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 161-175 of 175 scholarships
Flora de Mayo Scholarship Fund Community Foundation Sonoma County
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|
  • Major: Study |Art|Performing Arts|Visual Arts|
  • Extracurricular: |Community Service|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 2.0
California EasternStar Foundation Scholarship Grand Chapter of California Order of the Eastern Star
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • Organization: Masonic Youth Groups (Professional Organization)
  • School (College): |Accredited College|Accredited University|Accredited Community College|accredited Trade School|Accredited Religious Institution|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.5
The Begun Scholarship California Library Association
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  • 3,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |California| as a |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • Major: Study |Library Science|Information Studies|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 5.0
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • Ethnicity: Be |African American/Black|
  • School (College): Attend |Johnson C. Smith University (NC)|Morehouse College (GA)|Wilberforce University (OH)|Clark Atlanta University (GA)|Tuskegee University (AL)|Xavier University of Louisiana (LA)|Allen University (SC)|Bennett College (NC)|Benedict College (SC)|Dillard University (LA)|Fisk University (TN)|Interdenominational Theological Center (GA)|Miles College (AL)|Oakwood University (AL)|Rust College (MS)|Saint Augustine's University (NC)|Shaw University (NC)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.0
The Mike and Suzy Marzalek Scholarship Community Foundation Sonoma County
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
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 1.5
The BAC Local 3 Sullivan Kraw Scholarship Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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  • 2,500
  • 19 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • Organization: Associated with the |Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3 CA|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.5
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  • 2,000
  • 10 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • School (College): Attend |California State UniversityBakersfield (CA)|
  • Extracurricular: |Community Service|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
Leo and Trinidad Sanchez Scholarship Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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  • 4,500
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Residence: Live in |Santa Cruz, CA|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Santa Clara, CA|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Hispanic|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.5
H. Ernest & Helen L. Johnson Memorial Fund Sacramento Region Community Foundation
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  • 1,000 - 2,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • Organization: Girl Scout|Boy Scouts|YMCA (Professional Organization)
  • School (K-12): |High School|Placer, CA|El Dorado, CA|Yolo, CA|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
The Robert Bertrand Studnick Memorial Fund Community Foundation Sonoma County
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|
  • School (K-12): |Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa, TX|
  • School (College): Attend |University of California System (CA)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
Mitchell Soso Scholarship Fund Community Foundation Sonoma County
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|
  • School (K-12): |Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa, CA|
  • School (College): Attend |University of California System (CA)|Sonoma State University (CA)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|
  • Employer: |La Tortilla Factory|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Hispanic|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
Honeywell Scholarship Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
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  • 5,000
  • 3 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Residence: Live in |Minnesota|New Mexico|Arizona|California|Texas|Puerto Rico|
  • Organization: Society of Women Engineers (Professional Organization)|Underrepresented groups
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Kansas|Washington|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.5
Latinos in Technology Scholarship Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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  • n/a
  • 100 awards
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Residence: Live in |San Francisco, CA|Alameda, CA|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Santa Clara, CA|Fremont, CA|Newark, CA|San Mateo, CA|Union, CA|Santa Cruz, CA|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Hispanic|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 5.0
The Elaine and Barry Gilbert College Scholarship Fund Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund
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  • n/a
  • 3 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|San Francisco, CA|The Peninsula (Sunnyvale and North), CA|Marin, CA|
  • School (K-12): |Lowell High School, San Francisco, CA|Washington High School, Fremont, CA|
  • Religion: |Jewish|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 5.0
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