There are many scholarships offered each year by private organizations, businesses, and educational institutions. Each scholarship has different requirements and application procedures. To find out more, you can visit the individual websites listed below. For the complete list, click here.
Name: Rotary Club of La Jolla
Website: http://www.rotarycluboflajolla.com/Scholarships.cfm
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: March 23, 2012
Name: San Diego Rotary Club 33 - Diana Venable Scholarship
Website: http://clubweb.rotary33.org/committee65.html
Amount: Usually Full Tuition
Deadline: Unavailable
Name: Rotary Club of San Diego North - Doug Kearnaghan Memorial Scholarship
Website: http://www.sandiegonorthrotary.org/
Amount: TBD
Deadline: TBD
Name: La Jolla Rotary Scholarships
Website: http://www.rotarycluboflajolla.com/Scholarships.cfm
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Varies
Name: VFW- Voice of Democracy
Website: http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/
Amount: Up to $30,000
Deadline: November 1, 2012
Name: American Legion
Website: http://www.legion.org/scholarships
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April 15, 2012
Name: Elks National Foundation
Website: http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/
Amount: Up to $15,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Name: Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Website: http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/MVS.cfm
Amount: $15,000 per year
Deadline: November 2, 2012
Name: Optimist Club International
Website: http://www.optimist.org/e/member/scholarships4.cfm/
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Varies
Name: Santee Kiwanis Community Service Scholarship
Website: http://santeekiwanis.org/scholarships/
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: May 4, 2012
Name: Holiday Bowl Memorial Scholarship Award
Website: http://www.holidaybowl.com/about-us/scholarship.html
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: TBD
Name: Jessie Klicka Foundation
How to Apply: (760) 720-5429
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: April 20, 2012
Name: Junior Seau Foundation Scholars of Excellence Program
Website: http://www.juniorseau.org
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: April 2, 2012
Name: National Federation of Republican Women
Website: http://www.nfrw.org/programs/scholarships.htm
Amount: Varies
Deadline: June 1, 2012
Name: Armed Forces Electronics and Communications Association
Website: http://www.afcea-sd.org/education/8000-college-scholarship-program/
Amount: $8,000
Deadline: April 12
Name: Army Nurse Corps Association
Website: http://nursing.sdsu.edu/scholarships.php
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: March 31, 2012
Name: Point Loma High School - Jonathan Hastings Foster Scholarship
How to Apply: (619) 223-3121
Amount: Varies - Deadline: Unavailable
Name: Point Loma High School - Rebecca Christine Lenci Thespian Memorial Scholarship
How to Apply: (619) 223-3121
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Unavailable
Name: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Scholarship
Website: http://www.sdcoe.net/scholarships/pdf/2012AlphaKappaAlphaSororityInc_ScholarshipApplic ation.pdf
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: April 4, 2012
Name: Brad Fowler Memorial Scholarship
Website: http://www.sdhoc.com/scholarship
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 30, 2012
Name: California Waterfowl Association Dennis Raveling Scholarship
Website: http://www.calwaterfowl.org/web2/insidecwa/careeropportunities/ravelingscholarship.htm
Amount: Up to $1,000 per quarter
Deadline: October 31, 2012
Name: National Wild Turkey Federation
Website: http://www.nwtf.org/jakes/scholarship.html
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: January 1, 2013
Name: San Diego Education Fund Future Educator Scholarship Program
Website: http://sdef.org/machin2012.pdf
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: March 26, 2012
Name: San Diego Education Fund Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship Program
How to Apply: (858) 752-9771
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 26, 2012
Name: San Diego Air & Space Museum
Website: http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/education/scholarship_information.php
Amount: Up to $4,000
Deadline: April 1, 2012
Name: Spence Reese Scholarship by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego County
Website: http://www.sdyouth.org/Scholarships.aspx
Amount: $16,000
Deadline: April 1, 2012
Name: American Society of Landscape Architects
Website: http://asla.org/contentdetail.aspx?id=23766
Amount: $4,000- Two Scholarships
Deadline: TBD
Name: American Society of Professional Estimators
Website: http://www.aspenational.org/Education_Scholarships.aspx
Amount: TBD
Deadline: June 1, 2012
Name: San Diego County Plant and Flower Association
Website: http://www.flowerandplant.org/scholarshipopportunities.html
Amount: TBD
Deadline: April 30, 2012
Name: California Restaurant Association Scholarship Program
Website: http://www.calrest.org/go/cra/educational-foundation/scholarship-program/
Amount: TBD
Deadline: April 30, 2012
Name: Building Industry Association of San Diego
Website: http://www.biasandiego.org/biacares.php
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April 20, 2012
