Aid & Scholarships
| Tuition Funding Sources |
Access more than $41 billion in scholarship awards along with a career personality test and detailed college and career information. Library card required for non-library computers. |
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| Scholar Match |
Scholar Match connects donors with college-bound students and helps bring college within reach. |
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| Educators for Fair Consideration |
E4FC supports low-income immigrant students in their pursuit of higher education and citizenship. Scholarships that don't require social security numbers. |
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| FAFSA on the web |
Free Application for Federal Student Aid. |
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| Financial Aid |
A comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid. |
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| U.S. Department of Education |
Grants, Contracts, Financial Aid, Education Resources. etc. |
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| FastWeb |
Find college financial aid, conduct a scholarship search with the scholarship search engine, and get the money you need to pay for college. |
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| College Board Scholarship Search |
FREE tool to find scholarships, other financial aid and internships from more than 2,200 programs, totaling nearly $6 billion. |
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| Cal Grants |
Students attending qualifying colleges and technical schools in California are eligible for approximately $12,000 a year to pay for college expenses. That's a grant, not a loan! This website tells you all you need to know, including how to submit your FAFSA. |
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| Zinch Scholarship Search |
Create your profile and get matched with scholarships for FREE. Interact with other students and share tips. You can also learn about, get recruited by, and interact with more than 850 colleges and universities from all over the world. |
| OPL Teen Opportunities lists |
For regular updates on local and national scholarships, see the "Teen Opportunities" binder at your local branch. Or ask for our "Si Se Puede" guide to assist immigrant youth in achieving their college dreams. Available in Spanish. |
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| East Bay Consortium |
More than 200 local (East Bay) and national scholarships. The Consortium also provides approximately 40 scholarships for East Bay students attending 4-year colleges or universities and/or community colleges. |
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| East Bay College Fund |
Scholarships, mentoring, counseling and life skills training for East Bay (primarily Oakland) public high school students from low income families and communities with historically low college attendance rates. Provides annual Great Expectations scholarships to more than 30 local students. |
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| Marcus Foster Education Fund Scholarships |
In partnership with local business, community groups, and individuals, provides scholarship funds to at least 60 graduating high school seniors who are pursuing a post-secondary degree every year. |
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| Oakland Dollars for Scholars |
Oakland Dollars for Scholars awards scholarships to eligible high school seniors attending a high school located in the city of Oakland, California. |
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| Port of Oakland Asian Employees Assoc. Scholarship |
Scholarship program to encourage deserving Oakland high school students (of any ethnicity) to pursue post-secondary education. The program has grown steadily over the years, and to date, the AEA has awarded 203 scholarships totaling $293,500. |
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| Boys and Girls Club of Oakland |
Scholarships for students who have been active members of Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland for at least three years. |