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Financial Aid: Scholarship Information
The 2010-2011 Cañada College scholarship application is no longer available for submission. The application deadline was Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Students will be notifed in mid-April if they have been awarded a scholarship. Scholarship recipients and their guests will be invited to a reception on Friday, May 7, 2010 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. SAVE THE DATE!
2010-2011 Cañada College list of tentative scholarship awards for college students.
2010-2011 Cañada College list of tentative scholarship awards for high school seniors.
Other External Scholarships
See also: NSF scholarships page:www.canadacollege.edu/nsfscholar/
MESA scholarship page: www.canadacollege.edu/canmesa/scholarships.html
Latino College Dollars, Scholarships for California's Latino Students Directory (current)
The Latino College Dollars Scholarship Directory contains clear information on more than 300 scholarships targeting Latino high school, undergraduate, and graduate students across the United States. A guide on how to apply for scholarships in both Spanish and English is included in the directory. For the ease of students and parents, scholarship listings are categorized by education level, deadline, minimum GPA, by whether citizenship is required as well as by region.
Hard copies of the guide can be found in the Career Center, Building 9-113 or downloaded for free at http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/Scholarship_Directory.pdf.
The online directory is searchable by key categories such as grade level, grade point average (GPA) and citizenship at http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/directory.htm.
MALDEF - Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund Scholarship List
http://www.maldef.org/pdf/Scholarships.pdf - A list of scholarships for all students regardless of immigration status.
Immigrant Student Scholarships Directory
A directory of scholarships that don’t require social security numbers (for Bay Area immigrant students)
http://e4fc.org/images/E4FC_Scholarships_NOSSN_090823.doc
Rotary Club of Redwood City Scholarship
March 25, 2010 Application Deadline
The Rotary Club of Redwood City is offering several scholarships in the amounts of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500) and Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750). The $1,500 scholarships will go to individuals pursuing their education in a four-year institution, and are open to both high school and community college students. The $750 scholarships will go to qualified high school seniors pursuing their education through the community college system.
To qualify for these scholarships, applicants must be Redwood City residents. The applicants should be planning to attend a college or university in 2010-2011. We ask that the applicants you recommend possess qualities, skills and special needs that make them deserving of the scholarship. We also hope that the applicants are aware of the ideals and goals of Rotary throughout the world and reflect these ideals in their essay.
Download application at: http://www.redwoodcityrotary.org/documents/docs/201021612327-2010_scholarship_app.pdf
2010-2011 Kay Ellis Nursing Scholarship for Women
A Nursing scholarship for female students attending either Cañada College or College of San Mateo. Students must be attending or planning to attend a nursing program in San Mateo, San Francisco or Santa Clara Counties. This scholarship is intended to help low-income female students with preference given to single parents, recent immigrants and students of color in their pursuit of an Associates or Bachelor Degree in Nursing.
Three to five scholarships of up to $2,500 per semester will be offered. The Kay Ellis Nursing Scholarship for Women application deadline is April 1, 2010. The Kay Ellis Nursing Scholarship for Women application deadline is April 1, 2010.
Scholarship Application for Students From Foster Care Now Available
Casey Family Programs and The Orphan Foundation of American are pleased to announce that applications for college scholarships for students from foster care are now available for the 2010-2011 academic year. The Casey Family Scholars Program will award approximately 75 new scholarships for undergraduate study and career/technical training at accredited institutions and programs. A limited number of graduate school scholarships will also be awarded. Scholarships include support services.
Undergraduate scholarships are awarded based on a combination of merit and need, and funding levels are determined based on cost of attendance and other resources. Graduate scholarships are merit-based and provide $10,000 for post-graduate study in any field. Graduate scholarships are renewable for one year.
Application: http://orphan.org/index.php?id=30 The online application closes at midnight March 31, 2010.
Questions can be directed to:
Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) www.orphan.org
Tina Raheem at OFA (800) 950-4673
John Emerson at Casey Family Programs (206) 270-4921
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