Name: California Land Surveyors Associations
Website: http://www.californiasurveyors.org/scholarsh.html
Amount: Varies
Deadline: November 28, 2012
Name: California Society of Certified Public Accountants
Website: http://www.calcpa.org/content/scholarship.aspx
Amount: Varies Deadline: Varies
Name: Directed Energy Professional Society Scholarship
Website: http://www.deps.org/DEPSpages/scholarships.html
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April 2, 2012
Name: San Diego Insurance Adjusters Association
Website: http://www.sdiaa.org/education.php
Amount: Up to $350 per course
Deadline: Ongoing
Name: SDPOA- Family Member’s Scholarship
How to Apply: Telephone (858) 573-1199
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April 13, 2012
Name: La Mesa Women’s Club
How to Apply: Email to marjoree10s@cox.net
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: March 19, 2012
Name: National Association of Women Business Owners
Website: http://www.aie.org/scholarships/detail.cfm?id=16406
Amount: $500
Deadline: September 15
Name: Deputy Sheriff’s Association Of San Diego
Website: http://www.dsasd.org/scholarships
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: April 2, 2012
Name: United Way of San Diego
Website: https://www.tgci.com/gtpregister.asp
Amount: $895
Deadline: May 13, 2012
Name: Taiwanese-American Foundation of San Diego
Website: http://www.taiwancenter.com/about/scholarship/en-index.html
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 15, 2012
Name: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Scholarship
Website: http://www.sdias.org/PDF/Gandhi-Scholarship-Form-2012.pdf
Amount: Over $20,000
Deadline: April 15, 2012
Name: Association of Iranian-American Professionals
Website: http://aiap.org/pages.php?id=5
Amount: Varies
Deadline: May 26
Name: American Indian Education Foundation (AIEF)
How to Apply: Telephone (866) 866-8642 or email scholarships@nrc1.org
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: April 4, 2012
Name: RMHC/Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources Scholarship
Website: http://sdmcdonalds.com/news/archive/hacer-scholarship-available-for-san-diego-students.aspx
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 31, 2012
Name: San Diego Chinese Center Year of the Dragon Scholarship
Website: http://www.awib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=811
Amount: $500
Deadline: November 23, 2012
Name: San Diego Chinese Women’s Association
Website: http://sdcwa.net/scholarships/
Amount: Up to $1,500
Deadline March 31, 2012
Name: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Website: http://www.lls.org/resourcecenter/helpfulorganizations/financialresources/scholarships/
Amount: $1,000 per year
Deadline: Varies
Name: Sickle Cell Disease of America Association
Website: http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/index.cfm?page=scholarships
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Ongoing
Name: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Website: http://www.namisandiego.org/education.php
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: Varies
Name: Hemophilia Association
Website: http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=53&contentid =36
Amount: Up to $4,000
Deadline: varies
Name: Burn Institute
Website: http://www.burninstitute.org/bss/programs/college.html
Amount: Varies
Deadline: May 1, 2012
Name: American Lung Society
Website:http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/1600-scholarship-1000-words-biodies el-american-lung-association
Amount: $1,600
Deadline: November 11, 2012
Name: San Diego County Medical Society
How to Apply: email gehring@sdcma.org
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: TBD
Name: Grossmont HealthCare District
Website: http://www.grossmonthealthcare.com/
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: ongoing
Name: Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties
Website: http://www.sdfoundation.org/GrantsScholarships/Scholarships/ForStudents/AvailableSchola rships/CommonScholarshipApplication.aspx
Amount: Up to $15,000
Deadline: February 13, 2013
Name: Sharp Grossmont Hospital- Volunteer Nurse Scholarship
Website: http://www.sharp.com/grossmont/volunteer-opportunities.cfm
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Name: Public Relations Society of America
Website: http://www.prsafoundation.org/scholarships.html
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadlines: Varies
Name: Sharps Compliance Inc.
Website: http://www.sharpsinc.com/learning-center/scholarships
Amount: Up to $1,500 Deadline: April 30, 2012
Name: Assistance League
Website: http://www.mesacc.edu/community/development/scholarships.html
Amount: $500 per semester
Deadline: April 2, 2012
Name: Don Diego Scholarship
Website: http://www.delmarfairgrounds.com/pdf/2012_don_diego_scholarship_app.pdf
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 2, 2012
Name: The ECPOA Memorial Fund Scholarship
Website: http://www.elcajonpoa.org/scholarship.html
Amount: $500
Deadline: Ongoing
Name: Tierrasanta Community Council
Website: http://www.tierrasantacc.org/index.asp?Type=CONTRIBUTION&SEC={B9FDF029-389F-4C62-A808-2B7C2AC68D32}&DE=
Amount: TBD
Deadline: TBD
Name: Resource Center San Diego
Website: http://www.rcdsandiego.org/programs/School%20Gardens%20-%20Education/schoolgardens.html
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 6, 2012