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Resources to Support Your Educational Journey
Navigating college and financial aid can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. This page brings together trusted scholarships, helpful planning tools, and specialized resources for AB 540 students and foster youth. Whether you’re just starting to explore your options or finalizing your next steps, these resources are here to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Explore local, state, and national scholarships, along with trusted search tools and specialized resources. Use the filters below to find opportunities that match your background, goals, and needs.
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Start with Local Scholarships and Scholarship Search Tools.
Scholarship & College Funding Directory
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Quest Bridge: College scholarships for low-income students
- SBCC Scholarships
- SBCC Promise
- Allan Hancock College Scholarships
- Gates Millennium Scholars
- Coca-Cola Scholars
- I’m First: An online community supporting first-generation college students
- NCAA guide for student athletes
- Scholarship America
- Peterson’s school and scholarship search
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- FastWeb scholarship search
- Scholarships.com scholarship search
- Cappex college search, reviews, and scholarships
- Scholly scholarship search
- National Honor Society scholarship search
- CollegeBoard scholarship search
- SME Education Foundation
- California HCAI Scholarships
- Immigrants Rising scholarships and fellowships for undocumented students and mixed-status families
- ¡Lánzate!/Take Off! Higher Education Travel Award Program
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
- Central Coast Impact Scholarship
- California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation Scholarship Program
- American GI Forum Scholarship – Santa Maria