Private Scholarships
Private organizations and corporations offer a variety of scholarships.
For your convenience, we have posted scholarship information sent to us by these organizations. Additional information and application materials can be accessed below or through links to the organizations' websites.
Interested in doing your own research? Check out our list of scholarship websites as well.
Swiss Benevolent Society of San Francisco
Deadline: Open
The Swiss Benevolent Society of San Francisco awards several scholarships to students of Swiss descent demonstrating financial need and academic excellence. The students must be seeking admission to accredited institutions of higher learning. Contact Swiss Benevolent Society for more information. For an application, send a self-addressed stamped enevelope to the listed address.
Apply to:
Swiss Benevolent Society
456 Montgomery St. #1500
San Francisco,CA 94104-1233
Army ROTC Scholarship Program
Deadline: Open
ROTC awards scholarships to hundreds of students, regardless of families' financial status. Based solely on merit, these scholarships pay up to $68,000 for tuition and fees. Each scholarship also includes an annual book allowance and a stipend of up to $4,000 a year.
Apply to:
Capt. Barry Burns
510-642-ROTC
Email contact
See website
Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship - 911 Education Fund
Deadline: Open
Awards up to $2500. The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund was created in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The scholarship program is open to children of those who were killed or permanently disabled as a result of the terrorist attacks, and who are enrolled as full-time, undergraduate students. Awards may be renewed on an annual basis, subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Apply to:
The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Program
See website
My Recipe-My Heritage
Deadline: Open
Fast Recipes is offering up to $4,500 in scholarship awards through an essay contest. both U.S. citizens and foreign students currently attending a U.S. college, or another institution of higher education are eligible to participate. The contest will be closed for additional entries once the first 200 essays are received.
Apply to:
Irene Shalom
Fast Recipes, an Online Culinary Arts Journal
E-mail Contact Person
See website
GetinBusiness.com Entrepreneurship Scholarship
Deadline: March 31st
Every year GetinBusiness! awards one (1) scholarship of $500.00 to a student who will be attending a four-year college in the United States. The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding individual who we feel best responds to the prompts. Visit the website link for futher information.
Apply to:
www.getinbusiness.com/blog/scholarship
FreeLegalAid.com Entrepreneurship Scholarship
Deadline: March 31st
Each year Free Legal Aid awards one (1) scholarship of $500.00 to a student who will be attending a four-year college in the United States. The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding individual who we feel best responds to the prompts. Visit the website link for futher information.
Apply to:
www.freelegalaid.com/scholarship
Mission Vacation Entrepreneurship Schoalrship
Deadline: March 31st
Each year Mission Vacation will award one (1) scholarship of $500.00 to a student who will be attending a four-year college in the United States. The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding individual who we feel best responds to the prompts. Visit the website link for futher information.
Apply to:
www.missionvacation.com/scholarship
Tech Law LLP Entreprenneurship Scholarship
Deadline: March 31st
Each year Tech Law LLP will award one (1) scholarship of $500.00 to a student who will be attending a four-year college in the United States. The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding individual who we feel best responds to the prompts. Visit the website link for futher information.
Apply to:
www.techlawllp.com/scholarship
Deals.ServiceBundles.com Scholarship
Deadline: June 30th
Deals.ServiceBundles.com is a offering a $1,000 scholarship to one student. To enter you must provide your top 5 list and a brief explanation on how social media has improved your education experience.
Apply to:
deals.servicebundles.com/scholarship
CleanEdison's Annual Essay Contest
Deadline: April 1, 2013
CleanEdison is looking for a bright young scholar to write a 750 word essay on the growth of the clean energy and energy efficiency sectors, the effects this will have on job creation and the need for skills training to meet this demand. The essays will be evaluated on the quality of writing and depth of research on the topic. The winning essay will be showcased on CleanEdison's website for one year and the student will receive a $500 scholarship.
Apply to:
www.cleanedison.com/scholarship-opportunities
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program
Deadline: June 14, 2013
Student will have to submit a 500-1000 word essay for the opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship. Visit the link below for full essay details.
Apply to:
www.abbottandfenner.com/schoalrships
The Fred Scheigert Scholarship
Deadline: March 1st
The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) will award three scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to full-time entering freshmen, undergraduate and gradaute college students who are low vision, maintain a strong GPA and are involved in their school/local community.
