ABS Foundation Scholarship
$1,000 Award
Building Construction-Building CAD or Warehouse Management major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Applicants must be working toward an Associate or Bachelor degree in the building industry
American Association of University Women/Auburn Branch Scholarship
up to (2) $1,000 Awards
2.5 GPA Required
Math, Sciences, Business/Computer Science Major Preferred major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be planning to complete AA or AS degree
- Must be a re-entry female student enrolled in 6 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must reside in the Greater Auburn area and live within the boundaries of the Placer Union High School District
- Must have completed at least 12 college units by the end of Fall 2008 with a GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Must show financial need
- Re-entry student - Write a paragraph explaining why you feel you are a re-entry woman
- Must submit two letters of Recommendation
- Must submit a list of school and community activities
- Must write a statement of personal goals
Associated Students of Sierra College - First Generation Student Scholarship
(2) $400 Awards (must have a 2.7 GPA) (2) $850 Awards (must have a 3.0 GPA)
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must enroll in 9 units at a college or university during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 18 or more units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must have been active in leadership development at Sierra College
- Place a statement in your letter of interest that you are a first generation college student. That your current/prior parent or legal guardian did not graduate from college.
Associated Students of Sierra College - Foster Youth Scholarship
(2) $400 Awards (must have a 2.7 GPA) (2) $850 Awards (must have a 3.0 GPA)
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must enroll in 9 units at a college or university during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 18 or more units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must have been active in leadership development at Sierra College
- Must provide any of the following documentation with scholarship application: proof of wardship ID card; form 10-24 Order of Disposition; letter from ILP Coordinator or Social Worker; or any court document showing foster youth status
Associated Students of Sierra College - Leadership Scholarship
(4) $250 Awards (must have a 3.0 GPA)
(4) $750 Awards (must have a 3.5 GPA)
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at a college or university during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 18 or more units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must have been active in leadership development at Sierra College
Associated Students of Sierra College - Non-Resident Scholarship
(2) $400 Awards (must have a 2.7 GPA)
(2) $850 Awards (must have a 3.0 GPA)
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at a college or university during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 18 or more units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must have been active in leadership development at Sierra College
- Open to students who are not residents of California (including International students) – residency to be determined through the Sierra College Registrar Office.
Bill Nelson Metal Arts Scholarship
(4) $125 Awards two awarded in the Fall and two awarded in the Spring
3.0 GPA Required
Metal Arts major required
- Do not 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
Bonnie Carey Music Scholarship
$500 Award
3.0 GPA Required
Preferred Music Major
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
Boots to Books Scholarship
$250 Award - number varies
2.5 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009 (or full time high school student)
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must provide completed DD214 with honorable discharge
- Must provide written essay (2-3 pages in length) entitled: How You Plan To Use Your Education
- Scholarship to be used at Sierra College only
Broadway Bound Scholarship
$1,000 Award
2.5 GPA Required
Music or Drama major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 9 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- May use at Sierra College or four year college Spring 2010
- Must be enrolled in or have participated in theater or music performance ensemble
C3 (Campus Community Club) Scholarship
(2) $500 Awards
2.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 9 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must be a current C3 Club member or former EOPS Club member
- Must show evidence of community service involvement/activity on or off campus
California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment:
Launched by the Osher initiative for California Community College students
Multiple awards of $1,000
No specific major required
- Must qualify for Board of Governors Fee waiver
- Must have completed 24 college units by Fall 2008
- Must be enrolled in at least 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2009 and Fall 2010
Children of the Fallen Veterans Scholarship
$250 Award
2.0 GPA Required
No specific 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 Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must provide chapter 35 documentation
- Must submit 250-300 word essay delineating educational and career goals
Diane E. Smith Memorial Scholarship
(2) $1,000 Awards
2.5 GPA Required
Computer Science major required
- Do not 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 be female
- Must have completed at least two computer science classes
Dorothea Ruud Memorial Scholarship
$200 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Social Science or Foreign Language major
- 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 be a re-entry female
- It is suggested that the student have completed a Public Speaking Course
Dr. Dorothy Pethel VN/RN Scholarship
$350 Award
2.5 GPA Required
Nursing major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in the RN or VN program
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 9 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009
Educating The Community (ETC) Scholarship
25 Awards-Reimbursement for one 3-unit class (or up to $200 for a community education course)
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in at least one course at Sierra College or through Sierra College Community Education
- Must be willing to "pay the favor forward" (may be non-monetary, community service based) and may be asked to write about your experience in an issue of SierraStyle Magazine
- Award is for Fall 2009 courses only!
Elinor Ida Heynen Blackburn Memorial Scholarship Endowment
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
$500 Award
3.0 GPA Required
Nursing major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must have completed 0-48 units at Sierra College by the end of Fall 2008
- Must enroll in at least 6 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
George B. Boland Nurses Training Trust Fund National 40 & 8 Scholarship
Check with the Financial Aid Office regarding this nursing scholarship
Nursing major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in at least 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 12 units during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must be resident of Placer, Nevada, or El Dorado County
- Pick up application year-round from Financial Aid Office
- Mail application to: Larry Johnson, 4115 Paige Court, Rocklin, CA 95677, (916) 415-1443
Hickey Murray Native American Scholarship
$500 Voucher Award (payable to Sierra College Bookstore)
2.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must complete special application available in the Financial Aid Office
International Club Scholarship
$300 Award
2.5 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must be enrolled at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must be an active member of Rotaract International Club OR a current International F-1 student in good standing
Jennifer Johnson Art Scholarship
$250 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Fine Arts major required
- Do not 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
- May be used at Sierra College or four year college
John F. Hunter Family Scholarship
$300 Award
3.0 GPA Required
Computer Integrated Electronics major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in at least 9 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 49 college units by the end of Fall 2008
John H. Tiernan Scholarship Endowment
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
(3) $1,000 Awards
3.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled at Sierra College Spring 2009
- May be used at Sierra College or a four year university Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must be enrolled in 6 college units Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must be single parent or child of single parent
John McFarland History Scholarship
$300 Award
3.0 Overall GPA Required
Planned History (at a 4 year university) major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must have completed at least 9 units of history courses in the past 5 years with a 3.30 GPA
- Must enroll in 9 units during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- May use at Sierra College or four year college
- Must have completed more than 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must submit two samples of written work from two different history classes taken at Sierra College within the last five years
Kaiser Permanente Volunteers - Roseville
(5) $1,000 Awards
3.0 GPA Required
Nursing major preferred; Health Science field
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
Must enroll in 12 units during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Keith Weidkamp Accounting Scholarship
$500 Award
3.25 GPA Required
Business Administration or Accounting major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must have completed 29 or more units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- May use at a four year college 2009-2010
- Must have completed Bus 1, Bus 2, Bus 3 (Bus 3 can be in progress)
Kelley Family Foundation Scholarship
$2,500 Award
3.0 GPA Required
No specific 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 0 to 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Requires written essay, to describe personal backgrounds, field of interest, goals, and reason for requesting scholarship. Letter at the end of year summarizing accomplishments.
Kent Harris Memorial For Educational Excellence Re-Entry Men & Women
(2) $500 Awards
Welding related (other Vocational Majors may apply)
- Do not complete budget information
- If Welding major, student must be enrolled in welding class at time of application and have a 2.0 GPA
- If Vocational major, student must have a 3.0 GPA
- Must be a re-entry student
- Must have completed 29 or more college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must be a Sierra College District Resident
- Must attend Honors Program
Lawrence R. Brewer Memorial Scholarship
$250 Award
3.0 GPA Required
Must be an Automotive Technology, Construction Technology, Welding Technology or Design Drafting major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must have completed at least 29 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must enroll in 12 college units for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must be a Sierra College District resident
Leland Mansuetti Accounting Scholarship
$500 Award
3.5 GPA Required
Business Administration or Accounting major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must have completed 29 or more units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must enroll in 12 units for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Can be used at Sierra College or a 4 year university
- Must have completed Bus 1, Bus 2, Bus 3 (Bus 3 can be in progress)
Loren Orr Scholarship
$300 Award
3.0 GPA Required
Drama 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
Marianne Igarashi Memorial
$100 Award
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Student must be enrolled in Learning Skills or Learning Disability Class
Mariposa Scholarship
$500 Award
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must have completed 0-48 college units by Fall 2008
- Must be a graduate of North Tahoe High School
Marjorie Sanchez Nursing Student Scholarship
$500 Award
Nursing major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in Vocational Nursing or Registered Nursing Program
- Must enroll at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must supply letters of recommendation from the nursing faculty
Merry Widows Scholarship
$1,000 Award
3.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must enroll in 9 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Head of household with dependent children, emphasis on re-entry student
- Resident of Western Nevada County
- Include a statement describing background and goals
- May use at a four year school 2009-2010
New Legacy Scholarship
(2) $500 Awards
2.5 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0-48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must be a historically underrepresented student as defined by Sierra College New Legacy: African American, Native American, Alaskan Native or Latino students
- Must complete New Legacy Scholarship Verification Form available in Financial Aid
Patrons-Pataricia A. Bryant Memorial Scholarship
$250 Award
3.0 GPA - Transferable
Elementary Education major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 15 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed at least 24 transferable units
Pearl Haines Scholarship
$200 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Business or Accounting 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 Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Photographic Education Scholarship
$300 Award
3.0 GPA Required
Photography major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in at least 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Include with application a statement regarding career and artistic goals as well as reasons for needing (use of) scholarship
Placer Architects, Geologists, Engineers, & Surveyors Scholarship
(2) $500 Awards
2.5 GPA Required
Applicant should be working towards an engineering/development service/computer science degree with courses in design drafting, geology, architecture, surveying and related fields 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 Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- May be used at Sierra College or four year college
Club/Association involvement in science/math oriented areas preferred
Placer County Farm Bureau Scholarship
$500 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Agriculture major required (horticulture, forestry, or related)
- Do not complete budget information
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Must provide letter from Placer County Farm Bureau verifying student comes from a Farm Bureau member family
Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Endowment
(2) $2,000 Awards
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
3.0 GPA Required
Prefer Technology or Engineering major
- 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 0 to 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
Real Estate Education Scholarship
Varying Amount
2.0 GPA Required
Real Estate or related major required
- Must complete budget information
- Pick up special application in the Financial Aid Office available Fall 2009
Ronald Drew Williams Memorial Scholarship
Varying Amount
2.0 GPA Required
Automotive major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must have successfully completed 6 units of automotive classes
- Must be enrolled in 6 units of automotive classes
- Must enroll in 6 units of automotive classes at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Roseville Rock Rollers Gem and Mineral Society Scholarship
$500 Award
3.0 GPA Required
Geology or related Science major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 6 units Spring 2009
- May use at Sierra College or four-year university 2009-2010
- Must submit a copy of a paper; previously submitted and graded in a Earth Science Class, on a geology or earth science topic.
- Winner must attend a Roseville Rock Rollers Club Meeting. Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.
- Donor may ask recipient to provide a presentation at an education meeting
Schools Financial Credit Union Scholarship
$500 Award
2.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be an employed student
Provide verification of employment from current employer
Sierra College Foundation Scholarship Endowment
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
(2) $1,000 Awards
3.5 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Sierra College Music Department Scholarship
$200 - $350 Awards (number varies)
2.0 GPA Required
Music major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must successfully participate in a performing ensemble
Sierra College Patrons Club Art, Music, Drama Scholarship
$300 Award
2.0 GPA Required
Art, Applied Art & Design, Photography, Drama, or Music major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
Sierra College Study Abroad Scholarship
(3) $500 Awards per semester
3.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must currently be enrolled in at least 9 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- To be used for a Sierra College Study Abroad semester
- Must enroll in at least 9 units with Sierra College in Study Abroad Program
Small Business Scholarship
(2) $500 Awards
Business major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must have completed all the courses required for a Small Business Skills Certificate or completed four required courses for the Business Entrepreneurship degree
- Student must have a business license
- Student must enter an oral business plan competition and be prepared to answer questions from the panel
Students Helping Students
(4) $750 Awards
2.5 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in 9 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Must have completed less than 48 units completed
Suburban Swim League
$100 Award
3.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be a member of the Sierra College Swim Team
- Must enroll at Sierra College during both semesters of 2009-2010
Teruaki (Ted) and Shizuko (Mary) Memorial Scholarship Endowment
$500 Award
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
3.0 GPA Required
Foreign Language 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 during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- Student must submit an essay stating family history and background along with aspirations with foreign language skills.
