SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP NEWS
2013-2014, Issue #8 (3/18/14)
Deadline Date Scholarship/Website Minimum Requirements
Ongoing www.fastweb.com On-line Scholarship Search
Ongoing www.scholarships.com On-line Scholarship Search
Ongoing www.highfivescholarships.com On-line Scholarship Search
Ongoing www.christianconnector.com Christian College & Scholarship
Web Source
Ongoing www.cappex.com On-line Scholarship Search
Ongoing www.careerinfonet.com On-line Scholarship Search
Ongoing www.collegexpress.com On-line Scholarship Search
Ongoing www.collegeanswer.com On-line Scholarship Search
Ongoing www.collegeweeklive.com Specific to Certain Colleges
Currently UC Davis & UC Berkeley
Scholarships are offered
March 24 Society of Women Engineers For qualified graduating high school
www.swe-goldenwest.org/sfs women who want to obtain an
Engineering degree
March 31 California Wine Grape Growers Must have parent/legal guardian who
www.cwggf.org is employed by wine grape grower
during the 2013 or 2014 season
March 31 Hearthstone Housing Foundation Reside in a county where Hearth-
www.hearthstonehousing.org stone housing is located (Glenn
County does apply), 3.0 GPA,
low income household/demonstrate
financial need, phone interview
March 31 California Alarm Association For children of Law Enforcement or
www.caaonline.org or Fire Service personnel
March 31 Portuguese Historical & Cultural Soc. Portuguese descendency, 3.0+ GPA,
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg 300 word essay on subject touching
on Portuguese heritage
April 1 Sierra Central Scholarship Program Student or parent must have an
www.sierracentral.com account at Sierra Central
April 1 Honors Graduation Writing Contest, 400-800 words,
http://www.honorsgraduation.com/graduation-scholarship.htm 5 $1,00 awards
April 1 Youth on Course Need & merit based, 3.0+ GPA, www.youthoncourse.org must be accepted for enrollment at
a four-year college/university,
golfers given priority, but you do not
have to play golf to apply
April 4 Caltrans Transportation Scholarship Pursuing a career in transportation
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/documents/D3Scholarship2014.pdf through college or vocational school,
involvement in extracurricular or
community activities
April 4 Mr. K Scholarship Plaza Elementary School alumni
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg who will attend a 2 or 4 year
college in the fall
April 4 Beulah Rebekah Lodge Academic achievement, desire to
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg pursue higher education, volunteer-
ing in school/community
April 6 American Iris Society Planning on pursuing career in
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg Horticulture, Floriculture or closely
related field
April 10 Northern California Veterinary 3.0 GPA or higher, pursuing a
Medical Association career in Animal Science or related
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg field
April 11 Canyon Oaks Women’s Golf Club Students who have lost a parent
Bridging the Gap for Breast Cancer or sibling to breast cancer or who
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg have a parent or sibling in treatment
for breast cancer
April 15 Capay Volunteer Fire Department Pursuing career in fire protection,
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg emergency medicine (parademic,
ER doctor, ER nurse, etc.) or law
enforcement
April 15 Olivia Amorim Scholarship 3.0 GPA or higher, 2 letters of
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg recommendation required
April 15 Our Lady of Fatima Scholarship 3.0 GPA or higher, 2 letters of
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg recommendation required
April 15 Avalos Foundation Accepted & attending University
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg of California campus, high academic
achievement, financial need &
dedication to community service
April 22 Friendly Garden Club 2.5 GPA or higher, Ag, Horticulture
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg or Ag related field (Applications
turned in to Mrs. Hogg)
April 30 CSEA Chapter 456 Scholarship Must have a parent that is a CSEA Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg Union Member (Orland Unified
School District Classified Employee) 250 Word Essay
April 30 Beta Sigma Phi 2.5 GPA or higher; attending junior
Omicron Eta Sorority Scholarship college, vocational school or univer-
Paper application – See Mrs. Hogg sity in 2014-2015; 2 letters of
recommendation required
April 30 Sunkist – A.W. Bodine Memorial Student or someone in student’s
www.sunkist.com immediate family must have derived
Click on Scholarships in the “About majority of income from agriculture
Sunkist” Section
May 1 NorCal CAPCA Will be enrolled as a full-time
Paper application – see Mrs. Hogg student pursuing an Agricultural
Degree in Plant/Soil Science
May 1 Matters of Life & Death $1,000 1st Place, $500 2nd Place
Writing Contest $250 3rd Place
www.compassionandchoicesnca.org/essay.php.
May 10 Orland Rotary Club College or trade school, essay,
Paper application – see Mrs. Hogg 2 letters of recommendation
May 30 GreenPal Scholarship 3.0 or higher GPA; has a business
www.yourgreenpal.com/scholarship plan to start a business while in
college; desire to be an entrepreneur
or business owner; Business Major
June 14 A&F Business Consultants Writing contest, essay should be
www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships between 500 & 1,000 words, $1,000
award