Vocation and Trades
Rudy J Mazzetti Culinary arts Scholarship
Due at 8:59 p.m. PDT Oct. 31Rudy J Mazzetti Culinary arts Scholarship
Due at 8:59 p.m. PDT Oct. 31
Rudy J Mazzetti Culinary arts Scholarship
This $2,500 scholarship is given in Mazzetti's memory. He was a Bay Area baker in business for 50 years until he passed away last year. It is open to California students who are interested in pursuing a degree in culinary arts. Applicants who are ambitious, passionate, and driven are encouraged to apply. Part of the application is an essay about how you hop to honor Mazzetti's memory by making a difference through your love for cooking or baking. Click here for more information.
VFW Annual Voice of Democracy
Due Oct. 31 at midnight VFW Annual Voice of Democracy
Due Oct. 31 at midnight
VFW Annual Voice of Democracy
This audio-essay program provides 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
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Mel C. Marshall Scholarship
Due OCT. 31 for spring & June 30 for FallMel C. Marshall Scholarship
Due OCT. 31 for spring & June 30 for Fall
Mel C. Marshall Scholarship
This $500 per semester 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).
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Track to the trades scholarship
Due Nov. 4Track to the trades scholarship
Due Nov. 4
Track to the trades scholarship
This $2,500 scholarship will be given out to 20 applicants. It aims to support current and future tradespeople on their paths toward successful careers in the trades. Any current trade school student or high school senior who will enroll in trade school after graduation may apply for this scholarship if they’re a legal resident of the United States pursuing plumbing, HVAC, electric, or a closely related field while embodying G.R.I.T. (generosity, respect, innovation, and teamwork). Applicants will need to create a bold.org profile.
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Good Tidings Community Service Scholarship
Due at noon Nov. 8Good Tidings Community Service Scholarship
Due at noon Nov. 8
Good Tidings Community Service Scholarship
This $10,000 scholarship aims to reward 10 low-income high school seniors who have committed themselves to community service.
Application Requirements include:
- High school senior graduating in Spring 2025
- Resident of one of the following California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Yolo
- Winners must volunteer a minimum of 1 shift (2-4 hours) for our Good Tidings' Winter Wonderland Toy Giveaway Program between 12/9 - 12/20/23 in Burlingame, CA
- Must plan on attending college/university, junior college, vocational, trade, or continuing education
- For an application to be considered complete, each applicant must select a recommender who will upload a letter of recommendation via Kaleidoscope
Winners will be notified by Wednesday, November 27, and scholarship checks will be dispersed over the course of four years via Kaleidoscope’s direct deposit feature. Thank you to the Jeanne and William Barulich Family Foundation for their support of our scholarship. Feel free to look at previous winners here. Please call our office at (800) 824-7366 with any questions.
California Jaycee foundation scholarship
Due Jan. 17California Jaycee foundation scholarship
Due Jan. 17
California Jaycee foundation scholarship
Each year, the U.S. Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senate Foundation grants $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who plan to continue their education at an accredited post-secondary college or university. Scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who plan to attend an accredited vocational or industrial school. The number of grants awarded annually is at the discretion of the Foundation and must be used for educational expenses in the first year of full-time study. Checks awarded will be made out in the name of the recipient and the educational institution of the recipient’s choice.
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Imagine America Foundation
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Kids' Chance of California
Due May 15Kids' Chance of California
Due May 15
Kids' Chance of California
Kids’ Chance of California, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to provide post-secondary scholarships to dependent children of workers that have been killed or seriously injured in a compensable work-related accident or occupational disease with a California employer. $1,000 scholarships are awarded once a year and students may apply every year they attend classes.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicant must be between the ages of 16 – 25 years
- Applicant must be the child or legal dependent of a worker killed or seriously injured in a compensable work- related accident or occupational disease with a California employer
- Student applicant and/or deceased/injured worker are not required to be a legal resident of the United States
- Applicant must be able to demonstrate financial need
- Applicant must be enrolled, accepted or applying for acceptance as a full-time or part-time student at a university, college or technical school
NAGE Scholarship
Due May 17NAGE Scholarship
Due May 17
NAGE Scholarship
To be eligible for this $500 scholarship a student must:
A) Be planning to attend or already be attending a two or four-year college, graduate school, trade or technical school.B) Be a member of NAGE, IBPO, IBCO, or IAEP, or be the member's spouse, child, grandchild, niece, nephew, or significant other.
Horation Alger Career & Technical Education Scholarships
Due June 17Horation Alger Career & Technical Education Scholarships
Due June 17
Horation Alger Career & Technical Education Scholarships
This organization has multiple scholarships with varying eligibility requirements
- $2,500 National Career & Technical Education Scholarships
- $10,000 Protective Life Career & Technical Education Scholarship
- $2,500 Valencia College Career & Technical Education Scholarship