Blue Communities Scholarship
Award: $2,000
Applicant must be a full-time entering student, current student, or graduate student majoring in environmental studies. Minimum 3.0 GPA and 500- to 1,000-word essay on a topic related to sustainability in arid urban environments required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study, College sophomore, College senior, High school senior, College junior, College freshman
- Environmental Studies
Boyer Family Foundation Millennium Scholarship
Award: $500
Applicant must be an entering freshman or current student. Minimum 2.75 GPA required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- High school senior, College freshman, College senior, College junior, College sophomore
- All Majors Eligible
Caesars Entertainment Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Applicant must be a full-time entering freshman, current student, or graduate student participating in the Harrah Hotel College Mentor Program. Applicant must be majoring in any major within the College of Hotel Administration. Minimum 2.5 GPA required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- High school senior, College sophomore, Master's-level study, College senior, College junior, College freshman
- Hotel Administration
Charles and Selma Knauss Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Applicant must be a full-time entering freshman, current student, or graduate student enrolled in the College of Business. Minimum 2.75 GPA (undergraduates) and 3.0 GPA (graduates) required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College sophomore, College freshman, Master's-level study, High school senior, College senior
- Management, Real Estate, Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Accounting, International Business, Finance, General, Economics, Management Information Systems, Entrepreneurship
Chester D. Simms Scholarship
Award: $2,000
Applicant must be a full-time entering freshman or current student from Nevada who is majoring in special education. Minimum 2.5 GPA and FAFSA required.
- Nevada
- High school senior, College freshman, College sophomore, College junior, College senior
- Special Education
Child of Alumni Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Applicant must be the child or legal dependent of a UNLV alumnus who is either a lifetime member of the UNLV Alumni Association or has been a dues-paying member of the UNLV Alumni Association for at least three consecutive years. Minimum 3.0 GPA and combined SAT Reasoning score of 1040 (composite ACT score of 22) required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College sophomore, College junior, College freshman, High school senior, College senior
- All Majors Eligible
Clark County Medical Society Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a full-time entering freshman or continuing sophomore or junior majored in nursing. Applicant must be a resident of Clark County, NV. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
- Clark
- College junior, College freshman, High school senior, College sophomore
- Nursing
Commercial Roofers Inc. Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Applicant must be a full-time entering freshman, current student or graduate student majoring in architecture. Minimum 3.25 GPA required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study, College junior, College senior, College freshman, High school senior, College sophomore
- Architecture
Conant, Trent, & Conant Company Scholarship
Award: $500
Applicant must be a full-time junior or senior student who is majoring in accounting. Minimum 2.75 GPA required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College senior
- Accounting
RiSE Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Applicant must be a current high school, college-bound senior, who has submitted applications to and is planning to attend an accredited college or university. Applicant must have a documented learning disability. Minimum 2.5 GPA and letter of reference from a teacher, high school counselor, or principal of present high school required.
- United States
- High school senior, College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Daniels Scholarship Program
Award: -
Applicant must be a high school senior graduating from any high school in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming with financial need. Minimum composite ACT score of 17 (combined SAT Reasoning score of 830 with math score no lower than 400 in critical reading and 440 in math).
- Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
- No Restrictions
- All Majors Eligible
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay & Video Contest
Award: $150
Applicant must be a high school student at a Utah public, private, or charter school. Essay or video required.
- Utah
- High school freshman, High school senior, High school sophomore, High school junior
- All Majors Eligible
ChooseHomeSecurity.com Scholarship
Award: $500
Applicant must be currently enrolled at a college or university as a full-time student. Essay on the following question is required: What innovative idea would you implement in your community to improve the security and peace of mind of local citizens?
- United States
- College freshman, College senior, College sophomore, College junior
- All Majors Eligible
Asian Women in Business Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Applicant must be female of Asian (includes those who can trace their ancestry from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam) or Pacific Islander ancestry who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited four-year undergraduate institution in the United States. Minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstration of leadership role in a community endeavor and/or record of entrepreneurial achievement.
- United States
- College senior, College sophomore, College freshman, College junior
- All Majors Eligible
Scholarship Program
Award: $3,000
Applicant must be a California resident who is a full-time college junior or senior at a publicly funded college or university in California. Applicant must be studying a water resources-related field or discipline.
- California
- College senior, College junior
- Water Resources Management, Water Resources Engineering
Les Watts Memorial Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Applicant must from Bakersfield, CA who is enrolled in an accounting program or have declared accounting as a major or area of concentration. Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA and 3.25 GPA in accounting courses required.
- Bakersfield
- College sophomore, College freshman, College senior, College junior
- Accounting Technician, Accounting, Accounting, Other
Central Coast Chapter Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must be one of the following: (1) a Cuesta Community College or Hancock Community College applicant who has applied to an accredited four-year college or university with a concentration in accounting or (2) a Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo sophomore or junior accounting student. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College senior, College sophomore, College freshman
- Accounting
California Strawberry Scholarship Program
Award: -
Applicant must have a parent who is currently employed as a California strawberry fieldworker. Applicant must be a full-time student in a trade school, community college, four-year university, or graduate/professional program during the period for which scholarship is requested. Minimum 2.0 GPA required.
