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Where You Will Study - California
Award Name Level Of Study Award Type Award Amount Deadline
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To provide financial assistance to dynamic, community-minded women and minority students transitioning from a community college in California or Arizona to four-year universities.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
June
Organization:
Bar Association of San Francisco
Purposes: To provide financial assistance to qualified students from minority groups underrepresented in the law schools.
N/A
Scholarship
$10,000
June
Organization:
Nissin Foods USA
Purposes: The mission of the Nissin Foods USA scholarship is to provide financial assistance to graduating high school seniors to be enrolled for undergraduate study in two-or four-year institutions/universities and trade schools.
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
High School
Vocational
Scholarship
$5,000
June
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
July
Organization:
J & Y Law Firm
Purposes: To support high school seniors and college students who are committed to servicing their community by pledging to abstain from distracted driving.
Bachelor's Degree
High School
Scholarship
$1,000
August
Organization:
CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California
Purposes: To provide support to qualified Latino students who are planning to pursue a career in journalism.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$500
$1,000
August
Organization:
Association of Black Women Physicians
Purposes: To financially support the Southern California female medical students and for the improvement of public health and welfare through the advancement of knowledge concerning women and community health.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
September
Organization:
California Consumer Attorneys, P.C.
Purposes: To encourage all college/law school students that are passionate about consumer advocacy to apply.
Bachelor's Degree
High School
Scholarship
$1,000
October
Organization:
Sepehr Daghighian, Esq. California Consumer Attorneys, P.C.
Purposes: California Consumer Attorneys, P.C. (CCA) is a Los Angeles-based law firm that is firmly committed to consumer advocacy, particularly with respect to enforcement of Californias lemon laws. CCA is offering an annual $1,000 scholarship for students who are currently enrolled in law school or intending to attend law school that are passionate about consumer advocacy. While major corporations have the resources to hire bevies of young attorneys to advocate on their behalves, todays consumer has fewer and fewer options on where to turn for zealous and skilled representation.

We offer this scholarship in the spirit of our firms founding: a

commitment to excellence in advocacy on behalf of individuals.
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
$1,000
October
Organization:
CharitySmith/Drew King Legacy Fund
Purposes: Through the Drew King Legacy Scholarship, we hopeto keep Drews spirit alive by encouraging and assisting those who continue thework of pursuing social activism, community service and creating positivechange. While we certainly want to receive applications from those working withissues and causes Drew specifically supported, we are open to other requeststhat epitomize Drews passion for supporting those who are most in need.
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
High School
Professional Development
Vocational
Scholarship
$1,000
November
Organization:
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
Purposes: To recognize highest ranked minority.
Associate Degree
Prize
Scholarship
$1,000
November
Organization:
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
Purposes: To support the highest ranked undergraduate applicants in their continuing education.
Bachelor's Degree
Prize
Scholarship
$1,000
November
Organization:
Driven Academics
Purposes: The Driven Academics Sponsorship Program (DASP) provides free
guidance, resources, and mentorship for low-income, first-generation, or
underrepresented High School Seniors applying to College. Beyond that,
every single DASP Student is awarded a scholarship to help pay for college
High School
Fellowship
Scholarship
$250
$750
December
Organization:
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
UCLA Graduate Division Privately Endowed Fellowships
University of California, Los Angeles
Purposes: To provide financial assistance students of Armenian descent.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
January
Organization:
Pride Foundation
Purposes: To support LGBTQ+ students pursuing postsecondary education in California.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
January
Organization:
Society of Women Engineers
Purposes: To help women achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
$1,250
February
Organization:
BECA Foundation
Purposes: To provide entering the Medical/Health Care profession.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
$500
$2,000
February
Organization:
Death Valley '49ers Inc.
