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East County News Service
Source: Senator Joel Anderson
April 16, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – Senator Joel Anderson’s office has provided a list of scholarships and grants available. Below is a list, along with other helpful information share with college students and soon-to-be college students.
"My wife and I are the proud parents of two college graduates and we know first-hand how expensive college can be these days. That’s why we want you to have this valuable information," says Senator Anderson (R-Alpine).
The list below is not meant to be all-encompassing, nor is it endorsed by the State Senate. It is simply a helpful starting point. If you are aware of additional resources not included, please forward them to Senator.Anderson@senate.ca.gov to add to the list.
A word to the wise: these scholarships and grants have a wide range of eligibility requirements and deadline dates, so please be sure to read them thoroughly and act quickly. Those with upcoming deadlines are at the top, but a number of the links included list multiple opportunities with deadlines that vary.
Scholarships & Grants
Programs for Veterans & Dependents (CalVet Fee Waiver):
https://www.calvet.ca.gov/veteran-services-benefits/education
Search College Board for Scholarships:
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
Name: Eve Hall Memorial LMI Scholarship Program
Name: American Legion
Website: http://www.legion.org/scholarships
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies; next one is May 15, 2014
Name: American Association of University Women—San Diego Branch Scholarship
Website: http://www.aauwsandiego.org/localscholarships.html
Amount: Up to $1,500
Deadline: April 19, 2014
Name: Comerica Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Website: http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/previewScholarship?scholarshipId=1003522
Amount: Up to $2,275
Deadline: April 26, 2014
Name: The Fountainhead Essay Contest
Website: http://essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/TheFountainhead.aspx?theme=blue
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: April 26, 2014
Name: Armed Forces Electronics and Communications Association
Website: http://www.afcea-sd.org/education/8000-college-scholarship-program/
Amount: $8,000
Deadline: April 30, 2014
Name: A.W. Bodine — Sunkist Memorial Scholarship
Website: http://www.aie.org/Scholarships/detail.cfm?id=2008
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: April 30, 2014
Name: Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach Communications
Website: http://www.cappex.com/page/scholarships/details.jsp?scholarshipID=3708&sortBy=&reverse=false
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 30, 2014
Name: SanDisk Corporation Scholarship
Website: http://www.sandisk.com/about-sandisk/corporate-responsibility/community/scholars-program/
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: April 30, 2014
Name: Byron Hanke Fellowship
Website: http://www.cairf.org/scholarships/hanke.aspx
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: May 1, 2014
Name: Copyright Awareness Scholarship through the Music Publishers Association
Website: http://www.mpa.org/
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: May, 2014
Name: Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
Website: http://www.zonta.org/WhatWeDo/InternationalPrograms/JaneMKlausmanWomenInBusinessScholarship.aspx
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: May 1, 2014
Name: Joe Perdue Scholarship
Website: http://www.clubfoundation.org/joePerdueScholarship.htm
Amount: Awards Vary
Deadline: May 1, 2014
Name: The Nordstrom Scholarship Programs
Website: www.nordstrom.com/scholarship
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: May 1, 2014
Name: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Scholarship
Website: http://www.sdias.org/PDF/2014-Gandhi-Scholarship-Form-2014.pdf
Amount: $40,000
Deadline: May 08, 2014
Name: John Wright Memorial Scholarship
Website: http://www.treefund.org/scholarships/tree-fund-scholarships
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: May 15, 2014
Name: Santee Kiwanis Community Service Scholarship
Website: http://santeekiwanis.org/scholarships/
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: May 15, 2014
Name: California Restaurant Association Scholarship Program
Website: http://www.calrest.org/foundation/our-programs/scholarships/craef-scholarship-qualifications-and-procedure/
Amount: TBD
Deadline: May 16, 2014
Name: Association of Iranian- American Professionals
Website: http://www.iasfund.org/applications/
Award: Varies
Deadline: May 17, 2014
Name: B. Davis Scholarship
Website: www.sandiegocalsoap.com
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 26, 2014
Name: MCCA Lloyd M. Johnson Jr. Scholarship
Website: http://www.mcca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=477
Award: Up to $10,000
Deadline: May 29, 2014
Name: MyBookBuyer.com Textbooks for a Year Scholarship
Website: http://mybookbuyer.com/mybookbuyer-scholarship/
Award: $1,250
Deadline: May 31, 2014
Name: American Society of Professional Estimators
Website: http://www.aspenational.org/Education_Scholarships.aspx
Award: TBD
Deadline: June 1, 2014
Name: National Pathfinder Scholarship
Website: http://www.nfrw.org/programs/scholarships.htm
Award: $2,500
Deadline: June 1, 2014
Name: Optimist Club International
Website: http:// http://www.optimist.org/e/member/scholarships4.cfm/
Award: Up to $2,500
Deadline: June 15, 2014
Name: Tylenol Scholarship
Website: http://www.college-financial-aid-advice.com/tylenol-scholarship.html
Award: Up to $10,000
Deadline: June 15, 2014
Name: Jack B. Eckley Minority Scholarship in Telecommunications
Website: http://www.aie.org/Scholarships/detail.cfm?id=7226
Award:Awards Vary
Deadline: June 30 (fall); November 30 (spring); April 30 (summer)
Name: Harold E. Ennes/Robert D. Greenberg Scholarships
Website: http://www.cappex.com/scholarship/listings/Harold-E-Ennes/Robert-D-Greenberg-Scholarships/-s-d-2228
Award: $3,000
Deadline: July 1, 2014
Name: Avis Budget Group Scholarship
Website: http://college-scholarships.findthebest.com/l/1673/Avis-Budget-Group-Scholarship
Award: Up to $2,000
Deadline: June 30, 2014
Name: Lincoln Forum Platt Family Scholarship Essay Contest
Website: http://www.thelincolnforum.org/scholarship-essay-contest.php
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: July 31, 2014
Name: Western Union Family Scholarship Program
Website: http://foundation.westernunion.com/education_programs.html
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Summer, 2014
Name: Quest Bridge Scholarship
Website: http://http://www.questbridge.org/for-students/ncm-how-to-apply
Amount: Various Awards
Deadline: August, 2014
Name: National Association of Women Business Owners
Website: http://www.aie.org/scholarships/detail.cfm?id=16406
Amount: $1,000.00
Deadline: September 15, 2014
Name: San Diego Chinese Center Year of the Dragon Scholarship
Website: http://www.awib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=811
Amount: $500
Deadline: September 15, 2014
Name: Xerox Minority Scholarship
Website: http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minority-scholarships/enus.html
Amount: $1,000 to $10,000
Deadline: September 30th, 2014
Name: Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) Scholarship
Website: http://www.aie.org/Scholarships/detail.cfm?id=15358
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: October 4, 2014
Name: Coca Cola Scholars Foundation (High School Only)
Website: http://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/applicants/+programs
Amount: Up to $1,500
Deadline: October 31, 2014
Name: Sharps Compliance Inc.
