Sponsor: Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
7807 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating seniors from Watsonville High School with a minimum GPA of 3.0 who demonstrates financial need and have the intention of becoming public school teacher. Priority will be given to applicants who are the first in their family to go to college and/or are bilingual in Spanish and English.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: February 28
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cfscc.org/scholarships
Sponsor: Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Program
1419 Burlingame Avenue, Suite N
Burlingame, CA 94010
Eligibility: Applicants must be Chicana/Latina women who have lived in the Northern California counties for at least two years and are attending school at an accredited institution in the same region. Undergraduate applicants must be full-time students who have completed at least 15 semester units and earned a 2.5 GPA. Applicants must demonstrate leadership and community involvement and agree to volunteer at least five years in support of the Chicana/Latina Foundation if they receive the scholarship.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: March 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.chicanalatina.org
Sponsor: Florida Department of Education
Office of Student Financial Assistance
State Scholarship and Grant Programs
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1314
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Eligibility: Applicants must have been born in or have a natural parent who was born in either Mexico or Spain, or a Hispanic country of the Caribbean, Central or South America, regardless of race. Students must plan to attend Florida public or eligible private institutions as undergraduate or graduate students, but graduating high school seniors get preference.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: April 1
How to apply: Applicants must submit the initial student Florida Financial Aid Application by April 1 and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by May 15.
Website: https://origin.fldoe.org/finance/financial-aid-scholarships/
Sponsor: National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Foundation
1885 Bob Johnson Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Eligibility: Applicants must be African American, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American students working toward a graduate degree related to strength and conditioning. Students must be NSCA members for one year before applying and be pursuing careers in strength and conditioning. Applications are evaluated based on grades, courses, experience, honors, recommendations and involvement in the community and with NSCA.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: October 15
How to apply: Applications are available with membership.
Website: http://www.nsca.com/foundation/