Purposes: To assist high school graduates living in the Death Valley Unified School District.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
$4,000
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from San Diego County, California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
Society of Women Engineers
Purposes: To help women achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$1,250
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Purposes: To support students who have a declared major in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-related field.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$30,000
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
Society of Women Engineers
Purposes: To help women achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$2,500
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
American Society of Landscape Architects
Purposes: To bring young creative individuals into the profession who may not otherwise have the financial ability to cover all the costs of their educational program.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$5,000
February
Organization:
Landscape Architecture Foundation
Purposes: To support profession of landscape architecture by helping to bring young creative individuals into the profession who may not otherwise have the financial ability to cover all the costs of their educational program.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$5,000
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
Society of Women Engineers
Purposes: To help women achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$2,000
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
February
Organization:
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Purposes: To support undergraduate students studying textiles in a school with an AATCC student chapter in the Western Region.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$2,000
March
Organization:
Association of California Water Agencies
Purposes: To recognize students who are dedicated to working for a safe, stable water.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$3,500
March
Organization:
BECA Foundation
Purposes: To seek promising students and provide them with the necessary financial assistance, moral support and guidance to complete their education, thereby promoting higher educational and leadership standards within the Hispanic community.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$500
$1,000
March
Organization:
Association of California Water Agencies
Purposes: To provide funds should not be transferred directly to the student or be used for any other.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$5,000
March
Organization:
American Welding Society
Purposes: To provide financial assistance to those individuals interested in pursuing a career in welding engineering.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
March
Organization:
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
Purposes: To help Jewish students afford an undergraduate degree.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$1,000
$3,000
March
Organization:
Farella Braun + Martel L.L.P.
Purposes: To assist diverse Bay Area law students who are pursuing their legal careers and increase diversity in the legal profession.
N/A
Scholarship
$45,000
March
Organization:
BECA Foundation
Purposes: To seek promising students and provide them with the necessary financial assistance, moral support and guidance to complete their education, thereby promoting higher educational and leadership standards within the Hispanic community.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
March
Organization:
Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation
Purposes: To support students in their educational pursuit.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
High School
Scholarship
N/A
March
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support students at San Diego State University who are working towards their teaching credentials to become public school teachers.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$2,500
March
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To provide financial assistance to graduating high school seniors planning to attend, or current students who are attending California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
March
Organization:
SouthWest Sun Solar Inc.
Purposes: To provide scholarship to spread our work into the academic realm.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$500
March
Organization:
National Italian American Foundation
Purposes: To support an Italian American student or a student studying Italian that is enrolled at the George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
March
Organization:
The Hoffman Agency
Purposes: The Hoffman Agencys HBCU Scholarship is a transformative scholarship program designed to support a California Community College student who transfers to a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to study communications. This would include majors under the communications umbrella such as Public Relations, English, Journalism, Media Studies or Marketing. This scholarship will cover tuition and fees for the recipients junior and senior year at an HBCU (two years).

The goal of this scholarship is to increase diversity in the communications industry. We invite students with a passion for communications to apply.
Associate Degree
High School
Scholarship
N/A
March
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To encourage students to stay at the Caruso School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
March
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of African American students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$2,500
$10,000
March
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of African American students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$2,500
$10,000
March
Organization:
USC Latino Alumni Association
Purposes: To provide partial-tuition scholarships to USC undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the Latino/Hispanic community.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
$1,000
$2,000
$5,000
March
Organization:
Eagle Community Credit Union
Purposes:
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
High School
Vocational
Scholarship
$4,000
April
Organization:
California Grocers Association
Purposes: To honor contributions to the benefit and enhancement of California’s food industry.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$2,000
April
Organization:
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Purposes: To support students residing in Santa Clara County who are planning to attend a four-year California public universities.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$1,500
April
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To assist single-parent mothers at the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
April
Organization:
California Association of Sanitation Agencies
Purposes: To support students pursuing careers in water resources.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$5,000
May
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To help future teachers in California afford a college education.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$5,000
May
Organization:
California Groundwater Association
Purposes: To support a recipient who demonstrates an interest in some facet of groundwater technology.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$2,000
$4,000
May
Organization:
Sacramento County
Purposes:
The Sacramento County Black Midwives Scholarship is available to California residents looking to become midwives. Applicants must be a resident of the state of California, self-identify as Black or African American, be high school seniors, high school graduates (with a high school diploma or GED) or current undergraduate or graduate students. 
