Scholarships for students California. Some scholarships specifically open to California students, and others give preference to students in California.

Beverage Industry Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Christermon Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: February 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to children, grandchildren and legal guardians of persons who currently hold full-time employment with a company with a valid California beer, liquor or wine license. This includes restaurants, hotels, retail and wholesale grocery, airlines, breweries, wineries, distributors, etc. Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or community college transfer student who will be attending an accredited four-year college or university in the United States.

Orion Fund Grants
Sponsor: The Orion Fund
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: February 24, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to California college students with serious illness or injury. Applicant must be under the age of 32 and have a serious medical condition affecting their ability to stay in school.

AATCC Scholarships
Sponsor: American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 28, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to current undergraduate and graduate students studying textile and/or fashion-related programs. In addition to the general scholarship and scholarships for specific institutions (see website for details), there are scholarships open specifically to Indian students and students from California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Ford Family Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: The Ford Family Foundation
Amount: Up to $40,000
Closing Date: March 2, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have demonstrated financial and social barriers and are residents of Oregon or Siskiyou County, California.

PG&E Better Together STEM Scholarship
Sponsor: PG&E Corporation Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: March 12, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school senior and graduate, individual who have earned their GED, current college undergraduates, and non-traditional student. Applicant must reside in the PG&E service territory. Applicant must also be pursuing a degree in one of the following STEM discipline: Engineering, Computer Science/Information Systems, Environmental and Biological Sciences, or Math, Statistics, and Physics.

Dennis Raveling Scholarship
Sponsor: California Waterfowl
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursing an advanced university degree in Wildlife, Zoology, Botany, Ecology, or other pertinent biological science. Applicant must submit a one page proposal summary description on an original research or management project.

Macy’s Emergency Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Macy’s | LULAC National Educational Services Center, Inc.
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: Rolling
Description: Scholarship is open to deserving students facing economic hardship and immediate monetary need that, if not met, could result in an inability to complete classes or a degree program. Emergency financial need resulting from the following will qualify students from funding: change in family income/support, loss of job, death of an immediate family member, natural disaster, pending eviction or home foreclosure, burglary, or fire. Applicant must be a resident of California, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico, or Texas.

CalCPA Scholarship
Sponsor: CalCPA Education Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: Varies
Description: Scholarships are open to students with an interest in pursing professional careers in the accounting field. Applicant must be enrolled at an institution of higher learning in the state of California and must be a member of CalCPA (student membership is free). CalCPA chapters have different deadlines for scholarship – see website for details.