Name
1
Good Tidings Community Service Scholarships
2
$1,000 Gen & Kelly Tenabe Scholarship
3
Gates Millennium Scholars Program
4
Meritus Scholars Program
5
The Equity Scholarship
6
Clair A. Hill Scholarship
7
East Bay College Fund
8
The Achievement Award Program
9
Maisin Scholars Program
10
Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship
11
US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation Scholarships
12
College Bound Brotherhood Scholarship
13
Bay Area Gardeners Foundation Scholarship
14
Spalwn Scholarship
15
General Field Scholarship
16
Dorothy and Robert DeBolt Scholarship
17
Amazon Student Scholarship
Drag to adjust the number of frozen columns
Requirements
Essay Prompts
Award
Website
Deadline
Students applying
-High School Senior -Reside in one of the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterrey, San Benito, Merced, Stanislaus, Alameda, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Napa, Sonoma, or Marin-Have extraordinary community service accomplishments (far exceeding the β€œminimum service hours” required by schools – not necessarily in hours, but in depth of involvement)
Attach a single-sided, two-page (maximum), double-spaced essay describing your unique community service activities, focusing on one project in your essay. Discuss any of the following subjects: what made you choose/create this project, how did you help the community, how many people were affected by your work, why is community service important to you, what have you gained or learned from this experience, and what will you do in the future?
$5,000
http://goodtidings.org/Programs/Education/ScholarshipApp.html
11/10/2014
-9th-12th grade -Legal resident of the US -Currently in school or planning to start school within the next 12 months
-Essay Prompt 1: 250 words or less. Why do you deserve to win this Scholarship -Essay Prompt 2: 250 words or less. Describe your academic career or goals. -Essay Prompt 3. 250 words or less. Any topic of your choice.
$1,000
http://www.genkellyscholarship.com/
1/31/2015
-High School Senior -Are African American, American Indian/Alaska Native*, Asian & Pacific Islander American** or Hispanic American -Must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S.  -Have attained a cumulative high school GPA of 3.3 on an unweighted 4.0 scale -Meet Pell Grant Eligibility Criteria -Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities -Have completed and submitted all three required forms: the st
-Essay 1: Discuss the subjects in which you excel or have excelled. To what factors do you attribute your success? -Essay 2: Discuss the subjects in which you have had difficulty. What factors do you believe contributed to your difficulties? How have you dealt with them so they will not cause problems for you again? In what areas have you experienced the greatest improvement? What problem areas remain? -Essay 3: Briefly describe a situation in which you felt that you or others were treated unfai
Support for the cost of education by covering unmet need and self-help aid, including graduate school funding
https://scholarships.gmsp.org/Program/Details/0fb486dd-d32c-4a4f-a0c5-d911d7d89cb7
1/14/2015
-High School senior -Must attend a school within the San Francisco Unified School District -Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 – 3.7 (unweighted) -Plan to attend a four-year accredited college -Demonstrate outstanding record of personal achievements
750 words or less. Write a reflective essay on which you tell us about your life experiences, how you have overcome past challenges, what motivates you, and what have you learned about yourself as you prepare to attend college.
$14,000 for 4 years
http://meritus.org/scholars/how-to-apply/
1/23/2015
-High School Senior -Be an underrepresented minority such as Chicano/Latino, African American, or Native American -Must be a prospective UC Berkeley student and be admitted
-Essay 1: 300 words or fewer. Please summarize past involvement in volunteerism and outreach has made a positive impact in your community (e.g., neighborhood, school, and ethnic community, etc) -Essay 2: 300 words or fewer. Serving as an ambassador of The Equity Scholarship and UC Berkeley is an expectation of this scholarship. Please describe how you served as an ambassador of a cause for your high school and community.  -Essay 3: 300 words or fewer. The Equity Scholarship aims to support diver
$20,000 for 4 years
http://alumni.berkeley.edu/community/scholarships/equity-scholarship
1/31/2015
Cesar Rojas
-High School senior -Be in the water resources related field of study
1-2 pages. What key water related issues would you address if given the opportunity? Why have you chosen a career in the water resources field? How do your educational and career goals relate to a future in the California water resources
$5,000
http://www.acwa.com/content/clair-hill-scholarship-0
2/1/2015
-High School senior attending an Oakland Public High School -Must have applied to at least two 4-year universities and will be attending a 4-year university in the Fall -Cumulative minimum 3.0 GPA to maximum 3.7 GPA.  Note: Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis. -If you receive any of the following awards, you may be ineligible for an East Bay College Fund: Berkeley Incentive Award, UC Berkeley Cal Opps/Cal Works, Students Rising Above, Gates Millennium, IDEAL, and any other scholarship
