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Section 4: Scholarship List  The following are scholarships open to students regardless                    

 

of immigration status. You should contact each scholarship provider for current information.

 

 

 

Scholarship/ Fellowship Program

 

Deadline

 

Contact: Address, Website or Phone

 

Award

 

Further Requirement

 

Scholarship for Prospective Educators

 

01-Jan

 

www.pdkintl.org,  (812) 339-1156

 

$1,000-$5,000

 

Interest in Education

 

AAU Youth Excel Program Scholarship Amateur Athletic

 

07-Jan

 

www.aausports.org

 

$2,000

 

High School Senior

 

Discover Card Tribute Award

 

09-Jan

 

www.aasa.org/awards

 

$2,500

 

High School Senior

 

Film & Fiction Scholarship

 

15-Jan

 

his@gmu.ed

 

$3,000

 

College Student

 

Scholarship for Prospective Educators

 

15-Jan

 

www.pdkintl.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Society of Plastic Engineers Scholarship Grants

 

15-Jan

 

www.4spe.org

 

$1,000-

 

$4,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Adeline Rosenberg Memorial Prize

 

15-Jan

 

www.fcsymphony.org

 

$2,000

 

HS/College Student

 

SPIE Ed. Scholarship in Optical Science and Engineering

 

31-Jan

 

www.spie.org/info/scholarships

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Must be a member

 

William Kappel International Piano Competition

 

01-Feb

 

(301) 405-ARTS

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

CollegeNET Scholarship Search Engine

 

01-Feb

 

www.collegenet.com

 

Varies

 

Varies

 

BMI Student Composer Award

 

01-Feb

 

www.bmi.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

ISA Scholarship Program

 

01-Feb

 

www.isa.org

 

$1,000

 

College Student

 

Roothbert Fund, Inc. Grants and Fellowships

 

02-Feb

 

www.roothbertfund.org

 

$2,000-$3,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Best Teen Chef Culinary

 

14-Feb

 

www.aii.edu

 

$2,000

 

High School Senior

 

National Portfolio Review Competition

 

14-Feb

 

www.aii.edu

 

$2,000

 

High School Student

 

Worldstudio Foundation Scholarship Program

 

14-Feb

 

www.worldstudio.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

The D.A. Weber Scholarship Fund

 

15-Feb

 

www.cta.org,  (650) 697-1400

 

$2,000

 

Visit website for info

 

Helenic Times Scholarship

 

15-Feb

 

www.htsfund.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Academy of Motion Pictures Students Academy Awards

 

15-Feb

 

www.oscars.org/saa

 

$2,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Society of Physics Students Scholarships, Grants and Internships

 

15-Feb

 

www.spsnational.org

 

$1,000

 

College & Member

 

Wally David Legal Memorial Scholarship Fund

 

16-Feb

 

(949) 553-4202

 

$1,000

 

Call for additional information

 

Youth Opportunities Foundation Scholarship

 

28-Feb

 

P.O

Box 45762 Los Angeles, CA 90045
, (310) 670-7664

 

varies

 

Call for additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scholarship/ Fellowship Program

 

Deadline

 

Contact: Address, Website or Phone

 

Award

 

Further Requirement

 

 

 

Mable & Lawrence S. Cooke Scholarship

 

 

 

28-Feb

 

 

 

www.scouting.org/nesa/scholar

 

(972) 580-2034

 

 

 

Varies

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle Scout Member

 

Barbara Wiedner and Dorothy Vandercook Peace Scholar.

 

01-Mar

 

16335 Patricia Way, Grass Valley, CA 95949
(530) 273-6018

 

$250-$500

 

Call for additional information

 

Executive Women International Scholarship Program

 

01-Mar

 

www.executivewomen.org

 

$1,000

 

High School Student

 

VM Ball Program

 

01-Mar

 

afe@endowment.org

 

$3,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Japanese American Citizen League Entering Awards

 

01-Mar

 

www.jacl.org, (415) 921-5225

 

$1,000.00

 

HS Japanese Student

 

National Association of Pastorial Musicians Scholarship

 

05-Mar

 

npmsing@npm.org

 

$2,000

 

HS/College Student

 

OFA National Scholarship Casey Family Awards

 

15-Apr

 

www.orphan.org

 

$2,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Glenn Miller International Scholarship Search Engine

 

15-Mar

 

www.glennmiller.org

 

Varies

 

HS Sr. & College Fresh.

