
2026 Scholarships Available
1. Merit Scholarship - $750
2. STEM Scholarship - $750
3. Spirit of Benny Scholarship - $1000
2025 Scholarships Awarded
1. General Scholarship - $1000 - Paola Soto - North High
2. STEM Scholarship - $1000 - Isabella Chow - West High
3. Spirit of Benny Scholarship - $1000 - Leah Ho - West High
4. West Soccer Program Scholarship - $500 - Mason Fontana - West High
5. West High Entertainment Unit Scholarship - $500 - Qinghan Jia - West High
2024 Scholarships Awarded
1. STEM Scholarship - $2000 - Darren Chang - West High
2. General Scholarship - $2000 - Philip Lam - West High
3. Spirit of Benny Scholarship - $1000 - Jonathan Valot - West High
4. Spirit of Benny Scholarship - $500 - Samprita Chakraborty - West High
5. West Soccer Program Scholarship - $500 - Isabela Stanard - West High
6. West High Entertainment Unit Scholarship - $500 - Ester Lin - West High
2023 Scholarships Awarded
1. STEM Scholarship - Ryan Tran - North High School
2. General Scholarship - Aleen Khedesian - South High School
3. The Spirit of Benny Scholarship - Gabriela Nieraeth - West High School
4. The Spirit of Benny Scholarship - Sullivan Kolakowski - West High School
5. The Spirit of Benny Scholarship - Riyana Roy - West High School
6. West Soccer Program Scholarship - Skyler Schultz - West High School
7. West High Entertainment Unit Scholarship - Dylan Lee - West High School

General Scholarship ($750) – Any graduating high school senior is eligible.

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarship ($750) – Graduating high school seniors from West High (Torrance) that have shown excellence in STEM subjects and seek to major in a STEM field should apply.

Merit Scholarship ($1000) – Available to any graduating high school senior who has achieved academic excellence and has demonstrated a desire to have a positive impact on their fellow students and/or their community.
Fairness and transparency are principles that guide The Benny Morales Foundation and will be fundamental components in awarding scholarships to deserving students. Scholarship Committee members will be asked to complete a scoring sheet for each application reviewed. The scores given by each committee member will be combined to obtain the average score for each category.