The Diligent Scholarship
$300 Award
2.5 GPA Required
No specific 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 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
- This scholarship is intended for single working mothers who have the intentions of transferring to, and graduating from, a four year university
** Pick up special application in the Financial Aid Office
The Richard B.D. Chun, M.D. and Opal L. Chun, R.N. Scholarship Fund
(4) $3,000 Awards
2.75 GPA Required
Nursing major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in the RN or VN program
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Must have completed 0 to 48 college units by the end of Fall 2008
*** Include one letter of recommendation from nursing faculty and one from community or employer. Essay explaining why you deserve/need a scholarship. Must be double spaced and typed; 600 words or less.
- Be sure to include any special honors, recognition or accomplishments; Paid or unpaid work experience related to career goals; Career plans after graduation; Personal circumstances; Statement of values; industry commitment to caring, serving, learning and leadership.
- Recommended that the recipients make a contribution back to the O&R Foundation 2 years after graduation
Tony and Grace DeFuentes Memorial Scholarship
Varying Amount
3.0 GPA Required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 6 or more units at Sierra College Spring 2009
- Must enroll in at least 6 units Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- May use at Sierra College or four-year university
Vera Hacker Memorial Scholarship
$200 Award
3.0 GPA Required
Administration of Justice major required
- Do not 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 NOT received an AA/AS degree
- Student must be female
- Show evidence of commitment to local community as volunteer or other public oriented activity
Wilson Scholarship Endowment Fund
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
$500 Award
3.0 GPA Required
College Pre-Med majors
- Do not complete budget information
- First consideration given to Tahoe-Truckee School District, Truckee, CA students
Wayne Towne-Woodside-Teagarden Scholarship Endowment
(1) $1,500 Award (to a male student) and (1) $1,500 Award (to a female student)
(scholarship endowment funding varies)
Wayne Towne, a farm boy from Nebraska, enrolled in Placer College in 1936. Burt Teagarden, bookkeeper for the Auburn Fruit Exchange, gave him a job and his wife Emma encouraged his continuance in school by providing room and board. Howard Woodside, Athletic Director and football coach at the time, served as a model and supporter. Wayne excelled in athletics as well as in the classroom. As an accounting major, he went on to become very successful and wanted to show his appreciation to Placer Junior College (now Sierra) while recognizing those people who played a significant role in his success. He has established a perpetual endowment which funded the Teagarden-Towne-Woodside press box at the football stadium and will continue to provide scholarships to continuing and/or transferring students.
The applications will be reviewed and finalists selected by the following committee: Physical Education Division Department Chair, Dean of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Management/Athletics Director, Athletic Counselor and Athletic Department Eligibility Specialist.
Wayne Towne – Woodside Scholarship
$1,500 Award (to a male student)
- 3.0 GPA Required
- Participation in Health Science, Physical Education, Recreation, Athletics, Nutrition and Education preferred
Enrollment requirements:
- Fall 2009/Spring 2010: enrolled at Sierra College or transferring to a four year college
- Spring 2009: enrolled at Sierra College
- Fall 2008: must have completed at least 48 college units in prior semesters
Wayne Towne – Teagarden Scholarship
$1,500 Award (to a female student)
- 3.0 GPA Required
- Participation in Health Science, Physical Education, Recreation, Athletics, Nutrition and Education preferred
Enrollment requirements:
- Fall 2009/Spring 2010: enrolled at Sierra College or transferring to a four year college
- Spring 2009: enrolled at Sierra College
- Fall 2008: must have completed at least 48 college units in prior semesters
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