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In California, there are numerous scholarships available to assist female students in getting a college degree. Among them:

* Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Fund.

Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Fund

1419 Burlingame Avenue, Suite N

Burlingame, CA 94010

1 (650) 373-1084

info@chicanalatina.org

http://chicanalatina.org

Chican a/Latina Foundation Scholarship Fund was designed to help Latino women (in the surrounding Bay Area counties) complete their college education. Preference is given to students who have lived in the area for at least two years prior to applying for the scholarship. The scholarship assists both undergraduate and graduate students. The annual award is $1,500.

It is critical that leadership and community service involvement be a part of the students' portfolio. If accepted to the program, students must commit to at least five hours of volunteer time to help support the organization.

* The Minerva Scholarship Program.

First Lady Maria Shriver of California hosts a very successful annual event that she created in 1994. The event is called The Women's Conference. Each year at the conference, ten extraordinary female students who held long-term commitments to public service, are awarded scholarships of $2,500.

The program focuses on assisting women in obtaining a college degree. The women must be California residents who are either U.S. citizens, or permanent residents.

High schools students in their final year can apply if they plan to attend a two or four-year college or university on a full-time basis. Undergrads currently enrolled in a California college are also eligible for the scholarship. A minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 is required.

Applicants can apply through the program partners of the Minerva Scholarship Program:

- United Negro College Fund - www.uncf.org

- Scholarship America - www.scholarshipamerica.org

- Hispanic Scholarship Fund - www.hsf.net

* James E. Scripps Scholarships.

Scripps College

Office of Admission

1030 Columbia Avenue

Claremont, CA 91711

1 (800) 770-1333

admissions@scrippscoll ege.edu

Scripps scholarships are given annually to forty women of exceptional ability and academic achievement who are enrolled in Scripps' liberal arts program. The scholarship is merit-based. It covers half of the tuition fee for the academic year, which is approximately $50,000. If the recipient continues to demonstrate outstanding academic records, the awards are automatically renewed yearly during the students' tenure at Scripps. Written essays are not required.

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