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Links have been provided below for scholarships with information available on the Internet. Please keep in mind that some colleges and universities will automatically consider you for scholarship money through the regular admissions application process, but most will have a separate application to fill out in addition. Please contact the schools you are applying to for more information if you don't see the information here.

As you find out about your scholarship awards, please let Mr. Salcido know so you can receive special recognition at the end of the year!
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The online scholarship list was last updated May 13, 2010

Scholarship Name

Date Due

Paying for CollegeStudent Resource Guide 2009 see individual descriptions
National Guard Scholarship list see individual descriptions
Congressional Art Competition 2010- for all high school students May
American Legion Auxiliary - multiple scholarships see each application
4-H Statewide Scholarships & Awards see each application
California Teacher Association Scholarships for dependents see each applications
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC)
$180,000 Scholarship Opportunity
see each application
see each application
Nordstrom Scholarship Program for High School Juniors May
SunTrust Scholarship Sweepstakes on going until May
October
Wendy's High School Heisman Award Program October
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation October
November
Good Tidings Foundation Community Service Scholarship November
Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Students Scholarship November
Hispanic Heritage Foundation & Colgate-Palmolive Scholarship November
Metro PCS Scholarship November
December

Frank H. Buck Scholarship

Please note: The last date you will be able to download this application is Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

December 1st
Chevron’s – Concord Black History Awareness Celebration December
SAE Engineering Scholarship Program - majors include: engineering, math, chemistry, physics, biology, technologies, computer science December
Genentech Scholars Program- career aspirations in the field of science December
AXA Achievement Scholarship December
January
CAASC- Solano County Scholarship application for seniors with a GPA of 3.5 and above. January
Gates Millennium Scholarship January
Sam Walton Community Scholarship January
McKelvey Foundation entrepreneurial scholarship January
Sonoma State University Scholarship Program January
Vacaville Premium Outlets and the Simon Youth Foundation- ONLY the first 6,000 applications received will be processed January
February

ASSIST-A-GRAD

Brochure

February
La Raza Association of Solano County Scholarship February
The Asian Pacific Fund Scholarships February
Schwab-Rosenhouse Memorial Scholarship February
Society of Women Engineers-Sierra Foothills Section February
USAFunds Access to Education Scholarship February
Sacramento Links Scholarships February
Burger King Scholars Program February
Hispanic Scholarship Fund February
KFC Colonel's Scholarship Program is looking for high school seniors with entrepreneurial drive February
US Bank Online Scholarship February
California Association of Collectors scholarship February
Scholarships for Military Children February
Kaiser Permanente Asian Association Scholarship Program February
NCCE Co-op Scholarship February
Galieleo Scholarship 2009 February
Best Buy Children's Foundation Scholarship February
Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship Program February
eQuality Scholarship Collaborative February
Monsanto Agriculture Scholarship February
“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” College Scholarship Program February
Clair A. Hill Scholarship February
Vacaville Optimist Club Essay Contest February
Bay Area All Star Athletic Scholarship February
Don and Roy Splawn Charitable Foundation West, Inc. Scholarship February
March
Travis Enlisted Spouses’ Club March
Travis Officers’ Spouses’ Club March
Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship Program March
American Legion Auxiliary Scholarships March
Friends of the Fair – Dixon May Fair March
Saturday Club of Vacaville March
Asian Pacific Fund Scholarships March

Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund    

March
Air Force Aid Society General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program March
Italian Catholic Federation Scholarship March
Sons of Italy Western Foundation Scholarship March
Head Stary Scholarship March
Travis Credit Union Scholarship Program March
The Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) March
The CTA Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship is designed to assist all ethnic minority CTA members and their dependent children who pursue degrees or credentials for teaching-related careers in public education.   Find the application online at www.cta.org.  Last year twenty-one scholarships were awarded ranging from $4,000 to $1,000. March
VACAVILLE ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP March
Solano Valley Delta Sigma Theta Sorority March
Jiffy Lube Scholarship March
Edward Stringer Jr. Memorial Scholarship March
Taylor Noelle Reese Memorial Scholarship March
UNICO National Solano Chapter Italian Scholarship March

Tau Upsilon Omega Chapter Scholarship

March
Northern California Golf Association Foundation: Paul Porter Memorial Scholarship March
April
Vacaville Rotary Club Scholarship April
CAA/ESA Youth Scholarship Program- for children of active duty law enforcement and fire service personnel in CA April
Travis Federal Managers' Association - students pursuing a 4-year college degree April
Travis Federal Managers' Association - students planning to attend an accredited trade school April
Veterans of Foreign Wars April

Alexander Hamilton Citizen ship Achievement Award (This award is for High School Juniors)

April
African American Telecommunication Professionals of AT&T Scholarship April
Oil Can Henry's Scholarship Program April
Current or Former Foster Youth April
Wednesday Club of Suisun- Music Scholarships April
Theta Pi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Scholarship April

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Vallejo-Fairfield Alumni Chapter Scholarship Award (African American Male Senior)

April
2010 Essay Competition For Children of Public Employees April
Mt. Diablo Section of the Society of Women Engineers April
California Wine Grape Growers Foundation April
Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon Scholarship for the Arts April
BBC Foundation-(child of an active-duty service member) April
Travis Unified Teachers Association - Wilson Memorial Scholarship (Parent must be TUTA Member) April
Portuguese Historical & Cultural Society April
"Will to Win" Scholarship Program-Students with Asthma April
American Fire Sprinklers Association Scholarship April
May
Head Start Scholarship May
Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation - Scholarships for children of active duty military- Deadline extended to May 15!! May
SAMMY 2010- High School Senior Athletes May

Beatrice Portinari Lodge No. 1626 and Virgilio Lodge No. 1586 Scholarship - Order Sons of Italy in America (Italian ancestry, OR Foreign Language as college major)

May
UC Berkeley Student Foundation Jenny Franchot & Albert Johnson Diverstiy Scholarship Program May

Californa School Employees Association -Application

May
Operation MOM scholarship Cover page, Application May
ThanksUSA Scholarship (Military Dependents) May
John A. DeRonde Memorial Scholarship (Going to a 4 Year Univ. in the fall with the intent of eventually going to Law School) May
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (Culinary Arts/Food Services - multiple scholarships) May
Horizon Arts Group Scholarship (Visual/Performing Arts) May
Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin (Military Dependent) May
Prom Guide Magazine Scholarship May
League of Filipino-American Veterans Scholarship May
June
Federal Managers Association Travis AFB Chapter 167 Scholarship June
Exito Escolar Scholarship (Junior and Senior Latino students) June
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship (Juniors and Seniors) June
BigSun Scholarship (Athletics) June
July
Miscellaneous/On-Going
Cappex Scholarships
DeVry - let your counselor know if you will be attending next fall for a potential nomination
Menlo College Valedictorian Scholarship
 

Other Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources:

FAFSA on the Web (Federal Student Aid)

Fast Web (Scholarship Database)

Ed Fund

Financial Aid/Scholarships Guide

California Student Aid Commission

Scholarships.com