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

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!

• SRV Museum Youth Action Council Applications for 2025-26 San Ramon Valley Museum Youth Action Council are open now. Founded this year, the YAC exists to connect youth to the initiatives of the San Ramon Valley museum. It will provide various opportunities for students age 14-18 to engage with local history, conduct research, promote civic engagement, and lead educational outreach to youth.

•  American Legion Oratorical Contest

   The American Legion Oratorical Contest exists to develop deeper

knowledge, appreciation, and understanding of the duties,

responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship and the

U.S. Constitution among high school students. Since 1938, the program

has presented participants with an academic speaking challenge that

teaches important leadership qualities, the history of our nation’s laws,

and the ability to think and speak publicly. 

For students of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District,  who live in San Ramon, Danville, or Alamo, notify American Legion Post 246 that you will be participating via e-mail to commanderpost246@gmail.com or postal mail no later than

December 31, 2025. We will notify participants in early January about

logistical details with expectation that participants will perform their

prepared oration and extemporaneous responses in early January 2026.

• Stevens Institute of Technology High School Entrepreneurship and AI Video Pitch Competition : Showcase your entrepreneurial spirit and AI-powered thinking in a 2-minute video pitch. You’ll identify a problem, propose a solution, explain how AI is used, and make the business case—clear, compelling, and scalable.  Register by January 7

• APAPA Tri Valley Chapter Summer 2026 Internship and Leadership Program

Throughout the summer of 2026, interns will work alongside and learn from leaders at every level of government, developing policy knowledge, professional experience, and personal confidence while contributing to the Tri-Valley’s success. 

• 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. 

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. 

Scholarships 

• 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

• Marines NROTC Scholarship: Deadline January 15, 2026

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