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California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness (CANFit) Scholarship
Requirements:
- High School Applicants
- College Undergraduate Applicants
- Minimum GPA: 2.50
- Citizenship: Not a requirement
Award: $500-$1,500
Contact: info@canfit.org
Website:
http://canfit.org/scholarships/
(800) 200-3131
California Teachers Association Scholarships
Requirements:
CTA offers several different educational scholarships to members and their dependents throughout the academic year. Click the link below for more information.
Website
(650) 552-5446
Chicana Latina Scholarship Fund
Requirements:
- High School Applicants
- College Undergraduate Applicants
- Graduate Applicants
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- Citizenship not required
Award: $1,500
Contact: claudia@chicanalatina.org
Website:
http://www.chicanalatina.org/scholarship.html
(650) 373-1085
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Requirements:
- Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent)
- Be a U.S. citizen OR legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551
- Be pursuing or plan to pursue your first undergraduate or graduate degree
- Must apply for federal financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Plan to enroll full-time as an undergraduate or graduate student at a U.S. accredited institution in the U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam in the upcoming academic year.
Award: Varies
Contact: (877) HSF-INFO (1-877-473-4636)
Website for Application Download:
http://www.hsf.net/scholarships/
highschool@hsf.net
http://www.hsf.net/
Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program
Requirements:
- Must be enrolled full time as a high school senior, progressing normally toward graduation, and planning to enter college in the fall following graduation
- Must have a strong commitment to pursue a bachelor's degree at an accredited institution (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
- Must show financial need ($50,000 or less adjusted gross income per family is preferred, if higher explanation must be provided)
- Must be involved in co-curricular and community activities
- Must demonstrate academic achievement
- Minimum GPA: 2.0
- Must be legal permanent resident or U.S. Citizen
Award Range: $20,000
Deadline: October 30, 2011
Contact: www.horatioalger.com
Website for Application Download:
https://www.horatioalger.com/scholarships/newapplicants.cfm
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship
Requirements:
- Be a current student at an accredited US community college or two-year institution with sophomore status by December 31, 2009, or a recent graduate (since spring 2005).
- Plan to enroll full-time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university in fall 2010.
- Have a cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.50 or better on a scale of 4.0 (or the equivalent).
- Be nominated by his or her two-year institution.
- Have unmet financial need.
- Have not previously been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
Award: Up to $30,000
Contact: http://www.jkcf.org/contact-us
Website: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships 1-800-498-6478
The Maisin Scholar Award
Requirements:
- Seniors at San Francisco Unified School District high schools who will graduate in 2012.
- Attending a community college, university, educational institution, or an occupational or vocational training program in the 2012-2013 school year.
Selection Criteria::
- Financial need
- Commitment to educational/career goals
- Personal recommendations
- Maintenance of a 2.0 GPA or higher
Award: Up to $2,0000
Deadline: March
Website: http://maisinscholars.org/?q=scholarship
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Scholarship
Requirements:
- All applicants must be a student member of NABJ.
- All applicants must be a journalism major or pursuing a career in journalism.
- All applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and have at least one year of school remaining. Awards will be granted for the 2010-2011 school year.
Award: $1,250-$5,000
Deadline: March
Contact: Irving Washington
Program Coordinator
301-405-7520
oriwashington@nabj.org
San Francisco State University Scholarship
Requirements:
- Continuing SF State undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at SF State for at least half-time for Fall 2011 and Spring 2012.
- Have financial need as determined by the SF State Office of Student Financial Aid. Apply or reapply using the online 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid at www.fafsa.ed.gov
- Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent resident.
- Minimum undergraduate SF State GPA of 3.0; graduate SF State GPA of 3.5 (not cumulative GPA).
- Enroll full-time each semester at SF State for the upcoming academic year.
- Write a personal statement
Award: Need-based
Contact: (415)338-7000
San Francisco State University Office of Student Financial Aid
The Shire 2012 ADHD Scholarship
Requirements:
-Be accepted to or enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, accredited trade, technical or vocational school or other “eligible educational institution,” as this term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
- Be a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia.
- At the time of submitting this application each applicant must be diagnosed with ADHD and under the care of a licensed health care provider for ADHD, although no specific future or ongoing plan of management or treatment for applicant’s ADHD is required in order for applicant to be eligible for the Program.
Scholarship Application:
Award: $2,000
Deadline: March 30
Website:http://www.shireadhdscholarship.com/
The Don and Roy Splawn Charitable Foundation West Scholarship
Requirements:
- California resident
- In financial need
- GPA: 3.0 or higher
- Employment (paid or unpaid), involved in extracurricular activites and community service
- Graduation from high school within last 12 months
- Acceptance into a 2 or 4 year college/vocational/trade school
- Pursuing an undergraduate degree (not eligible for graduate programs)
*Please note that we encourage students to apply that have extraordinary circumstances in their lives as well as students who may not have the chance to attend college without financial assistance
Scholarship Application:
- Online application only
- Current year transcript
- Letter of recommendation from counselor, teacher, employer, etc.
- 1-2 page essay on selected topic
- Current year tax return
- Deadline: April 15, 2012
Website:https://online.foundationsource.com/public/home/splawnscholarship