-Essay 1: 500 words. Discuss a leadership experience or contribution you have made in your community in any area of your life: school, work, athletics, family, spiritual community/place of worship, community, etc. Why did you become a leader and/or get involved? What did you accomplish? How did this experience influence your goals? -Essay 2: 500 words. Write a personal essay in which you tell us about yourself. What is important for us to know about you? Tell us about your personal experiences,
$16,000
http://www.eastbaycollegefund.org/our-programs/scholarships/
2/12/2015
-High School senior -Must be a prospective UC Berkeley student and be admitted -Gross family income of $86,000 or less
-Essay 1: 300 words or fewer. Describe your most meaningful volunteer experience. What impact did you see in your community as a result of your service? -Essay 2: 300 words or fewer. Take a moment to review the program details listed on Tne Achievement Award Program’s webpage. Aside from the financial benefits, please describe how being a part of this program will enrich your experience at UC Berkeley.  -Essay 3: 300 words or fewer. Describe a challenge you faced and how you overcame it to achie
$6,000 per year (up to 4 years) and a laptop
http://alumni.berkeley.edu/community/scholarships/achievement-award-program
2/23/2015
-High School senior -Must attend a San Francisco Public High School -Cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.0 - 3.5 -Demonstrate a commitment to educational and career goals
750 word minimum. Pick a challenging experience from your own life and how it has influenced you as a person. Describe the most meaningful achievements and how they relate to your college and career goals. Describe your level of commitment to your education, the difference it will make in your life, and how you will use your education to make a difference.
$2,000 (up to 4 years)
http://www.maisinscholars.org/
3/6/2015
-High School senior -Students who exhibit academic excellence, leadership potential, civic engagement and a strong sense of personal commitment to continuing education.
500 word maximum. Pick an experience from your own life and explain how it has influenced your development.
$500 - $5,000
http://www.bigfun.org
3/6/2015
-High School junior or senior -A citizen or permanent resident of the United States -Asian Pacific Island heritage
500 words. Why should I be awarded this scholarship?
$2,500 - $5,000
http://celebrasianconference.com/about-celebrasian/scholarships/overview/
3/13/2015
-High School Senior -African-American/Black males who reside in the SF Bay Area -No GPA requirement -Must have Cal-Grant GPA verified
$1,500 for community college and $3,500 for 4-year college/university
http://collegeboundbros.org/event/college-bound-brotherhood-scholarship-application-deadline/
3/31/2015
-High School senior -Minimum 2.50 GPA -Must live in San Francisco County, Santa Clara County, or San Mateo County for 3 years -Completed at least 25 hours of community service or volunteering at BAGF event
500 word essay. Personal narrative telling why do you want to pursue a college education.
$1,500 and two $1,000 Cheyvita Book Fund Awards
http://www.bagf.org/?attachment_id=1216
4/1/2015
-High School senior -Minimum 2.6 GPA -Employment: Paid or unpaid community service or extracurricular activities
How realistic is it to pursue a college education in your field of interest given the current state of the economy, knowing a majority of graduates do not utilize their college degree when entering the workforce. Consider economic upheavals, joblessness for both college and graduate students, and business restructuring/business resizing.
$1,000
https://online.foundationsource.com/public/home/splawnscholarship
4/14/2015
Barzin Rodriguez
-High School senior -2.5 min GPA -Must be of Central American or other Latino ethnicity -Low income students in LA, the San Fernando Valley, or SF/Bay Area are prioritized -Demonstrate community involvement
1000 words. Your background, family history, upbringing experience, and obstacles confronted. Goals, aspirations ambitions including short and long term goals. Your history of community involvement, how you have contributed to your community and plan to keep contributing after graduation? Why are you choosing your field of study? How do you ambition getting involved with SALEF maintaining our mission to support students like you?
$1,000 - $5,000
http://www.salef.org/ - !__programs
5/31/2015
-High School senior -Has been adopted after being in foster care (a dependent of the juvenile court)
2 pages. Tell about your background, how you came to be a part of the foster care system, then a part of your adoptive family, and describe how these experiences have led you to where you are now in life. Describe extracurricular high school activities and volunteer community services you have participated in. Also, describe any paid jobs you have held. Describe how this scholarship will be beneficial to you. Describe your short term and long term goals and how you plan to reach them.
$2,000-$3,000
http://www.aask.org/family-support/debolt-scholarship/
5/31/2015
-High School senior -Must be a full-time student next Fall
Β·Semi-finalists will be required to write an essay
$5,000 and $500 giftcard for books
http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=9944643011&tag=viglink21067-20
11/20/2014
17 records

Alert

Lorem ipsum
Okay