What is a Scholarship?
A scholarship is money given to you to help pay for your education or related expenses. Scholarships come from a variety of sources, such as your college or a private organization.
Examples of types of scholarships:
- Merit scholarships are based on a student's achievements.
- School scholarships are given to students by the school they attend.
- Work scholarships require students to work to receive scholarship money.
- Field of Study scholarships are given to students pursuing a specific field of study or academic program.
- Need scholarships are based on financial need.
Apply for a Los Rios Scholarship
Apply for an Outside Scholarship
We encourage you to do your own research to find other scholarship opportunities. Remember that you should never have to pay for a scholarship. Any scholarship that costs you money is probably a scam.
We encourage you to do your own research to find other scholarship opportunities. Remember that you should never have to pay for a scholarship. Any scholarship that costs you money is probably a scam.
- American Psychological Association Scholarships, Grants and Awards
- America's Career InfoNet
- Brown and Caldwell Scholarship Information
- College Aid for your Education
- Complete Guide to Healthcare Scholarships
- Computer Science Scholarships
- Discover Nursing Scholarships
- EduMed Medical and Healthcare Scholarships
- FastWeb.com
- Friends of the California State Fair
- Funding your Psychology Degree
- MoneyGeek.com
- National College Resources Foundation
- Nursing Scholarships
- PG&E Scholarship Opportunities
- Physicians Medical Foundation
- Psychology Scholarships Search
- Sacramento Region Community Foundation Scholarships
- SMUD Powering Futures
- SallieMae Scholarships Search
- Scholarships.com
- StudentScholarships.org
- UNCF Scholarship Opportunities