 

Donna Reed Performing Arts Schlolarships and Internships

 

15-Mar

 

www.donnareed.org

 

$1,000

 

HS Arts Student

 

United Agribusiness League Scholarship Program

 

29-Mar

 

www.ual.org

 

$1,000-$5,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Mervyn's Local Hero Scholarship

 

30-Mar

 

www.scholarshipamerica.org

 

$1,000-$10,000

 

Visit local Mervyn's store/ High School Sr.

 

National Association of Minority Engineers National Fund

 

30-Mar

 

www.namepa.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Princess Grace Scholarships, Grants, and Fellowships

 

31-Mar

 

www.pgfusa.com

 

$5,000

 

HS/College Student

 

National Federation of the Blind Scholarships

 

31-Mar

 

www.nfb.org, (641) 236-3366

 

$3,000

 

For Blind Students Only

 

MANA: A National Latina Organization

 

01-Apr

 

www.hermana.org,  (202) 833-0060

 

DC trip / varies

 

Visit website for additional info

 

A.W. Bodine-Sunkist Memorial Scholarship

 

01-Apr

 

P.O. Box 7888, Van Nuys, CA 91409

 

$2,000

 

Minimum 3.0 G.P.A

 

Ramona's Mexican Food Products Scholarships

 

01-Apr

 

13633 South Western Avenue, Gardena CA 90249
, (310) 323-1950

 

$10,000

 

E.L.A.High School student

 

The Fountainhead Essay Contest

 

01-Apr

 

P.O.Box 57044 Irvine, CA 92619
, (949) 222-6550

 

$500-$5,000

 

11-12th grade student

 

Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community

 

01-Apr

 

www.grantee.hitachi.org,  (202) 457-0458

 

$5,000

 

Student must be nominated

 

 

 

Scholarship/ Fellowship Program

 

 

 

Deadline

 

 

 

Contact: Address, Website or Phone

 

 

 

Award

 

 

 

Further Requirement

 

 

 

A. Patrick Charnon Memorial Scholarship

 

 

 

01-Apr

 

 

 

P.O. Box 208, San Francisco, CA 94104
, www.cesresources.org

 

 

 

$1,500

 

 

 

 

 

Full-time undergraduate

 

Armenian Relief Society Undergrad Scholarship

 

01-Apr

 

www.arseastus.org

 

$13,000

 

HS/College Student

 

 

 

Third Wave Foundation Scholarships and Fellowships

 

 

 

01-Apr

 

 

 

www.thirdwavefoundation.org

 

 

 

$2,000

 

 

 

 

 

Women only

 

TELACU Engineering Award

 

05-Apr

 

malvarado@telacu.com

 

$2,000

 

11-12th grade student

 

Signet Classic Student Scholarship Essay Contest

 

15-Apr

 

375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014

 

$1,000

 

Essay Contest

 

Fountainhead College Scholarship Essay Contest

 

15-Apr

 

essay@ayrnrand.org

 

$3,000

 

Visit website for additional info

 

National Minority Jr. Golf Scholarship

 

15-Apr

 

www.nmjgsa.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship Data base

 

15-Apr

 

www.chciyouth.org, (210) 692-1971

 

$1,500-$5,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity: Tau Chapter Scholarship

 

18-Apr

 

www.tauchapter.com

 

$500

 

Will attend CSU Dominquez Hills

 

MEChA de UC Riverside Alumni Scholarship

 

18-Apr

 

Mechapublicityucr@yahoo.com

 

Alejandro, (909) 787-3821

 

$300

 

Will attend UC Riverside

 

Service Leadership Award

 

19-Apr

 

1465 E. 103rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90002
, (323) 564-7911

 

