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Students
Opportunities for
Cal Grant A Competitive Award, Awards vary. Deadline is September 2. Provides funds for students transferring from a community college to a four-year university. Total award is determined by the student's FASFA.
Cal Grant B Competition Award, Awards vary. Deadline is September 2. Provides funds to community college students for books and living expenses for their first year of college.
Siemens Competition, Awards up to $100,000. Deadline is September 19. Encourages high school students to do research in mathematics, engineering, biological, or physical science. Students may work individually or on a team of two or three.
Wilshire Law Firm - Legal Scholars Award,
Award is $1,000. Deadline is September 30. Offered
to a student who plans to pursue a career in the legal
field.
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship, Awards up
to $5,000. Deadline is September 30. Intended for
minority students who are engaged in a technical discipline. Must have a 3.0 GPA and be in a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral program.
Asian Women in Business Scholarship, Awards
up to $5,000. Deadline is October 1. Promotes excep-tional Asian female students who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, community service, and/or entrepreneurship.
Karma for Cara Foundation, Awards from $250
to $1,000. Deadline is October 1. Supports youth volunteerism in youth 18 years old or younger to
complete projects in their communities.
Sigma Xi Student Science and Engineering Research Grants, Awards up to $5,000. Deadline is October 1. Rewards undergraduate and graduate
students with excellence in research and cooperation among scientists in all fields.
VentureWell - E-Team Program, Award is $800. Deadline is October 4. Offers college students the chance to develop new tech ideas. The E-Team Program offers funding, exceptional workshops, and coaching market-based tech.
National Young Arts Foundation, Awards from $1,000 to $10,000. Deadline is October 13. Provides emerging artists, ages 15 to 18 or in grades 10 through 12, access to scholarships, national recognition, and other opportunities.
Rosenburg Fund for Children, Awards vary. Deadline is October 13. Provides support for the educational and emotional needs of children whose parents are targeted activists, and for youth who are targeted activists themselves.
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