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Name of Organization Contact Info Criteria for Application Outside Scholarship Opportunities M-Z These sites are not affiliated with Orange Coast College and may change their criteria each year. Make sure that you read the current years criteria before completing an application. MacPherson Award MacPherson Program • High school senior graduating from an Or. Co. Community Foundation Orange County high school or attending an 30 Corporate Park, Suite 410 accredited O. C. community college Irvine, CA 92606 • Minimum 2.0 GPA 949-553-4202 x 44 • Demonstrating financial need and strong http://www.oc- motivation to pursue a vocational, technical cf.org/Default.asp?Page=129 and/or an advanced degree Mae Lasley/Osage Scholarship Fund Mae Lasley/Osage Scholarship 250-$1,000 Fund Awarded to Osage Indian at the graduate and P.O. Box 2009 undergraduate levels Tulsa, OK 74101 (918) 587-3115 MALDEF Law School Scholarship MALDEF Outstanding academic records including Scholarship Office participation and leadership in extracurricular 634 South Spring St. activities, enrolled fulltime, Latino background, Los Angeles, Ca 90014 potential for a successful completion of a law 213-629-2512 degree www.maldef.org MANA Coors Scholarship MANA, A National Latina Org. Female of Hispanic descent, at least 21 yrs of The Coors Primerras Scholarship age and first in her family to attend a college or 1725 K Street, NW, Suite 201 university, or a single mother returning to Washington DC 20006 school. e-mail: Priority is given to applicants from Colorado, [email protected] Kansas, New Mexico & Puerto Rico website: www.hermana.org Margaret E. Oser Scholarships for Orange County Community Fdtn 3.0 GPA, Women candidates, Women Oser Scholarships Demonstrate ability and intent to earn a 30 Corporate Park, Suite 410 Bachelor’s Degree if selected. Irvine, CA 92606 949-553-4202 x 44 web site: http://www.oc- cf.org/default.asp e-mail: [email protected] n.org Name of Organization Contact Info Criteria for Application Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Questions about scholarship For active duty, reserve or family of U.S. programs? Marine, Please call June Hering toll-free at Refer to website for specific affiliation. 800-292-7777 or e-mail us at Must be high school graduate and attending [email protected] college; GPA of 2.0 or above; maximum Website: www.mcsf.org adjusted gross income of $65,000.00 or less. Mensa Education & Research MERF Scholarship Chair The Mensa Education & Research Foundation Foundation P O Box 2424 college scholarship program bases its awards Orange, CA 92859-0424 totally on essays written by the applicants. 714-633-9977 Consideration is not given to grades, academic program or financial need. Mensa Educ. Fdtn 1229 Corporate Dr. W. Arlington, TX 76006-6103 (817) 607-0060 www.mensafoundtioin.org/scholar ships/ Mexican American Engineers & Mrs. Stacy R. Dees In addition to the application, students must Scientists, The Society of Program Director, NASA/MAES submit a resume, Undergraduate Scholars Program transcript, and a letter of recommendation from 711 W. Bay Area Blvd, Suite 206 a professor. Students Webster, TX 77598-4051 are selected based on the following categories: 281-557-3677 (Voice) academic achievement, 281-557-3757 (Fax) financial need, MAES involvement, and Community involvement. www.maes-natl.org/ Mexican American Grocer’s Assoc Mexican American Grocer’s Assoc Deadline July each year Scholarship Coordinator Hispanic student majoring in business, 2.5 GPA 405 N. San Fernando Rd. or better, financial need. Los Angeles, CA 90031 323-629-0266 Amount varies www.maldef.org Name of Organization Contact Info Criteria for Application Mexican American Legal Defense & MALDEF Demonstrated involvement in and commitment Educational Fund 634 S. Spring St., 11th Floor to serve the Latino community through the Los Angeles, CA 90014 legal profession; academic and professional 213-629-2512 achievement; and www.maldef.org/education/law.ht financial need. m MG James Ursano Scholarship Fund Army Emergency Relief GPA of 2.0 or better, dependent children MG James Ursano Sch. Fund stepchildren or adopted children of Army 200 Stovall St. soldiers on active duty, retired, or deceased Alexandria, VA 22332-0600 while on active duty or after retirement. Under 703-428-0035 the age of 22, unmarried, www.aerhq.org Michael A. Hunter Memorial Michael A. Hunter Memorial Open to students who are Leukemia patients Or. Co. Community Foundation and/or are childrenof non-surviving Leukemia 30 Corporate Park, Suite 410 parents; must be enrolled full-time; minimum Irvine, CA 92606 3.0 GPA, demonstrate financial need 949-553-4202 x 44 web site: http://www.oc-cf.org/ e-mail: [email protected] n.org Migrant Farmworker Scholarships Scholarship Committee Amount $500-$2,500 P O Box 549 Deadline – varies Genesco, NY 14454 Recent history of movement fro agriculatural 800-245-5681 employment, scholastic achievement and www.migrant.net or financial need Geneseo Migrant Center 27 Lackawanna