$2,000

 

High School Senior

 

International Music Competition of ARD Munich

 

20-Apr

 

www.ard-musikwetbewerb.de

 

$5,000

 

College Student of 20-24yrs. of age

 

National Sculpture Society Scholarship

 

30-Apr

 

www.nationalsculpture.org

 

$1,000

 

Visit website for additional info

 

UCLA Latino Alumni Association Scholarship

 

01-May

 

Isidro "Skid" Rodriguez, (310) 825-2420

 

$1,000

 

Will attend

 

UC Los Angeles

 

NAAS-USA Awards

 

01-May

 

www.naas.org

 

$1,000

 

High School Student

 

BEEM Foundation Scholarships

 

02-May

 

http://beemfoundation.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Youth of the Year

 

15-May

 

1230 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30309

 

$1,500

 

High School Student

 

Foundation Research & Education Undergrad Merit

 

30-May

 

www.ahma.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Automotive Hall of Fame Scholarship

 

30-May

 

21400 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, Michigan 48121
, (313) 240-4000

 

varies

 

Interest in the Automotive Career

 

Swackhamer Peace Essay Contest

 

01-Jun

 

www.wagingpeace.org, (805) 965-3443

 

$500-$1,500

 

Visit website for additional info

 

IFMA Foundation Scholarship

 

13-Jun

 

www.IFMA.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Scholarship/ Fellowship Program

 

Deadline

 

Contact: Address, Website or Phone

 

Award

 

 Further Requirement

 

Salvadoran-American Leadership & Educational Fund

 

 

 

30-Jun

 

 

 

1625 W. Olympic Blvd.,

Ste. 718
, Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 480-1052 www.salef.org

 

$500-$2,500

 

 

 

Latin American Student

 

 

 

Organic Way to Grow Essay Contest

 

01-Jul

 

www.mambosprouts.com

 

$1,000

 

250 word essay

 

Rotary Foundation Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship

 

01-Jul

 

www.rotary.org

 

$12,000

 

College JR.

 

Mexican American Grocers' Association

 

31-Jul

 

www.maga.org,  (323) 227-1565

 

405 San Fernando Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90031

 

$250-$1,000

 

Latino College Sophomore

 

Golden State Minority Foundation

 

01-Aug

 

1055 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 115 Los Angeles, CA 90017

 

$5,000

 

11-12th grade student

 

Ellen & Federico Jimenez Scholarship

 

15-Sep

 

634 S. Spring St.  Los Angeles, CA 90034, (213) 629-2512 x. 157

 

$2,000

 

Community or Cal State student

 

Atlas Essay Competition

 

16-Sep

 

www.aynrand.org/contests

 

$1,000

 

College Student

 

Prudential Spirit of Community Award

 

31-Oct

 

www.prudential.com, (888) 450-9961

 

$1,000-$6,000

 

Must write an Essay

 

SAMMY Award

 

01-Nov

 

www.whymilk.com

 

$500

 

High School Athlete

 

San Jose Mercury News Scholarship

 

01-Nov

 

750 Ridder Park Road, San Jose, CA 95190
, (408) 271-3689

 

$500

 

Must write an Essay

 

Guidepost Young Writer's Program

 

15-Nov

 

www.guidepost.com

 

$1,000

 

HS Jr.& Sr.

 

Intel Science Talent Search

 

01-Dec

 

www.discovery.com/dysc

 

$5,000

 

High School Student

 

Gina Barchauer International Artists Piano Competition

 

01-Dec

 

www.bachauer.com/home.asp

 

$4,000

 

HS/College Student

 

ASSE UPS Scholarship

 

01-Dec

 

(847) 699-2929

 

$3,000

 

College Jr. & Sr.

 

Contemporary Record Society National Perform Artists

 

10-Dec

 

http://users.erols.com/crsnews

 

$1,500

 

Visit website for additional info

 

National Competition of Composer Recordings

 

10-Dec

 

(610) 544-5920

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

IACP Foundation Culinary Scholarship

 

15-Dec

 

www.iacpfoundation.org

 

$1,000

 

High School Student

 

Worldfest Student Film Awards

 

15-Dec

 

www.worldfest.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

Knight Essay Contest SAR

 

28-Dec

 

www.sar.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

National Association of Black Accountants National Scholar.

