Bright Minds
Up to $40,000 ($10,000 a year for four years)
Elligiblity:
- High school senior
- Diagnosed learning disability
Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California
$500 scholarship
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident of Portuguese descent
- Cumulative 3.5 GPA or above through grades 9-12
- Three (3) extracurricular activities while in high school
A paper application is also available at the career center.
Cal Water
$2,500 to $10,000 scholarship
Eligibility:
- Minimum 16-years-old
- High school senior or graduate
- Plans to attend accredited 2-year or 4-year college, university, or vocational-technical school
- Family residence within Cal Water service area
- Children of current or former California Water Service Group, Cal Water employee, subsidiary, or board member ineligible
CAP Bay Area
Up to $5.000 a year for five years
Scholarship for low-income Bay Area students. CAP is a leader in empowering low-income students to succeed in college and life through personalized coaching, financial literacy training, and scholarships.
Eligibility:
- Graduating high school senior
- Resident of San Mateo County or attending high school in San Mateo County
- Plans to attend accredited 4-year college or university
- Expected family contribution (EFC) below $5.000 (i.e., FAFSA or Dream Act Application)
Online application:
tinyurl.com/capbayarea
eQuality Collaborative
$6,000 Scholarships
Eligibility:
- High school seniors in Northern and Central California
- Recent high school graduate in Northern and Central California
- Demonstrated service to the LGBT+ community
Filipino Advocates for Justice
Up to $5,000 scholarship
Eligibility:
- Filipino descent (full to 50% Filipino)
- Cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher
- High school transcript to be mailed directly by school to the address below
- Completion of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or parent/guardian's tax return
- Letter of admission to accredited college or university
Contact:
Filipino Advocates for Justice
Attention: Scholarship
310 8th St., suite 309
Oakland, CA 94607
Good Tidings Foundation
$10,000 scholarship
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Resident of Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Yolo Counties
- Willing to volunteer (2-4 hours) for Good Tidings' Winter Wonderland Toy Giveaway Program
- Plans to attend accredited 2-year or 4-year college, university, community college, or vocational-technical school
Horatio Alger Association
$25,000 scholarship
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Minimum 2.0 GPA
- U.S. citizen
- Plans to attend accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university no later than fall semester following graduation
- Critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income required)
- Demonstrated co-curricular or community service
- Integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity.
InspirASIAN
Fifteen $2,000 national scholarships and four $1,000 state scholarships
Eligibility:
Italian Catholic Federation (ICF)
$400 scholarship with chance to win $500, $600, and $1,000 in successive years
Eligibility:
- High school senior of Italian descent (waived if parents are Roman Catholic and member of (ICF)
- Of Roman Catholic faith
- Cumulative GPA of 3.2
Contact: 1-888-423-1924
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Active national JACL members (individual or Student/Youth level)
- Involvement in Japanese/Asian American community
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
$2,500 scholarship
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Japanese descent
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- Demonstrated involvement in local community
OCA (Organization of Chinese Americans) San Mateo
$1,000 scholarship
Eligibility:
- Asian Pacific American identity
- Plans to attend accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university
- Financial need
- Demonstrated community service or volunteerism
- Leadership and creativity
- SAT scores and/or GPA
PB&J
$500 to $1,000 scholarship
Eligibility:
- ECHS High school senior
- Plans to attend accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university
PFLAG (Parents, Families, Friends, LGBTQ People and Allies United for Equality)
$6,000 scholarship
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Resident of Santa Clara or San Mateo counties or attendee of Santa Clara or San Mateo County high school
- Demonstrated support for justice and equality for LGBTQ+ persons
Quest Bridge
Four-year scholarships worth more than $200,000 to top colleges through early admission with opportunities for financial aid
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Rank in top 5-10% of class
- Score >1310 on the SAT or >28 on the ACT (if taken)
- Critical financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income required)
- Among first in family to attend four-year college or university
San Bruno Community Foundation
$20,000 ($5,000 a year for four years)*
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Plans to attend accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university
- San Bruno resident
- Completion of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act application for AB 540 students
*Graduating seniors who enroll at a community college will receive $5,000 ($2,500 a year for two years).
San Francisco State University
More than 700 campus and external scholarship opportunities available. Apply to each scholarship separately based on eligibility requirements.
SFSU Resources:
- Fellowships Office provides assistance in applying for nationally competitive fellowships and CSU as well as systemwide awards: fellowships.sfsu.edu
- Campus Academic Resource Program helps students write scholarship essays. Call 415-405-0316 carp.sfsu.edu
- Students Enrichment Opportunities Office provides funding, academic support, and research experience to students from underrepresented groups interested in biomedical careers: seo.sfsu.edu
- Undocumented student resources: https://immigrantsrising.org
San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association
$3,500, $2,500, and $1,500 scholarship
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Plans to pursue legal career
- 750 word essay with student's name, address, telephone number, and high school describing rationale for choosing this career path.
San Mateo Credit Union
Two $5,000 scholarships for high school seniors
Eligibility:
- Scholarships for high school seniors and graduates who took a gap year and are enrolling in a college or technical school for the first time.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Unofficial transcript and SAT/ACT scores (if applicable)
Application includes 500 word essay about a time when they helped someone in need and explain how creating a culture of giving impacts one's community, school, or family.
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Eligibility:
- High school sophomore, junior, or senior
- Female
- Plans to study engineering or computer science in college
Sons of Italy Western Foundation
Academic scholarship for high school seniors and Italian language study grants for high school seniors studying in Italy for the summer
- Wholly or partially of Italian decent
- Applicant MUST BE enrolled accredited trade school, college, university, or community college
Student Insights
Random drawing with chance to win $5,000, $1,000, or $500 scholarship
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Plans to attend accredited 2-year or 4-year university, community college, or trade school
- Complete 15-20 minute survey
- No minimum SAT/ACT score
- No minimum GPA
- No essay
Youth on Course
25 scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $20,000 distributed over four years
Eligibility:
- High school senior
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Accepted for enrollment at 4-year college or university.
- Youth on Course membership