Outside Scholarship Opportunities
The OCC Scholarship Office provides information about
outside scholarship opportunities. These sites are not affiliated
with the college. The sites are meant as a tool in aiding
students who are researching opportunities. The information
provided is periodically updated by the OCC Scholarship Office.
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Scholarship Search Secrets
A Publication of Student Loan Network
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List of Scholarship &
Financial Aid Search Sites | PDF Format |
The two lists below contain an extensive list of organizations offering scholarships. These
organizations are not affiliated with Orange
Coast College.
In
addition to the above lists the Student Resource Guide below lists organizations offering scholarships by the month the applications are due. This
directory is provided courtesy of U.S. Congresswoman Lucille
Roybal-Allard and is updated annually.
Click below to link to information about the South Coast Higher Education Council Scholarship SCHEC
Access one of the biggest scholarship databases - SchoolSoup
Below
is a list of handouts that some students may find helpful. This is just a handful of
opportunities in each of these areas that I have found while researching scholarships on the internet.
The following documents may be helpful when writing your scholarship essay.
FastWeb Tips on Writing a Scholarship Essay PDF Format
FastWeb Tips on Writing a Scholarship Essay MSWord Format
Writing a Personal Statement PDF Format
by Chuck Whitchurch, Honors Transfer Council of Caifornia