Scholarships are an essential resource for supporting your educational goals and reducing financial burdens. 

Check out this Google Sheet for a list of scholarships and their deadlines! These opportunities are open to all students, so be sure to read the qualification details carefully to confirm your eligibility.

• 2025-2026 Scholarship Lists

Fastweb is a great and free online service that matches students with scholarships based on a profile they create.

• Fastweb.com

Summer programs give students the chance to explore new interests, build skills, and gain experiences they might not get during the school year. Participating can strengthen college applications, boost confidence, and help students discover passions that guide their future goals. It’s a great way to learn, grow, and have fun all at once.

• Summer Programs 2026

What are resumes?

Resumes provide a concise overview of your relevant experience. This is helpful for both school and work because it highlights your qualifications, skills, and achievements, allowing others to quickly see how you are prepared for the opportunity.

• Example Resume

• How to format your Resume

• Verb List

Chabot College is one of many colleges that provide students with the opportunity to take college courses while still being in high school.

Why should you take advantage of this?

1. You could earn college credit and helps boost high school GPA! 

2. It is cheap! Enrollment fees are waived for IDE students except for international and out-of state students.

   • Student Health fee is mandatory. 

   • Summer term is $18.

   • Fall/Spring term are $21.

   • Note: Tuition for international, out-of-state, and some nonresident students is $360/unit. You can qualify for an exemption (including undocumented students) who meet eligibility requirements from out-of-state tuition fees. 

3. Credits that you received may be transferable to 4-year universities (Note: This may vary from courses and university of transfer).

   • A great tool you can use is ASSIST.ORG to see what course transfer to the university of your choice. 

   • Recommendation: Try not to take a college class that's equivalent to the AP exam you took/ are taking. Here is the list of equivalent course in Chabot for all AP exams: Spreadsheet. If you want to find out the equivalent courses for other colleges/universities, you could go to College Board's AP Credit Policy Search.

Click the bottom links for information:

• IDE Eligibility & How to Enroll

• IDE Enrollment Form

• IDE Summer Academy