Outside Agency Scholarships

A variety of scholarships are available through service organizations and corporations, which are not sponsored by UC Davis. For your convenience, we have posted to this Web site information sent to us by various organizations about available scholarships. For additional information and application materials, contact the organization listed. Scholarships are listed alphabetically by organization and application deadlines (when provided) are listed next to the title.

Outside scholarship checks should be made payable to UC Regents and sent directly to the Cashier’s Office, not the Undergraduate Scholarship Office, and accompanied by a memo stating the student recipient’s full name and UC Davis student ID number. The Cashier’s Office address is:

Cashier’s Office
University of California, Davis
PO Box 989062
West Sacramento, CA 95798-9062

• Abbott & Fenner Scholarship - Scholarships are available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution.
• American Association of Japanese University Women (AAJUW) – Offers scholarships to outstanding females.
• American Chemical Society - Scholarships for underrepresented students in chemicals sciences and chemical technology.
• The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Scholarships to encourage the pursuit of an accounting education.
• American Welding Society (AWS) Foundation, Inc. – Offers scholarships for welding engineering, civil engineering or related fields.
• Army Emergency Relief Fund - Funding assistance for Army families with undergraduate college expenses.
• The Asian Women In Business Scholarship Fund – Scholarships for exceptional Asian female students who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, community service and/or entrepreneurship.
• Auburn Garden Club Scholarships Program - The Auburn Garden Club is offering $1,000 scholarships to this year's qualifying graduating high school seniors or currently enrolled community college and university students who are interested in agricultural and horticultural studies.  Deadline - April 11, 2010
• Automotive Hall of Fame Scholarships – Scholarships for students who indicate a sincere interest in an automotive career.
• Ayn Rand Institute – Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest.
• Jim Baker Memorial Scholarship/Gravenstein Union Teachers' Association/Sebastopol, CA  - No Deadline Stated: See Contact Information
• Big Sun - Scholarships for student athletes. The successful applicant will be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute and currently involved in some sport at that institution or in the community.
• Black Excel - Scholarships for African American and underrepresented students.
• NSEP David L. Boren Scholarships for Study Abroad - Scholarships and Fellowships for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations.
• BrainTrack - Scholarship opportunities for Business/Management, Elementary Education, and Computer Science
• Broke Scholar.com - A scholarship search engine.
• Ron Brown Scholar Program -  For African American high school seniors.
• Robert C. Byrd Scholarship - Federally-funded scholarships awarded solely on academic merit to recognize students who show promise of continued academic excellence.
• California Colleges Scholarships - Continuous Deadlines
• Coca Cola Scholars Foundation - Four year scholarships for entering freshmen; students must apply during their senior year of high school.
• College Scholarships.Com - A resource for various scholarships.
• COMTO of Northern California Scholarship Program – Scholarship for underrepresented students who are interested in the transportation industry.
• The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute - Scholarship opportunity is afforded to Latino students who have a history of performing public service-oriented activities in their communities and who demonstrate a desire to continue their civic engagement in the future.
• Contra Costa Association of REALTORS Scholarship Foundation – Scholarships for student from the Contra Costa area who are studying Real Estate, Finance or Business.
• Council of Mexican Federations in North America--COFEM - Scholarships for the students in the Latino and immigrant community.
• COHEAO (Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organization) - Scholarship Opportunities
• College Answer, by Sallie Mae - An educational planning guide and scholarship search engine.
• College Scholarships.org and the Daniel Kovach Scholarship Foundation - A useful guide to scholarships and grants.  Deadlines vary, check the Web site.
• B. Davis Scholarship – Available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any post secondary institution.
• The Frank M. Doyle Foundation, Inc. - Providing scholarships for Graduating seniors or graduates (G.E.D. is acceptable) of the Huntington Beach Union High School District, or graduates or students of Huntington Beach Adult High School, or graduates or current/previous students from select Community Colleges in Southern California.
• El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society - Scholarships for residents of El Dorado County high school graduates pursuing a degree and/or career in earth sciences, lapidary arts and other related fields.
• FASTWEB.com (Scholarship Matching Service)
• Federal Student Aid - Department of Education's site for free information on preparing for and funding education beyond high school.
• GALAS (Gay and Lesbian Armenian Society) - Scholarships are available to all college students (current or high school seniors) of Armenian descent and who are actively involved in an organization that benefits the GLBT community.
• Gates Millennium Scholars
• Google Scholarships
• Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Program - Providing Hispanic high school and college students with the vision, resources, and mentorship needed to become community leaders and achieve successful careers in business, science, technology, engineering and math.