Website: http://www.sharpsinc.com/learning-center/scholarships
http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/scholarships/sharps-scholarship-program.php
Amount: Varies
Deadline: October 31, 2014
Name: Proof-Reading.com Scholarship Program
Website: http://www.proof-reading.com/proof-reading_scholarship_program.asp
Amount: Up to $1,500
Deadline: November 1, 2014
Name: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Voice of Democracy Scholarship
Website: http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/
Amount: Up to $30,000
Deadline: November 1, 2014
Name: VFW - Voice of Democracy
Website: http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/
Amount: Up to $30,000
Deadline: November 1, 2014
Name: ROTC/Air Force Four-Year Scholarship
Website: http://afrotc.com/scholarships/high-school/scholarship-types/
Amount: Up to Full Tuition with book stipend
Deadline: December 1, 2014
Scholarships with Multiple/Various/Unspecified Deadlines
Name: American Indian Education Foundation (AIEF)
How to Apply: Telephone (866) 866-8642 or email: scholarships@nrc1.org
Website: http://http://www.nrcprograms.org/site/PageServer?pagename=aief_progs_sf_scholarshipfund
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Varies
Name: American Society of Landscape Architects
Website: http://asla.org/contentdetail.aspx?id=23766
Amount: $4,000 - Two Scholarships
Deadline: Varies
Name: California Land Surveyors Associations
Website: http://www.californiasurveyors.org/scholarsh.html
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Name: California Society of Certified Public Accountants
Website: : http://www.calcpa.org/content/scholarship.aspx
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Name: Easley National Scholarship Program
Website: http://eaop.ucsd.edu/college/paying-scholarships.html
Amount: Multiple, various
Deadline: Multiple, various
Name: Hemophilia Association
Website: http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=55&contentid=36
Amount: Up to $4,000
Deadline:Varies
Name: Holiday Bowl Memorial Scholarship Award
Website: http://www.holidaybowl.com/about-us/scholarship.html
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: TBD
Name: James D. Phelan Art Award
Website: http://artadia.org/awards/
Amount: Up to $7,500
Deadline: Varies-June, July, October
Name: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Website: http://www.lls.org/resourcecenter/helpfulorganizations/financialresources/scholarships/
Amount: $1,000 per year
Deadline: Varies
Name: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Website: http://www.namisandiego.org/education.php
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: Varies
Name: Public Relations Society of America
Website: http://www.prsafoundation.org/scholarships.html
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Varies
Name: RMHC/Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources Scholarship
Website: https://aim.applyists.net/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fRMHC
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Varies
Name: San Diego County Medical Society
How to Apply: Email gehring@sdcma.org
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: TBD
Name: StudentScholarships.Org
Website: http://www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship.php
Amount: Multiple, various
Deadlines: Multiple, various
Name: Texas Exes - The University of Texas Incoming Freshman
Website: https://www.texasexes.org/ch/index.asp?c=523&m=3
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: application submitted with UT application
Name: United Negro College Fund Scholarships
Website: https://scholarships.uncf.org/
Amount: Multiple, various
Deadline: Multiple, various
Ongoing/Rolling Scholarships
Name: The ECPOA Memorial Fund Scholarship
Website: http://www.elcajonpoa.org/scholarship.html
Amount: $500
Deadline: Ongoing
Name: San Diego County Plant and Flower Association
Website: http://www.flowerandplant.org/scholarshipopportunities.html
How to Apply: Jan Berry (760) 431-2572 or email info@flowerandplant.org
Amount: Variable
Deadline: Ongoing
Name: San Diego Insurance Adjusters Association
Website: http://www.sdiaa.org/education.php
Amount: Up to $350 per course
Deadline: Ongoing
Name: Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Volunteer Nurse Scholarship
Website: http://www.sharp.com/grossmont/volunteer-opportunities.cfm
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: Ongoing
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