College & Career Center

Volunteer Opportunities

• Project Unity: Hey, Monte Vista students! Are you interested in public health? What about AI, or health policy? Are you looking for opportunities to stand out? We have a great one for you: Join the Project UNITY California Chapter, where we train a national network of students to be the next generation of healthcare learners, combining medicine, public health, and digital health (including AI) to make healthcare smarter, more human, and more equitable. 

• Cabin Leaders Wanted for John Baldwin 5th grade camp

• Contra Costa Health Volunteer Programs

• Town of Danville Volunteer Opportunities

• City of San Ramon Volunteer Opportunities

• Contra Costa Library Volunteer Opportunities

Job Board

• Freelance Jobs for Students

• Bin Butler Valet Service-local job, flexible hours, $20-25/hr

Leadership/Internship/Special Programs

• Camp Cinder- Cal Fire's  Free Firefighter camp for young women ages 15-17. deadline to Apply January 31

• Turn Up Youth Activism Remote Internships

• Code For Fun Internship and Volunteer Opportunities 

• STEMpathize Internship Positions Now Open!

• 9th Circuit Civics Contest 

The theme of this year’s contest is “LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - Your Voice. Your Story. Your America”. The theme commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and invites students to reflect on these important principles. Students will choose one of these enduring rights and tell us: (i) why this right was essential in 1776, (ii) how this right impacts them, their family or community today; and (iii) what we should do to protect or improve this right moving forward. 

• Sonoma State Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day on February 21, 2026, hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Sonoma State University. This event celebrates the contributions of women to the field of mathematics, statistics, and data science, and also seeks to inspire the next generation of scholars by showing that math is joyful and relevant.  The program will feature hands-on workshops and activities for high school students led by faculty and women in industry, and will conclude with a panel of college students in math-related fields. 

• Future We Want Model United Nations April 9-12, 2026 NYC

World's Largest Youth Empowerment Initiative FWWMUN seeks to bring together future generations of leaders from all corners of the globe to gain first-hand experience in international relations, to produce high- quality resolutions aimed at bringing about the Future We Want.  Scholarships Available HERE

Summer Programs

• Stanford Tri-Valley Clinical Academy The Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Clinical Academy is a 2-week immersive program tailored to high school students interested in healthcare careers. This year, the program will take place from July 20 to July 31, 2026. The program consists of interactive activities and lectures (for example: heart, lung, and brain dissections, CPR certification, bronchoscopy, ultrasound, and peripheral IV insertion) to expose students to clinical medicine while allowing them to network with Stanford faculty and staff. 

• American Legion Boys and Girls State June 20-27, 2026, Cal State Sacramento: Deadline to Apply, February 2, 2026

At Boys and Girls State, participants learn the rights, privileges and responsibilities of franchised citizens. The training is objective and centers on the structure of city, county and state governments. Operated by students elected to various offices, Boys and Girls State activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law-enforcement presentations, assemblies, bands, choruses and recreational programs. Legion posts select high-school juniors to attend the program. In most cases registration fees are paid by a sponsoring post or another community-based organization.

• American Legion Auxiliary Girls State June 22-27, 2026, UC Riverside: Deadline to Apply, February 2, 2026

What is the mission of Girls' State? 

To provide an outstanding, unique, and coveted educational opportunity for the young women of our nation that instills the basic ideals and principles of American government through the American Legion Auxiliary California Girls State (CAGS) and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation citizenship training programs.  

• Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR)  Deadline to apply: February 21, 2026

SIMR is an 8-week summer research internship program open to current high school juniors and seniors at the time of application. The program consists of hands-on research under the direct guidance of a mentor at a research laboratory within the Stanford Institutes of Medicine. The SIMR program involves 8 areas of research including all 5 Institutes at the Stanford School of Medicine: Immunology (ITI- Immunity, Transplantation and Infection), Cancer Biology, Stem Cell, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular I nstitute and 3 other areas/disciplines of research: Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Bioengineering. There is also a program within SIMR called the SIMR Bioengineering Internship where students work in teams to design and build biomedical prototypes. The same application can be used for both programs. 

Scholarships 

• DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) is offering 28 different scholarship opportunities. Applications are now open! Deadline: January 31, 2026

• Bay Area All Star Scholarship-The Bay Area All-Star Scholarships will be awarded to six successful students residing within the Bay Area’s nine counties. All public high schools within these counties are encouraged to nominate up to four students for this prestigious college award. Each award recipient will receive a scholarship in the amount of $5,000 and will be recognized at team ceremonies. If interested in applying, reach out to your counselor or Ms. Mooney

• Alamo Women's Club Heart's of Gold Scholarship: Deadline Feb 18, 2026

• Tri-Counties Bank Scholarship Program: Deadline Feb 25, 2026

• UCSB Yardi Scholarship for Environmental Justice: Deadline Feb 13,2026

• Blackhawk Scholarship Fund: Deadline, March 8, 2026

• Neel Somani  Young Innovators Scholarship: Deadline: March 27, 2026

• Monte Vista Athletic Boosters: Up to ten (10) $1,000 scholarship-awards will be awarded equally to female and male student athletes. The number of scholarships will be determined annually by the Executive Board of MVAB. Deadline April 24, 2026

Resources

• Need Help With Your Essays? Check out the College Essay Guy

• Free test prep and tutoring! Check out Khan Academy

• Test Prep and Bootcamps! Check out our own MV Academic Boosters

• Questions about applying to UC's? Check out UCSB's tutorials on how to apply to UC's, answering the PIQ's and much more!

• Western Undergrad Exchange Program, or WUE for discounted out of state tuition