Scholarship Sources
HIGH TECH HIGH CHULA VISTA COLLEGE ADVISING 2023-24
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Local Scholarships (for seniors only)
https://www.sdfoundation.org/students/common-scholarship-app/
Works like the Common Application—fill out this one application, and it will be sent to dozens of organizations throughout San Diego. Available January, 2024 and the deadline is in March.
https://www.salutetoeducation.com/
Sponsored by Ford, this scholarship is awarded to 1,000 students in San Diego. Selected recipients will be invited to a ceremony which includes a raffle to win a car! Application available in October.
$1000 scholarship. Qualifications are 3.0 GPA or higher, and evidence of school/community involvement. Keep checking for availability. Deadline March, 2024
https://www.calcoastcu.org/community/cal-coast-cares-foundation/
$2000 scholarship. • Be a member of California Coast Credit Union, or the child, grandchild or legal ward of a member in good standing. • Reside in San Diego or Riverside County. • Have a weighted cumulative high school grade point average (GPA), or equivalent, of at least 3.0 on a scale of 0 - 4.0. An official transcript is required. • Have applied or been accepted to attend an accredited college or university and enroll in a minimum of 12 units. Keep checking for availability. Deadline March, 2024
Awards of up to $5,000 will be given for the 2022-2023 school year and are based on financial need, academic performance, and community involvement. Must be a Jewish high school, college, or graduate student planning to attend school full-time at an accredited public or private college, university, or vocational school in the U.S. Opens early 2024. Deadline is April.
https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/inspiring-future-leaders/
$10,000 award. Assists students who reside within the San Diego Gas & Electric Company’s service territory and plan to continue their education in college while pursuing a STEM-related course of study. Available January 2024
$1,000 award. Applicant must:
Be a first-time college student (No prior enrollment in college)
Be enrolled for Fall 2023 semester, minimum 6 credit hours (Must provide proof of enrollment before award is granted)
Have a 2.5 cumulative high school GPA or above
Be an immigrant of Mexican or Latinx descent or the child of immigrant parents of Mexican or Latinx descent (Must submit a copy of the birth certificate or personal identification)
Demonstrate financial need
Reside within the County of San Diego
Opens in 2024, deadline July 2024
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Scholarship Search Engines
Tips: 1) Browse the search engines below first, and pick just one you find easiest to use--all will have the same national scholarship database, and match students with scholarships, 2) Create a new email just for your scholarship search
https://www.goingmerry.com/ Ability to apply to multiple scholarships at once. Can upload documents to site for future use, and request a letter of recommendation
https://www.scholarsnapp.org/ They have partnered with the Common Application to provide scholarship resources—once you have filled out one scholarship application, much of your information may be downloaded to future applications
https://www.fastweb.com/ The most well known scholarship search engine. Has a part-time job search engine as well
https://www.scholarships.com/ The other most used, and claims to have given out the most $$ than any other engine.
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Other Unique Scholarship Websites
https://www.raise.me/ Helps students in 9th - 12th grades to discover colleges and earn “micro-scholarships” for their academic and extracurricular achievements throughout high school.
https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Training/find-scholarships.aspx The U.S. Department of Labor’s scholarship tool
https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/merit-based Merit-based only scholarships
https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/national-college-match/dates-deadlines. For Juniors/Rising Seniors: QuestBridge aims to increase the percentage of talented low-income students attending the nation's best universities. Application opens late summer and the deadline is late September 2023