Apply to:
Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
Deadline: February 22, 2013
The Government Finance Officers Association created the Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship to recognize and encourage outstanding minority students enrolled in a course of study preparing for a career in state or local government finance. The competition is for upper-division undergraduate or graduate level students.
Apply to:
Government Finance Officers Association
Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship
Deadline: February 22, 2013
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) executive board created the Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship to recognize undergraduate accounting students and to encourage careers in state and local government. The competition is for undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled full-time in a university or college preparing a career in state and local government finance. Undergraduate students must be in the process of completing at least their junior year by the time the scholarship is awarded.
Apply to:
Government Finance Officers Association
Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship
Deadline: February 22, 2013
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) created the Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship for students enrolled in a part-time graduate studies with a career interest in state and local government finance. One or more scholarship of $5,000 each is available.
Apply to:
Government Finance Officers Association
Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship
Deadline: February 22, 2013
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) executive board created the Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship to recognize outstanding performances by graduate program students preparing for a career in state and local government finance. The scholarship is for students who are enrolled full-time in a graduate program. eligible students should expect to be enrolled in the 2013 Spring term (including Spring 2013 graduates). One scholarship of $10,000 is available.
Apply to:
Government Finance Officers Association
California Strawberry Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2013
To be eligible for the California Strawberry Scholarship, applicants must be children of strawberry farm workers. Scholarships are available for full-time enrollment at a college, university, community college, or accredited trade school. Scholarship awards start at $400 and can be renewed annually. Funding is available for graduating high school seniors and students already attending college, including advanced degrees (master's or doctorate degrees), or professional certification (teaching credential, etc.).
Apply to:
California Strawberry Commission
Lynn Adamson Memorial Scholarship Application
Deadline: February 15, 2013
Each year Women Health Care Executives of Northern California (WHCE) offers the Lynn Adamson Memorial Scholarship to a female graduate level student majoring in public health, health care, public policy, or the health sciences. The $4,000 scholarship and a one-year complimentary WHCE membership are awarded to a student who meets the eligibility and selection criteria. If there are any questions an e-mail can be sent to Pamela Washington at whce.scholarship.2013@gmail.com or visit the link below.
Apply to:
WIT-NC Schoalrship Program
Deadline: February 15, 2013
The Women in International Trade Northern California Scholarship and Endowment Committee is offering a $2,000 scholarship to students (male or female). The student must be enrolled in an accredited Northern California College, University or Graduate Institution and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Apply to:
B. Davis Scholarship
Deadline: May 27, 2013
Scholarship Quest Helper is a website that was developed for the purpose of helping students locate and apply for scholarships. Currently Scholarship Quest Helper is offering a $1,000 scholarship to any student currently registered in any post secondary school. Students are required to submit an essay of 1,000 words or less on the topic provided by Scholarship Quest
Apply to:
Coupon Audit Scholarship
Deadline: January 25, 2013
Participate in the CouponAudit scholarship now, and win $1000. All you need to do is show your knowledge by creating the best essay on coupons. The scholarship essay contest will involve answering the questions below:
• How to get discounts by using coupons in buying goods
• What are the benefits of frugality
Apply to:
Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) Schoalrship
Deadline: April 26, 2013
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the AEP is offering a $1,000 scholarship to undergradaute and gradaute student who are pursuing a career with an environmental emphasis. Students must reside in the counties served by the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, be a full time student, and maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Apply to:
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of AEP
US Direct Scholarship
Deadline: June 15, 2013
US Direct is offering a $1,000 scholarship contest where they ask students to show their school spirit and team pride with a photo. To be eligible for the scholarship, students have to follow three easy steps. Check out their scholarship page for more details.
Apply to:
Emily M. Hewitt Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 15, 2013
Calaveras Big Trees Association is offering a scholarship of $1,000 for any student or graduate student. Students must be enrolled full-time and have educational career goals that coincide with Emily's interest in communicating and interpreting nature's wonder. Dedication ideals of the scholarship will be considered at least as important as financial need.
Apply to:
Calaveras Big Trees Association
Sussle Scholarship
Deadline: June 30, 2013
Sussle is offering a scholarship of $5,000 to a student who contributes their knowledge to at least one topic on Sussle. Watch the 1-minute video on the link below to see how easy it is.
Apply to:
Outside agency scholarship payments must be payable to "Saint Mary's College" and mailed to:
SMC Financial Aid Office
PO Box 4530
Moraga, CA 94575-4530
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