 

31-Dec

 

www.nabainc.org

 

$1,000

 

African descent Student

 

L. Ron Hubbard's Future Illustrators Contest

 

Quarterly

 

www.writersofthefuture.com

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

L. Ron Hubbard's Future Writers

 

Quarterly

 

www.writersofthefuture.com

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

San Antonio International Piano Competition

 

N/A

 

www.saipc.org

 

$15,000

 

Students of Ages 20-32

 

Scholarship/ Fellowship Program

 

Deadline

 

Contact: Address, Website or Phone

 

Award

 

Further Requirement

 

Harold F. Wilkins Scholarship Program

 

N/A

 

afe@endowment.org

 

$1,000

 

HS/College Student

 

 

 

Joel Garcia Memorial Scholarship

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

3800 S. Figueroa St., L.A. 90037
, (213) 740-5263

 

 

 

$500-$2,000

 

 

 

 

 

Interest in Journalism

 

Chicana/Latina Foundation

 

N/A

 

www.chicanalatina.org/resources

 

N/A

 

Call for additional information

 

Concerned Media Prof.'s.  Tony Villegas Scholarship

 

N/A

 

P.O. Box 44034, Tucson AZ 85733

 

N/A

 

Request an application by Mail

 

Adolescence and Youth Undergraduate Research Award

 

N/A

 

www.radcliffe.edu/murray/grants/index.htm, 9617) 495-8140

 

$1,000

 

College Student

 

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

 

N/A

 

55 Second St., Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94105, 1-877-HSF-INFO, www.hsf.net

 

$1,000-$2,500

 

H.S. Seniors

 

Migrant Farmworker Scholarships

 

N/A

 

www.migrant.net, 1-800-245-5681

 

$500-$2,500

 

Visit website for additional info

 

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

 

N/A

 

1187 Coast Cillage Rd, Ste 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93108
, (805) 965-3443

 

$200-$1,500

 

Poetry & Essay Contest

 

PFLAG-HATCH Youth Scholarship Program

 

N/A

 

www.pflag.org, (202) 467-8180

 

varies

 

LGBT Student

 

Poetry Contest Scholarship

 

N/A

 

www.poetry.com, (410) 356-2000

 

$100-$10,000

 

Visit website for additional info

 

Comisin Femenil Scholarship

 

N/A

 

Attn: Ana Gonzalez, P.O

Box 86013, Los Angeles, CA 90086

 

$1,000-$1,500

 

Female of Latino descent

 

Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc., Latina Scholarship Award

 

N/A

 

1220 Rosecrans Av. #543, San Diego, CA 92106 www.lambdathetanu.org

 

$200-$1,000

 

Female of Latino descent

 

Latin American Professional Women's Foundation

 

N/A

 

P.O. Box 31532 Los Angeles, CA 90031

 

$500

 

Female of Latino descent

 

Estrada Scholarship Fund

 

N/A

 

Woodrow Wilson High School, (323) 223-1133

 

$500

 

Woodrow Wilson High Student

 

Muniz Family Scholarship

 

N/A

 

Ramon Muniz, (818) 677-2351

 

$1,000

 

Will attend CSU Northridge

 

TELACU Education Foundation

 

N/A

 

5400 East Olympic Blvd.,

Ste 300
Los Angeles CA 90022

 

$500-$2,500

 

Multiple Scholarships Available

 

Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce Award

 

N/A

 

www.lajcc.org,  (213) 482-1311

 

$2,000

 

Scholar Athlete Student

 

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

 

N/A

 

www.scholastic.com

 

$100-$5,000

 

7-12th grade student

 

Minority Scholarship

 

N/A

 

The Modesto Bee,

P.O. Box 3928 Modesto, CA 95352
, (209) 578-2091

 

$500

 

High School Senior