There
are several scholarships available specifically for students attending
or planning to attend a private high school in the US state of
California. Some of these cover tuition only, though some cover other
expenses, too. Most are need-based, though some are merit-based, and
some a combination of the two. Scholarships listed below are those that
are specifically for private schools in California! Check our general private school scholarships
page,
too, for private scholarships that apply not only to students in
California, but also other generic scholarships for which both students
from California and from other states can apply.
1) The
Bay Area Scholarships for Innercity Children (The BASIC Fund):
Scholarships
of up to a maximum of $1,600 per year (average $1,400) are awarded to
students entering private schools in the following areas in California:
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo County, and
Santa Clara Country. These scholarships are awarded grades Kindergarten
through K8 (not K12). They are awarded for a minimum of four years.
Currently, there are over 5,000 students in around 290 private schools
in the Bay Area who are receiving scholarships from the Basic Fund).
Website: www.basicfund.org
2) Catholic Education Foundation:
Provides
scholarships for elementary and high school students in the
archdioceses of Los Angeles (i.e. Santa Barbara Region, San Fernando
Region, San Gabriel Region, Our Lady of the Angels Region, and San
Pedro Region). A total of around 5,000 elementary school students are
provided with a total of around $4,000,000 per year. Again, a total of
around 1,500 high school students are provided around 2,000,000 per
year. The 2009 figures are expected to be similar. Scholarship amounts
per child is $1,000 for elementary school students and $2,000 for high
school students.
Website:
www.catholiced-foundation.org
3) Guardsmen Scholarship Fund:
Provides
scholarships for students entering a grade between kindergarten and the
sixth grade. Currently, virtually all recipients' families earn less
than $30,000 per year. Students should include financial documentation
with their application. However, current recipients are selected by
lottery from the pool of all new and qualified applicants. Recipients
of prior years can get their scholarship automatically renewed every
year. These scholarships are provided to students in the Bay Area,
including the following cities and towns: San Jose, San Francisco,
Oakland, Fremont, Santa Rosa, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Vallejo,
Santa Clara, Fairfield, Richmond, Berkeley, Daly City, Antioch,
Alameda, Cupertino, Livermore, Milpitas, Mountain View, Napa, Novato,
Palo Alto, Petaluma, Pittsburg, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Vacaville, etc..
Website:
www.guardsmen.org/scholarship/
4) The Independent Scholarship Fund (ISF):
Provides
scholarships to K12 or parochial school students from San Francisco
East Bay, i.e. Alameda County (e.g. Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin,
Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont,
Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City, etc.) and Contra Costa County
(e.g. Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette,
Martinez, Pinole, Pittsburg, San Pablo, Walnut Creek, etc.). Students
must be eligible for the federal free or reduced-price school lunch
program in order to apply. Renewable scholarships of up to $1,500 are
awarded per year. Scholarships can be used to pay the tuition costs of
any private school located in Alameda or Contra Costa counties of
California.
Website:
www.independent.org/students/isf/
