All Opportunities

Below you will find all of the scholarship opportunities offered by the Community Foundation for Monterey County. You may search by keyword, or click on “Show Filters” above to search on different criteria. To apply, click on “Sign Up” at the top right of the screen to begin a general application.
Attention: If you have submitted your FAFSA or Dream Act Application for 2024-2025 and your Student Aid Index (SAI) has not been determined, please use the Federal Student Aid Estimator online tool to estimate your SAI to be able to complete your general scholarship application
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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Up to $2,500 Church Brothers - True Leaf Farms Scholarship
The Church Brothers – True Leaf Farms Scholarship has been established...
Deadline03/31/2024
$1,000 - $5,000 Raymond H. Costa Family Scholarship
The Raymond H. Costa Family Scholarship has been established to provide...
Deadline03/31/2024
Up to $5,000 Taylor Farms SoCal Award Program Fund
Award Criteria Scholarship: Amount: Up to $5,000 Scholarship is...
Deadline03/31/2024
Up to $17,000 Joel and Dena Gambord Nursing Scholarship
The goal of this scholarship program is to attract and support high...
Deadline05/01/2024
$1,000/year, Renewable for 4 years Alan and Rita Shugart Scholarship
This scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to...
Ended
$1,000-$2,500 American Culinary Federation Monterey Bay Chapter Marc H. Vedrines Scholarship
The scholarship recipient(s) will be chosen based on the following...
Ended
3 awards up to $5,000 Anthony Nicholas Narigi Memorial Baseball Scholarship Fund
The Anthony Nicholas Narigi Memorial Baseball Endowment was established...
Ended
Varies Ausonio Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The scholarship recipient(s) will be chosen based on: 1. The...
Ended
$1,000 Bill Clapper Memorial Music Scholarship
The scholarship was established in August 2000 with a major gift from...
Ended
$2,000 Brigadier General John Bissell Scholarship
The Brigadier General John Bissell Scholarship was established by the...
Ended
Varies California Rodeo Salinas Scholarship
The California Rodeo Salinas is passionate about supporting youth...
Ended
$2,500 Carmel High School Class of 1952 Scholarship
Established by the Carmel High School Class of 1952 to honor one student...
Ended
$500-$3,000 Carmel Valley Women's Club Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to...
Ended
Up to $3,000 CASA of Monterey County Scholarship Fund
The CASA of Monterey County Scholarship Fund will award students who...
Ended
Varies Caste Action Alliance Scholarship Fund
Scholarship or Award Criteria: The scholarship recipient(s) should...
Ended
3 awards of $800 Charles Joseph Watts Scholarship Fund
The Charles Joseph Watts Scholarship of the Community Foundation for...
Ended
$1,000 CHISPA Scholarship
Applicants are eligible if they or their parents currently live in a...
Ended
Up to $2,500 Club at Pasadera Scholarship Fund
The Club at Pasadera Scholarship Fund has been established to provide...
Ended
Up to $4,000 College Futures Monterey County Scholarship
Scholarships is open to all graduating seniors at the following high...
Ended
$1,500-$4,000 County of Monterey Scholarship Program Fund
Amounts: up to $1,500 for community college and vocational education...
Ended
Up to $5,000 Daphne and Stuart Wells Public Service Scholarship
The scholarship recipient(s) will be chosen based on the...
Ended
$1,250 David L. Ferguson Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the late Mrs. Vada Bissell in honor...
Ended
1 awards of $1,000 Dr. Gladys M. Olvis Scholarship
This fund has been established to provide scholarships for higher...
Ended
$500 Dr. Roger and Kate Bartels Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to...
Ended
$0.00 E.G. Young Computer Science and Information Systems Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Criteria 1. The purpose of the fund is to provide...
Ended
Varies Emerging Leaders of Society of United Way Monterey County
Emerging Leaders Society of United Way Monterey County Scholarship Fund...
Ended
2 awards of $4,000 FW Family Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Criteria: 1.The scholarship recipient(s) should be chosen...
Ended
4 awards of $1,500 Gabilan Hope Scholarship
Each year the Gabilan Hope Scholarship program (GHS) awards college...
Ended
$1,000 for community college, $2,000 for four-year college/university Girls' Health in Girls' Hands Scholarship
The Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County...
Ended
$2,000/year, Renewable for 4 years Hausdorf Family Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide higher education funding...
Ended
$5,000 Henry Hibino Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Henry Hibino Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in 2019 to...
Ended
$2,000 Horace H. Wilson Scholarship
The Horace Wilson Scholarship was established in December 2000 with a...
Ended
$2,500 Hugo and Dolores Tottino Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established to provide scholarships for higher...
Ended
$2,500 Ipson Tully Memorial Scholarship
The Ipson Tully Memorial Scholarship Scholarship provides support for...
Ended
Several $1,000 awards James Bliss and Annette Sward Forestry and Nursing Scholarship
Established in 2000 in memory of James Bliss to award annual...
Ended
$4,000 Jess Harrison Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established to support students graduating from...
Ended
$500 John S. Myszak Scholarship for Future Teachers
The John S. Myszak Scholarship for Future Teachers was created in 2004...
Ended
$1,000 -$2,000 Judge Efren and Lite Iglesia Scholarship Fund: In Memory of Roger and Pat Freet
Scholarship is open to: 1. Reedley High School students 2. Reedley...
Ended
$1,500 Kier Memorial Scholarship
The scholarship was established by Sam Kier and Lou Godfrey to support...
Ended
$600 Kristopher Pallastrini Memorial Scholarship
Kristopher Pallastrini Memorial Scholarship was established by an...
Ended
$2,500 Libby Olver Scholarship
This scholarship provides need-based awards for female sophomore...
Ended
$1,250/year for to 4 years Megan Reis Imagine Scholarship Fund
1. The scholarship recipient(s) should be chosen based on the...
Ended
One $1,500 award to a student attending a high school in Salinas; one $1,500 award to a student from the state of Missouri (MO) or Kansas (KS). Monica Abbott Scholarship
The Monica Abbott Scholarship was established by professional softball...
Ended
Varies Morse Foundation Scholarship
The Morse Foundation has been established to provide scholarships for...
Ended
1 award of $4,000 1 award of $1,000 Reg Huston/ S.T.A.R. Scholarship for Performing Arts
This Fund has been established to provide financial assistance to...
Ended
$1,000 Richard Gourley Memorial Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Criteria: The fund aims to award one (1) $1,000 scholarships...
Ended
$400 Robert Hattori Nakamura Memorial Scholarship
The Robert Hattori Nakamura Scholarship was established by an anonymous...
Ended
$5,000 Rotary Club of Monterey Martin/Hurd Scholarship
Applicants must demonstrate financial need and have a GPA of 3.0 of...
Ended
$1,500 San Ardo Fund for Education Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to stimulate the ambitions of the...
Ended
Up to $2,000 Scholarship Fund for Homeless Women
Scholarship recipient(s) will be chosen based on the following...
Ended