Scholarships
If you have any questions regarding scholarships, please reach out to Nicole Mack at nmack@nmusd.us.
I know that many of you have concerns about how to make a college education more affordable. Through a new, free program called RaiseMe, students can guarantee scholarships from 250+ colleges as early as 9th grade, making it easier to plan financially for school. RaiseMe has proven to be a great tool to motivate students in high schools throughout the U.S. Newport Harbor HS is among the first in the country to take advantage of this opportunity, which was launched with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and U.S. colleges. Here are a couple of easy ways to support your students in using this unique tool:
- Ensure that you create an account at www.raise.me
- Regularly add good grades, community service, extracurricular activities, and other achievements to your RaiseMe Portfolio to earn micro-scholarships from colleges.
DEADLINE IS MAY 26, 2023
One of the primary objectives of the Kaiser Woodland Schools Foundation (KWSF, aka We Love STEM) is to provide supplemental science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction and enrichment to support and enhance the outstanding laboratory science education program that was started at Kaiser over 19 years ago. Our scholarship award is intended to support those students who have chosen to pursue a STEM discipline at the college level. Award recipients will write an essay which clearly states how their experience of laboratory science & engineering activities at Kaiser or Woodland Elementary influenced their college and intended career choices.
DEADLINE IS MAY 26, 2023
OC Driven for Success provides scholarships to students who will be enrolling in an automotive college program or who are currently enrolled in an automotive college program. Scholarships will be awarded to students who demonstrate outstanding scholastic ability and who are interested in pursuing a career as an automotive technician.
For more details and to apply, please visit the OC Driven for Success Scholarship website.
DEADLINE IS MAY 31, 2023
The Vipin Agraway Memorial Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to students from low-income and immigrant backgrounds. In order to create diversity in the industry and spark new innovations, it is important to platform diverse undergraduate students. The scholarship includes $2000 a year for all four years of the student’s college career.
VAMSF annually awards scholarships to two high school seniors and/or current college students who have the following qualifications:
- Attending a California state university, either CSU and UC school systems, AND went to a California high school
- Pursuing an undergraduate degree in computer science, science, technology, engineering, or medicine.
- They or their parents immigrated to the United States
- Annual household income of less than $75,000
- A GPA of 3.0 or higher
For more details and to apply, please visit the Vipin Agrawal Memorial Scholarship Fund website.
DEADLINE IS MAY 31, 2023
The Minerva Scholarship program was established by Women in California Leadership to support the advancement of women in the State of California. Launched in 2015, the foundation was established with the purpose of empowering women and enhancing the lives of women and girls. To this end, the foundation is committed to providing scholarships to select women of promise in order to help them achieve their educational objectives.
For more details and to apply, please visit the Minerva Scholarship Program website.
DEADLINE IS JUNE 1, 2023
The Brad Evans Foundation Fund Scholarship was established by the Evans family to honor their son and brother whose life was characterized by the qualities of integrity, loyalty, and commitment.
Brad Evans was an excellent student, a talented athlete, a wonderful son, and a terrific brother. He had a gift of bringing people together which was the result of his inclusive nature. He was known for his sense of humor, creativity, and spirit of adventure.
Brad graduated from Corona del Mar High School in 1996, where he was an academic letterman, editor of the school newspaper, a starting guard on the varsity basketball team, and co-captain of the varsity baseball team. He then attended the University of California at Berkeley as a Regent’s and Chancellor’s Scholar. Brad passed away four months before he was to graduate. This scholarship was established to assist a talented and versatile student with first-year expenses at U.C. Berkeley.
DEADLINE IS JUNE 1, 2023
AJ Wang Foundation was established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in November, 2008 to provide funding to various educational institutions to support students. The Foundation is led by a couple who immigrated to the U. S. to pursue the "American Dream.” It is through hard work and their will to overcome financial obstacles that they have become successful entrepreneurs. As their life-long goal to “give back” to the communities that supported them to realize their dreams, they established the Foundation to support those with the greatest need. The Foundation is currently supported and staffed by volunteers. The Scholarship Fund provides awards for up to three consecutive years for students attending one or more of the designated community colleges. The scholarship can be used for tuition, fees, books, housing, transportation and/or food and does not need to be included in the total financial aid package the students may receive.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 9, 2023
The OCC High School Scholarships are now open to apply for and the deadlines have been extended until June 9, 2023!
