Incoming Student Scholarships
AAUW Roseville – South Placer Branch
AAUW Roseville–South Placer Branch Scholarship
$1500.00 Award (scholarship is renewable each year of college)
3.0 GPA
No specific major required
- Must complete budget form
- Must be a re-entry women with financial need
- Must currently be enrolled in 12 units at Sierra College Spring 2012
- Must have completed at least 12 college units by Fall 2011
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must be a resident of Placer County, preferably South Placer County
Antelope Grange #161 Scholarship
Antelope Grange #161 Scholarship Endowment
(2) $500 Awards
2.5 GPA Required
Nursing, Public Safety, Fire Fighting, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Forestry, Home Economics, Mining, Horticulture, Ecology or Soil Conservation major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at Sierra College during Spring 2012
- Must enroll in 9 units at Sierra College Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must have completed at least 9 college units by the end of Fall 2011
Billy Hanley Memorial - P.I.R.S.
$1,000 Award
2.0 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2012
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2011
- Must have a disability
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 2012
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2011
- Must be a former California Conservation Corps Applicant with a minimum of four months tenure in the CCC
Central Valley New Car Dealer Association
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 2011
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College Fall 2012
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2013
- By Fall 2012, 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 2012
- Must enroll in 10 units at Sierra College Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2011
Herman and Lorena Donsted Scholarship
(5) $500 Awards
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be a new college student with 0 to 5 units completed by the end of Fall 2011
- 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 2012 and Spring 2013
Marvin L. Merryman Scholarship
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 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2011
- Must submit three letters of recommendation
* College Representative
* Community Representative
* Student's Choice
New Legacy - New Student Scholarship
2.5 GPA Required
No specific major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be a new college student enrolled in a minimum of 9 units at Sierra College during Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must be a member of a historically underrepresented group as defined by the Sierra College New Legacy Committee:
- African American, Latino, or Native American/Alaskan Native
- Must complete New Legacy Scholarship Verification Form available in Financial Aid
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 2012
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2011
- Must submit two letters of recommendation from Agriculture Instructors
- It is suggested that the student have completed a Public Speaking Course
Sierra College Board of Trustees
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 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must have completed 0 to 12 college units by the end of Fall 2011
Sierra College Staff Scholarship
(10) $500 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 2012 and Spring 2013
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 2012
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2011
- Must enroll in 12 units at Sierra College during Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must meet student equity plan definition
- Pick up special application in the Financial Aid Office
Jonelle Hansen Memorial Scholarship
$250 Award
Music major required
- Do not complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 6 units at Sierra College Spring 2012
- Must enroll in 6 units at Sierra College during Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2011 (preference given to incoming freshman)
Vincent V. Livingston Scholarship
$500 Award
2.5 GPA Required
Construction Technology or Architectural major required
- Must complete budget information
- Must be enrolled in 9 units at Sierra College Spring 2012
- Must have completed 0 to 29 college units by the end of Fall 2011
- Must enroll in 9 units at Sierra College Fall 2012 and Spring 2013