Beca Foundation General Scholarship Fund
The Beca Foundation
P.O. Box 936
Escondido, CA 92033
scholarship@becafoundation.org
http://www.becafoundation.org/
Award: $500 – $1,000
Deadline: Typically closes in March; please visit website for details.
Requirements:
o Must be a San Diego County high school graduate.
o Must be a high school senior entering a two- or four-year university.
o Must fill out the online application.
o Must include two letters of recommendation, personal statement, academic transcripts, and
Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) based on your Student Aid Report (SAR).
Alice Newell Joslyn Medical Scholarship
http://www.becafoundation.org/
Award: $500 – $2,000
Deadline: Typically closes in March; please visit website for details.
Requirements:
o Must be entering a medical/health care profession or seeking a Bachelor of Science, master’s degree
or doctorate in the health field.
o Must be living or attending a high school or college in San Diego County at the time of the
application.
o Must fill out the online application.
o Must include two letters of recommendation, personal statement, academic transcripts, and
Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) based on your Student Aid Report (SAR).
California Dream Act Scholarships
UC Berkeley Undergraduate Dream Act Scholarship
http://financialaid.berkeley.edu/berkeley-undergraduate-dream-act-aid
Award: Up to $8,000.
Deadline: Typically closes in March; please visit website for details.
Requirements:
o Must be a current UC Berkeley undergraduate or 2022 spring semester admitted student.
o Must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
o Must qualify for an AB-540 nonresident tuition exemption.
o Must be ineligible for federal financial aid.
10,000 Degrees Undergraduate Scholarship
https://www.10000degrees.org/general-scholarships/
Award: Multiple awards available; visit website for details.
Deadline: March 2, 2022
Requirements:
o The majority of our scholarships are for students from Marin and Sonoma County, but a few
scholarships are administered for students from the greater Bay Area (California).
o Students must provide information showing financial need.
o Students must be enrolled in a program leading to his/her first Associate’s degree, Bachelor’s
degree, or teaching credential during the current academic year.
o Students must be enrolled in an average of 12 academic units per term during the 2021-22
academic year (or full-time as designated by school).
New Leader Scholarship
http://newleaderscholarship.org/apply/
Award: $8,000
Deadline: Typically closes in March; please visit website for details.
Undergraduate Requirements:
o Enrollment in one of the following Bay Area public universities: California State University East
Bay; San Francisco State University; San Jose State University; Sonoma State University; or
University of California, Berkeley.
o Will be an upper-division student who has attended the school for one academic year or more, with
24 units that were attained at the present university.
o Studying the social sciences, human services, public interest law, health-related fields, or public
service.
o A minimum 3.5 GPA either at the current school or at a combination of the current school plus all
schools previously attended; consideration will be given to students with a GPA of 3.2 – 3.49 with
special circumstances.
o Must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 units each in the fall and spring semesters.
o Demonstrated financial need.
Graduate Requirements:
o Prior New Leader Scholarship recipient at the undergraduate level.
o Plan to enroll in a graduate program at a public university in California in 2021-2022.
o Demonstrated financial need.
California’s Wine Grape Growers Foundation Scholarship Program
1121 L Street, Suite 304
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 379-8995
http://cawgfoundation.org/scholarship-eligibility-requirements/
Award: $500 – $8,000; multiple scholarships available; check website for details
Deadline: Typically closes in March; please visit website for details.
Requirements:
o Be graduating from high school and planning to attend the University of California, California State
University or a two-year community college in the fall.
o Have a parent or legal guardian who was employed by a California vineyard during the current or
past growing season.
o Attach a copy of your SAT or ACT results if you are applying for a four-year scholarship.
o Provide a letter of recommendation from an instructor, school principal or counselor that includes
their signature and provides the address, telephone number and position held at the school.
o Submit a 500-word essay (approximately 2 pages, see application for details).
Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Racial Ethnic Minority Students
Leonard M. Perryman Scholarship Committee
United Methodist Communications Relationship Team
P.O. Box 320
Nashville, TN 37202-0320
https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/leonard-m-perryman-communications-scholarship
Award: $2,500
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Requirements:
o Must be a United Methodist ethnic minority students enrolled at the junior or senior level in the
journalism or communications department of an accredited college or university in the United
States.
o Christian commitment and involvement in the life of the United Methodist Church.
o Academic achievement as revealed by transcripts, grade point averages and the required letters of
reference.
o Journalistic experience and/or evidence of journalistic talent.
o Clarity of purpose in plans and goals for the future.
o Potential professional ability as a religion journalist.
Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Program
Chicana Latina Foundation
Scholarship Committee
1419 Burlingame Avenue, Suite W2
Burlingame, CA 94010
https://chicanalatina.org/programs/scholarships/
Award: $1,500
Deadline: March 31, 2022
Requirements:
o Identify as Chicana and/or Latina.
o Must have lived at least two years in one of the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin,
Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, San Francisco, Sonoma, or
Yolo.
o Be enrolled in an accredited university or community college in one of the following counties:
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz,
Solano, San Francisco, Sonoma, or Yolo.
• Community College and Undergraduate students must:
Be enrolled as a full-time college student (as defined by your institution) when applying
and for the following academic year,
Have completed 12 college units after high school graduation, and
Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 college coursework. Graduate students must:
o Be enrolled graduate/professional students completing
course/thesis/dissertation; or have been accepted into graduate/profession
school; and
o Have a cumulative GPA of 2.7 for college course work.
USC Topping Scholar
https://ntsaf.usc.edu/
Award: Full financial aid at USC
Deadline: March 1 for freshmen applicants. June 1 for Transfer and Graduate applicants; please visit website for
details.
Requirements:
○ Applying to USC for fall as a full-time freshman, transfer or graduate student, or new spring admit.
○ Submitted a FAFSA or Dream Act application and expected family contribution is less than $20,000.
○ Demonstrate strong community awareness and contribute to the betterment of a community
through volunteer efforts.
Lotus Scholarship
Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation
10655 NE 4th Street, Suite 608
Bellevue, WA, 98004
http://www.sylfoundation.org/english/what-we-do/lotus-scholarship-program/
Award: 4-year award; $1,500 per year for the first 2 years, increasing to $3,000 for the final 2 years.
Deadline: Typically closes in March; please visit website for details.
Requirements:
o Student attends high school in King, Pierce or Snohomish county and is due to graduate in June
2021. Application from students already in college are not accepted.
o Student is 21 years old or younger.
o Immigrated to the United States on or after January 1, 2017.
o Plans to attend a community college, university, technical or trade school.
o Will commit to participating in college persistence or support program during college.
Que Llueva Café Scholarship
Chicano Organizing & Research in Education (CORE) P.O. Box 160144
Sacramento, CA 95816
jdelrazo@ca-core.org
http://www.ca-core.org/que_llueva_cafe_scholarship_program
Award: $500
Deadline: Typically closes in mid-March; please visit website for details.
Requirements:
o Must be of Chicano/Latino descent.
o Must be an undocumented student, defined as someone who was born outside of the U.S. and lives
here without legal permission of the federal government.
o Must be or will be a high school or GED graduate who will enroll for the first time in an accredited
college or university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the 2021-22 academic year.
Radio Television Digital News Association
RTDNF Scholarships
4121 Plank Road #512
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
karenh@rtdna.org
http://www.rtdna.org/content/scholarships
Award: Multiple scholarships available; award amounts vary; please visit website.
Deadline: Typically closes in March; please visit website for details.
Requirements:
o Must be pursuing a career in radio, television, or digital journalism.
o Must be officially enrolled as a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior in good standing when
scholarship is awarded for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Alumni Association of Princeton, Princeton University
P.O. Box 291
Princeton, NJ 08542-0291
Pprize@princeton.edu
http://pprize.princeton.edu/
(800) 742-1036
Award: $1,000 and an all-expenses-paid weekend to a national symposium on race at Princeton University.
Deadline: Typically closes in March; please visit website for details.
Requirements:
o Must be currently enrolled in grades 9-12 in participating regions.
o Must have been actively involved in a volunteer activity that has had a significant, positive impact
on race relations—broadly defined—in school or community within the last 12 months.