California College Scholarships

The California Postsecondary Education Commission

The California Postsecondary Education Commission is the state agency responsible for the overall statewide planning and coordination of higher education in California, the administration of various student aid programs, and the performance of designated regulatory functions.

For more information about the California Postsecondary Education Commission, please visit http://www.cpec.ca.gov/.

State Agency Scholarships

Non-profit Organizations and Assocations

1. Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

   The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara offer scholarships to students who attended high school in Santa Barbara. You must meet certain financial and academic requirements to qualify. Here are the list of programs they have:

   • Undergraduate General Scholarship Program
   • Undergraduate General Loan Program
   • Medical/Graduate Scholarship Program
   • Medical/Graduate Loan Program

   For more information, please visit http://www.sbscholarship.org/

2. The Tang Scholarship - provides financial assistance to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (l/g/b/t) Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) for post-secondary Education.
3. Promise of Nursing Regional Scholarship - awarded to all students enrolled in accredited programs leading to RN licensure.
4. The LINC TELACU Education Foundation awards hundreds of scholarships to low income hispanic students in California, Texas, Illinois and New York.
5. The Italian Catholic Federation awards scholarships to Italian Catholic students.

Public and Private Companies

Colleges and Universities

UC Berkeley

• Achievement Award Program - is a scholarship program for students with financial need who have demonstrated high potential by achieving academic success.
• Leadership Award Alumni Scholarship - is for students who demonstrate innovative, motivational leadership impacting their academic, work, or community environments.

Other Resources