Financial Aid
States
California College Financial Aid
California Resources
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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/
The Achievement Award Program
The Achievement Award is a scholarship program for students with financial need who have demonstrated high potential by achieving academic success. Scholarship applicants must demonstrate commitment to helping pre-collegiate students in college preparation programs. If you have applied to UC Berkeley you may be eligible to apply for the Achievement Award. The scholarship is worth up to $6,000 per year.
For more information, please visit http://www.alumni.berkeley.edu/.
The Tang Scholarship
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. The scholarship helps LGBT youth proudly achieving educational pursuits and dreams without shame. The scholarship is awarded to one outstanding student annually up to $15,000.
For more information, please visit http://www.sbqa.com/.
The Usrey Family Scholarship was created to aid students in California who are seeking a career in Landscape or Horticulture. (More Information).
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What other Grants are available?
| State Loans |
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What other loans are available?
| 529 Plans |
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The state of California offers two flexible investing options to assist families in planning for the future education of a child or loved one.
1) ScholarShare College Savings Plan
The ScholarShare College Savings Plan is California's 529 Plan, sponsored by the ScholarShare Investment Board, an agency of the State of California, and managed by Fidelity Investments. The plan provides parents, grandparents, and others a tax-advantaged way to save for a child's college education.
Program type: Savings
How to enroll: Enroll through a broker.
State residency requirements: None
Benefits - Tax Exemptions: Yes
Benefits - Tax Deductions: No
Benefits - Matching Grant: No
Phone: 1-800-544-5248
Website: www.scholarshare.com
2) ScholarShare Advisor College Savings Plan
Program type: Savings
How to enroll: Enroll through a broker.
State residency requirements: None
Benefits - Tax Exemptions: Yes
Benefits - Tax Deductions: No
Benefits - Matching Grant: No
Phone: 800-544-9999
Website: www.scholarshare.com
What are some other college savings options?
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