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This list of scholarships focuses on local, Bay Area or state scholarships as well as national scholarships awarded to SRVHS students in the past, with a narrow application pool, or requested by SRVHS counseling or admin. This list will be updated as more scholarships are made available. Good luck!
Ongoing/Multiple Deadlines
12 $2,000 Sallie Mae No Essay Scholarship
The $2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 17 or older at the time of entry, and who meet one (1) of the four (4) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:
- A parent who currently has a child enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
- A student who is currently enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
- A parent who currently has a child enrolled as a high school senior located within the United States;
- A student who is currently enrolled as a high school junior or senior who intends to enroll in an accredited college or university located with the United States, within a year of graduating high school.
$1,000 each CSEA
With an overall annual scholarship and grant budget of over $160,000, CSEA offers $1,000 scholarships to dependents and spouses of CSEA members, helping many continue their education after high school. Must be the dependent of a CSEA member.
These scholarships are for:
These scholarships are for:
- Graduating high school seniors
- Community college students
- College/university students
- Trade/vocational students
OCTOBER
$2,500-$20,000 U.S. Bank Student Scholarship, Due date unclear
High school students who are at least 17 years old and accepted or enrolled as an undergraduate student (at least six credit hours per semester) and eligible trade/vocational schools are eligible to apply. 325 awards are available.
$30,000, NSA Stokes Scholarship, Due Oct. 23, 2026
For high school seniors who plan to study super intelligence, computer science, computer/electrical engineering, cybersecurity, data science, math or language analysis can apply for this program starting on September 1. Stokes gives you valuable work experience while you earn your college degree. After you graduate, the NSA will hire for a position in the pursued field. By participating, students will agree to work for NSA for at least 1.5 times the length of your study after graduation.
This scholarship covers tuition and mandatory fees up to $30,000 per year, a salary, and housing and travel costs during summer employment if the school is more than 75 miles from headquarters.
$500 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, Due Oct. 27, 2026
Ninth-12th grade women, genderqueer, and non-binary students who are at least 13 are eligible to apply. There are 391 scholarships available. Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and future plans.
$500 per semester Mel C. Marshall scholarship, Due Oct. 31 for Spring and June 30 for Fall
This scholarship was developed to encourage high school seniors or college students to enroll in careers related to the precast concrete industry and to provide opportunities for those students who receive financial support to liaise with CPCA. Open to California residents who are a high school senior or current college student who will be enrolling full time in an academic institution for the academic year beginning in the semester following the date of application. The student’s academic field must be related to the building, construction or PRECAST concrete industry (can include safety, accounting, IT, etc.) Application requirements include:
- A transcript of high school grades and/or college grades, through the latest grading period prior to the date of the application. The high school transcript must include ACT/SAT scores and class standing.
- A letter of recommendation from the high school or college faculty.
- A letter of sponsorship from a CPCA member considered to be in good standing. (Contact the CPCA office if you need help contacting a member).
$35,000 VFW Annual Voice of Democracy, due midnight Oct. 31, 2026
This audio-essay program provides 9th-12th grade high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay. Scholarships are paid directly to recipient's American university, college, trade/technical school.
First place National: $35,000
Others range: $1,000-$21,000
Other places to look:
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Other places to look:
- Scholarships.com
- Studentscholarships.org
- Goingmerry.com
- Salliemae.com/scholarships/
- Asian Pacific Community Fund (last year, distributed more than $530K in scholarships)
- Bold.org
