Antelope Grange #161 Scholarship Endowment
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
(2) $500 Awards
2.5 GPA Required
Nursing, Public Safety, Fire Fighting, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Forestry, Home Economics, Mining, Horticulture, Ecology or Soul Conservation major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at Sierra College during Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 9 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed at least 9 college units by the end of Fall 2008
Betty Robie/Hilja Kangas Memorial Scholarship Endowment
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
Varying Amount
3.0 GPA Required
Forestry or Agriculture major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
Must maintain a 3.0 GPA and a minimum course load of 12 units at Sierra College to be eligible for the second half of the scholarship in the Spring 2010
Billy Hanley Memorial - P.I.R.S.
$1,000 Award
2.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must have a disability
Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship
(4) $2,500 Awards
3.5 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 15 units (if not working) or 12 units (if working) at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 15 units (if not working) or 12 units (if working) at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must maintain minimum units after enrollment and must be committed to a four year curriculum
CCC Forestry Achievement Scholarship
$150 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Forestry or Natural Sciences major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must be a former California Conservation Corps Applicant with a minimum of four months tenure in the CCC
Central Valley New Car Dealer Association Automotive Scholarship
(4) $1,000 Awards
3.0 GPA Required
Automotive major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must have completed 12 units of automotive coursework by the end of Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2009
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2010
- By Fall 2009, must be employed by a member of Central Valley New Car Dealers Association
Donner Garden Club of Auburn Scholarship
(2) $200 Awards
3.0 GPA Required
Botany, Environmental Horticulture, Forestry, Agriculture or Land Management major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 10 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 10 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
Elrita Arden Memorial Scholarship
$300 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Early Childhood Development major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Current or past Head Start parent preferred
Herman and Lorena Donsted Scholarship
(3) $400 Awards
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be a new college student with 0 to 5 units completed by the end of Fall 2008
- Priority given to a Nevada County resident; otherwise Placer County resident will be given consideration
- Priority given to high school senior from Nevada County; otherwise Placer County high school senior
- One scholarship each to a member of Demolay, Rainbow Girls, and Jobs Daughters
- Must enroll at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Jay Mascovich Memorial Scholarship
$200 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Communication, Journalism, or English major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
Must be a student with a disability receiving services from D.S.P.S.
M.J. Sparks Helping Hand
$150 Award
2.5 GPA Required
CIE or Computer Science major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 8 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 8 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must submit a 3-5 page paper on a computer security topic
Marvin L. Merryman Scholarship For Incoming Student
$250 Award
3.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must submit three letters of recommendation
* College Representative
* Community Representative
* Student's Choice
Otto Ruud Memorial Scholarship
$200 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Agriculture major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must submit two letters of recommendation from Agriculture Instructors
- It is suggested that the student have completed a Public Speaking Course
Parris & Linda Baker Family Scholarship
(2) $500 Awards
3.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must be enrolled at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Preference for one award will be given to single working mothers or battered women
Pauline Bond Home Economics Scholarship Endowment
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
$250 Award
3.0 GPA Required
Apparel Design/Production, Fashion Merchandising, Child Development, Clothing/Textiles, Food Services, Human Development and Family, Nutrition and Food Science/Dietetics major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed at least 15 college units by the end of Fall 2008. Nine units must be completed from within the Family Consumer Sciences Department
Sam Strothers Sr. Memorial Scholarship
$250 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Social Services major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Current or past Head Start parent preferred
Sierra College Board of Trustees Scholarship for a New College Student
$500 Award
3.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Must have completed 0 to 12 college units by the end of Fall 2008
Sierra College Outreach Scholarship
$500 Book Voucher - 4 awards per year
2.5 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must currently be a high school senior
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have 0 to 29 college units completed by the end of Fall 2008
Sierra College Staff Scholarship
(8) $250 Awards
3.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be an incoming Freshman
- Must be a Sierra College District Resident who graduated from one of the High Schools in the Sierra College District (not to exceed one scholarship per high school)
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Sierra College Student Equity Scholarship
Varying Amount
2.5 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must meet student equity plan definition
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