Financial Aid & Scholarship Links
Below are links for financial aid sites, followed by a listing of various independent scholarships and scholarship databases. Scholarships specifically reviewed by the BCC Scholarship Committee are denoted with an asterisk (∗).
- AES Engineering Services – 2013 Scholarship ($500)
http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm - Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com/ - Aidscholar
http://aidscholar.com - American Dream Fund
http://www.adreamfund.com - Asian Pacific Community Fund
http://www.apcf.org/index.php/what-we-do/scholarship-fund - Ayn Rand Essay Scholarship
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/ - Black College Dollars
http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship_directory/index.html - Boeing scholarships (some HBCU connects)
http://www.naas.org/senior.php - Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.html - Broke Scholars
http://www.brokescholars.com/ - Burger King Scholarship Program
http://www.bkscholars.org/ - ∗ CCCSFAAA Scholarship (California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association)
2012 CCCSFAAA STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP - California Retired Teachers Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship Application - Careers and College Scholarship
http://www.careersandcolleges.com - CEO of Tomorrow Scholarship
http://www.ceo.com/ceo-of-tomorrow-scholarship/
- Charles and Connie Meng Scholarship Program (Philanthropic Ventures Foundation)
Charles and Connie Meng Scholarship – All Forms
http://www.venturesfoundation.org/programs/community-initiatives/meng - Chicana / Latina Foundation
http://chicanalatina.org/scholarship.html
CLF Overview and Writing Process (pdf, 2012)
CLF The Interview Process (pdf, 2012) - Coca-Cola Two Year college Scholarships
https://coca-colascholars.org - College Board Scholarship Search
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp - College Net
http://www.collegenet.com - College Scholarship
http://www.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm - College Scholarship
http://www.collegescholarships.org - College Scholarships, & Financial Aid Page
http://www.college-scholarships.com/100college.htm - College Toolkit
http://www.collegetoolkit.com/ - CollegeInfo.com
http://www.collegeinfo.com/ - CollegeNet’s Scholarship Database
http://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app - Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF Scholarships)
www.cbcfinc.org - ” Dream Deferred” Essay Contest on Civil Rights in the Mideast
http://www.hamsaweb.org/essay
- Educators for Fair Consideration
http://www.e4fc.org/ - Elevation Scholars
AspiringNurse.com – Nursing Scholarship
BestOnlineCollege.org – Undergraduate ScholarshipCEO.com – CEO of Tomorrow Scholarship
Creative Bioscience-Fitness Scholarship
DOMO Scholarship For Business Management
MedicareSupplementalInsurance-Therapy Professionals Scholarship
Military VA Loan – Disability Awareness Scholarship
Mortgage Refinance Rates – Construction & Engineering Scholarship
Streamline Refinance Scholarship for Finance & Economics
The Hayes Barnard Paramount Equity Young Entrepreneur YES Scholarship
TravelNursing.org – Nursing Education Scholarship
Vacation Roost Interactive-Marketing Scholarship - Everest Nutrition “Krill Oil – Educate your Heart” Scholarship
http://krilloil.com/krill-oil-scholarship/
- FAFSA On the Web (Your Key Aid Form & Info)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ - Fast Web
http://www.fastweb.com - Federal Scholarship & Financial Aid help
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm - Financial Aid Finder
http://www.financialaidfinder.com/ivy-league-tuition. - Finding Money for College
http://www.findingmoneyforcollege.com/ - First in my Family Scholarship
http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/subsectionID.1,pageID.113/default.asp - Frugal Dad Undergraduate Scholarship
http://frugaldad.com/undergraduate-scholarship/ - Fund Finder Tool
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp - FreSch!
