship Club, Vietnamese Student Association Club Rep at Bellevue College and is graduating Bellevue College with a Business AA Transfer Degree as part of the Running Start Program. Hannah hopes to attend the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington in the fall.
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Charernruengkit
Rebecca attended Endeavour Elementary and Beaver Lake Middle School and is now a senior at Skyline High School. She is interested in pursuing a career in health sciences as a Physician Assistant and will be studying Biology at the University of Washington, Bothell. Rebecca currently serves as the Cultural Ambassador VP at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, New Taipei International Youth Leader in New Taipei City’s Dept. of Education’s Overseas English Teaching Program, and as a counselor at the Chinese Folk Arts Summer Camp.
Honorable Mention: Matthew Fischer
Matthew is a senior at Issaquah High School and a previous student at Grand Ridge Elementary and Pacific Cascade Middle School. He is the Student Body President at IHS, coordinator of the King County Green Schools Sustainability program, member of the IHS Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band, Varsity Men’s Cross Country and Track athlete, and member of the Issaquah Robotics Society FRC Team 1318. Matthew is also an active member of IHS DECA and founded and now co-leads the IHS YoungLife Club. He plans to start his pursuit of an Environmental Engineering degree in the fall.