Scholarships/Financial Aid

Scholarships

Scholarships are a great way to help fund your college education. Whether you are pursuing a degree, certificate, or are looking to transfer there are scholarships out there for you – you just need to apply. There are literally thousands of scholarships; the list of websites below can help you search for them. And the great thing about scholarships is they don’t need to be repaid! They are free money for you to use to pay for school.

If you visit the Transfer and Career Center, you can get assistance with filling out scholarship applications.

UPCOMING SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES:

June/ July 2022

Jewish Family and Children’s Services Grants

Identify as Jewish and show meaningful involvement with the community
You and your family are legal and permanent resident for a minimum of two years prior to submitting your application in one of the following five counties we serve: Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, or Northern Santa Clara.
Submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and can demonstrate financial need based on your family’s Effective Family Contribution (EFC)
Currently in good academic standing, with a cumulative 3.0 GPA (weighted) minimum.
Have your parents or other qualified individuals, who can guarantee your loan request complete a guarantor form.

DEADLINE: June 17, 2022

2022 Horatio Alger Career & Technical Scholarship

Have completed high school (or earned a high school equivalency credential)
Will be enrolled in eligible program in Fall 2022
Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a career or technical program (up to 2 years) at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the United States
Demonstrated critical financial need by showing one of the following:
Family Income below $55,000 OR Pell Eligibility with an EFC value of 5846 or less
Demonstrated perseverance in overcoming adversity
Be under the age of 30
Be a United States citizen

DEADLINE: June 15, 2022

ABC Humane Wildlife Scholarship – Women in STEM

To apply for the scholarship, applicant must be a student currently enrolled at a college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in the United States.
Applicants must be studying or planning to study the fields of science (excluding social sciences i.e. economics), engineering, mathematics, or technology.
This scholarship is open to persons who identify as female.

DEADLINE: July 1, 2022

Progressive Automations Scholarship Program

Applicants must be enrolled for the September 2022 semester, full-time at a recognized, Canadian or American post-secondary college or university.
Applications must be enrolled at the undergraduate level in an engineering program.
Applicants must have Canadian or American citizenship.
Applicants must demonstrate financial need and be eligible to receive financial aid.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2022

Professional & Technical Training Scholarship

Students must be Marin residents
Students must be attending a vocational program at an accredited or state-approved training institution in 2022-23.
Students must be enrolling in a program leading to a license or certificate or taking pre-requisite courses for a nursing program in 2022-23.
Students must have a GED/high school diploma or be 18 years of age

Active Life Scholarship to Tackle Your Weakness

Current high school or college students age 15 years or older.

DEADLINE: July 31, 2022

UC and CSU Scholarships:

Middle Class Scholarship provides undergraduate students with family incomes up to $150,000 a scholarship to attend University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) campuses.

UC's Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan makes it so that you will not have to pay UC’s systemwide tuition and fees if you are a California resident whose total family income is less than $80,000 a year and you qualify for financial aid.

To qualify for either of these scholarship, file your FAFSA or California Dream Act Application by the priority filing deadline of March 2nd.

General Scholarship Search Websites:

Transfer and Career Center favorites:

JLV College Counseling

CaliforniaColleges.edu - Financial Aid planning and scholarship search

BigFuture

Paying for College Student Resource Guide

Many scholarships are available for College of Marin students - incoming, continuing, and transfer.

10000degrees.org
Non-profit organization that provides preparation and resources for low income students to get to and through college. They offer scholarships, financial aid workshops, a resource library of scholarship/college information, and more.

Military.com Scholarship Finder
A scholarship search site for those in the military and their families.

University of California Scholarships
Planning to transfer to a UC school? Each school offers individual scholarships. Check them all out.

CSU Scholarship Programs
Get an idea of what kinds of scholarships different CSU schools offer. Don't forget to visit the website of the CSU campus you want to attend, too!

Transfer Student Scholarship
By the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, community college students with a 3.5 GPA, demonstrated financial need, and are transfer bound are eligible to earn a scholarship worth $30,000 a year.

Financial Aid

Federal Student Aid provides more than $150 billion in federal grants, loans, andwork-study every year to more than 15 million students. A student may apply for Federal Student Aid at any time by completing the FAFSA application, but transfer students should take care to apply by the March 2nd deadline every year for priority funding. Use the following links to get more information or to begin the application.

fafsa.ed.gov
US Department of Education Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

California Dream Act Application

Financial Aid for qualified undocumented students

College of Marin Financial Aid Office
Information on federal and state financial aid along with a scholarship listing.

Federal Student Aid
Research all the different types of aid offered by the federal government.

California Student Aid Commission
Financial Aid information including Cal Grants, California Dream Act, UC and CSU grants, and more.

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
The U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) central database for student aid. NSLDS receives data from schools, guaranty agencies, the Direct Loan program, and other Department of ED programs. NSLDS Student Access provides a centralized, integrated view of Title IV loans and grants so that recipients of Title IV Aid can access and inquire about their Title IV loans and/or grant data.

WebGrants4Students.org
WGS will allow you to manage your Cal Grant and/or Chafee account(s) online by letting you view updates, make school changes, make address changes, make corrections, and post leave of absence requests.

Net Price Calculators
Many students do not pay the advertised tuition and fees cost for their education. Use the net price calculators to get a good estimate of how much you will pay for your education.

icanaffordcollege.com
California Community College website with financial aid information.

Loan Repayment Calculator
Find out how much your student loan will cost you over the years.