142 scholarships open to students in California, with the amount, the deadline and who can apply for each. State and local awards draw a far smaller applicant pool than national ones, which usually makes them the better use of an afternoon.
Amounts come from the provider. A large figure is sometimes the total a fund awards across all its recipients rather than what one student receives — confirm the individual award with the provider before you apply.
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation Scholarships
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Scholarships
$500–$15,000·Deadlines vary — San Francisco Bay Area scholarships
- Town and Gown of USC
University of Southern California
up to $15,000·Typically closes around November 30 — confirm with the provider
- Western Regional Undergraduate Out-of-State Tuition Discount
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
$14,962·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Cal Grant
California Student Aid Commission
$3,042–$5,503·Typically closes around March 2 — confirm with the provider
- Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Waiver
Lewis-Clark State College
$12,230·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider
- Non-Resident Eight Semester Renewable Scholarship (WUE West States)
Southern Utah University
$12,000·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider
- Regional Scholars
University of Louisville
$12,000–$16,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Cal Grant B & Living Allowance
$1,648–$11,006·Typically closes around April 2 — confirm with the provider
- Opportunity Scholarship
Northern Arizona University
$2,500–$10,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Rodney T. Mathews, Jr. Scholarship (Morongo Scholarship)
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
$10,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Mary S. and Joseph W. Watson Scholarship
University of California-San Diego
up to $10,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
Utah Tech University
$9,448·Typically closes around July 15 — confirm with the provider
- Welcome to New York Grant
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$9,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Out-of-State Tuition Scholarship
Stockton University
$8,760·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- WUE Excellence Scholarship
Northern Arizona University
$8,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- WUE Gold Scholarship
Northern Arizona University
$8,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- SUNY Cortland Future New Yorker Award
State University of New York at Cortland
up to $7,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Presidential Fellowship for Experiential Learning
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
$7,200·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- WUE Blue Scholarship
Northern Arizona University
$7,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Tuition Discount
Western Colorado University
$4,692–$6,692·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Cal Grant A and B Competitive
California Student Aid Commission
$3,042–$6,084·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Cal Grant B Entitlement
California Student Aid Commission
$1,672–$6,084·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- Cal Grant Access Award for Foster Youth
State of California
up to $6,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider
- California Grant Match Award
Grand Canyon University
up to $5,742·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider