Financing a part of one
’s college education through scholarships is an attainable goal
if one invests a little time and energy in researching the variety
of scholarships available.
Financing a part of one’s college education through scholarships is an attainable goal if one invests a little time and energy in researching the variety of scholarships available. of course, not every scholarship will meet the needs of each person as there are specific requirements that the donor or donors mandate. However, in general, most scholarships require high academic achievement (mostly above 3.0 average), leadership activities, and community service.
Live Oak High School is receiving information for a variety of scholarships almost daily as most of the deadlines are in February, March or the first part of April. The local scholarships which are so generously given by the service organizations and donors in the community are not included here.
The following is a listing of the currently available applications in Portable 9 at Live Oak.
Those with a January deadline are the following:
Ronald McDonald House Charities – many scholarships in each category
• African American Future Achievers Scholarship
• Hispanic American Scholarship Program
• Asia Scholarship Program
UC Berkely California Alumni Association Leadership Scholarship
AFT Raoul Teilhet Scholarship
Those with February deadline are the following:
Northern California Scholarship Federation
Gates Millenium Scholars
FF Global Citizen Awards
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.
Sierra Nevada College
Bay Area All-Star Scholarship Team
Santa Clara Farm Bureau – several:
• Commitment to Agriculture
• California Farm Bureau
• Santa Clara County Farm Bureau Scholarshipsand Gordon Chan Memorial
Gavilan College – Many Scholarships
American Business Women’s Association
San Jose State University
Japanese American Citizen Leage (JACL)
Galileo Memorial (NASA Ames)
“Grapes of Wrath” Multimedia Scholarship – For Juniors
Those with a March deadline are the following:
Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the (SAMMY 2003)
DeVry University – many scholarships
Quality Scholarship Collaborative
Foothill – DeAnza Colleges Foundation Chancellor’s Scholar Award
Grove Foundation School-to-Career Scholarship (Foothill DeAnza)
Italian Catholic Federation
Kaiser Permanente Asian Association
California Assoc. of Nursery Endowment for Research and Scholarship (CANERS)
New Horizon Arabian Horse Association
Vietnam Veterans Group
The following are for out-of-state colleges:
Brandeis University Student Ensemble-In Residence Program
College of New Jersey
Johnson and Wales
All students who are interested in finding out more about any of the scholarships are encouraged to stop by Portable 9 or if there are specific questions, call (408) 201-6144
