*William Jessup University Scholarship and Grants

Be an incoming freshman at WJU. See printed page in scholarship file for more information.

*Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Eligibility Requirements: Each scholarship fund has specific eligibility criteria, deadline dates and award amounts which were defined by the donor when the fund was established. These criteria are described in detail on their website. Please read each application and eligibility requirements carefully before applying.

For More Information and to Apply: https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/grants_studentsTeachers_schol.html

*Associated Students of Evergreen Valley College

Eligibility Requirements: Be a senior at OG, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, apply to EVC and enroll in at least 9.0 units for Fall 2009 semester at EVC and attend at least one Associated Students workshop.

Award Amount: $250

*San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Foundation Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: Be a graduating high school senior entering EVC or San Jose City College in the Fall 2009 semester. Two letters of recommendation and an essay are required to apply.

Award Amount: $250 each semester

* Imagine America Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: Be a graduate with a GPA of at least 2.5, enroll in a participating career college and you may also be requested to demonstrate commitment to community service and/or financial need.

For More Information and to Apply: https://www.imagine-america.org/

*Pepsi-Cola’s Tuition Funding Sources

Eligibility Requirements: This is a private program that is only available to students at schools selected by Pepsi-Cola. The website contains the world’s largest scholarship database with more than $24 Billion in scholarship awards and over$5 billion more in state grant programs.

For More Information: Pick up flier in College and Career Center

**Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund

Eligibility Requirements: For all students regardless of Immigration Status.

For More Information and to Apply: See packet entitled “Scholarships/Becas”

**Ebony Magazine’s 2008 Scholarship Guide

Eligibility Requirements: This is a packet with over 30 scholarship opportunities. Eligibility requirements, deadline dates and award amounts vary. Please see the packet for more information. The packet may be obtained from the College and Career Center.

**Scholarship Information Packet for Students

Eligibility Requirements: This packet includes scholarships for students without a social security number. Requirements vary.

Deadline: Varies

Award Amount: Varies

**Paying for College Student Resource Guide courtesy of U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard

Eligibility Requirements: This packet includes scholarships, internships, fellowships, books and websites. Requirements vary

Deadline: Varies

Award Amount: Varies

CAA Youth Scholarship Program

Eligibility Requirements: Must be a child of a full-time active duty law enforcement and/or fire service personnel. The parent or guardian may not be on disability. Parents/guardians who are volunteer members of a California fire department are accepted as well. Student must write an essay about how their parent or guardian helps secure their community.

Deadline: April 11

Award Amounts: $1000 - $10,000

Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority Inc. National Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: Female high school senior, minimum 3.0 GPA, demonstrate leadership abilities through campus/off campus organizations.

Deadline: April 11

Award Amount: $1000

Peninsula Insurance Women’s Association

Eligibility Requirements: Minimum GPA of 2.75, verified by an official transcript, essay of no more than 2 pages in length answering their specific essay topic.

Deadline: April 15

Award Amount: $1000

Latino Peace Officers Association

Eligibility Requirements: There are 4 different types of scholarships the selection criteria are to be a graduating senior planning to attend a 2-year community college or 4-year university in the Fall of 2009 with a minimum GPA of 2.5

Deadline: April 17

Award Amount: $500 - $2500

San Jose UNICO Concetta D’Ambrosio Foundation

Eligibility Requirements: Cover letter says that the only requirement for eligibility is to be a resident of Santa Clara County. However they mention favorable applicants will have taken the SAT/ACT, and be “recommendable to a college or university by his/her high school, have participated in some sort of extra-curricular and community activity and have decent grades as they request a transcript.

Deadline: April 30

Award Amount: $1000

Lt. Jose A. Santiago Memorial Foundation Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: No apparent requirements other than the intention of attending college. In the application process you are asked to write a personal statement and answer questions about your goals and aspirations, school, community and/or extra curricular activities and how you would use this scholarship to assist you in reaching your long-range goals that are beyond a college degree.

Deadline: May 1

Award Amount: $2500

Evergreen Teachers Association

Eligibility Requirements: Must be a former student of the Evergreen (Elementary) School District. List of elementary schools is provided with the application in the College and Career Center.

Deadline: May 1

Deloitte Positive Coaching Alliance Triple-Impact Competitors Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: Must be a JUNIOR, who is an athlete with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and is a resident of Santa Clara County.

Deadline: May 1

Award Amount: $2000

Air Systems Foundation, Inc. Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: Copy of all SAT/ACT scores, academic recommendation letter from at least 3 teachers and 1 counselor and an essay between 2 and 5 pages, addressing one of their topics.

Deadline: May 1

Award Amount: $250 - $5000

Student Advocates for Higher Education (SAHE)

Eligibility Requirements: Must have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA, will be interviewed by the SAHE Scholarship Committee in person, must be present to receive award in August. (recipients will be notified)

Deadline: May 15

Los Hermanos de Stanford

Eligibility Requirements: Must be Latino. That apparently is it!!!

Deadline: May 15

Award Amount: $800

For More Information and to Apply: www.stanford.edu/group/hermanos/scholarships

Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin

Eligibility Requirements: Has a parent or legal guardian currently serving in the Armed Forces or has been Honorable Discharged from the Armed Forces and answers the assigned question in essay from.

Deadline: May 29

Award Amount: $1,500

HAHUI KALAKAUA Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: Must be of Hawaiian ancestry, born in Hawaii or whose parent(s) were born in Hawaii, in need of financial aid and must write directly to the Scholarship Committee to request and application and enclose a fee of $2.00.

Deadline: May 29

For More Information and to Apply: Contact scholarship committee chairperson:

Violet Hughes

Ahahui Kalakaua Hawaiian Club

1330 36^th Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94122

Chinese American Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: Must be of Chinese descent, resident of Santa Clara County with a great academic abilities as well as commitment to community service.

Deadline: May 30

Award Amount: $200 - $500

Dr John Tsu Memorial Fellowship Awards

Eligibility Requirements: Bay area high school graduates, who have been accepted at a 4 year college, who are “financially disadvantaged.” (Annual family income $40,000.00 or less)

Deadline: May 31

Award Amount: $2000

Nordstrom 2009 Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: Must have a cumulative, unweighted GPA of 2.7, have made a substantial contribution to the community, be involved in school activities, require financial assistance to attend college.

Deadline: June 1

Philippine Professional & Business Society Scholarship Awards Program

Eligibility Requirements: Must be in whole or part Filipino ancestry and minimum 3.5 GPA.

Deadline: June 19

Award Amount: $4000

AES Engineers Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: Their belief is that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason we are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluated the essays that are submitted. Only apply for the scholarship that is listed under the “2009 Scholarships” bullet. You may pick up an information sheet in the College and Career Center.

For more information: www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm

Deadline: October 6, 2009

Award Amount: $500

* Scholarships without a deadline

** Scholarship packets that require you to look thru them in the College and Career Center and request copies of the pages you are interested in. Please note that there are a great number of scholarship opportunities available in these packets for graduating high school seniors as well as undergraduate and upper graduate college students.