Our list of scholarships in California can help finance your education.
Do you enjoy the California sun? Are the flowers in your hair in San Francisco? Do you know the way to San Jose? One thing we know: if you're a student in The Golden State, you can apply to a number of great California scholarships here.
California has the most Title IV postsecondary institutions in the entire country*, giving residents of the state countless academic and career-growth opportunities. Our list of scholarships in California can help finance your education.
To begin applying, check out the scholarships below!
* Source: California Postsecondary Education Commission Data
California Scholarship Results
98 Matching Scholarships
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- 1000
Above and Beyond Scholarship
Deadline: May 30 | Amount: $1,000
California School Library Association
- 4000
Allied Healthcare Scholarship Program
Deadline: September 11 | Amount: Up to $4,000
California Health and Welfare Agency - Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
- 2000
American Association of Japanese University Women Scholarship Program
Deadline: October 31 | Amount: $2,000
American Association of Japanese University Women
- 1000
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California $1,000 Scholarships
Deadline: March 16 | Amount: $1,000
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California
- 2000
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California $2,000 Scholarships
Deadline: March 16 | Amount: $2,000
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California
- 500
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California $500 Scholarships
Deadline: March 16 | Amount: $500
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California
- 1000
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Northern California Chapter-Richard Epping Undergraduate Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $1,000
Tourism Cares
- 1000
Asian Pacific Community Fund - Verizon Scholarship Awards Program
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $1,000
Asian Pacific Community Fund
- 10000
Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program
Deadline: September 11 | Amount: Up to $10,000
California Health and Welfare Agency - Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
- 5000
Atsuhiko Tateuchi Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $5,000
Seattle Foundation
- 1000
AWA Scholarships
Deadline: April 16 | Amount: $1,000
Association for Women in Architecture
- 13000
Bachelor of Science Nursing Scholarship Program
Deadline: September 11 | Amount: Up to $13,000
California Health and Welfare Agency - Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
- 5000
Banatao Filipino American Education Fund
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $5,000
Asian Pacific Fund
- 2000
Bank of America Achievement Awards
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $1,500-$2,000
Bank of America Foundation
- 3000
Begun Scholarship
Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $3,000
California Library Association
- 1000
BLET Auxiliary Scholarships
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $1,000
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
- 5000
BNSF Railway Company FFA Scholarship
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $5,000
National FFA Organization
- 2500
Bronislaw Kaper Award
Deadline: December 14 | Amount: $500-$2,500
Los Angeles Philharmonic
- 2500
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: April 12 | Amount: $2,500
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
- 12192
Cal Grant A
Deadline: March 2 | Amount: Up to $12,192
California Student Aid Commission
- 1473
Cal Grant B
Deadline: March 2 | Amount: Up to $1,473
California Student Aid Commission
- 3168
Cal Grant C
Deadline: Unknown | Amount: Up to $3,168
California Student Aid Commission
- 12192
Cal Grant Entitlement Award
Deadline: March 2 | Amount: Up to $12,192
California Student Aid Commission
- 1000
California - Hawaii Elks Association Vocational Grants
Deadline: 3 months after application is issued | Amount: $1,000
California-Hawaii Elks Association
- 2000
California - Hawaii Elks Major Project Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000-$2,000
California-Hawaii Elks Association
- 5000
California Chafee Grant Program
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Up to $5,000
California Student Aid Commission
- 0
California Community Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
California Community Foundation
- 0
California Council of the Blind Scholarships
Deadline: June 15 | Amount: Varies
California Council of the Blind
- 1
California Fee Waiver Program for Children of Veterans
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Full Tuition
California Department of Veterans Affairs
- 1
California Fee Waiver Program for Dependents of Deceased or Disabled National Guard Members
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Full Tuition
California Department of Veterans Affairs
- 1
California Fee Waiver Program for Recipients of the Medal of Honor and Their Children
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Full Tuition
California Department of Veterans Affairs
- 5000
California Hall of Fame Dreamers Challenge
Deadline: October 15 | Amount: $5,000
The California Museum
- 5000
California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Deadline: February 10 | Amount: $2,000-$5,000
California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)
- 12192
California Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant Program
Deadline: Rolling | Amount: $100-$12,192
California Student Aid Commission
- 40000
California Masonic Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $6,000-$40,000
California Masonic Foundation
- 0
California Oratorical Contest
Deadline: February 26 | Amount: Varies
American Legion, Department of California
- 0
California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarship for High School Seniors
Deadline: May 15 | Amount: Varies
California Restaurant Association
- 0
California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarships for Undergraduate Students
Deadline: May 15 | Amount: Varies
California Restaurant Association
- 500
California State PTA Scholarship
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $500
California State PTA
- 2000
California Wine Grape Growers Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: April 2 | Amount: $1,000-$2,000
California Association of Wine Grape Growers
- 0
CANFIT Scholarships
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
CANFIT
- 5000
CAPA Awards
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $1,500-$5,000
Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS)
- 1500
Caped General Excellence Scholarship
Deadline: September 29 | Amount: $1,500
California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability
- 0
CAPPS Scholarship Program
Deadline: July 22 | Amount: Varies
California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools