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund - A $10,000 scholarship for Hispanic students pursuing agricultural-related majors.
• Institute for Humane Studies - Human Studies Fellowship for undergraduate or graduate study in the United States or abroad.
• International Education Financial Aid - Resource for financial aid, college scholarship and grant information for US and international students wishing to study abroad.
• International Scholarships.com - Financial aid, college scholarship and international scholarship resource for students wishing to study abroad.
• Instituteforbrandleadership.org - Gateway to scholarship sites on the Internet.
• Iranian-American Scholarships  - Questions and Information contact: Ms. Shahri Estakhry
• Islamic Scholarship Fund - Scholarships are awarded to Muslim students who have been accepted to top-ranked four-year colleges and universities for undergraduate and post-graduate studies majoring in humanities, liberal arts, social sciences, and law.
• Italian Catholic Federation – Scholarships for 3rd and 4th years students who major in Italian Language or other aspects of Italian culture.
• Bureau of Jewish Education College Scholarships – Scholarships for Jewish undergraduate and graduate students.
• Jewish Community Endownent Fund (Haas/Koshland Memorial Award) - Students apply for the Haas/Koshland Memorial Award, which provides up to $20,000 to support a year of study and personal development in Israel. The award is open to college students, from sophomore year through graduate school, who are from, or attend school in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Jewish Vocational Service Scholarship Program – Scholarship for Jewish students from Los Angeles County.
• Kern County Water Agency Water Resources Fellowship – Scholarships for students from Kern County who are studying physical and biological sciences, public administration, health, political science or other related fields.
• LIFE Lessons Scholarship Program - Scholarships for students who have persevered the loss of a parent or guardian
• LULAC National Educational Service Centers – Offers scholarships to latino students.
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Funds (MALDEF) - These scholarships do not require a social security number, legal residency, or citizenship in order to apply. Contact each scholarship provider for details about updated requirements and deadlines.
• Minority Teacher Scholarship: The Foundation for the Advancement of Education - All applications due by December 20, 2009  
• Morongo Academic Scholarship Program for Non-Enrolled Children and Grandchildren of Tribal Members  - Applications Are Available from the Morongo Tribe; Due on the First Monday of Each Month  
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars - NSCS offers more undergraduate scholarship dollars to its members.
• Native American Student Scholarships - Comprehensive list of scholarships for Native American Students, sponsored by the Northern California Indian Development Council, Del Norte Indian Education Center.
• Native American Student Scholarships - Jessica Nunes, Recruitment/Scholarship Coordinator, California Rural Indian Health Board, 4400 Auburn Blvd., 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95841, Telephone: 916-929-9761 x1104
• Navy Recruiting Command ROTC Scholarship Information
• Peterson’s.com – A Scholarship search engine.
• PG&E Scholarships - Students residing in a PG&E service area may apply for a variety of employee-sponsored scholarship programs.
• Rain For Rent - Rain for Rent offers scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each annually to qualified college students to help them pursue a career in agriculture, irrigation technology, pumps or fluid dynamics.
• The Jackie Robinson Foundation’s Scholarship Program - Provides scholarships of up to $7,500 annually to underrepresented high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.
• ROTC Scholarships Available at UC Davis - (Applications accepted throughout the school year.)
• Sacramento Press Club – Offering scholarships to student who are preparing for a journalism career.
• Sacramento Region Community Foundation – Various scholarships.
• Sallie Mae Scholarship Fund  - A variety of scholarship opportunities.  Deadlines and applications available online.
• SAME - Society of American Military Engineers- Scholarships for high school students or full-time undergraduates.
• Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County- Scholarships for student from Santa Cruz County.
• Scholarship America - Offers several scholarship opportunities, application tips and search tools.
• SchoolSoup.com  - A free scholarship search service.
• Solano Irrigation District Scholarships - Available to students in many disciplines, including agriculture, environmental, managerial economics and engineering.
• SMART (Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation) Scholarships  - For students interested in research opportunities with the Department of Defense. Awards range from $25,000 - $41,000 per year.
• SRN Express
• Temecula Wine Society Scholarships - Scholarships for upper division and graduate students majoring in viticulture and enology.
• Union Plus Scholarship Program - Current and retired members of unions participating in any Union Plus program, their spouses and their dependent children who have academic ability, social awareness, financial need and appreciation of labor.
• University College London Graduate Scholarships - Deadllines Vary
• VA Mortgage Center Military Education Scholarship Fund - Deadlines: Offered this spring, and every 6 months after that.
• Vista Rotary Community Service Scholarship $2,000 renewable scholarship for UC Davis animal husbandry or pre-vet undergraduate students from North San Diego County. Send inquiries to Dr. Don Hanley, Vista Rotary, 211 Woodland Drive, Vista, CA 92083
• Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program - Scholarships are available to underrepresented students enrolled in a technical degree program at the bachelor level or above.

Last Update: 10.22..2009