• Senior

• Identified as a English Learner at some point during your K-12 education

• Plan to enroll full-time at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire 2024-25 academic year

• Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities

• Statement about your educational and career goals/objectives

• 10 $2,000 scholarships awarded

• Application and info at: ellevationeducation.com/blog/2024-ellevation-scholarship-application-now-open 

• Deadline: May 12, 2024 3 PM Central Time

• Senior

• Do not need to be of Chinese descent

• Must have lived in San Diego county for 12 consecutive months

• Will attend a two- or four-year college or university in the Fall of 2024

• Transcript

• Two letters of recommendation

• Multiple $2,000 scholarships available through this organization

• Provide short answer responses depending on which scholarship you apply for

• Application and info at: application

• Deadline: May 15, 2024

• Senior

• Currently cares for an aging loved on, works within the senior community, or intends to pursue a career that will have an impact on the elderly population

• Will attend a two- or four-year accredited college or university in the Fall of 2024

• Essay to show why "Aging Matters" to you

• $1,500 scholarship

• Application and info at: www.seniorcare.com/scholarship/ 

• Deadline: May 15, 2024

• Senior

• Will attend a college or university in the Fall of 2024

• Two different scholarships to choose from or apply to both

• Maximum 750 word essay; the essays for both scholarships are different

• For both scholarships list community service

• Each scholarship $1,000

• Application and info at: Google Form Application

• Deadline: May 17, 2024-all applications submitted directly through the Google Form; no applications will be printed and submitted to the Counseling Office

• Scholarship recipient will be announced at the Senior Award Ceremony May 29th at 5:30

• Senior

• Will attend a two- or four-year college in the fall

• Have experienced personal challenges that may not have allowed you to perform well academically, but you still have the drive to succeed

• Two $1,000 scholarships

• Application and info at: https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/high-school-students/scholarships-for-high-school-seniors/pbj-scholarship

• Deadline: May 31, 2024

• Senior

• 2.0 GPA

• Have resided in San Diego county for the last 12 months

• Will attend a college or university in San Diego for the 2024-25 academic year on a full-time basis

• 300-400-word statement about your educational, personal, career goals and interests

• 300-400-word statement about any challenges you faced and how you responded to the challenges

• Must have submitted the FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application

• Demonstrate financial need

• Application and info at: https://sdccsf.org/applicants-2/

• Deadline: May 31, 2024 by 11:59 PM

• Junior or Senior taking a gap year

• Will attend trade school, community college, or four-year college for the first time in fall 2025 (not including dual-enrollment courses)

• Have experienced homelessness in the past six years, defined as:

  • Temporarily staying with other people

  • Staying in emergency or transitional shelters

  • Staying in motels, campgrounds, cars, etc.

  • Staying in substandard housing

• Personal essay (1,000 words max)

• Letter(s) of recommendation 

• $2,500 scholarships awarded, plus ongoing one-on-one support

• Application and info at: https://schoolhouseconnection.org/scholarship/

• Deadline: June 1, 2024

• Senior

• Planning to attend a college or post-secondary institution to pursue an automotive themed career

• 700-1,500-word essay addressing: Who you are and how you plan on using your automotive education to incite positive change and innovation within the custom car industry"

• $2,500 scholarship

• Application and info at: www.americanmuscle.com/scholarships.html 

• Deadline: June 15 and November 15

• 13 years or older to apply

• US resident

• Enrolled in 8th-12th grade

• Create an account and earn "points"

• $2,500 scholarship to be used on any educational enterprise

• Application and info at: https://www.cirkledin.com/scholarships/#showCompleteScholarshipRules

• Deadline: June 30, September 30, December 31, March 31

• Senior

• Will attend a trade, college or university in the Fall of 2024

• Have an interest in starting a business

• 3.0 GPA

• Create a 2-minute video explaining "how entrepreneurship will impact your life"

• Short answer responses relating to your desire to be an entrepreneur

• Submit a sample business plan

• $2,500 scholarship

• Application and info at: https://www.incfile.com/entrepreneur-grant#entrepreneur-grant 

• Deadline: June 30, September 30 and March 31

• Senior

• Plan to enroll in an approved trade-related program at an accredited two-year school

• Cannot be an employee or dependent of The Home Depot

• Focused on carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing or construction management

• $2,000 scholarship

• Application and info at: https://www.myscholarship.app/home-depot-foundation

• Deadline: June 30, September 30, December 31, and  March 31

• Juniors

• Complete six college planning steps for six separate chances at $500

• When you finish all six, you'll be entered into a drawing for a $40,000 scholarship

• Click here to read about a junior from La Jolla High School who earned a $40,000 scholarship

• Application and info at: opportunity.collegeboard.org/ 

• Deadline: Scholarships awarded from January-June

Other Scholarship/Financial Aid Links

Go College www.gocollege.com/ 

Free-4U National Data Base of Scholarships www.free-4u.com/minority.htm 

LendEdu lendedu.com/blog/scholarships/ 

Scholarship America scholarshipamerica.org/ 

Department of Veteran Affairs www.va.gov/ 

California Colleges www.californiacolleges.edu/#/ 

College Board www.collegeboard.org/ 

College Scholarships www.collegescholarships.com/ 

California Student Aid Commission www.csac.ca.gov/ 

Federal Student Aid studentaid.gov/ 

FastWeb www.fastweb.com/ 

www.scholarships.com/ 

Immigrants Rising: immigrantsrising.org/resource/undergraduate-scholarships/