[BHS Etree] COLLEGE/CAREER: SENIORS: CCC News: 3/12/21: Community College & Scholarships

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SENIORS,
COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Save the Dates:
3/17/21 Berkeley City College (BCC) Sign Up
3/24/21 for Virtual Community College Fair
 1. Berkeley City College (BCC): March 17 at 1:30-2:30pm
Enroll for Berkeley City College College (BCC)- Sign up for a great Learning Community. Early Bird gets $500 from the bookstore!
Meeting in Ms. Hammond's Zoom platform. Link to my Zoom Room <https://berkeley-net.zoom.us/j/3365982632?pwd=TnJKeC9lSVViQW9rTGphVjFWWlg2QT09>

2. East Bay Community College Fair: Drop in on 3/24/21 between 2-4pm to meet admissions counselors from several community colleges in the Bay Area. Join Zoom: Location:https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/96089979958?pwd=N2F3e <https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/96089979958?pwd=N2F3eElSVXkxSFNGRzNqRHJjWTFKUT09>
or; tinyurl.com/ebcccfair <http://tinyurl.com/ebcccfair> UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AID AWARDS:
1. Grant, Work Study, Subsidized vs unsubsidized loans- what does it all mean?
Drop in to one of the following workshops with Ms. Julia Maciel to figure out financial awards :
4/13/21 at 3-4pm
4/22/21 at 5-6pm
Julia Maciel's Zoom Room- link to follow. Please check CCC Calendar or email or Instagram @berkeleyhighcounseling.

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 Scholarships this week:The Pinay Aspire Scholarship: Due 4/24/21; $1,000

The Pinay Aspire Scholarship is offered to Filipina women who reside or attend school in one of the 9 San Francisco Bay Area counties. Eligible applicants must: demonstrate personal, community and/or academic success; and, demonstrate financial need. 
http://www.pinayaspirations.org/scho.html <http://www.pinayaspirations.org/scho.html>

 March Due Dates:
 <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15spWcsBbuYJfWya87meJi0qVDRORKEr5Xzms5hWhUm0/edit>1. Zonta International: Zonta Club of Berkeley :  For Empowerment of Women Due 3/15/2021: https://www.zontaberkeley.org/scholarships <https://www.zontaberkeley.org/scholarships> Awards of $500-$1500 to women pursuing college, experience with leadership,  government, volunteer work
2. 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. See application in attachment.  <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-GMPE7tal5pabFvnIGDCI7psdPrYoZMr/view?usp=sharing>
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 <http://www.hearthstonehousing.org/scholarship>
 <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-GMPE7tal5pabFvnIGDCI7psdPrYoZMr/view?usp=sharing>4. The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund: Due 3/31/21:  Primarily 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.
5. Chicana Latina Foundation: $1500 award. Due 3/31/21 for student who identifies as Chicana or Latina, has lived in a Bay Area county for at least 2 yrs, will attend full time college in a Bay Area county, will commit to Foundation leadership and service projects/events.
https://chicanalatina.org/programs/programs-scholarship-guidelines/ <https://chicanalatina.org/programs/programs-scholarship-guidelines/>
April Due Dates:
1. 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 <http://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.
3. Hispanic Heritage Foundation:  $2500 award Due 4/30/21. Details when you make an account. 
  https://hispanicheritage.org/leadingconeducacion/
Vipin Agrawal Scholarship:  $1000, Opens 4/1/21. Due 5/31/21. https://vipinagrawalfund.com/
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