Scholarships

Online Scholarships

Get creative with your internet searches. Try key words like "northern california," "sierra nevada," "sacramento area," etc. Some scholarships are not listed anywhere. Ask parents & other relatives about professional organizations or clubs they belong to that might offer scholarships.

 Search for scholarships that relate to your activities, interests, or family - like golf, catholic, architect, cancer, tall, aviation, asian, journalism, asthma, bagpipes, etc. Use a national scholarship database. Popular sites to use are scholarships.com and fastweb.com. Also note that scholarships.com has a free phone app.

 Always be aware of who is asking for your personal information and what they are doing with it. Never pay money to apply for a scholarship, and be wary of scholarship "guarantees."

Institutional Scholarships

Don't forget that each university/college/technical school will usually offer scholarships - this is typically where you will find some of the high-dollar scholarships, especially at private institutions. Check their financial aid websites. Some scholarships are automatic if you meet the criteria when you are admitted, others require a separate application. Pay attention to deadlines. Also consider a simple web search with your college's name, city or region, or an affiliated Greek organization. 

Regional/National scholarships:

• Collegescholarships.org

• Fastweb (you'll need to create a profile)

• Scholarships.com (need to create a profile)

• Sacramento Region Community Foundation

• California College Fee Waiver Program for Disabled Veterans

• California Law Enforcement Dependent Grant Program

• California CHAFEE Grant for Foster Youth

Scholarships for Latinos:

• my(un)documentedlife.org

• chci.org

• maldef.org

• e4fc.org

Scholarship information for Athletes

• The Sports Scholarship Handbook

• BeRecruited.

• NCAA

• NAIA