California Scholarships

3487 scholarships

$250,000 largest award

Nov 12, 2026 next deadline

Our catalog lists 3487 active awards in California — scholarships, grants, fellowships, and other student funding. Awards range up to $250,000. Each listing links to the official application so you always apply through the real sponsor — never a paid middleman.

State and local awards are one of the best-kept secrets in financial aid: they draw a far smaller applicant pool than national programs, so your odds are higher. Beyond this list, check California's higher-education agency, community foundations, and local chapters of civic groups (Rotary, Elks, Lions) — many publish awards that never appear on national databases.

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Closing soon

Regeneron Science Talent Search — due Nov 12, 2026
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship — due Nov 15, 2026
Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship — due Nov 18, 2026
Joan Butler Award in Perinatal Intensive Care Nursing — due Nov 30, 2026
CA State Fair Culinary, Hospitality, or Event Planning Major Scholarship — due Dec 01, 2026

California scholarships

California Dream & Promise Supplement — California Student Aid Commission

Up to $8,000 · Deadline 2027-03-02

John & Francesca Vera Community Leadership Scholarship — John and Francesca Vera

Up to $2,500 · Deadline 2027-04-17

Pacific Gas & Electric Company Black ERG Scholarship — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-02-28

PENTA Cares Scholarship

Amount varies · Deadline 2027-03-15

San Joaquin Valley Scholarship — LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens)

Amount varies · Deadline —

SSHRC Funding Programs — Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Amount varies · Deadline —

Funding opportunities — Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Amount varies · Deadline —

Latinos in Technology Scholarship — Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Up to $30,000 · Deadline February 29.

Schulich Leader Scholarships — Schulich Foundation

Up to $120,000 · Deadline —

AIST Young Professional Free Membership — Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline June

Art Competition Scholarship Program — Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

Amount varies · Deadline November

Edison Scholars Program — Edison International

Up to $50,000 · Deadline December 9

United Auburn Indian Community Scholarship Program — United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC)

Up to $5,000 · Deadline January

Doreen Legg Memorial Scholarships — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $500 · Deadline February

Dorothy Mitchell Memorial Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $500 · Deadline February

Dr. James L. Hutchinson and Evelyn Ribbs Hutchinson Medical School — Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Up to $2,000 · Deadline February

Jack M. Nagasaka Memorial Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $300 · Deadline February

Raymond and Donald Beeler Memorial Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $500 · Deadline February

Redlands Baseball/Softball for Youth Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $350 · Deadline February

Redlands Council PTA - Dorathy Jolley Memorial Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $400 · Deadline February

Redlands Evening Lions Club - Barbara Westen Memorial Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $350 · Deadline February

Redlands Footlighters, Inc. - Merle and Peggy Williams Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $500 · Deadline February

Redlands High School Academic Decathlon Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $300 · Deadline February

Redlands High School Aquatics Booster Club Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $500 · Deadline February

Redlands High School Girls' Volleyball Boosters Scholarship Awards — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Amount varies · Deadline February

Redlands High School Mock Trial Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $800 · Deadline February

Redlands High School Softball Booster Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $300 · Deadline February

The Harold Johnson Law Enforcement Scholarship — Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Up to $5,000 · Deadline February

The Marie A. Calderilla Scholarship — Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Up to $20,000 · Deadline February

The Patty Ahearn-Victoria Elementary School Scholarship — Redlands Community Scholarship Foundation

Up to $500 · Deadline February

The Peninsula Regent Charitable Foundation Educational Grant Program — Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Up to $10,000 · Deadline February

Judith Keller Marx Krumholz Scholarship — The San Diego Foundation