- California
- High school junior, College sophomore, College senior, College junior, Master's-level study, High school senior, College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Cancer for College Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must be a cancer patient/cancer survivor who is a U.S. resident enrolled in an accredited university or community college. Recipient must be willing to attend regional events associated with the scholarship awarded and available for selected interviews and/or media coverage.
- United States
- College junior, High school senior, College senior, College sophomore, College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Community Service Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be a high school senior who resides in one of the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Merced, Stanislaus, Alameda, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Napa, Sonoma, Santa Clara, or Marin. Demonstration of community service and financial need are required.
- Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Yolo
- College freshman, High school senior
- All Majors Eligible
CCAR Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Applicant must have completed one year of full-time college study who has completed courses that reflect an emphasis on real estate, finance, and/or business. Applicant must be a resident of central Contra Costa County only in the communities of Alamo, Blackhawk, Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Danville, Diablo, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga/Canyon, Orinda, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, Rossmoor, San Ramon and Walnut Creek. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
- Alamo, Blackhawk, Canyon, Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Danville, Diablo, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, Rossmoor, San Ramon, Walnut Creek
- College junior, College senior, College sophomore
- Business Administration, Real Estate, Finance, General
New American Scholars Program
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be foreign born who does not have permanent residency or citizenship in the United States who has lived in California for two or more years of their high school careers. Applicant must be currently enrolled or intending to enroll in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program. One of the following is required: (1) previous or intended graduation from a San Francisco Bay Area high school, or (2) current or expected enrollment in a San Francisco Bay Area college or university. Minimum 3.3 GPA required of high school applicants; 3.0 GPA required of undergraduate/graduate applicants.
- California
- College junior, Master's-level study, College senior, High school senior, College freshman, College sophomore
- All Majors Eligible
Mineral and Gem Society Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a graduate of an El Dorado county high school who is attending a college or graduate school outside of the county. Applicant must be pursuing a degree and/or career in earth sciences, lapidary arts, or other related fields at an accredited college or university. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
- California
- College freshman, High school senior
- Lapidary Arts, Earth Sciences, Conservation and Renewable Natural Resources, Other, Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services, Natural Resources
Honey Lake Hospice Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Applicant must have successfully completed their first semester of college with a minimum 2.5 GPA and will be continuing their education in the field of nursing, medicine, or related health care field at an accredited two- or four-year college or university. The applicant should have an interest in gerontology, oncology and/or hospice and palliative care and be able to express that interest in an essay.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College senior, College junior, College sophomore
- Medicine (M.D.), Health-related Field, Pre-Medicine, Nursing, Healthcare
Iranian-American Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must be of Iranian heritage who is a United States citizen or legal permanent resident enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in a degree-seeking program at an accredited institution in the U.S. Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA, financial need, and demonstration of commitment to community service required.
- United States
- College junior, College sophomore, College freshman, College senior, Master's-level study
- All Majors Eligible
Marvin Anmuth Scholarship Fund
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree program in electrical engineering at an accredited college, university, or graduate school. Applicant must be from the San Francisco Bay Area. Minimum 3.0 GPA, financial need, demonstration of leadership in the Jewish/general community, and evidence of practicing tzedakah (justice) and tikkun olam (repairing the world - volunteerism).
- San Francisco
- College sophomore, College senior, College junior, College freshman, Master's-level study
- Engineering Electrical
Nathan Jay Friedman College Scholarship Fund
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate student who has been accepted to or is attending an accredited undergraduate college or university program. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin, Sonoma, or Alameda Counties. Outstanding academic record and financial need required.
- Alameda, Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma
- College senior, College freshman, College junior, College sophomore, Master's-level study
- All Majors Eligible
Elaine and Barry Gilbert College Scholarship Fund
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be a Jewish high school senior who will attend a University of California campus. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin, or Sonoma County. Minimum 3.5 GPA, financial need, and demonstrated Jewish involvement required. Preference given to graduates of San Francisco's Lowell or Washington High School.
- Alameda, Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma
- High school senior
- All Majors Eligible
Stephanie G. Hoffman Scholarship Fund
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate or graduate student who has been accepted to or is attending an accredited college or university program and is majoring in library science, English literature, or related field with the intention of working with underserved children to excite them through reading to pursue higher education. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
- San Francisco
- College sophomore, College junior, College senior, Master's-level study, College freshman
- English/English Literature, Library Science, Other, English Literature (British and Commonwealth), English Language and Literature/Letters, Other, Library Science/Librarianship
Jack and Elisa Klein Scholarship Fund
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate student at a four-year accredited college or university. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin, or Sonoma County. Financial need, strong academic record, and Jewish community involvement required.
- Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma
- College senior, College freshman, College sophomore, College junior
- All Majors Eligible
