Financial Aid-Scholarships

Students going to college in California need to register with the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). This link takes the student to the WebGrants 4 Students website and provides instructions on what the students need to do. 

• WebGrants 4 Students 

Good websites to search for scholarships are:

• Going Merry:  https://www.goingmerry.com/

• BIG FUTURE:  part of the College Board will need an account to access (or create one): https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

• Bold.org:  https://bold.org/applicants/

• From this site you can receive emails of scholarships:  https://studentscholarships.org/

The student will receive $5,000. SoCalGas has established a scholarship program to assist current high school seniors in select Southern California counties who plan to continue their education in college pursuing a STEM, finance, or accounting field of study. 

-Be high school seniors                                                                                                                                                                               -Have a permanent address in Southern California (SoCalGas) service territory                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          - Plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate study in a STEM field relevant to SoCalGas* at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.                                                                                                                                      - Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent                                                                                      As part of your application, you must upload the following:

• A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 31st.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

1st Place: $1,500 

2nd Place: $1,000

3rd Place: $500

Any high school seniors (public, private ,or homeschooled) with a 3.0 or better GPA who are interested in applying for a 2022 Bob Dunn Memorial Scholarship and a resident of the Morongo Basin may do so by submitting a 500-700 word original essay on the following subject. 

Limited government, the first and most basic principle of the Constitution—the principle of limited government—begins to emerge in the very first three words of the Preamble. The government of the United States, those three words declare, only exists because We the People choose that it should exist. 

Completed essays, along with a cover letter and complete contact information, must be submitted by Monday, April 2024 to: 

Lincoln Club of Morongo Basin Essay Committee 

POB 251 

Yucca Valley, CA 92284 

All student athletes are eligible regardless of the sport they are engaged in or the capacity in which they participate. The student must be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute.

Please send us a short essay (500 - 1,000 words) answering the following questions:

How did your participation in sports during your high school years influence you?

Has your participation influenced your career goals?

Has your participation influenced how you relate to your family?

The Scholarship is open nationwide to those who will be attending college during the fall semester of 2021. Special consideration will be given to an undergraduate who is interested in pursuing a career in HOA Management, but anyone meeting the requirements who can demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the Real Estate field will be considered.