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Oceanside Pop Warner is proud to serve the Oceanside community, offering a Football and Cheer-leading program. Part of this service includes a scholarship program for deserving families in the community we serve, so that every child has the opportunity to participate regardless of his or her family income. The number of sponsorships we provide will be limited only by our financial ability to provide them. Our goal is to help every deserving family that we can. It is possible that we may get more applications than we can support, submitting an application does not guarantee your participant(s) will receive the scholarship. Oceanside Pop Warner encourages providing the opportunity for all youth to participate in and enjoy the Pop
Warner experience. To that end, the sponsorship program is offered for those meeting the requirement as described herein. Scholarship funds are intended to cover partial registration costs for families with legitimate financial reasons.

All Scholarship applications and supporting documentation are DUE BY MARCH 31st.

  • Residents within the Oceanside Unified School District are given first priority and funds are distributed via
    lottery system to applicants that provide application with all the necessary documentation to determine
    income by March 31st, 2025.
  • You must register online with a payment of $100 for Football and $250 for Cheer.
  • Any incomplete scholarship application will be declined. Any application missing the required, supporting
    documentation will be declined.
  • All information provided in the scholarship application is confidential and will not be released to others.
  • Once a scholarship recipient is registered for OPW, participation in the full program session is required. Withdrawal
    from the program for any unexcused reason will result in scholarship ineligibility for one year.
  • Scholarship applications will be reviewed, and applicants will be notified of the availability of funds as they are
    approved via lottery system.
  • Payment for any fees not covered by sponsorship will be due by June 30th,2025.
  • Sponsorship funds are for youth 14 and under.
  • Oceanside Pop Warner reserves the right to limit the number of scholarships based upon funds available and to decline funding for those applicants who do not meet the scholarship program requirements.

Minimum Requirements

  1. The applicant must meet the minimum OPW participation requirements.
  2. Any person applying for financial assistance will be asked to pay $100 for Football participants and
    $250 for cheer participants.
  3. One page essay from football/cheer applicant, title “Why do you want to play football or cheer?”
  4. Not required but taken into consideration- a list of volunteer hours with authorized signatures or
    letter from association.

Income Guidlines:

The income guidelines listed below have been adopted from the state school lunch program, and
have been adopted by OPW as the financial guideline for the 2025 Season.

These income guidelines are based on the following pre-tax annual income as follows:
          1-2 Person Household: $36,400
          3 Persons: $40,950
          5 Persons: $49,100
          4 Persons: $45,450
          6 Persons: $52,750
Add $6,200 for each additional household member.

How to apply:
If you meet the minimum requirements, you must provide the following:

  1. Most recent copy of your FEDERAL TAX RETURN
  2. Last 3 current pay stubs
    *If unemployed and/or on disability, disability and are applying for financial assistance you will need to provide a letter explaining why you believe financial assistance is warranted for your family along with a copy of your unemployment and/or disability benefits payment summarization. 
  3. One page essay from football/ cheer applicant, title "Why do you want to play football/ cheer?"