- 1000
CCNMA Scholarships
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $500-$1,000
California Chicano News Media Association
- 1000
Charles N. Fisher Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $1,000
American Radio Relay League Foundation
- 1500
Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: March 18 | Amount: $1,500
Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Program
- 1000
Cindy Kolb Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: September 19 | Amount: $1,000
California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability
- 2500
CLA Scholarship for Minority Students in Memory of Edna Yelland
Deadline: June 2 | Amount: $2,500
California Library Association
- 5000
Clair A. Hill Scholarship
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $5,000
Association of California Water Agencies
- 1500
Clete Roberts Memorial Journalism Scholarship Award
Deadline: December 31 | Amount: $1,500
Associated Press Television and Radio Association
- 0
CNA Region 11 Scholarship
Deadline: August 1 | Amount: Varies
California Nurses Association
- 1000
Continuing/Re-entry Students Scholarship
Deadline: March 16 | Amount: $500-$1,000
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California
- 1500
Corporate Leadership Scholarships
Deadline: April 13 | Amount: $1,500
Gravure Education Foundation
- 1500
CSE Insurance Youth Automobile Safety Scholarship Program
Deadline: May 13 | Amount: $500-$1,500
Civil Service Employees Insurance Company (CSE)
- 1000
CTA César E. Chávez Memorial Education Awards Program
Deadline: January 13 | Amount: Up to $1,000
California Teachers Association (CTA)
- 1000
Emily M. Hewitt Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $1,000
Calaveras Big Trees Association
- 1000
Frank del Olmo Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $500-$1,000
California Chicano News Media Association
- 5000
Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program
Deadline: March 11 | Amount: Up to $5,000
California State Fair
- 1000
GAPA's George Choy Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Up to $1,000
Horizons Foundation
- 0
GEF Resource Center Scholarships
Deadline: April 13 | Amount: Varies
Gravure Education Foundation
- 0
Golden Gate Restaurant Association Scholarship
Deadline: April 30 | Amount: Varies
Golden Gate Restaurant Association
- 1500
Grange Insurance Group Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,000-$1,500
Grange Insurance Association
- 0
Growing Up Asian in America
Deadline: Unknown | Amount: $1,000-$2,000
Asian Pacific Fund
- 10000
Health Professions Education Scholarship Program
Deadline: March 24 | Amount: Up to $10,000
California Health and Welfare Agency - Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
- 10000
Jeff Krosnoff Scholarship
Deadline: January 6 | Amount: $10,000
Jeff Krosnoff Scholarship Fund
- 1000
Joel Garcia Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $500-$1,000
California Chicano News Media Association
- 1000
John Blanchard Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 30 | Amount: $1,000
California School Library Association
- 4000
John F. Duffy Scholarship/Grant Program
Deadline: June 1 | Amount: Up to $4,000
California Peace Officers' Memorial Foundation
- 0
Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 30 | Amount: Varies
Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation Inc.
- 0
Joseph Towner Fund for Gay and Lesbian Families
Deadline: Unknown | Amount: Varies
Horizons Foundation
- 1000
Lapiz Family Scholarship
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000
Asian Pacific Fund
- 1000
Latinos for Dental Careers Scholarship
Deadline: May 30 | Amount: $1,000
California Dental Association
- 1500
Leadership for Diversity Scholarship
Deadline: May 30 | Amount: $1,500
California School Library Association
- 0
LEAF Scholarships
Deadline: April 16 | Amount: Varies
California Landscape Contractors Association
- 1000
Library Media Teacher Scholarship
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $1,000
California School Library Association Paraprofessional Scholarship
- 8000
Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship
Deadline: September 11 | Amount: Up to $8,000
Health Professions Education Foundation
- 1000
Louis Levy Endowed Scholarship
Deadline: May 15 | Amount: $1,000
University of California - Los Angeles
- 1500
Luso-American Education Foundation General Fund Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $500-$1,500
Luso-American Education Foundation
- 1000
Lynn M. Smith Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: September 19 | Amount: $1,000
California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability
- 2000
Mahatma Rice Scholarship Program
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $2,000
Carolina Rice
- 3000
Maria Elena Yuchengco Memorial Journalism Scholarship
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000-$3,000
Asian Pacific Fund
- 1000
Matters of Life and Death Scholarship Writing Contest
Deadline: May 15 | Amount: Up to $1,000
Compassion and Choices of Northern California
- 5000
Mel Ferris Scholarship Program
Deadline: February 14 | Amount: $500-$5,000
California Architectural Foundation
- 0
MGMA Western Section Scholarship
Deadline: May 1 | Amount: Varies
Medical Group Management Association
- 5000
Miller/Shigemura Scholarship
Deadline: June 30 | Amount: $5,000
University of California - Los Angeles
- 250
Paraprofessional Scholarship
Deadline: January 31 and September 30 | Amount: $250
California School Library Association Paraprofessional Scholarship
- 0
Past Department Presidents' Junior Scholarship Award
Deadline: Unknown | Amount: Varies
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California
- 2000
Past Presidents' Parley Nursing Scholarships
Deadline: April 5 | Amount: $2,000
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California
- 0
Promise of Nursing Regional Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 14 | Amount: Varies
National Student Nurses' Association
- 5000
Ruppert Educational Grant Program
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Up to $5,000
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- 2000
San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $500-$2,000
Electrochemical Society
- 1000
Scholarship in Book Production and Publishing
Deadline: May 24 | Amount: $1,000
Bookbuilders West
- 28000
Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,400-$28,000
Simon Youth Foundation
- 5000
Sons of Italy Western Foundation Athletic Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $500-$5,000
Order Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge of California
- 1000
Steve Fasteau Past Presidents' Scholarship
Deadline: September 19 | Amount: $1,000
California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability
- 4000
Vocational Nurse Scholarship
Deadline: September 11 | Amount: Up to $4,000
Health Professions Education Foundation
- 1000
Werner B. Thiele Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 13 | Amount: $1,000
Gravure Education Foundation