Ave. Mt. Morris, NY 14510 Minerva Scholars Program Program established by Maria Women Ca residents completing second year, Shriver. Program provides pursuing bachelors degree in nursing, business, $25,000 for final two years of matt or science or special education, with the undergraduate study at a 4-year plans to be a Special educ teacher, involvement college or university in California in community service activities for prior two years www.minervascholars.scholarshipa merica.org 507-931-1682 Name of Organization Contact Info Criteria for Application Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Scholarship Minnesota Chippewa Tribe For enolleed members of the Fond du Lac or P O Box 217 Grand Portage Nations. Awards up to Cass Lake, MN 56633 $3,000.00 – no deadlines 218-335-8584 Minority Medical Education Program SMEP National Program 6-week summer medical school preparatory (SMEP) Assoc of American Med Colleges program for intensive and personalized 2450 N St. N.W. medical school preparation. Program is at 11 Washington DC 20037 medical school sites around the country. 866-304-7637 http://www.smdep.org/ e-mail: [email protected] Minority Scholarship Programs http://www.mcca.com/scholarship A variety of scholarship links appear at this web s.htm page Minoru Yasui Memorial Scholarship for Asian American Journalist Assoc. Asian American male students enrolled full time Broadcast 1765 Sutter St., Room 1000 in an accredited college or university in a San Francisco, CA 94115-3217 broadcast journalism program (415) 346-2051 office (415) 346-6343 fax http://campuscareercenter.com/sc holarships/scholarship_detail.asp? scholarship_id=2057&browse=M Miss Garden Grove Pageant Miss Garden Grove Scholarship 17-24 year old woman; live, work or go to Scholarship Pageant school in one of the following cities: 12600 Euclid St. #22 GardenGrove, Santa Ana, Westminster, Seal Garden Grove, Ca 92840 Beach, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos or Costa 714-893-1823 Mesa or attend UCI 714-231-1108 www.missgardengrove.org Name of Organization Contact Info Criteria for Application Miss Huntington Beach Scholarship Huntington Beach Chamber of Contestants must be between the ages of 17 Pageant Commerce and 24; a high school graduate by the end of Attn: Miss H.B. Sch. Program June, never been married, had a baby or been 19441 Summer Breeze Ln pregnant; live work or attend school in the city Huntington Beach, CA 92648 of Huntington Beach. (714) 536-2054 or 714-962-8518 http://www.misscalifornia.org/loca ls/huntington.html Jacqueline Judd [email protected] Moving Lives Forward Reintegration Eli Lilly & Company Offered to students with schizophrenia or Scholarship 1-800-809-8202 related disorders to help reintegrate into e-mail: society, secure jobs and regain lives. [email protected] m http://www.reintegration.com/res ources/scholarships/ NAACP Agnes Jones Jackson 8260 Willow Oaks Corp. Dr. For NAACP members enrolled or accepted in Scholarship Farifax, VA 22031 full-time undergraduate or graduate programs. 877-622-2798 Applicants must be under 25 by application www.naacp.org time. Name of Organization Contact Info Criteria for Application NAACP Earl G. Graves Scholarship 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr. For Business majors who are transferring to a Fairfax, VA 22031 4-year college or university. Awards are given 877-622-2798 to full-time students who are in good academic www.naacp.org standing and in the top 20 percent of their class. NAACP Lillian & Samuel Sutton Educ. 8260 Willow Oaks Corp. Dr. A merit-based scholarship for education majors Scholarship Farifax, VA 22031 877-622-2798 www.naacp.org NAACP Roy Wilkins Scholarship 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr. A need based scholarship for an entering Fairfax, VA 22031 freshman in the amount of $1,000.00 877-622-2798 www.naacp.org NAACP Willems Scholarship 8260 Willow Oaks Corp. Dr. Scholarship for men who are majoring in Farifax, VA 22031 engineering, chemistry, physics, or 877-622-2798 mathematical sciences and demonstrate www.naacp.org financial need. NASA/MUST Scholars Program * Must be a U.S. citizen * Must be enrolled full-time at an accredited (Motivating Undergraduates in http://www.ahetems.org/ university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico Science and Technology) * Must be a rising freshman, sophomore, junior * Must have earned and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale * Must be pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematic Name of Organization Contact Info Criteria for Application National Action Council NACME, Inc. Scholarships for African American, American 440 Hamilton Ave, Suite 302 Indian, and Latino men and women in White Plains NY 10601-1813 engineering (914) 539-4010. e-mail: [email protected] www.nacme.org/scholarships National Alliance for Excellence, Inc. National Alliance for Excellence, Must be a full-time high school senior, college Inc. student, graduate student or returning student Scholarship Committee (there is no age limit) who is a U.S.