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Scholarships in California - Cal Grant & State Aid
Scholarships in California
California funds the largest state aid programme in the US through the California Student Aid Commission. The guides below cover awards that depend on California residency or on attending a college in the state.
Goal Getter Scholarship 2027
Goal Getter Scholarship is listed on CareerOneStop with official reference http://www.vergecredit.com. Confirm award amounts, residency rules, and required documents on the official source for the 2027 cycle before you submit.
Ray And Mary Bell Scholarship 2027
Ray And Mary Bell Scholarship is listed on CareerOneStop with official reference http://www.sdfoundation.org. Confirm award amounts, residency rules, and required documents on the official source for the 2027 cycle before you submit.
The Leon and Margaret Williams Scholarship 2027
The Leon and Margaret Williams Scholarship is listed on CareerOneStop with official reference http://www.sdfoundation.org. Confirm award amounts, residency rules, and required documents on the official source for the 2027 cycle before you submit.
Peridian Rae L. Price FASLA Scholarship 2027
The Peridian International, Inc./Rae L. Price, FASLA Scholarship from the Landscape Architecture Foundation awards $5,000 to U.S. citizens in the final two undergraduate years of landscape architecture at Cal Poly Pomona or Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, or to students pursuing the UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Certificate. You need financial need, at least a B average, two professor recommendations, a 500-word essay, and the standard LAF SlideRoom package. Funds pay tuition, books, and program-required supplies for the award year. Applications for the 2026-27 academic year cycle close 1 February 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern through lafoundation.slideroom.com.
El Dorado Mineral & Gem Scholarship 2027 - CA
The El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society Earth Science and Lapidary Arts Scholarship awards about $2,000 total each cycle to El Dorado County residents pursuing geology, earth sciences, lapidary arts, or related majors at accredited colleges. Graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate or graduate students need a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Active society membership receives preference. Download the society application from edcmgs.org, complete it exclusively on that form, and mail it postmarked by March 1 to PO Box 950, Placerville, CA 95667.
California Consumer Advocacy Scholarship 2026 - $1,000
California Consumer Attorneys, P.C. (The Lemon Firm) awards $1,000 each year through its Annual Consumer Advocacy Scholarship to students enrolled at an accredited California college, university, or law school who care about consumer rights. You must be 18 by the start of fall semester and either a California resident or attending school in California. Submit a 400–600-word essay on a California consumer-protection law by email to [email protected] with subject line CCA 2026 Scholarship Submission. The firm judges on essay quality and academic credentials; one winner is notified within 30 days after the 1 October 2026 deadline.