[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: SENIORS: Community College & Scholarship Lists

Fri Feb 5 15:08:54 PST 2021

Please do not reply to this email, contact maryjacobs at berkeley.net.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Planning on going to Community College next year?

1. Fill out this survey
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18MyvDoRPCfJCzMb24X7ra1kXyPvyxPkSMAtnBQchFZc/edit>
so we can help get you there!

2.Save the date of 2/18/21 at 4:00-5:00 pm to join a webinar, “Why
Community College” with EAOP Advisor, Julia Maciel, and BCC Counselor,
Skyler Barton. Stay tuned for the ZOOM link later.

MONEY MONDAYS: Everyone is welcome to join Ms. Maciel, UC EAOP Advisor, at
2:30-3:30pm every Monday to work on FAFSA or talk about financial aid,
costs of college, and more. Sign up at tinyurl.com/bhsmoneymon

SCHOLARSHIPS:  Scholarship List
<https://docs.google.com/a/berkeley.net/spreadsheets/d/1gY3jeHg3G4ONMB9UJHwrHMo4t8dH_b4O6x80Skcj5xw/edit#gid=0>
(many applications are not updated yet but check websites and plan ahead)

New this week:

 1.The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund: Due 3/31/21:
Primaril for Jewish families from SF Bay Area to attend college full time;
based on financial need and merit;  Go to jewishfed.org. Click for
Scholarship page for application.

2.High Hopes Scholarship Help Sessions on Tuesday, 2/9/21 Sign up for your
appointment with an advisor at::
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15spWcsBbuYJfWya87meJi0qVDRORKEr5Xzms5hWhUm0/edit?usp=sharing

February:

1. Delta Sigma Theta: Due 2/5/21:
https://bbaacdst.org/chapter-programs/scholarship/

2. PG & E: Due 2/12/21 PG&E STEM scholarships for college students
<https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/in-your-community/education-programs/grants-and-scholarships/scholarship-opportunities/scholarship-opportunities.page>

3. Youth on Course: Due 2/15
https://youthoncourse.smapply.io/prog/youth_on_course_scholarship/

4. Hispanic Scholarship Fund:: Due 2/15/21: https://www.hsf.net/scholarship

5. Kiwanis Scholarship: Due 2/18/2021:
http://berkeleykiwanis.org/scholarship
<http://berkeleykiwanis.org/scholarship> Highlights community service; no
need to show financial need; $500-$10,000 award.

6. Asian Pacific Fund: Dates Vary from February to April, 2021.
www.asianpacificfund.org/scholarships.

7. Society of Professional Journalists: Due 2/19/21: SPJ/JEA High School
Essay Contest <http://jea.org/home/awards-honors/high-school-essay-contest/>

8.  Babatao Family Filipino American Scholarship: Due 2/26/21
www.asianpacificfund.org/scholarships

9. National Future Iota Scholarship:  Due 2/28/21: African American woman
interested in business
https://f5b66689-21af-433f-985d-4ee09f403625.filesusr.com/ugd/ffe80a_48e03b714df842cf92b9b8944b2db592.pdf

March Due Dates:

1. Berkeley Community Scholars (BCS) High Hopes Scholarship: Open now at
www.berkeleyscholars.org/apply.; Due 3/11/21 by 8:59 PM Pacific time.

 Join BCS in a Zoom breakout room. .  Jacobs’ Zoom Link: bit.ly/3kUUbT6

Sign up in a google doc below for your 1:1 with BHS or BCS advisors:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15spWcsBbuYJfWya87meJi0qVDRORKEr5Xzms5hWhUm0/edit?usp=sharing

2. BerkeleyJapanese American Citizens League  (JACL)Scholarship:   Due
3/1/2021 JACL membership is not required by Berkeley chapter but there are
funds to help one join JACL. See berkeleyjacl.org.  Or Contact Jacobs for
help. Apply at:  https://jacl.org/jacl-national-scholarship-program/
<https://jacl.org/jacl-national-scholarship-program/>

3. Hearthstone Housing Foundation:  Due 3/31/21: Show financial need in
FAFSA or Dream Act, live in the county where Hearthstone Housing is
located, 3.0 GPA

www.hearthstonehousing.org/scholarship

4. Shelley Bergum Higher Education Award: Due 3/19/21 For Seniors with a
disability shown in IEP or 504plan, minimum GPA of 3.0, and going to
community college or 4 yr. College
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-GMPE7tal5pabFvnIGDCI7psdPrYoZMr/view?usp=sharing

April Due Dates:

Society of Women Engineers: Due 4/23/21: Women or nonbinary or gender
non-conforming; pusuing engineering or computer science

Scholarship Application - SWE Golden Gate Section
<http://ggs.swe.org/scholarship-application.html>.

2. Tzu Chi Foundation: Due 4/30/21..  Apply online at
www.tzuchi.us/scholarship Use 94704 as school zip code for our
region..Requires 3.0 GPA or >, financial need shown through IRS docs,
writing essays, transcript, 2 letters of rec.

More applications to come. Check the main spreadsheet for updates as well
as weekly CCC email.

Scholarship Resources :

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

https://www.collegegreenlight.com/

http://www.eastbayconsortium.org/scholarship

https://www.fastweb.com/

scholarships360.org

scholarships.com

Unigo.co <http://unigo.com/>m

Link to the CCC Calendar
<https://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/resources/college-career-center/college-and-career-center-calendar/>

Link to CCC Website: bit.ly/2FxB69w

Link to join the CCC Remind Group <https://www.remind.com/join/bhsccc>

Link to the BHS Counseling Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/berkeleyhighcounseling/?hl=en>

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