
Scholarships
Amount: $5,000 each year for 4 years. About: The Orange County Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce Foundation (OCCACCF) offers an annual scholarship to help local students of Chinese descent afford higher education. Each applicant must demonstrate financial need, be graduating from a high school in Orange County, Los Angeles County, or other nearby cities in summer
Amount: $1,000-$5,000. About: Offered by the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, the Nathan J. and Virginia H. Friedman College Scholarship is annually awarded to Jewish students with high academic achievements. Applicants must be Jewish college-bound high school seniors or current undergraduate students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program at an accredited
Amount: Varies. About: The Middle Class Scholarship (MCS) is for undergraduate students, including students pursuing a teaching credential, whose family income and assets do not exceed $201,000 and who attend a campus in the University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) system. To qualify, applicants must be a California resident attending a UC
Amount: Up to $6,000. About: Offered by the California Teachers Association (CTA), the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship helps minority students become educators, school nurses, school counselors, or school therapists. Each applicant must be pursuing a degree, credential, or certification for a teaching-related career in public education at an accredited higher education institution, be
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: The Jewish Community Federation offers 12 college scholarships for Jewish students. There is one general application to fill out, and applicants will automatically be considered for all of the scholarships. The general application eligibility criteria states that, for most scholarships, applicants must be Jewish students from the Federation’s service area,