College
This list of scholarships is limited to 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!
OCTOBER
$500 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, Due Oct. 28
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.
Learn more.
4 $500 Asian American Women's Alliance Schoalrships, Due Oct. 30 at 11:59 p.m.
Eligibility: Asian American students enrolled in High School, College or Graduate School and be a resident within the Bay Area. U.S. resident only please.
Selection: The scholarship committee from the AAWA board will make the final selection of scholarship recipients. Scholarship recipients will be selected based on their academic success, community engagement, and their essay.
Selection: The scholarship committee from the AAWA board will make the final selection of scholarship recipients. Scholarship recipients will be selected based on their academic success, community engagement, and their essay.
$2,500-$20,000 U.S. Bank Student Scholarship, Due Oct. 30
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 shools are eligible to apply. 325 awards are available.
$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
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