Vocational
Scholarship
$25,000
May
Organization:
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Purposes: To assist law students whose prior and current activities and future plans demonstrate a commitment to issues affecting women and/or children.
N/A
Scholarship
$5,000
May
Organization:
Whirly-Girls International Women Helicopter Pilots
Purposes: To provide Whirly-Girl members the skills to cope with turbulence, rugged terrain, landing zone selection, in mountainous and canyon areas, with special emphasis placed on decision making.
Professional Development
Vocational
Scholarship
$8,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Auxiliary to the National Medical Association Inc.
Purposes: To provide medical scholarships to the selected historical medical institutions.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support qualified students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Association for Women in Architecture and Design
Purposes: To advance and support the positions of women in architecture and allied fields.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support qualified students through a tuition credit for them to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation
Purposes: To ensure that opportunities for the study of music are available to students at all levels.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To assist a well-rounded, financially-needy student ranked in the bottom 75% of their class.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
California ChangeLawyers
Purposes: To support diverse law students committed to a career in public interest and social justice.
N/A
Scholarship
$5,000
Organization:
CDA Foundation
Purposes: To support dental students working towards completing their education.
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
High School
Professional Development
Vocational
Scholarship
$5,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To assist a student of Pepperdine University School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Chicana Latina Foundation
Purposes: To assist Latina students in completing their undergraduate and graduate college education.
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
$1,500
Organization:
San Francisco State University Disability Programs and Resource
Purposes: To assist visually impaired students in California with their educational expenses.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
$10,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support deserving students in meeting their educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To assist students pursuing a Law degree that are in good standing in all areas of the University.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To aid deserving students of high scholastic standing who are in need of financial assistance.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Bourns College of Engineering
Center for Environmental Research and Technology
University of California, Riverside
Purposes: To encourage and aid undergraduate students in pursuit of careers in engineering.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$5,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending Pepperdine's JD/MBA program.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To provide scholarships to deserving law school students.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To provide scholarships for worthy and needy law students.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University
Purposes: To strengthen churches by financially supporting Christian students at Pepperdine University in their education and spiritual walk.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$5,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law or Seaver College.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support deserving law school students at Pepperdine University.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the Caruso School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To assist qualified law students who have demonstrated academic excellence.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To assist deserving law students with financial need.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students served on the Superior Court bench for over twenty years.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To assist students with financial need who are pursuing a graduate degree at the School of Law.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To promote deserving law students who have an interest in a trial advocacy and are residents of the state of Texas.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support ethnically diverse students attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Mexican American Bar Foundation
Purposes: To support Latino students in their pursuit of legal education.
N/A
Scholarship
$7,500
$15,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$1,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To promote and provide funds for qualified law students.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Purposes: To support students pursuing undergraduate engineering degrees.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$25,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To assist and promote law students of Armenian heritage.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To assist students in the Juris Doctor program at Pepperdine University School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support deserving law school students.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To support the education of students from California.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Gemological Institute of America
Purposes: To support individuals who are pursuing a gemology program.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
The San Diego Foundation
Purposes: To assist a graduate student whose work best exemplifies passion for coastal science and engineering.
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
$1,000
$4,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support the education of qualified female law students who demonstrate above average academic achievement.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the Caruso School of Law at Pepperdine University.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
University of California, Berkeley
Purposes: To offer students from twenty-two eligible California institutions, including UC Berkeley.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$7,000
$8,000
$15,000
Organization:
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
Purposes: To help Jewish students afford an undergraduate degree.
Bachelor's Degree
Scholarship
$7,000
Organization:
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Purposes: To support students who plan to pursue a career in police work, corrections, or other criminal justice fields.
Bachelor's Degree
Vocational
Scholarship
$5,000
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Hawaii Community Foundation
Purposes: To support Hawai'i residents attending the University of the Redlands and to strengthen ties between the two locations.
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
Organization:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Purposes: To support students to meet the educational costs of attending the School of Law.
N/A
Scholarship
N/A
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