Scholarship Office

Rio Hondo College

3600 Workman Mill Road

Whittier, CA  90601-1699

(562) 908-3411

Location:

The Office is located in the Administration Building, Room 116 (part of the Financial Aid Office)

Scholarship Office Hours:

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.                  Tuesday & Wednesday

10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.                    Monday & Thursday

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.                                        Friday

Rio Hondo College provides a variety of scholarship funds to current Rio Hondo students.  These scholarships are made possible by the donations of a number of individuals, companies and organizations who graciously help facilitate the educational process for our students.

Rio Hondo College is excited to have the Scholarship process completely on-line.  Check back to access the site for the 2008/09 scholarship process.

2008/09 scholarship site is TEMPORARY CLOSED.  Please check back.

There are a number of scholarships that require submission of recommendation letters or other documentation.  In order to complete the application process for that specific scholarship, you must attach the requirement to your on-line application. To attach the letter to your application, you must scan it to your computer and then attach it as a document in the appropriate area. 

Scanners are available at the computer lab in B107 for your use.

Recommendation letter forms are available here.

To access the scholarship application, you must have Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher on your computer.  Download Internet Explorer from the Microsoft site (click here to download a Internet Explorer version).

Other Scholarship information:

If you are planning on pursing a degree in Anthropology, please contact Adam Wetsman for information about the Wetsman Family Anthropology Scholarship at http://faculty.riohondo.edu/awetsman.

Students pursuing studies in Journalism should contact John Francis at the El Paisano Student Newspaper (elpasiano@riohondo.edu) for information regarding the Jerry Lennington Photojournalism Scholarship, the Ted Snyder Scholarship & Steve Tamayo Journalism Scholarship.

Scholarship information from other on campus or off-campus sources can be located in the magazine racks outside the Financial Aid Office (A116).  Information is posted as it is received.

In addition to the scholarships offered by Rio Hondo College, there are a number of websites that can assist students with locating additional scholarship resources.