Grants - Stipends - Scholarships

Make sure to check this page regularly since new opportunities arise all the time.

Before you transfer you should have applied for at least one Grant or Stipend. There are many sources out there for you to tap into.

• Huge list: Paying for College, Student Resource Guide (This is a 46 page document. Please don't print it on campus!)
   
• Check this website: http://www.gocollege.com/financial-aid/college-grants/hispanic.html
   
• Here's a page with lots of links to scholarships
   

• Underutilized Scholarships for Under Represented Minorities Students
  This link is to a whole list of websites with scholarships. Check it out.
  
  

• NSF S-STEM Grant  http://nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm

  Eligible are full-time students with a minimum GPA  of 2.5; enrolled in MESA; majoring in math, computer science or engineering; demonstrates financial need; permanent resident or US citizen; applied to a school that has an MEP program;. Students in their last year at the community college can apply for a scholarship of $12,500 for 1yr at the CC and three years after transfer. See the MESA director for more information. This is due around the end of February.
  
   

• College STEM Majors -- $2,000 Scholarship
  Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Scholarships opens November 10, 2009
  
  Hispanic college students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Puerto Rico pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field major are invited to apply for a $2,000 one-time scholarship of which 25 will be awarded in the Spring of 2009.
  
  
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
  
  Eligible students who are US citizens or legal residents, have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA, apply for federal financial aid using the FAFSA  and have plans to be enrolled FULL-TIME in a degree seeking program at a US accredited institution in the fall 2009. Apply online at www.hsf.net through February 18, 2009.
  Scholarships are available for students of all levels of college. Awards range from  $1000 - $10,000; All majors are eligible, over 4000 scholarships awarded each year. Special Scholarship Opportunities for Community College students planning to transfer to a four-year institution.
  
   
• Rio Hondo College Scholarships 
  
  Go to http://www.riohondo.edu/students/financialaid/ScholarshipLinks.htm  and see what's out there
  
  
  
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - US Department of Commerce
  Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
  Deadline is February 15, 2010
  
  Eligible students should be undergraduate students, who are US citizens or permanent residents, with a scientific major and a GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4-point scale).  Students majoring in physics, materials science, engineering, computer science, chemistry, or mathematics are encouraged to apply; research opportunities for students with majors in other disciplines may be available.
  
  Applications: www.surf.nist.gov/surf2.htm
  
   
• UC Berkeley Scholarship for Community College
  Transfer Students

Great Scholarship Opportunity for transfer students applying to CAL!

http://www.alumni.berkeley.edu/Students/Scholarships_and_Awards/TAAP/main.asp 

Apply in Dec right after college apps are due and before admission decisions are out.  Once you get admitted and decide to come to Cal, the scholarship is yours: $6,000 each year, a laptop, plus a wonderful support group!!!

I highly encourage everyone to apply!

The HP Scholar program – www.hp.com/go/hpscholars  is a fantastic award for students. The HP Scholar program offers scholarship opportunities to underrepresented minority (African American, Latino, or American Indian) students who will pursue a bachelor of science degree in computer science, computer engineering or electrical engineering at an HP Scholar partnership university (UCLA, University of Washington, San Jose State, Morgan State, or North Carolina A&T). Deadline: March 15, 2009

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  For students majoring in Natural resources.  Due Feb 27, 2009 

The following was due on April 30, 2009. Check early 2010

• HENAAC Scholars

  HENAAC has a goal of providing over $250,000 in scholarships in 2009. The sponsors listed below are making this goal a reality by providing multiple scholarships in their specific fields. Scholarship dollar amounts for the sponsors listed below range from $500 to $5,000. The total number of scholarships awarded will be based on final contributions given to the scholarship program by July 30, 2009.

   

Summer 09 Internships  Booklet

2009 Summer Environmental Exchange:   http://www.tahoebaikal.org/

City of Hope summer student academy
This summer program gives promising students with an interest in research and health science careers practical experience and helps them develop important skills for their futures.
 

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