Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1 (postmark date)

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or community college, or if still in high school, must have an expected graduation date in the spring. College applicants must be working toward a degree in either agriculture and/or agribusiness. Must be the son/daughter of an Iowa Farm Bureau member.

 

Messiah College Grant

Award: $12,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be able to demonstrate financial need.

 

Early Acceptance Merit Scholarship

Award: $7,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student enrolled full-time with a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA. Essay, six to 10 slides (including at least three drawings), transcripts, letters of recommendation, and letter of acceptance are all required to be submitted.

 

Relocation Tuition Waiver

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a student enrolled full-time with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. Slides of artwork, essay, transcripts, letter of acceptance, FAFSA, and tax information are all required to be submitted.

 

Kitsap County High School Senior Merit Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a student enrolled full-time with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Essay, six to 10 slides (including at least three drawings), transcripts, letters of recommendation, and letter of acceptance are all required to be submitted.

 

Superior Academic Scholarship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must have a SAT composite score between 1100 and 1290 (ACT composite score between 24 and 28) and a minimum 2.5 high school GPA.

 

Academic Merit Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must have a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score between 900 and 990 (minimum composite ACT composite between 19 and 21) and a minimum 2.5 high school GPA.

 

Transfer Academic Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a transfer student with a cumulative 3.5 GPA who is transferring a minimum of 15 credits.

 

Financial Need Scholarship

Award: $760, Deadline: None

Applicant must file a FAFSA and demonstrate financial need according to the school's formula.

 

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a Phi Theta Kappa member who is an incoming transfer student with an A.A. or A.S. degree and minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA. Application must be submitted by e-mail to ptk@leeuniversity.com.

 

Orfalea Migrant Education Scholarship Award

Award: $1,700, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must meet one of the following criteria: be an incoming sophomore, junior, or senior who participated in CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program) during their freshman year at a participating CSU or community college; be a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior who participated in the Migrant Education program at a Ventura County high school; be an incoming graduate student who participated in CAMP or the Migrant Education Program.

 

Ryan Orfalea Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or high school graduate from schools in the Ventura County who plan to attend full-time at an approved vocational school, community college, or four-year university/college. Applicant must be the son or daughter, legally dependent step child, or ward of a regular full-time employee based at a Kinko's corporate office in Ventura County. The employee must have completed a minimum of three years eligible employment prior to December 31, 1996.

 

Margaret A. Tompkins Oxnard Monday Club Scholarship

Award: $600, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or high school graduate who is a female and resident of Oxnard, CA. Applicant must be intending to enroll or is currently enrolled at an accredited junior college, college, or university with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Preference is given to business and science majors.

 

Armando and Lourdes Lopez Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior with a minimum GPA of 2.0, who is planning to attend Oxnard College. Applicant must demonstrate financial need and be a child of a farm worker.

 

Mackenzie Family Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior from Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, or Ventura, CA, who is enrolling at a community college, has a minimum 3.0 GPA, and is able to demonstrate participation in high school sports.

 

Orfalea Scholarship Award

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or Ventura County high school graduate enrolling or already enrolled at an accredited vocational school, community college, or four-year college or university. Applicant must be an early childhood education or teaching major, or any major provided applicant is able to meet at least one of the following requirements: has a documented learning difference/is a non-traditional learner; is under 24 years of age and has a parent employed as a nurse, teacher (pre-K to grade 12), or at a non-profit agency; is under the age of 24 and is the child of a single parent; has completed the Montana Yellowstone Expedition Summer Program.

 

Orfalea Health Field Scholarship Award

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a Ventura County high school senior or graduate enrolling or already enrolled at an accredited vocational school, community college, or four-year university in a health-related field. Essay is required and it must specify intent to practice in Ventura County upon completion of studies.

 

Bernice Barnard Music Education Scholarship

Award: $575, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be from the city of San Buenaventura or Ojai and have attended a Ventura or Ojai area high school or college. Interest and involvement in music in recommendation letters and essay must be shown.

 

Auxiliary to the Texas Society of Engineers Undergraduate English Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent resident, have completed a minimum of four semesters in an ABET approved Engineering Program at a Texas University, and must be enrolled as a full-time student with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based upon academic achievement and economic need. Program is to recognize and support outstanding engineering students by providing financial support through scholarships. Recipients will be recognized at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers in San Antonio, TX in June. Funds will be available for the fall semester after enrollment verification.

 

TSPE Chapter Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 28

Applicant must be a high school senior with a minimum 3.0 GPA, who is an United States citizen, and enrolled in an ABET accredited engineering program. Applicant must have scored at least a 600 in math, a 550 in critical reading and a 500 in writing on the SAT, or a 29 in math and a 25 in English on the ACT.

 

Bob Benedetto Memorial Scholarship Fund for Social Workers

Award: $500, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or community college student in Ventura County with a minimum 3.5 GPA, who is intending to enroll in a four-year accredited college or university for an undergraduate degree. Essay that explains applicant's college objectives and desired future achievements is required.

 

Mike Frick Memorial Baseball Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior in the baseball program who is going to continue to play baseball in college. Applicant must graduate from a public high school in the city of Ventura and be able to demonstrate year round dedication to the game of baseball with an exemplary attitude towards teammates and coaches.

 

Michael A. DiRaimondo Foundation Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a Southern California resident (preference for those in Ventura County) who has received an EMT certificate and intends to enroll as a candidate for a Paramedic Training Certificate at an accredited training institution, college, or university in the counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, or San Diego.

 

Robert M. Duncan Foundation Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a sophomore, junior, or senior at a community college, private college, or university of California in Southern California with a minimum 3.5 GPA in at least two courses of Economics, United States History, and/or American Economic History.

 

Finch Family Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a student enrolling at an accredited college, university, trade school, or community college with a minimum 3.2 GPA. Applicant must be the child of an employee or contractor of Finch Ranches or a resident of the town of Piru. If applicant is related to an employee of Finch Ranches, they must include a signed and dated reference letter stating the affiliation with application form.

 

Finck Family Charitable Fund Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or community college student in Ventura County with a 3.0 GPA, who is intending to enroll for a degree in education, health-related studies, or social services at an accredited college, university, or vocational school.

 

J. Stephen Fossett Pathfinder Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: January 15

Selection is based upon academic merit.

 

James M. McKelvey Undergraduate Research Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: January 15

Award will support research expenses and summer salary for working with any faculty member in engineering, medicine, or science.

 

Entrepreneurial Scholars

Award: $3,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a student who has an entrepreneurial spirit and vision.

 

Educational Scholarships for College Freshmen

Award: $3,500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be an insured member of the society and submit application and high school transcript of grades.