Scholarships for California Residents

From the mountains to the sea, there are a lot of perks that come with living in California. And if you're a resident of the Golden State who is attending college, add another one to the list: myriad scholarship opportunities. A number of these available scholarships are funded by the state of California through the California Student Aid Commission. Many more scholarships are provided by local community foundations up and down the state, such as the San Diego Community Foundation, the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the San Francisco Foundation and the Humboldt Area Foundation. Applying students will usually need to meet a minimum grade point average and submit official transcripts, and may also be required to write a short essay or demonstrate community involvement. For more information on scholarships for California residents, read on.

Showing 81-100 of 175 scholarships
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  • 1,500
  • 4 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Residence: Live in |Ventura, CA|
  • School (College): |Accredited College|Accredited University|Accredited Non-Profit Institutions|
  • Major: Study |Nursing|Medicine|Psychology|Pharmacy|Healing Arts|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 4.0
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  • 800
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Ventura, CA|
  • Employer: |Minor Child of Saticoy Lemon Association Employee|Legal Ward of Saticoy Lemon Association Employee|Saticoy Lemon Association Employee|
  • School (College): |Four-year|Accredited Community College|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 500 - 3,000
  • 3 awards
  • May 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Residence: Live in |San Francisco, CA| as a |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Filipino|
  • School (College): Attend a |Four-year|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 5.0
MGMA Western Section Scholarship Sponsored by MGMA Western Section American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE)
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  • 1,000 - 5,000
  • 1 award
  • May 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |New Mexico|Arizona|California|Nevada|Hawaii|Utah|Oregon|Colorado|Alaska|Idaho|Montana|Wyoming|
  • Organization: Associated with the |Medical Group Management Association|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Washington|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 1.5
Finch Family Scholarship Fund Ventura County Community Foundation
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  • 4,000
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Ventura, CA|Piru, CA|
  • Employer: |Finch Ranches|
  • School (College): |Four-year|Community College|Trade School|Accredited College or University|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Hispanic|
  • Extracurricular: |Volunteer Activities|School Activities|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.0
Wilma Motley Memorial California Merit Scholarship American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) Institute for Oral Health
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  • 2,000
  • 3 awards
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |United States|California|
  • Organization: American Dental Hygienists' Association (Professional Organization)
  • Major: Study |Dental Hygiene|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.5
The Claire and Stanley Withers Scholarship Community Foundation Sonoma County
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|
  • School (K-12): |Roseland University Prep, Santa Rosa, CA|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school graduate|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.0
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation Scholarship American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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  • 2,500
  • 1 award
  • May 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Residence: Live in |Minnesota|North Dakota|South Dakota|New Mexico|Arizona|California|Oklahoma|Texas|Oregon|Colorado|Montana|
  • Organization: American Indian Science and Engineering Society (Professional Organization)
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Kansas|Washington|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 5.0
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  • 1,500
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Ventura, CA|Camarillo, CA|Fillmore, CA|Santa Paula, CA|Saticoy, CA|Somis, CA|
  • Organization: Saticoy Poinsettia Club (Club)
  • School (College): |Four-year|Accredited College or University|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.0
Indian Education Scholarship Fund Ventura County Community Foundation
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  • 200
  • 10 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Ventura, CA|
  • Organization: Ventura County Indian Education Consortium (Educational Services)
  • Ethnicity: Be |Native American|Alaska Native|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 2,000
  • 1 award
  • April 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • Major: Study |Hospitality|Travel and Tourism|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 5.0
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Glendale, CA|La Canada Flintridge, CA|La Crescenta, CA|Montrose, CA|Verdugo City, CA|
  • School (College): Attend |Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA|
  • Major: Study |Nursing|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 5.0
Armando and Lourdes Lopez Scholarship Fund Ventura County Community Foundation
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Residence: Live in |Ventura, CA|
  • School (College): Attend |California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 95,000
  • 1 award
  • September 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Residence: Live in |Rome, Italy|Worcester, MA|Stanford, CA|San Marino, CA|Princeton, NJ|Budapest, Hungary|Research Triangle Park, NC|Chicago, IL|Cambridge, MA|Uppsala, Sweden|Florence, Italy|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Washington, DC|
  • Major: Study |Humanities|Social Science|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship California Teachers Association (CTA)
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  • 1,000 - 6,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • Organization: California Teachers Association (CTA) (Professional Organization)|Student California Teachers Association (SCTA) (Professional Organization)
  • Ethnicity: Be |Native American|Asian / Asian American / Pacific Islander|Hispanic|African American/Black|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.5
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  • 1,000
  • 4 awards
  • Jul-30-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|San Francisco, CA|Marin, CA|Alameda, CA|
  • Organization: Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgender (LGBT) organization
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Santa Clara, CA|San Mateo, CA|Contra Costa, CA|Napa, CA|Solano, CA|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.5
Orfalea Scholarship Fund Ventura County Community Foundation
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  • 2,500
  • 31 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Residence: Live in |Ventura, CA|
  • Employer: |Minor Child of Seasonal Farm Worker|Dependent of a Non-profit Agency employee|Dependent of a Nurse|Dependent of a K-12 Teacher|Dependent of a Ventura City Employee|Dependent of a Ventura County Firefighter|Dependent of a Ventura City Police Officer|Dependent of a Ventura County Sheriff Officer|
  • Disability: |Learning Disability|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.5
James C. Basile Scholarship Fund Ventura County Community Foundation
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  • 5,000
  • 15 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |California|Ventura, CA|Moorpark, CA|Simi Valley, CA|
  • Employer: |Firefighter|Law Enforcement Officer|
  • Disability: |Physical Disability|Disabled|Visual Impairment|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.5
Louis J. and Mary Ellen Schultz Scholarship Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
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  • 2,000
  • 2 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Residence: Live in |Santa Cruz, CA|
  • School (College): Attend a |Vocational School|Accredited Two-Year|Accredited Four-Year|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|High school graduate|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 4.5
Showing 81-100 of 175 scholarships