http://www.freschinfo.com/ - Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)
http://www.gmsp.org/ - GE and LuLac Scholarship Database
http://www.edfed.com/planning-college/scholarship-indetail.php?id=1719 - Go On Girl Book Club Scholarship ( Unpublished writers award)
http://www.goongirl.org/Events/scholarship - Grants for Funding
http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3undergr.htm - Guaranteed Scholarships
http://www.gauranteed-scholarships.com - HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (f/study around world)
http://http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/721.htm - Hispanic Association of Colleges
http://www.hacu.net - Hispanic Community Affairs Council of Alameda County
http://hcac-ac.org/scholarship/requirements/
Application due February 22, 2013 - Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/index.asp - Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
- http://www.irs.gov//Help-&-Resources/Tools-&-FAQs/FAQs-for-Individuals/Frequently-Asked-Tax-Questions-&-Answers/Child-Care-Credit,-Other-Credits/Hope-&-Life-Time-Learning-Educational-Credits
- Hurston/Wright Award for College Writer
http://www.hurstonwright.org/ProgramsAwards/awardForCollegeWriters.html
- INROADS internships
http://www.inroads.org - International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
http://www.iefa.org/ - Jacki Tuckerfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida
http://www.jackituckfield.org/ - ∗ Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
http://www.jkcf.org - Jeanette Rankin Foundation Grants For Low-Income Women
http://www.rankinfoundation.org
- ∗ Jerry L. Adams Scholarship of the Berkeley Community Fund (for BCC students)
Jerry L. Adams Application
Jerry L. Adams Instructions - The Jewish Community Foundation
2013 Fromer Fund Scholarship in Jewish arts, scholarship or education
- LAEF Scholarship (Latin American Education Foundation)
http://www.laef.org - Latino College Dollars
http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/ - Latino Scholarships
http://www.hsf.net/innerContent.aspx?id=428http://www.hispanicfund.org/programs/college/scholarships
- Marin Education Fund
http://www.csocollegecenter.org/pnpinfo.aspx?id=54 - Maryland Artists Scholarship
http://scholarships.collegetoolkit.com/scholarships/awards/maryland_artists_equity_foundation_annual_scholarship_competition/562.aspx - Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college - Multicultural Advantage
http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/scholarships - Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
http://www6.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html - NAACP Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/page/s/scholarship2 - National Academy Of American Scholars
http://www.naas.org/senior.php - National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/?page=SEEDscholarships - Native American Scholarships
http://www.bie.edu/ParentsStudents/Grants/index.htm
http://www.aises.org/what/programs/scholarships - Nursing Home Abuse.net – Awareness and Prevention Scholarship for Healthcare Students
http://www.nursinghomeabuse.net/scholarship/ - Online Colleges.org: Support A Student Scholarship for Single Parents
http://www.onlinecolleges.org/scholarship - ∗ Osher Scholarship for Berkeley City College Students
Bernard Osher Scholarship Application 2013 (doc) - ∗ Peralta Community College District Chancellor’s Trophy Award
Chancellor’s Trophy Award Application
2013 Memo – Chancellor’s Trophy Award (Description, Requirements) - ∗ Peralta Colleges Foundation Scholarships
PCF Foundation Scholars Awards
PCF Master Scholarship Application (doc)
∗ 2013 John and Deborah Tunis Scholarship
∗ 2013 Henry Fort Memorial Book Scholarship Award
∗ 2013 Follett Bookstore Scholarship Award
∗ 2013 Peralta Retirees Organization Scholarship Award
∗ 2013 Ruth Bittman Memorial Scholarship Award
2013 Peralta Association of African American Affairs (PAAAA) (PAAA reviewed by District Committee) - Peterson’s Scholarship Central
http://www.petersons.com/finaid/landing.asp?id=806&path=ug.pfs.scholarships&sponsor=1 - Phi Theta Kappa – International Honor Society of the Two-Year College
www.ptk.org - Roothbert Scholarship Fund
http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php - Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/ - Sallie Mae
http://www.salliemae.com - Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/audience/students.shtml - Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://omsa.uchicago.edu/opportunities/ - Scholarship Connection-Sortable database
http://scholarships.berkeley.edu/ - Scholarship Help
http://www.scholarshiphelp.org/ - Scholarship for Hispanics
http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.com - Scholarship Resource Network
http://www.curesearch.org/resources/resource.aspx?ResourceID=374 - Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies
http://www.paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=13 - Science Net Scholarships For Minorities Nationwide
http://www.cse.emory.edu/sciencenet/links/undergrad/scholarships.cfm - Siemens Westinghouse Competition
http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en/ - Sports Scholarship and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?http://www.lendio.com/scholarship - Student Investors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/ - Student Video Scholarships
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=192 - Super College
http://www.supercollege.com - Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund
http://talbots.com/scholarship - The Financial Aid Information Page
http://www.finaid.org - The Search for Scholaships
http://www.thesearchforscholarships.blogspot.com/ - Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/ - UC Berkeley’s The Achievement Award Program (TAAP)
The Achievement Award Program Brochure
More info at: http://alumni.berkeley.edu/services/scholarships/achievement-award-program
- UCLA Latino Alumni Association Grants
UCLA Latino Alumni doc - U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html?src=mr - Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
http://www.unionplus.org/college-education-financing/scholarships - USA Funds
http://www.usafunds.org - Unmet Need Scholarship http://www.needld.org/sites/default/files/2012%20Unmet%20NEED%20application_0.pdf
- William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit-philanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst - Wired Scholar
http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp - Scholarship Guide for Undocumented Students http://www.getreadyforcollege.org/gpg.cfm?pageid=1586
- MADLDEF ( Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund)
http://www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/ - SALEF (Salvadoran American Leadership and Education Fund)
http://www.salef.org/ - Helpful Websites for Scholarships for Undocumented Students
http://tenthousanddegrees.net/scholarships/undergraduate_scholarships.shtml - Scholarship Guide for Undocumented Students
http://www.nygearup.org/collegesense/students/scholar_undoc.htm - Educators for Fair Consideration-see resources for students
http://e4fc.org/studentresources/scholarshiplists.html - Financial Aid and Scholarships for Undocumented Students
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/undocumented.phtml - CAC (California Association of Collectors, Inc.)
http://cacesf.org
Updated 2/26/2013
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